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Happy New Year! On this 200th episode of Art of Construction, we wanted to take a moment and reflect on this important milestone and what it means for us and for you, AOC Tribe. The Art of Construction journey began in 2014 as a podcast with a simple mission: to help contractors and affiliates learn and grow their business. Together, we've spent the last six years creating an amazing community of people from all over the world who are dedicated to improving the way they do bu

Evan Williams, Vice President of Product Management for PlanHub, and Scott Hicken, Art of Construction Executive Producer, join us for episode 199 of Art of Construction. We first met PlanHub when we interviewed President and CEO Kevin Priddy on AOC Show 179. PlanHub is a cloud-based construction bidding software and online plan room that is made specifically for general contractors AND subcontractors to grow their businesses. It aims to be your all-in-one tool to bid on proj

Jeff Sawyer, President and Co-Owner of TruNORTH Construction, joins us in episode 198 of Art of Construction. In this episode, Jeff gives us the rundown on why he and his company put so much emphasis on the importance of relationships. To Jeff, relationships are one of the most important aspects of business that tends to get overlooked. Organizations tend to focus on profit and numbers, but by putting the focus on relationships with clients, sub-contractors, and employees th

Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas, mental health advocate, podcast host and founder of Construction Working Minds, joins us for episode 197 of Art of Construction. In this episode, Sally takes us on a deep journey through Beauty and Beast: the importance of mental health, suicide prevention, and its correlation to the world of construction. More specifically, Dr. Spencer-Thomas assists construction companies with creating strategies for both suicide prevention and mental health. Areas

-- Chris Doyle, President and CEO at Billd, joins us for episode 196 of Art of Construction. The construction industry often has a money problem. The longstanding financial issue for contractors in our industry arises from the period of time between when they submit an invoice for a completed project and the eventual payment of that invoice. In the weeks – or even months – of that waiting period, they still must fund expenses such as labor, materials and equipment for other o

Salla is an innovation leader and an industry change agent directing Microsoft's entrance into the world of construction. Her main focus is

This is the sixth and final episode of the awesome Deep Dive Series we've had the pleasure of doing with Cultivate Advisors. Over these past

Jean Brownhill, CEO & Founder at Sweeten, joins us for Art of Construction episode 193. Sweeten is a digital matchmaking service, such as Match or Tinder, but for linking up homeowners with contractors. Jean is a trained architect who founded Sweeten after a personal home renovation project that was much harder than expected. After seeing the disorganized chaos around how general contractors work with homeowners in our industry, she decided to launch Sweeten to streamline the

-- Danny Kerr, Director of Assessment / Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Breakthrough Academy joins us for episode 191 of Art of Construction. Breakthrough Academy trains contractors to develop systems and teams that grow their business. At a young age, Danny managed his own trade business as a painting contractor, and after much success decided to pass along the value he’d created in his business model to others. Since starting in 2015, BTA has grown to several hundred cli

Spencer Powell, President at Builder Funnel and Host of Builder Funnel Radio, joins us for episode 189 of Art of Construction. Spencer's family has been in the building industry for 110 years. With that background, he took an interest he developed in digital marketing and decided to help contractors leverage the power of the internet to grow their business. Spencer's company, Builder Funnel brings marketing services and lead generation to the modern builder through SEO, socia

- - Jeff Toren, Owner at Kitchen Tune-Up, and Jaime Rowe, Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors join us for episode 188 of Art of Construction and episode 3 of our Deep Dive Series with Cultivate Advisors! So far in this series, we've gone over the first two stages of the Entrepreneurial Journey: The Hustler & The Experimenter. We heard from Nicole Delmage on how she started her own architecture business, hired her first employees and zeroed in on her company's mission. Now,

- - Nicole Delmage, Co-Owner at Merj Architecture, and Jaime Rowe, Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors, join us for episode 187 of Art of Construction and episode 2 of our Deep Dive Series with Cultivate Advisors! In episode 1 of this series we heard from Co-Founder Casey Clark about his journey in starting Cultivate Advisors and building it up to a renowned national advisory firm. We also met advisor Jaime Rowe and heard her story as well. From humble beginnings, Cultivat

Dr. Ray Levitt, Operating Partner at Blackhorn Ventures, joins us for episode 186 of Art of Construction. Blackhorn Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in companies that are redefining industrial resource efficiency. Out of all the fields they could have chosen, Blackhorn picked construction as one of it's main focus areas. They picked construction as an industry to focus on because to them, now is the perfect time for construction to take massive leaps forward in

- - Casey Clark and Jaime Rowe, Co-Founder, CEO & Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors, joins us for episode 185 of Art of Construction. There is a time to work ON your business, and a time to work IN your business. As entrepreneurs and owners in the construction industry, we are constantly torn between what we should be handling ourselves and what can be delegated to others. When something was our idea, we may want to hold onto it. But if we want that idea to grow, we have

-- Judy Goldman, Founder and CEO of Front Range Design Center (FRDC) and Owner of Design Studio Interior Solutions joins us for episode 184 of Art of Construction. Judy had a long career in banking before coming into the AEC industry. After her banking endeavors Judy purchased a design studio, and as she became involved in construction, quickly realized what a disaster so much of our industry is. As we all know, being on time and under budget on a construction project almost

Kate Bailey, Founder & President / CEO of Annabel Media and TARRA, joins us for episode 183 of Art of Construction. It is a crazy time for everyone. In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic fallout has turned many, if not all of our lives upside down. This can be a time of great confusion and uncertainty for many. And with all the added stress it can be easy to go dark online, to give your social media and marketing a rest as you deal with issues closer

Dominik Mryczko and Magda Cedro-Czubaj, Chief Business Development Officer and Chief of Marketing for Oknoplast, and Jakub Razniak, Owner of Craftwood Doors & Windows join us on this episode 182 of Art of Construction. Oknoplast is a leading manufacturer of PVC windows and doors based in Poland. They have been on top of the European market for many years now, and recently made the decision to begin their entrance into the American market. Devon met up with their team at I