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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

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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