7 Qualities of Highly Successful Emerging Leaders | Ep 31
WHAT DOES THE NFL AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SHARE IN COMMON? The NFL is an ultra-competitive, sophisticated, high-pressure team orientated environment. So is Construction. To get your FREE e-book version of this podcast, click this link. In an April 2017 article published in the Ringer, Michael Lombardi (a former NFL General Manager) detailed...
How to Build Outstanding Projects, a Great Place to Work and Lasting Relationships | Ep 30
Tom Ford, Partner and Director of Operations of MarketOne Builders a general contractor based in Sacramento, California is my guest. He launched MarketOne Builders in 1997 with his partner James Fitzgerald, focusing on providing Owners, Architects, Planners, Tenants and other shareholders the comfort of knowing their GC is driving the project to...
How to Do Well in Business, So You Can Do Good in the World | Ep 29
Sean Cook, President of Cook Engineering, is my guest on today’s show. Cook Engineering is a general engineering company based in Rancho Cordova, California. Sean and his wife Shellie started the business in 2003. They’ve grown the business to $30m in revenue by taking care of their customers, and providing their employees...
How Average People Become Highly Successful Construction Leaders | Ep 28
Four Leadership Lessons from the Finest Soldier of the Twentieth Century Display Cheerful Optimism Be Selfless Practice Loyal Demonstrate Determination This podcast was inspired by a letter on leadership that George C. Marshall wrote in 1920. To download the letter, click this link. George C. Marshall (1880 – 1959) was the Chief...
How to Structure and Execute an Ownership Transition | Ep 27
Shifting Ownership of a Construction Company to the Next Generation Doug Reitz and his partner are currently 2 years into a 5-year process, purchasing Mark Wilson Construction from the founder. In this episode of Construction Genius, we discuss Doug’s successes, challenges, and lessons learned as he’s embarked on the process of becoming...