Creating Structure

Welcome to the Creating Structure Podcast #24 . My guest is Mr. Mike Russo, Owner, President and CEO of SPS Corporation. In addition to a lot of "who's who" in the curtain wall and cladding industry world, we cover a lot of ground here on history, current realities, SPS's work, trends, future, and more. We've got Mike's inspiring story of overcoming adversity as a you...

Sunday is an appropriate day to post this conversation with Marshall Brandon. This is the first Creating Structure Podcast of it's type to share a "human interest" story outside of the context of building, architecture, facade, but inside the context of everyone, every human life, personally, or professionally. It is a story of hope, renewal, redemption, recovery, deliverance; that...

Welcome to another episode of the Creating Structure Podcast. In this session I talk with Syndi Sim, Vice President of Marketing, Diamon-Fusion International. Coming from a family of lawyers, and those in the legal field, Syndi received degrees in criminal justice, criminology, and intended to be an attorney. After working in the court system for a time, Syndi, realized she needed to make a change...

Welcome to Episode #21 of the Creating Structure Podcast where I interview Thomas Cornellier, Chief Strategy Officer of TSI Corporations. The moment I listened to the the final pre-screen version my first thought was "this is a discussion that needs to be heard." Thomas gives us a window into TSI's culture, core values, generational transference of ownership and responsibility, and...

In this Creating Structure Podcast, our 20th Episode, I welcome none other than Mark Zweig. Mark is well known in the AEC industry with Mark Zweig Inc., and having been Founder and Chairman of Zweig Group.  Mark is now an "Entrepreneur in Residence" and full-time professor in Entrepreneurial studies in the business college at the University of Arkansas. He also writes blogs and articles...

"Truly transparent solar" I repeat "Truly Transparent Solar" Welcome to this discussion around innovation, proof of concept, formation, process, technology, advancement and growth with Miles Barr and David Maikowski of Ubiquitous Energy. Ubiquitous means "everywhere" and this solar technology could literally be "everywhere" glass surfaces reside.  Ubiquitous...

Welcome to Podcast #18. Shaun Blott grew up in Western Canada, born and raised around Calgary, Alberta. Shaun is an expert in two major categories. One of those categories is sales, and this interview has some real "nuggets" of wisdom and practical application  that can apply in any scenario, whether doing direct sales or managing a sales group. Shaun  has experience in both, along with ...

This episode welcomes Mr. Patrick MacLeamy, Architect, Author, Chairman, Fellow AIA, and so much more. This podcast truly inspires. Patrick grew up in an industrial town in Southern Illinois, and went to architecture school at the University of Illinois. Starting as a project designer at HOK Architects, then a single office in St Louis, Patrick rose to CEO of the company during a career that spann...

Welcome Daniel Winterich to Episode #16 of the Creating Structure Podcast. Dan is an architect, artist, and helps architects, designers, and building owners distinguish their projects by providing commissioned art, architectural  glass, sculpture, water features, and building-integrated art installations.  Dan is a 5th generation glass artisan and grew up in his family's business specializing...

 Episode #15 of the Creating Structure podcast is with Jeff Haber, Managing Partner, W & W Glass LLC, Nanuet, New York .  W & W Glass is one of the largest union metal and glass erectors in NYC and the largest supplier of structural glass in North America. This episode could be easily described as a primer on the glass and glazing business, relationship building, value-add selling proposit...

Welcome Tin Finley of T.Fin Building solutions to the Creating Structure Podcast. This is a lively discussion that moves through a variety of topics including sales, marketing, glass, glazing, manufacturer's representation, dynamic glass, start-ups, sales-based organizations, technically-based organizations, value propositions, relationship building, trends, COVID-19 awareness, and yes, even...

Welcome to another Creating Structure Podcast . This session is with Jeff Heymann, Vice President at MiTek Structural Framing Division, Benson Industries . Jeff has a long and influential history in the glass, curtain wall, cladding, facade business. Starting in sales in glass fabrication at Faulkner Glass, Jeff moved up through the industry to a position of influence, selling, managing, and devel...

Alfonso Lopez joins host John Wheaton for an engaged discussion about business, structural engineering, personal growth, advancement, entrepreneurship, key skills in professional development, facade design and engineering, and more. Alfonso has a unique path and learning journey from growing up in South America, immigrating to the United States, obtaining Masters Degrees in Economics and in Struct...

Join us for a building industry-specific discussion on the topic of Building Envelope Consulting (BEC). This episode builds as we go, getting deeper in content as we walk through the discussion. As is typical, we talk briefly about Mark's and Paul's background, but then get right into the topics covering the relevance of BEC work, what consultants do, how and where they provide value, an...

Welcome to another episode of the Creating Structure Podcast. This interview is with Jerry Schwabauer, the VP of Sales and Marketing for Azon. Azon produces a structural thermal barrier in aluminum framing systems to improve thermal performance of glazing and cladding systems Jerry is responsible for all sales and marketing activity for Azon. Since its founding in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1977, Azo...

Welcome to another episode of the Creating Structure Podcast! It's a pleasure to welcome Brian Fraley of Fraley Construction Marketing to the show. Brian is an experienced marketing executive, business owner, and veteran of the construction industry with a specific focus in Heavy Construction. But hold on! Like many past episodes we discuss a broad range of relevant topics related to construc...

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Creating Structure Podcast with Max Perilstein, Communication Strategist focused primarily in the Glass and Glazing world. Max is an influencer in his own right, a marketing expert, and has deep  relationships in the glass world. Yet, we cover a lot of ground in this engaging and fast moving discussion. Some highlights: Multi Generations in the glass business in the Per...

Where do I begin with this one? Mic Patterson is a name in the facade, architecture, cladding, and innovation space, that needs no introduction to many. Mic and I go on a fun little journey here into a variety of topics including his background, education, growth, starting a business, transitioning a business, sustainability, book writing, glass, glazing, opaque walls, and Facade Tectonics formati...

Get set for another interesting episode of the Creating Structure Podcast . My guest is Rose Dostal, AIA, ASID. Rose is a registered architect, interior designer, and owner of RMD Designs in Hudson Ohio.  Rose is refreshing and has some unique perspectives based on her life and career path.  Starting with immigrating from the Philippines to Canada  to the USA and continuing through relocation, edu...

Can you say WOW? This is an engaging conversation related to the building facade, building enclosure, building skin, (building envelope). Helen Sanders is Cambridge educated, is an innovator, a PhD, a General Manager,  a Facade Tectonics "Fellow",  a presenter,  integrator of ideas, influencer and more. We go into depth about the building envelope/enclosure on a number of topics includin...

Ralph Gatti is the former CEO of A.R.E., a leading manufacturing company. Starting from the manufacturing floor, Ralph moved from production to management, ownership, and eventual ownership transition, then to investor, serial entrepreneur, advisor. Ralph's story will inspire many who are just getting started, but also those with seasoned experience on how they can make a real difference. Wit...

Welcome to another Creating Structure Podcast. This one moves quickly and covers a variety of topics with "Renaissance Man" Denny Adams, BSEE, MSEE. We cover Denny's background as an Electric Engineer in the defense industry, acoustics, early neural network development (early form of AI), lasers, proposal work, client feedback loops, capture strategies, mentoring, backpacking, minds...

Welcome to this discussion between the host, John Wheaton, and guest Michael Kohler. This episode is focused more specifically on the curtain wall, glass, and glazing industry at the request of Katy Devlin with Glass Magazine and NGA as part of their "Outlook Tuesdays" discussion of trends and directions in our space. Our discussion takes us on a brief "history of curtain wall"...

This episode, our first, is a discussion with Dan Adams. Dan is the President, Founder, and chief visionary for AIM. We discuss his 29 years in corporate life, 15 years as an entrepreneur in his own business. There's substantive conversation around market segmentation, New Product Blue Printing, training, the meaning of strategy, advancing capabilities and more.  Dan is an author, creator, le...