Build Your Success

The podcast focused on construction management training and career development, with Cory Fisk discussing her 12-week program designed to help construction workers transition into management roles through mentorship and practical strategies. The discussion covered challenges in transitioning fromfrontline supervision to management positions, emphasizing the importance of proper training and unders...

Welcome to another episode of the Build YourSuccess Podcast! In this episode, I’m thrilled to have Jim Letzring, the Branch Vice President for the Nevell Group, joining us. The Nevell Group is a top 50 specialty subcontractor in the U.S. with offices across California and a recent expansion into Las Vegas. Jim brings a wealth of experience and knowledge,particularly in leadership, the construction...

On the Build Your Success podcast, Brian welcomes Jake Mazulewicz, founder of JMA Training, who helps leaders prevent dangerous and expensive errors through practical skills rather than compliance or safetymanagement systems. Jake shares his background in adult education, training EMTs and firefighters, and a decade at Dominion Energy, where a costly human error sparked his focus on understanding...

Host Brian welcomes Beth Haselhorst, owner of Media-Vox, who shares her background from advertising into training and instructional design, ultimately focusing on developing custom online and in-person curriculum for construction professionals such as PMs and superintendents. Beth defines leadership as being driven by a genuine desireto help others and the company succeed, paired with self-awarene...

In this Build Your Success podcast episode, your host Brian Brogen welcomes Beau Dromiack, principal at WMA Architects, professor at Arizona State University, and author, who shares how early experiences in a small architecture firm and on construction sites shaped his commitment to integrated design. Beau explains how analog-era craft, like lettering and line work made a direct connection to the...

Host Brian welcomes return guest Lee Lambert, founding member of the PMP, to discuss the 2026 PMP exam changes and the credential’s ongoing value. Brian outlines updated exam weightings—People dropping from 42% to 33%, Process from 50% to 41%, and Business Environment increasing from 8% to 26% and notes the shift toward more scenario-based questions. Lee contrasts the original 1984 all-day, volunt...

On the Build Your Success podcast, host Brian Brogen interviews Lee Lambert, a founder of the PMP, about his 60-year career and the evolution of project management. Lambert shares how he began at General Electric as a lead earned value trainer, later joined Battelle in Columbus to help form a project management division, and spent 1981–1984 helping develop and launch the PMP in 1984. Lee discusses...

Listen to this episode to hear from Jackson Nix, Vice President of Shelby Erectors on why he chose construction as a youngster. He shares advice on how to grow and develop a career in the construction trades. There are many in our industry who are retiring in the next few years. How will we fill their boots? What should you do as a young construction worker to progress in the industry? Get the ans...

Host Brian welcomes Lauren Weinbaum, President and CEO ofWMG Construction Management, who shares her background growing up on a farm in Virginia, Illinois, and founding her company in 2013 after an owner client encouraged her to start her own firm. Lauren defines leadership as transparency and activelydeveloping successors and explains her focus on recruiting the next generation, especially women,...

On the Build Your Success podcast, host Brian welcomesRobbie “C.R.” Sawyer, Director of Safety for Florida at HB Next, who travels jobsite to jobsite coaching builders, GCs, and trade partners on OSHA 1926 and practical safety to keep businesses healthy and compliant. Robbie shares how his grandfather, a fire chief, modeled servant leadership by working alongside rookies and building trust, then e...

In this Build Your Success podcast episode,  Aaron Waechter, a Local Union 1121 millwright and tower lead on the Vineyard Wind offshore project, shares his path from studying engineering to completing a four-year apprenticeship and building a career in power generation. Aaron describes union training, paid hands-on learning,specialized courses in Las Vegas, and how opportunities led to nuclear wor...

On the Build Your Success podcast, host Brian Brogen interviews Andy Benedetto, business representative for Millwrights Local 1121, which covers Millwrights across the six New England states and is part of the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters. Andy explains millwrights as industrial mechanics whoinstall, maintain, move, rig, and precisely align rotating equipment in power gener...

In this Build Your Success podcast episode, the hostwelcomes Brent Darnell, founder of Brent Darnell International, who has taught emotional intelligence and people skills in the construction industry since 2000 with a focus on mental, physical, and emotional performance. They discuss how the industry has shifted toward collaboration, purpose, and relationship-driven work, and why emotional intell...

This week I am sharing a lesson from our Foundation First Leadership membership meetings. Mikel Bowman gave a great lesson on the challenges associated with transitioning from Peer to Supervisor. Becoming a member of Foundation First Leadership allows you and two of your colleagues' full access to our live calls and all of the archived lessons: Foundation First - Build Consulting Services Host...

In this Build Your Success podcast episode, host Brianinterviews Adam Povitz, CEO of Anago Cleaning Systems, a three-tier commercial cleaning franchise operating across the U.S. and Canada with 1,800 franchisees and 50 master franchise regions. Adam explains how Anago supports post-construction final cleans that often lead to ongoing cleaning relationships, and how the model separates responsibili...

Host Brian Brogen introduces leadership readiness speaker and trainer Stephanie Nowak, who works with early-career professionals in the AEC industry. Nowak shares her background as an electrical design engineer, construction project manager, and engineering/construction group manager, thendefines leadership as servant leadership centered on trust, respect, collaboration, and advocating for one’s t...

On the Build Your Success podcast, host Brian interviewsLuke Hill, a Marine Corps veteran and staffing manager for Telson in Houston, about leadership, mentoring, and construction recruiting. Luke shares his background in staffing and apprenticeshipplacement, his family ties to the trades, and how a former gunnery sergeant shaped his leadership “true north”: leaving an organization and its people...

In this Build Your Success Podcast episode, Brian welcomesleadership coaches Missy Washam and Mayce DelValle from Mpactful Messages, they share how they met, became best friends and business partners, and help companies transform through leadership development. They define strong leadership as authentic, vulnerable, androoted in connection, emphasizing that everyone deserves to be led well and tha...

On this episode of the Build Your Success podcast, host Brian Brogen welcomes Rob Sublette Vice President of Mountain Man Welding, a family-owned Denver welding and fabrication company founded in 1992 that transitioned from oil and gas into water infrastructure and has welded much of Colorado’s major welded-steel water pipelines over the past 34 years.  Rob shares his path from welder helper to pr...

On this episode of the Build Your Success podcast we welcome Justin Barksdale, founder of Barksdale Safety and Barksdale Leadership. Justin shares his 15–16 years as a safety professional, starting as a scaffold builder, and explains his companies’ missions: educating, equipping, and empowering organizations to create safety and building leaders people want to follow and cultures people never want...

In this Build Your Success Podcast episode, host Brian Brogen interviews Rob Newman, Vice President of DeWalt Business Development Strategies, aboutleadership, innovation, safety, and workforce development in construction. Rob shares his 27-year journey at DeWalt, emphasizing leadership through listening, continuous learning, and self-reflection in communication. He highlights DeWalt’s new down-dr...

Welcome to this episode of the Build Your Success Podcast! Host Brian Brogen is joined by Jeff Martin, EHS Manager for Komatsu America, as they discuss leadership, culture, and community involvement. With over 34 years at Komatsu, Jeff shares his journey from EMT to Environmental Health and Safety Manager, his insights on leadership and extreme ownership, and the importance of building a strong cu...

In this episode of the Build Your Success Podcast, hostBrian Brogen welcomes Marie Milord, a safety and health professional specializing in utilities and heavy civil sectors. Marie, a board member of the New York City American Societyof Safety Professionals and an accomplished coach, delves into leadership dynamics, the importance of emotional intelligence (EQ/EI) in construction, and her bold ini...

Welcome to the Build Your Success podcast, hosted by BrianBrogen. In this episode, we welcome Jared Millar, founder of Big Blue Collar, an expert in lead generation and smart automations for blue collar businesses. Jared shares his background growing up in the trade industryand transitioning to helping blue collar businesses scale and reclaim their time. He discusses the importance of having the r...

Here is a replay of a popular episode a few years ago. Grady Judd is the Straight Shooting Sheriff of Polk County FL, he is the first sheriff in the county's history to be elected to 5 consecutive terms. Sheriff Judd believes in servant leadership and listens to those that he serves. "When you mess up, you have to dress up, fess up and fix up" Own your mistakes and get better. "...