Construction Genius

Are you struggling in your relationship with the owners that your company is building for? If your answer is yes, then this episode is for you. Sitting down with Eric Anderton is Antonia Botero , the owner of MADDPROJECT , a project management and business consulting firm. Antonia talks about the owner's perspective and why it matters in every project. She enjoins contractors to put themselves in...

As the sole owner of your business, you should be the one supervising and monitoring everything. If you are still busy with the day-to-day tasks other people should be doing for you, there is something wrong. Learn how to escape the mundane and focus on more pressing business matters with digital strategist and advisor, James Camp . Together with Eric Anderton, he sheds light on why most CEOs stru...

For a family business to thrive, the family itself must have strong teamwork and harmonious relationships. Eric Anderton seeks how this can be done with award-winning family business strategist, speaker, and author, Nike Anani . She discusses how first-generation owners can smoothly pass down a growing business to the next generation while preserving harmony among members. Nike emphasizes how the...

Websites exist for the sole reason of attracting people to your business and converting them into loyal customers. But despite creating an engaging website, it still doesn't act as the client magnet it should be. Wayne Mullins , the Founder and CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing , has the perfect solution to this problem. Joining Eric Anderton, he shares his 3:53 P.M. Formula in building an informative and...

When you try to get over an addiction, it's not always a good idea to go "cold turkey" all of a sudden. How do I know? Well, all credit goes to my friend who was so determined to quit smoking, and the only way that worked for him was going the incremental route.   Sometimes, we get so addicted to the position of leadership we're in that we tend to forget. If we want growth for our companies, we ne...

Peloton, a well-known provider of interactive fitness products, has recently experienced a massive plunge in their revenue. But as Barry McCarthy steps into the CEO role during this time of crisis, he starts by sending an email about their plans for a comeback and how it'll be possible as long as the whole company works together as a team. Every business faces bad times. Overcoming them relies on...

Success boils down to one thing: making good decisions. Easy to say, but what do you do when you are faced with terrible options, anxiety, and fear of failure? Learning the right frameworks now can make all the difference later.   Today, we are joined by the CEO of Meetup, David Siegel, who is also the author of Decide & Conquer: 44 Decisions that Make or Break All Leaders. He addresses common iss...

In every sport, the players have a set of rules they need to play by. This is also true for every single business out there, including construction companies. And what better way to play than to set up your own rules and pick out the players you want to play with?   In this episode, join me as I talk about the essence of making the rules of your game in order for you to get freedom, wealth, and ti...

Leaders get stuck inside a box of their own perceptions. They struggle to see things from other people's point of view and this hinders them from improving and growing their business.   In today's Construction Genius episode, Michael Girdley — an investor and entrepreneur who has built, incubated and sold several businesses — joins us to give his insights about leadership and how great leaders imp...

Basic sales knowledge tells us:  "You cannot control productivity but you can control activity. Focus on quality activity, and the productivity will follow."    Productive business development for a construction company focuses on landing the right projects, with great clients, in the right locations.    In this short episode of Construction Genius I explain why the productivity of your business d...

What if there was a way to manage and control risk effectively all while lowering your insurance costs?    Today, we have Wesley Sierk with us, President and Lead Strategist at Risk Management Advisors — who joins us to talk all about captive insurance. Learn the types of captive insurance you can set up, the obstacles to getting started, and why you should or should not set up one in the first pl...

Mark Twain says, "The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks and starting with the first one." Making massive improvements in your business is difficult and can be overwhelming. However, if you understand how to make incremental improvement, you can take on even the biggest projects with tr...

Why do employees perform poorly? 80% of the time, it's just because they're in the wrong position, and unable to leverage their strengths.    Our returning guest today, John K. Coyle — is one of the world's leading experts in Design Thinking, and an Olympic silver medalist. At a young age, John was able to identify his strengths and use those strengths to his advantage.   I've invited John to join...

Construction companies often struggle to adopt new technology. It takes work, time, costs money, and entails risk.  Our guest, Yaron Dycian — Chief Product and Strategy Officer at WINT-Water Intelligence brings an outsider's perspective to the table today on how construction companies can benefit from adopting new technology and using it effectively. We discuss the following essential highlights:...

I'm shopping for a new car. I make these types of decisions slowly, and do lots of research. Recently, I was driving by a dealership and popped in to see if they had the car I'm looking for. They didn't. What got my attention was after I was finished chatting with the employees at the front desk, they didn't ask me for my name and email to keep in touch. They just let me walk out the door, despite...

This week's podcast takes a detour from our usual leadership topics.  A catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction. For example, Pepsin is an enzyme that acts as a digestive catalyst, speeding up the digestion of meat. We are also familiar with the use of catalyst to refer to a person that causes change or action. In this episode we will think about such a person. That catalyst is...

Contrary to the popular belief the construction industry is an innovative and forward thinking industry.   However, there are some risks inherent in construction that can slow the pace of innovation.    Brian Potter — a structural engineer, returns to Construction Genius to discuss why it's seemingly hard to innovate in construction and how construction companies can do it more effectively.   We a...

Your projects will be profitable if your field crews are efficient. How can you increase your crew's efficiency so that you can make more money? On this week's episode of the Construction Genius Podcast we are joined by the co-founder and CEO of Clue Insights Inc. — Oded Ran. Oded is obsessed with helping construction companies make more money by improving their field efficiency using data and AI....

In the 1960s, President Kennedy set the goal of sending a manned flight to the moon. To achieve that goal, three programs were put in place — the Mercury Program, the Gemini Program, and the Apollo Program. Three programs which can be perfectly used for analogies with regards to growing businesses including construction companies.   Today, we have Doug Howard — Director of Consulting at Remodelers...

Generation Z is the most ethnically diverse generation the United States has ever seen. Tapping into this pool of talent will be essential for your business's progress in the next 15-20 years.   Paul Robinson — the founder and CEO of ConstructReach — a company that focuses on diversifying the construction industry, is here with us today to explore diversity, and why it's important to your company'...

Marketing is one particular area of business I've always been fascinated about. Probably because of the fact that I've been involved in sales and marketing my whole life but I always feel like I'm just getting started. There's so much to learn and it's always a pleasure to get expert advice on the matter whenever given the opportunity.   So, I've once again invited Wayne Mullins — founder and CEO...

For construction professionals, the whole purpose of bidding work is to win work. But what are the elements of a successful bid? Some say most decisions heavily depend on the lowest price at the end of the bidding process.   But today, Dave Wagner — Vice President of Product Marketing and partner development at STACK construction technologies enlightens us with how you can increase the likelihood...

According to Listen Notes, there are over 2.5 million podcasts all around the world as of today. Big names in the podcast industry include Joe Rogan and Tim Ferris.   I'm not Joe or Tim but I'd like to share with you how I grew my own business through my podcast. Some of the key points I talk about in this episode include:   How you can market your business through podcasting,   What are the RIGHT...

Waste seems inevitable when it comes to construction projects. But why does it occur? And how can you reduce it?   Shane Saltzgiver — founder and CEO of VEC, joins us today to discuss how we can reduce waste in our construction projects with the use of technology.   We also talk about the following points:   Why waste occurs, Ways to reduce waste, Misapplication of technology, and how to address i...

When you get appointed into new positions or get promoted to a new role, you may feel overwhelmed. Why is that? Weren't you hired or promoted in the first place because of your capability?   After getting off a call with one of my executive coaching clients, I decided to record this short video and talk about these important topics:   The reasons why you're feeling overwhelmed,   Beating overwhelm...