Construction Royalty

Eric Crutchfield is the founder of Crutchfield Customs, which specializes in modern high-end home building, 5 years ago after he got released from a 7.5 year prison sentence. Crutchfield Customs builds homes from the dirt up and sells them for $2 Million - $3 Million each. They literally build the Dopest Modern Homes in Dallas.   Eric's story is inspiring to say the least. Most people that go to p...

Welcome back to the Construction Royalty Podcast! In this episode, your host Irvin Ruiz sits down with Ramon Casaus, a successful real estate entrepreneur with a background in construction. Ramon shares his journey from growing up in an entrepreneurial household to building a thriving real estate business in both Albuquerque and Scottsdale. He discusses the importance of leading people, the pivota...

In Episode 101 of the Construction Royalty Podcast, host Irvin is joined by his girlfriend Ewelina as they dive into Irvin's experiences in podcasting and real estate. They discuss the roots of his podcasting journey, his early interviews, and his transition to construction-focused content. Irvin shares insights into his current project—building a house in Edinburg, Texas—covering detailed steps l...

In this episode of the Construction Royalty Podcast, host Irvin welcomes back Keenan Garcia for a deep dive into various entrepreneurial topics. Keenan shares updates on his transition into the consulting business, focusing on solar energy and larger commercial projects.  The conversation highlights the importance of networking, consistent routines, and the significant role of personal and busines...

In this engaging episode, host Irvin sits down with his good friend Tomas Keenan to dive deep into the world of business, personal growth, and success. Tomas shares candid insights on his journey from facing business failures to becoming a highly sought-after business coach.   They cover the importance of systems, processes, and recurring revenue models, along with personal anecdotes about family...

With the rise in AI and all kinds of new technology, what does the future of construction look like? When AI first came into light, most people out in the world though that hard labor blue collar jobs would be the first type of jobs getting replaced by robots. That isn't the case now though! It's being shown that the first types of jobs getting replaced by robots are minimum wage jobs along with o...

Back for round two with NXT Lever Smart Home from Houston, TX. Last time we only had one half of the partnership with Jeremiah Winfree, but this time we made sure we also had the other half, Jerry Orantes.   We talked about how a business partnership works, home automation, the future of AI, traveling and how Jerry Orantes got started in the business!   Follow NXT Level Smart Home! Instagram  Jere...

Throwback to another popular episode! Shoutout to Zach Harris from Hart Srone Studio & Design from Austin, Tx for bringing us this topic to discuss!   There's a huge controversial discussion about disconnecting from work everyday. Most people think of work as this bad and unhealthy thing that they must leave at the front door of their office when they clock out for the day or something they leave...

Throwback to another popular episode! Josh Shelton is the Vice-President of Roadway Specialties located in Austin, Tx. Roadway Specialties works in a super niched industry that does all things subsidierary to the highways. Small signs, guardrails, cable barriers, etc. Josh joined the family business after he walked out during a shift at a lube shop for them not having good customer service. He sta...

Throwback to our popular episode with KSparky! Kevin Martinez who also goes by the name KSparky is an electrician from San Diego, CA who is on the come up and is making massive waves in the electrical industry. Only been in the electrical industry for a couple of years now, Kevin has been a major influence to younger and newer electrical apprentices who are intrested in building a solid career.  H...

Colby Howell is the owner of Break Free Power, an Ercot electricity brokerage that has been going for 11 years strong. Since building relationships with clients is important, Coby has built solid and genuine relationships with clients and potential clients throughout the years. making his their dependable contact for electricity needs.   Established out of Dallas, Tx, Colby's most important roles...

Keenan Garcia is a Dallas entrepreneur, Christina husband, follower of God, fitness enthusiast and overall a good man that is focused on improving his life in every area of life just one day at a time.   Keenan started his journey as a solar saleman when he moved to Dallas, helping homeowners get solar panels without having to pay for them on top of their monthly energy bill and not having to depe...

Alioune F. Ndiaye is a Houston builder, investor, realtor and consultant that also posts some of the most eye catching content on social media regarding to construction. Alley has been in the industry since 2020 after being a project manager in a previous company. He has used the skills learned in his previous role and what he learned in college to build his business so fast in the last 4 years. H...

Samuel Smith is the Small Business Surgeon and helps business owners build up and scale their companies. He's also a Fractional CMO and host of the Small Business Surgeon podcast. Since I've met Sam back in early 2021 in Pensacola, Florida he's always kept it real and authentic with everyone. His desire to help people and help businesses in an ethical way is rare now a days. Having built a real es...

Johan Fonseca & Mario Stewart are Co-Owners of Empire AV Services based out of Houston, Tx with other branches in Austin and Dallas. Empire specializes in home automation, home theater, commercial/ residential audio and video. Johan & Mario have worked together in the past before Empire AV Services began, which is why their partnership has been working so great. A business partnership only works w...

Jeremiah Winfree is the Co-owner of NXT Level Smart Home out of Houston, Tx. NXT Level Smart Home specializes in home automation, home theater, security & surveillance and smart home technology.  Jermiah started NXT Level Smart Home along his business partner Jerry in 2018 with hopes of simpliflying smart living for their clients in Houston, Tx. Their vision is that every home and business integra...

Vernard Lewis is a Houston Realtor, Director of New Development at Branden Real Estate Group, & Co-Owner at Snaphouss Houston. He also loves the kind of impact he can make on his clients lives and takes his passion seriously. Vernard made a HUGE jump after he left his career at T-mobile and started from the complete bottom in a brand new industry which was becoming a real estate agent in Houston....

Enrique Guevara is the owner and operator of E.G. Electric based out of Houston, Tx. They specialize in residential & commercial electrical projects of all sizes. E.G. Electric was founded out of an Instagram post after Enrique left his previous company a day before! Enrique made a big jump by leaving the previous company he worked for and starting to promote himself of social media. His business...

This full length audio is from the Construction Royalty LIVE event we had on November 3rd, 2023 in Austin, Tx.   Connect with Irvin! Instagram   Connect with Us! Instagram

Eric Crutchfield is the founder of Crutchfield Customs, which specializes in modern high-end home building, 5 years ago after he got released from a 7.5 year prison sentence. Crutchfield Customs builds homes from the dirt up and sells them for $2 Million - $3 Million each. They literally build the Dopest Modern Homes in Dallas.   Eric's story is inspiring to say the least. Most people that go to p...

Marshal Gillen is the created of Top Paid Speaker, world's #1 speaker training program that has generated $125M+ in client results. His expertise is in helping people share their message with others and showing them how to make money by speaking about the things they know. After being raised blue collar and being in some of the darkest movements of his life, Marshal is here to inspire others throu...

I had to reshare this episode from mid 2023 because it's very important to make solid connections in the construction industry since most of our projects come from word of mouth.   I believe there's a correct and incorrect way to build connections in the industry. There's also small and big events all around town and it's difficult to figure out which of these events would be most beneficial. I've...

Jason Scholl's story is an inspiration to say the least! Jason started at LK Miller over 20 years ago as a part-time job site cleaner. His reason for starting was to make money and to start getting his life together as a 20 year old. Jason has always had the mindset of doing every task to the best of his ability and that's what made him stand out at the company along with his work ethic for a youn...

Doug Mitchell is a business consultant, podcast host, speaker, and sales program builder. He recently departed from his previous company and started a new venture that leans into his gifts, which is building strong team members and programs to make companies more effective and efficient. After generating $35 Million in revenue over 14 years in his previous company, Doug chose to walk away and star...

I get it, you value the opinion of your people when you do things. You want to make them proud and you want to make sure you're doing the right things for them. Sometimes the right thing for them is a long term play that only you can see visualy so you'll get hate and criticism for it. You must draw a fine line where you don't give a fuck what people think about what you do, that's if you truly be...