Finance at the Jobsite

Everyone says AI agents are about to run your back office unattended. The research — and a day in the life of a construction finance software founder — says something more useful and a lot more specific. In this solo episode of Finance at the Jobsite, host Rishi Srivastava (founder of Beiing Human) gives the honest version of where AI agents genuinely help in construction accounting and where they...

What does a modern construction finance stack actually look like — and in what order should you build it? Rishi Srivastava sits down with Rory Carlson, CCIFP, VP of Accounting & Finance at Adjustable Concrete Construction (and a CFMA 2022 Rising Star), for a practical walk through 15+ years of construction finance. Rory shares the lessons behind two successful expense-management implementation...

How does a professional drummer who toured with Heart and mixed for U2 end up becoming the Validation Institute's 2025 Benefits Advisor of the Year? In this episode, Rishi sits down with Donovan Pyle — CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of Fixing Healthcare — to expose why healthcare has become the fastest-growing financial risk on construction P&Ls, and what CFOs can actually do...

Liens, delay claims, and the quiet margin levers most contractors leave on the table. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, Rishi Srivastava sits down with Ryan Heeth — a construction attorney whose career runs from purchasing agent at Gilbane, to in-house counsel for major New York City builders, to his current seat as Director of Development & Construction at Pratt & Co Capital in t...

Most contractors stay on the same ERP for 10–20 years — and when they finally switch, the technology is rarely the hardest part. The people are. In this episode, Rishi Srivastava sits down with Cathy Wendt, who has spent nearly 30 years helping construction companies select, implement, and migrate accounting systems. Cathy breaks down the entire ERP journey: how to know if you've actually outg...

What does it take to go from construction trial lawyer to Chief Legal Officer of a billion-dollar electrical contractor — and what do you learn about construction from inside the courtroom that most executives never see? Brent Zimmerman knows. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, Rishi Srivastava sits down with Brent Zimmerman — Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary of Miller Electric...

Michael McKeon thought crossing from public accounting into construction operations would be a long, arduous slog. Instead, he discovered something most PMs don't admit out loud: roughly half of running a construction project is accounting. On this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, the Nordby Construction project manager joins Rishi to unpack how thinking in dollars and cents changes the way...

After 30 years implementing construction software, Emanuel Falaguerra has watched 55–75% of projects miss their objectives. The reason isn't the software. It's what's happening before the software. Construction has more tools than ever and somehow still runs on chaos. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, Rishi Srivastava sits down with Emanuel Falaguerra — a 20+ year veteran of c...

What does it take to walk away from 7 years on active oil & gas pipelines, get told "no" by 7 or 8 banks, eat a $36K IRS bill you didn't see coming, and still grow a brand-new utility-scale renewables contractor 116% year over year? Veronica Whitesell knows. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, Rishi Srivastava sits down with Veronica Whitesell — President of Dynamite R&amp...

What does it take to turn a courtroom nightmare into 14 U.S. patents and three category-defining construction tech companies? Peter Lasensky knows. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, Rishi Srivastava sits down with Peter Lasensky — co-founder and CEO of Command Post, founder of NoteVault (acquired by Bentley Systems), former CEO of Pacific DataVision (now ATEX, NASDAQ: ATEX), and the build...

Most construction disputes don’t start with bad intent — they start with miscommunication, unclear contracts, and broken trust. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi sits down with Kenneth Rubinstein — a senior construction attorney, arbitrator, and litigation expert who has handled high-stakes, “bet-the-company” disputes across the industry . With nearly 30 years of experience, Ken br...

What actually goes wrong when construction companies invest in technology? In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi sits down with Robert Zimmerman — Construction Tech Executive, host of the ConTech Exec Podcast, and creator of the AI Jobsite Readiness Score™ — to break down the real reasons software fails in construction. Robert has spent 30+ years in the industry, from journeyman carpen...

Most construction companies don’t fail because they’re not working hard. They fail because they don’t know what’s actually happening financially. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , we sit down with Stewart Bohrer — The Construction CFO for Subcontractors — who took an unconventional path from BIM, prefab, and operations into finance. We break down why: Most subcontractors don’t know if th...

What happens when you go from working 500,000-volt power lines… to building one of the top podcasts in the trades? In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , I sit down with Ryan Lucas — a second-generation journeyman lineman turned brand leader and host of the Top 1% Powerline Podcast . Ryan shares hard-earned lessons from 15+ years in the field and how they translate to leadership, finance, and...

In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi sits down with Bryce Wisan—Founder of Levvigo, CPA, and construction finance expert with 25+ years of experience—to unpack how contractors can turn accounting into a strategic advantage. Bryce shares why most contractors don’t actually want to talk about accounting—they want to talk about cash flow, profitability, and jobs —and how great finance le...

In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi sits down with Christopher Short — Founder & Managing Director of Borealis XR — to break down the real reasons construction projects fall behind, lose money, and create chaos on the jobsite. Chris grew up in a family construction business and has worked across every layer of the industry — from laborer to superintendent to founder. With over 20...

At what point does QuickBooks stop working for construction companies? In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi sits down with Kevin Jacobs, Fractional CFO at HORNE , to break down the real inflection point where contractors must move to a construction-specific ERP — and what it actually costs to wait too long. Kevin brings 20+ years of construction finance experience , working with compa...

In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi sits down with Mark Smith, Ph. D. , organizational psychologist, author of A Better Choice: The Manager’s Guide to Skills-First Hiring , and founder of A Better Choice Hire , to talk about what construction companies keep getting wrong when hiring and promoting leaders. Mark has spent more than 20 years helping construction and engineering companie...

In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi sits down with Krystal Madonia , CFO of Haley Construction, to talk about her non-traditional path into accounting leadership, what she learned from construction audit work, and how finance leaders can better connect with field teams. Krystal shares lessons from moving between public accounting and industry, stepping into the CFO seat at Haley Cons...

What does “real CFO leadership” look like inside a 3rd-generation commercial GC doing 475 active jobs at once? In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi Srivastava sits down with Kim Beeler-Peterson , CFO + Owner at Beeler Construction (Wisconsin) , to unpack how her role evolved from hands-on bookkeeping (back when everything was paper ledgers) into forward-looking financial leadership—bu...

What really happens between engineered drawings and real-world construction? In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , Rishi Srivastava sits down with Julian Finelli , a third-party construction inspector whose unconventional path — from political science and land conservation work to concrete labor and materials testing — offers a rare ground-level perspective on risk, accountability, and decis...

What really breaks down between the job site and the office? In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , I sit down with Teimon Phillips — CAPM-certified Project Manager and former Systems Manager — to unpack the real-world friction points in production home building. From his first renovation project at the Black History Museum in Richmond to leading systems transitions at Fabling Built and now m...

In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , I sit down with Aditya Pandit , Project Manager at BECO , to explore what it really means to lead in construction — from the field to finance, from pre-construction assumptions to long-term operations. Aditya shares his journey from India to the U.S., and how the immigrant mindset shaped his approach to leadership: Credibility isn’t given — it’s earned t...

What does it actually look like to sell a construction business — from the first conversation to cash in the bank? In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , host Rishi Srivastava sits down with: Tyler McCrary (VRA Partners, Investment Banking) Helana Robbins Huddleston (CohnReznick Advisory, Quality of Earnings) Together, they break down the real mechanics behind construction M&A, including:...

What actually determines whether a contractor can win bigger public projects? In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite , I sit down with Zach Comfort , Vice President & Senior Underwriting Officer at Zurich North America Contract Surety , to break down how surety really works — and why bonding is far more than a compliance requirement. Zach explains surety in plain English: ✔️ Why bonds prote...