Future Construct: Thought Leaders Discuss BIM and Construction Solutions for the AEC Industry

Our team is thrilled to bring you this new episode of the Future Construct Podcast (23 min interview), where we spotlight Julie Giannini ( @jgiannin ) Chief Customer Officer at Egnyte ( @Egnyte ). Julie is a senior executive with 25+ years of go-to-market experience scaling renewals, customer success, professional services, training, and support organizations focused on enterprise & SaaS cloud...

Our team is thrilled to bring you this new episode of the Future Construct Podcast (30 min interview), where we spotlight Miquel Vidal, Head of XRS (eXtended Reality Solutions) at CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (@CBRE). Miquel has been an evangelist on XR within CBRE for the last three years, working across numerous teams, presenting the values and benefits of disruptive technology, having run nu...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (27 min interview), we spotlight KP Reddy (@reddy_kp) , Founder and General Partner at Shadow Ventures. Shadow Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on technology that drives innovation in the built environment. Some highlights of KP's interview with host Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) include: How he got started in the venture cap...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (30 min interview) we spotlight Leigh Christy , Principal at Perkins&Will and Head of their Innovation Incubator. Perkins&Will is a global design practice founded in 1935 and has more Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professionals than any other design firm in North America. We learn about Leigh's work in h...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (30 min interview), we spotlight Aarni Heiskanen , Managing Partner at AE Partners , and address AE Partners' perspective on pain points and trajectory of technology in construction, digital buildings and infrastructure, and real estate and construction. Aarni joins host Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss: How the construction industry is ri...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (40 min interview), we spotlight Todd Lewis , Vice President at Prologis Ventures , as he joins host Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss: His investments into different companies, and which ones drew the most interest and excitement Challenges in the investment realm when it comes to balancing the disruption to the industry, in regards to what you...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (46 min interview), we spotlight Hugh Seaton (@hughseaton), Head of Product at CSI Crosswalk, as he joins host Amy Peck (@VirtualGirlNY) to discuss: - Aquinas Learning, Inc. and how founding that company influences his current career path - The future of augmented reality and how it will affect the BIM space, as well as the industry drivers toward th...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (36 min interview), we spotlight Curtis Rodgers , Principal at Brick & Mortar Ventures , as he joins host Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss: Integrating technology into the construction workspace and understanding the user's journey Insights on opportunities to utilize data in a multitude of different ways for many use cases The types o...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (27 min interview), we spotlight Allison Xu ( @AllisonCXu ), Investor at BainCapital Ventures , as she joins host Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss: Companies that excite her and how construction industry is currently booming with the development of technology What the benchmarks are for investing, and how investors look for to determine value w...

On this special episode of the Future Construct Podcast (1 hour interview), we spotlight leaders of two startups, Joe Michaels (@joemich), Chief Revenue Officer at HaptX, Inc., and Tessa Lau (@tessalau), the Founder and CEO at Dusty Robotics, as they join host Amy Peck (@VirtualGirlNY) to discuss: - Current and practical use cases for haptics and robotics among other emerging technologies. - Featu...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (24 min interview), we spotlight Cathy Hackl ( @CathyHackl ), Global Futurist and Founder of the Futures Intelligence Group , as she joins Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss: Current and emerging industry trends within virtual reality, augmented reality, and other reality technologies. What non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are, the value they hold in r...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (30 min interview), we spotlight Jessie Mooberry (@mooberryj), Senior Technology & Innovation Advisor at Flight Safety Foundation (@FlightSafetyFoundation), as she joins Amy Peck (@VirtualGirlNY) to discuss: - Ways to seamlessly integrate technology into the current industry processes and how to dispel fear about technology replacing the human fa...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (29 min interview), we spotlight Randee Herrin , Senior Vice President of Construction Technologies & Manufacturing at TDIndustries, Inc. ( @tdindustries ), as she joins Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss how she has seen technology improve processes and be implemented successfully, how companies should leverage methods to build off-site and...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (29 min interview), we spotlight Mark Oden , CEO of BIM Designs, Inc. ( @BIMdesignsInc ), as he joins Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss how he developed the company culture and service offerings at BIM Designs, Inc., how artificial intelligence can be utilized as a tool rather a replacement for a human workforce, and how BIM technology can serve...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (29 min interview), we spotlight Chris Howard (@techris) , Founder and CEO of Softeq ( @Softeq ), as he joins Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss his perspective on why IoT deployments fail, where his customers come from, how he positions projects to be sold upstream, as well as his work as an entrepreneurial mentor in coding and technology. Also,...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (35 min interview), we spotlight Damon Hernandez (@MetaverseOne) , Founder and Executive Director of the AEC Hackathon , ( @AECHackathon ) and Co-Founder and Director of Technology at IDEAbuilder ( @IDEAbuilder ) as he joins Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss his current projects using 3D data throughout the construction process, what he has lear...

On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (30 min interview), we are featuring Joanna Popper ( @JoannaPopper ), Global Head of Virtual Reality for Location Based Entertainment at HP ( @ hp ) as she joins Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to candidly discuss her role leading HP's Go-to-Market strategy, why she's excited about HP's newest VR headsets the Reverb G2 and Reverb Omnicept...

Amy Marks (@QueenofPrefab) has over a decade of experience in the construction industry, including her time at Autodesk (@autodesk) as the Head of Industrialized Construction Strategy and Evangelism. Before joining Autodesk, she was the CEO of XSite Modular and pioneered a path to become the world’s preeminent prefabrication consultant and is often called the Queen Of Prefab. On this episode of th...

Elizabeth Baron ( @ImmersivStories ) has decades (yes, decades!) of experience helping teams at Ford Motor Company ( @ford ) and now Unity Technologies ( @Unity3D ) visualize and collaborate through VR. On this episode of the Future Construct Podcast (20 min interview), she joins Amy Peck ( @VirtualGirlNY ) to discuss VR, game engines, and how companies can leverage technology for the future withi...

On Episode 1, Salla Eckhardt , the Director of Transformation Services and Worldwide Construction Lead at Microsoft , joins Amy to discuss digital twins, her experiences as a woman in the construction industry, and the future role of digital technologies in construction. Contact the Future Construct Podcast Produced by BIM Designs, Inc! BIM Designs, Inc.: minority-owned, US-based, union-signatory...