Under Construction: Stories of the Journey to Success

After receiving a life altering diagnosis, Ramona and I sat down to record a podcast episode centered around what her journey now looks like, and how we can all learn to navigate these kinds of hard times in our lives. This episode is raw, encouraging, dark, light, real, and unedited to feature Ramona and her thoughts and challenges to us all. May it reach you where you are and help you move forwa...

What is the difference between daily work, operational effectiveness and strategic thinking? Who should do which kind of work? When are they appropriate? Answers to these and other questions in this episode for EVERYONE to accelerate their career growth. Enjoy!

Change - especially organizational changes surface many challenging emotions in people. In this episode April and I discuss ways to look at change from different perspectives, discover if trust & alignment exist, when to change organizations, and how to communicate change as both a leader and team member. Enjoy!

Our discussion today focuses on the topic of unhealthy comparison and taking ownership of our lives. Join us as we share our different viewpoints, and tips for understanding when it's healthy to have

This episode features Kevin Fox, the Director of Quality for our Keeley Construction Group's Heavy Industries team. Kevin shares his journey from welder to manager, to director, and practical tips on getting team members up to speed in their roles. Enjoy!

This episode shares Seth's journey of discovery of what role he wanted as he entered the workforce, the progression into leadership and the challenge for us all to go from apathy to empathy as we perform our jobs. Enjoy!

This episode features Lindsay's journey of discovering what her ideal career would be, how she made those decisions, and how we can follow her example. Enjoy!

Today's episode features Mark Wojtal talking about his passion for helping to support those impacted by cancer, how to participate in events to raise funding for research, and how to build community in the process. Mark's featured charity is Pedal The Cause - you can learn more and join us at https://pedalthecause.org Enjoy this episode and make a difference in the world!

Mike and I talk about his career journey from craftsperson, to manager, to leader, to business executive. You'll hear some great tips along the way that you can apply to your career journey. Enjoy!

Networking is a term that creates strong reactions, both positive and negative. Today April & John unpack how to effectively understand, participate, and leverage networking in an effective and relationship building manner to connect with people better. Enjoy!

On this episode, Rikk and I discuss his career path from roughneck, armed services, and then transitioning into safety. We discuss how action can drive passion, and starting is the most important part. Enjoy!

Today April & John discuss how you define a culture, craft what it means, and how it affects the people included within. Enjoy!

John and April share some tips for dealing with gossip & drama in the workplace. We discuss both how to keep yourself in check, and how to provide feedback in a way that helps others to identify patterns and change for the positive. Enjoy!

Today's episode features Stacey Kamps, CFO for Keeley Capital. Stacey shares her career journey as it spans both public and family owned, very small and large organizations, and how she found her passions throughout her time in each. We also talk the importance of culture and how a growing organization keeps culture front and center. Enjoy!

This episode features John & April discussing how to leverage values based leadership to ensure that you drive alignment in your teams. We discuss curiosity, hard conversations, and how a strong mission statement can bring everyone together. Enjoy!

As we start season 5 of the podcast, we are adding a cohost in April Lopinot, and including topical discussion interspersed with our interview format. Today our topic is focused on navigating from individual contributor to operational leader and then strategic leader in a growing company and the changes that you can expect, and how to leverage curiosity to accelerate your career. Enjoy!

Many of us are looking at how we can change as the year changes into 2024. I share some tips and tricks for how to effectively plan and execute change. Enjoy!

This episode features Rich Roberts, business development lead for Keeley Restoration Services. Rich has just completed a 36 year career with Keeley Construction and we discuss both his tenure, what he sees as key leadership traits, and how to succeed as a leader in a massively growing business. Enjoy!

Today's episode features Alison Long, Paving Production Manager for the Central Region Paving team at Keeley Construction Group. Alison shares her story about the challenges she faced in college trying to decide what her career will be, and the explosive growth she has now that she found her passion. Enjoy!

Today's episode features Tom Rojas, Director of IT for the Keeley Companies. Tom shares his career growth journey from getting into IT, working for global companies, and why he has found his career at Keeley Companies. Enjoy!

Today's episode features Callaghan Adams, Product Owner for the Keeley Companies UX team. She shares her journey from marketing to IT and how they are connected. Enjoy!

This episode features John Dottenwhy, Project Director of the Civil Energy Group of Keeley Construction Group. John's career has been based on being a traveling expert in the field and he shares his thoughts on career growth, how a new person can successfully integrate in the construction world, and things he'd tell his kids and grandkids about how to be a success in the world. Enjoy!

Part 3 of 3 of our Back to School episodes features Canon Adams, an intern in our safety department for Keeley Construction. Canon shares his thoughts on how to choose a career that will make a difference. Enjoy!

Session 2 of our 3 part back to school episode series features Mary Jane Tierney, intern with the KCG Building Financial Facilities Design group. We discuss her process of discovery of how to pick a career and the ability to change your mind as you go along. Enjoy!

Excited to share the first of 3 “back to school” episodes featuring some of the interns at Keeley Companies during the summer of 2023. Today’s kickoff episode features Bryenna Walker, one of the Keeley Companies People Operations Interns. Bryenna shares her insights on what makes a successful internship, how to find a mentor, and what to look for in a company after graduation. Enjoy!