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The Construction Corner
We Cover Commercial Construction. If you are in commercial construction as an Architect, Engineer, Contractor or Owner, this is the show for you. Hosted by Dillon Mitchell, PE, Founder of Kowabunga Studios
Episodes
The Construction Corner#170 Lead by Experience - Lead by Action with Dale Caines
Dale Caines grew up in Newfoundland, Canada and moved to Alberta, Canada in 2000. He spent the first 15 years of his working life in and around the oil and…
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#169 - Opportunities in Customer Service with Chris Murphy
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#168 Creating Family Legacy with The Abbruzzese Brothers
Anthony and Nick work alongside their father in their family flooring business, Abbruzzese Floors Inc. They have been in business for 20 years with their…
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#167 From Sermons to Sales with Josh Sanders
Josh Sanders. 34 years old. Married, Two little boys 8 and 5. I have 14 years experience in building teams of both volunteers and paid staff. From church’s to…
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#166 - Passion Creates Customers with Peter Johnson
This week on the construction corner, Matt and Dillon are joined by Peter Johnson who has an amazing passion for what he does. Tune in to find out how you can…
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#165 - Customer Service, Nuance & Industry Incest
Doing the right thing is always the right thing. In this episode Matt & Dillon explore the nuance in doing more than paid for. Walking the line. What great…
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#164 with Bill Reiman - Building Fortresses, Markets and Social Media
On this episode, Dillon and Matt Host Bill Reiman. Bill is a broker | Builder in Marco Island Florida. In this episode we cover building, education, social…
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#163 - Steel, SCOTUS, & Success
In this episode, Dillon & Matt discuss new steel plants going up across the country, SCOTUS decision and what success you can have by doing specific actions…
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#162 Holes in the Boat
Join in today as Matt discusses the critical Holes in the Boat theory of business growth. He gets into tactical advice and steps that you can immediately take…
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#161 Customer Retention & Your Team
In this episode, Dillon kicks off our new year of shows talking about customer retention and provides some tips and tricks to stay top of mind with your…
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#160 - New Year - Hiring - Training
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#159 - Face-To-Face Communication
Face-to-face communication and shaking hands are so powerful!! Zoom meetings are great for some things, but you can't underestimate the benefit of building…
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#158 - We're Back!!
After what seemed like a really long break from actually recording together, Dillon and Matt jump back on the mics and dish through some of the best…
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#157 - Goals, Chief Aim & Communication
In This episode, Dillon discusses how to frame your goals and what you should be looking for. What a Chief Aim is and why you should have one. Most…
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#156 Dillon Cruises the News: South Carolina, Goals, and Infrastructure Projects
This week on the Construction Corner, Dillon talks goals, South Carolina Trades Program, and infrastructure projects going on around the country. Comment your…
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#155 Dillon Cruises the News: Apprenticeship, Ports and Infrastructure Bill
In this episode Dillon covers Department of Labor Apprenticeship program, California Ports and the infrastructure, as well as the infrastructure bill. Comment…
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#154 - Dillon & Matt Cruise The News: Military, Space Bases & E-Sports
In today's episode Dillon and Matt cruise the internet with Matt lobbying up new and interesting topics. We talk helmets to hardhats and recruiting service…
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#153 - Bringing the Trades to the Youth
We need to bring the trades back to schools and making them cool again. Many people are great with their hands and want to build things. Let's allow them to be…
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#152 Return to the Blue Collar Badass
Today's show replays one of our most popular episodes from the last year. The episode that started it all - the Blue Collar Badass! Join Dillon & Matt as they…
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#151 Matt and Dillon Cruise the Internet
In this episode Matt and Dillon cruise the internet bringing you all sorts of Construction Topics. This show was really fun! If you enjoyed it, leave us a…
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#150 - Cash Flow Your Construction Projects with Scott Peper
In this episode, Scott Peper of Mobilization Funding walks us through the cash flow on projects and how you can be more productive, when you aren't worried…
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#149 - What's in the $1.5T Infrastructure Bill
In this episode, Matt and Dillon discuss the infrastructure bill and what this means. Comment your thoughts below and don't forget to like and subscribe!…
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#148 - How to Create a Construction Internship Program
In this episode, Matt and Dillon discuss creating an Internship program and how you can go about creating one for yourself. This is a great opportunity to…
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#147 - Building Better Homes with Royal Mortier
Royal Mortier is a Structural Engineer, Developer, and the President/Founder of PLIRIS (plí-wris) (Greek for “Complete”). PLIRIS provides services to volume…
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#146 - Worth The Fight with Brett Leonty
Mental heath and dealing with depression is something not to be taken lightly and this conversation will help give you the tools to put yourself in a winning…
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#145 - Improving Mental Health in Construction with Dr. Alex Spinoso
Today we have a very special guest and an incredibly important topic to get into. We’re going to directly introduce our guest, who is an ivy-league educated…
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#144 - How To Say No and When It's Okay To Walk Away
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#143 How To Win More Construction Business in the Next 12 Months
In this episode Dillon and Matt talk tech, presentations, marketing and America. If you want to win more, then this is your opportunity to take the bull by the…
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#142 - How to Have Clients Drooling to Work With You
Want clients drooling to work with you, begging you to take their job? This podcast will give you the insight you need to win. Comment your thoughts below and…
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#141 - How to Address & Reconcile Problems on the Jobsite with Matt Vetter
Culture, Core Values, and addressing problems on jobsites. How to talk with your trade partners and dealing with problems both on and off the job sites…
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#140 - Death of Mediocrity
Mediocrity is the death of any organization. Don't be mediocre. Raise your standards. Comment your thoughts below and don't forget to like and subscribe!…
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#139 Pre-Con, Staffing and Data with Gareth McGlynn
Want to know more about Pre-Construction? How about getting the right people in the right seats and the state of the market? What about new and different ways…
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#138 Owners Rep with David Carbajal
In this episode, we have David Carbajal. From project engineer to Owner / Builder. This episode is ripe with do's, don'ts and should's throughout the…
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#137 - Data Management with Slater Latour of Newforma
On today's episode Matt and Dillon are joined by Slater Latour of Newforma. We dive into data management and the sheer volume of data we have in the AEC…
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#136 - Repost of Dealing with Stress on The Jobsite
Now more than ever we need help dealing with stress, especially on the job site these days. Whether you're dealing with logistics issues, man power, finances…
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#135 - Core Concepts Around Submittals
Submittals - Love or hate them, they need to be done. In this episode Matt and Dillon talk how the process can be improved and ultimately who is contractually…
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#134 - Capital Planning & Design Process Improvement with Scott Mason
We cover a ton of ground in this episode including hard work, planning process and using data within your commissioning process to provide a better building…
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#133 - Economics of the Enironment
Far too often we are looking at things as good and bad. What we don't end up pulling in is the economics and money aspects into the mix. Today, we break from…
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#132 - How to Become Clear and Get Your Team on the Same Page in Construction
How to Become Clear and Get Your Team on the Same Page in Construction. Getting your team on the same page is tough, but following the steps outlined in this…
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#131 Putting the Right People in the Right Seats
In this episode, Matt and Dillon discuss how to put the right people in the right seats. You'll want to listen to this episode if you're looking to strengthen…
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#130 - How to Find and Crush the Bottlenecks Within Your Construction and A/E Firm
In this episode, we talk about bottlenecks. How to find and crush them. What a funnel looks like for the construction industry including: How to Crush Sales…
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#129 Consulting Engineering and the keys to Success with Kameron Beeks
This week on The Construction Corner, Matt and Dillon talk with Kam Beeks of Glumac on building design, system selection, beginning with the end in mind and…
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#128 Positive outlook even in a state of HUGE Inflation
Construction is going crazy right now. We are building more than we have in years. People are investing into infrastructure, homes and we can safely say we've…
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#127 - Matt and Dillon Talk Commodities Pricing in Construction
The commodities world is insane right now. Pricing is going up and continues to do so. This is our take on what's happening in the market and some thoughts for…
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#126 Old vs New Construction
In this episode, Matt and Dillon discuss old (traditional) vs new (technology) in construction. How to implement technology and what frame of reference you…
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#125 The 411 on Communication
We need to communicate better in all aspects of construction. In this episode, Matt and Dillon talk about core values, communication, neuro science…
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#124 Culture before Technology with Todd Weyandt
How are you changing your organization? Are you starting at the foundation and building it up with culture? Do you reinforce your culture on a regular basis?…
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#123 Quarterly Roundup with Matt and Dillon
In this episode Matt and Dillon recap the first quarter or 2021, our guests and lessons learned. This is an episode you'll want to tune into to pull out the…
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#122 Attitude of Gratitude with Luke Marcotte
Do you have an attitude problem or know someone on your job site who is just a sour puss? Well, in this episode we talk about why having a positive attitude…
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#121 Tearing down the Silos in Construction with Doug Maiden
In this episode Doug, Matt and Dillon talk about how tearing down the data silos helps us to make better decisions at the right points in our projects…
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#120 BIM, Pre-Fab and More with James Hillegas
On this episode of the Construction Corner Podcast we have a great conversation with James talking BIM, pre-fab and how technology can help you. How college…
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#119 From the Ground UP with Mary Madrigal
In this episode, we discuss what it takes to build a successful company from the ground up. No capital. Just hard work, dedication and a commitment to being…
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#118 The Modern Day Tradesman with Andrew Aranda
Today we have a special guest, the Modern Day Tradesman, Andrew Aranda himself. This special episode we dive into what it means to be a man's man, support your…
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#117 Building Walls and Opening Doors with Nick Carrillo
Nick and Dillon dive deep in this episode and cover a wide range of topics from robotics, AR, VR, machine learning, safety, contracts and how you can really…
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#116 Building Community One Step at a Time with Tauhira Ali
Innovation doesn't have to be this big broad thing. Innovation can be moving a porta-pot up 10 stories. Innovation and improvement happens in all shapes and…
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#115 Wedling Lord with Zach Arnold
Ever wanted to know more about metals, welding and precious metals? In this episode Zach breaks it down. We also cover core values, growth and reaching for…
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#114 Blue Collar Badass with Dillon Mitchell and Matt Vetter
In this episode we talk about the Blue Collar Badass and how in construction there is a plethora of opportunity. We cover education and how construction is a…
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#113 - Construction Tech Roundtable
In this special edition, Dillon hosted a roundtable with some heavy hitters in the construction industry. We talk tech and what's going on today in the…
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#112 Talking Shop about BIM with Andy Zeller
In this episode of the Construction Corner podcast, Dillon and Matt talk with Andy about tech, it's uses and how to not make it a crutch. It's all a balance…
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#111 Communicating to the Field with Dillon Mitchell and Matt Vetter
Communication is important, but even more so in construction. In this episode we dig into communicating with the field and other techniques as well as the…