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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
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#50 Quality of Young Engineers
Young Engineers are the basis of our firm. When we don't train them properly, we won't have a next generation. Meaning that the longevity of clients and those…
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#49 Meetings and Marketing
There are two sides to every coin and these are no different. There are nuances in everything and how you approach them completely matters. In this episode…
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#48 Go Out Be Great with Dillon Mitchell
Now, this takes some conscious thought. It takes a little bit of effort, but when a Million dollars is riding on the line, do you want to gamble or do you want…
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#47 Thanksgiving Day Gratitude
Covering a little gratitude on this Thanksgiving Day. I hope that you all are having a great time and today, just take an extra moment to tell someone…
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#46 Partnerships
Partnerships are essential to moving forward faster in business and in life. Great ones can make you, bad ones can sink you. Here are some ways that…
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#45 You vs You with Stefan Joens
Stefan is President of Elnik systems, an industrial furnace manufacturer that specializes in injection-molded metal parts. We cover topics such as debinding…
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#44 How to Avoid Nights and Weekends
We get fired up in this episode and look to save you from having to work nights and weekends. Walking you through some simple steps and points to look out for…
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#43 Cash flow, credit and liens
In this episode, we talk about the importance of cash flow, credit, and liens. How to utilize them and where you need to go for resources. Book Recommendation…
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#42 - Owning who you are
This amazing conversation with Coach Matt Berthot will absolutely blow your mind. Understanding change is possible, no matter who you are or where you are in…
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#41 - Solutions for the skilled labor gap
In the episode we talk solutions for the skilled labor gap and how you can use this to your advantage for years to come.
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#40 Ownership and Skilled Labor
We talk ownership and what the skilled labor industry looks like and what we can do to make the change we want to see happen in the industry.
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#39 Rinse and Repeat
What does rinse and Repeat actually mean and why is it valuable to you? Maybe not the sexiest, but definitely what will pay BIG in the long term. This is a…
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#38 Running in the Dark
In this episode Dillon talks about the lessons he learned from running 50 miles in the mountains of Lake Tahoe. Learning how to overcome some fears and what…
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#37 - Three Types of Firms, Which One Are You?
Dillon discusses the types of firms that are in Construction and how you can get the most bang for your buck and time by deciding to be one of those firms.
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#36 - The importance of Software with Sean Costello
Sean Costello is an associate at atelierRISTING in the process of working toward licensure as a practitioner of architecture. Sean place’s a heavy emphasis on…
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#35 One Day - One Task at a Time
In this episode we talk about building your life through one task and one day at a time. Setting the building blocks and foundations for success. I also share…
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#34 Lessons from the Third Generation with Dan Wies
Dan Wies is the 3rd generation in his family’s commercial drywall contracting company, Wies Drywall and Construction based in St. Louis MO. Dan is currently VP…
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#33 In the News! Mega Projects, Apartments and Net Zero Buildings.
In this episode I cover a trending topics in the news: Mega Projects, Apartments and Net Zero Buildings. Love to know your thoughts on this format! Cheers…
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#32 - Increasing Your Value with Bill Reiman
In this episode we discuss communication, how to increase your value and why doing the right thing matters. We have special guest Bill Reiman joining us today…
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#31 Time Effectiveness
Today we talk about using Time effectively and getting results. Changing our mindset from how long we spend doing something to how to actually get something…
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#30 Leading by example in Construction
In this episode we have special guest Josh Littauer. Josh is the Houston Director of Operations for EMA Engineering and Consulting. Their firm specializes in…
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#30 - Adding 12% to the bottom line in only 15 minutes a day
What you can do daily to improve and get to where information flows to you and not the other way around.
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#29 - The Intersection of Construction Technology and Personal Relationships.
How to use your network and technology to insulate you and your company moving forward.
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#28 Reviewing Change Orders
How both contractors and engineers can be better on submitting and reviewing change orders.
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#27 modular construction
Modular is here to stay and we are seeing more and more of these projects go up the world over. Coming soon to a city near you.
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#26 Zero to One
We can’t just iterate anymore. We have to come up with new ideas to really push us down the field. These are the long passes. Not getting 2 to 3 years, but…
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#25 - Feedback is a blessing
In construction we get more feedback than most industries and we need to take that in a positive light. This episode expands on why feedback is a blessing and…
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#24 - Using distributors and forming relationships
Relationships are important as is customer service. In this episode we hit on both of them. How to leverage your network and use their expertise to grow your…
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#23 - LinkedIn for Construction
Using LinkedIn is a great way to connect with your customers and gain new ones. The methods I describe in this episode are 100% free, they do however take…
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#22 - Product development, marketing and new ideas
Product development, marketing and new ideas in the construction industry.
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#21 - Construction Technology
Seeing the rise in robotics, automation and improvements across the industry I’m excited to share what’s new out there and what it means for the industry.
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#20 - Do you have your pitch down?
Covered in the last episode and this is an even shorter episode covering the same thing, because it’s that important!
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#19 Say What You Do
More than an elevator pitch, it allows everyone you talk to, to give a referral because they are clear on what you do.
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#18 - Beauty is in the details
How details are beautiful and what really makes a space. Keep designing!
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#17 Teamwork
We all work on teams. We all need a team. How are you finding yours?
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#16 - Personality Tests and how they can help you
Why personality tests matter and how they can help you!
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#15 Productivity in the 21st Century
How to be more productive in the 21st century and what this means to you, your family and your firm.
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#13 Gaining a new perspective
In this episode Dillon talks about perspective. Some things to think about in your business and how taking a step back thinking long term, helps grow your…
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#12 - New and Emerging Technologies for the AEC industry
Overview of the major technologies that were exhibited and showcased at AEC NEXT and SPAR 3D last week.
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#11 - How to succeed after attending conferences
Dillon talks about going to conferences and how to succeed in adopting the newest technologies upon return from those conferences. Dillon also explains why…
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# 10 - 5 Tricks every Electrical Engineer Should Know in Revit
Pulling the audio from a webinar that Dillon did on Revit training and the Top 5 things that every electrical engineer should know. If you also want to see the…
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#9 Core and Shell projects basics
Discussing core and shell projects in commercial construction. Insight on how these buildings are phased, what you might need to know as an engineer and owner…
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# 8 - Lighting up your home
In this episode we talk lighting and what you need to know in making decisions on which bulbs to pick for each area of your home. The different aspects that go…
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# 7 - Painting Tips to Keep Your Home Fresh
In this episode we cover tips to keep your home looking great and save you time and money by doing these few things.
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#6 Pavement Management with James Golden
Our first technical guest and pavement management expert James Golden joins us to talk about pavement, budgets, data and some of the ways the we can use this…
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#5 - Customer service
What to do and not to do when it comes to customer service.
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Episode 4- finances
In this episode we talk about finances for business and what you need to grow your business.