Build Perspectives Podcast

The need for connection is not going away. Should you pay for summits when AIAs and CEUs and all kinds of free training abounds in the interwebs?

How to network in construction is an episode we're going to do in the coming weeks. It is such an important skill to stay relevant and thrive in our industry. We touch on it a bit in this episode.

We will be at Mark Mitchell's Wizard Summit May 18-20.

Will we see you there? Sign up before May 7th to receive $50 off.

You get what you pay for, how will you spend your time?

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The need for distilled thought and difference of opinions and experiences is more important now than ever!

How do you see it? Do you have a process for consuming knowledge and combing through all the information coming at us in all directions?

Today Tim and I discuss practices of consuming information and the ability to squeeze our truth, through the filter or our education, culture, upbringing, and experience.

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Lumber pricing is sky high. Is there a silver lining?

What is going on with the lumber shortage?

We start off with the basics, then get into the goods. And a review of the Global Mass Timber Conference.

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Alison and Matt Raes, of ILA Marketing, have built a thriving sales and marketing business in the building materials industry for the past 23 years.

In today's episode they reveal the top 3 secrets to success beyond their wildest dreams, despite recessions, being in Canada promoting non-Canadian products, raising kids while being busy entrepreneurs and so much more.

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Demand shock, supply shock and labor shock are all occurring simultaneously. Orders haven't stopped but fulfillment has not caught up.

How do we keep happy clients in this craziness? Tune in, evaluate, rate us and leave a review!

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Have you heard of 3D Printed houses? Is this a thing builders, manufacturers and installers need to worry about?

In this episode we create a foundation of knowledge for the 3D printing technologies we've seen out in the field in the construction industry.

We are scratching the surface of this intriguing use of a technology and process that has been around over 30 years. But it is taking on a new form, and the uses one can think up are fascinating to say the least!

Please rate and review our podcast and share it with folks you think would like it!

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This is a long one, because it's a topic Tim and I both are super passionate about.

How to increase sales, be more efficient, get more business by deeply understanding and relating to your clients.

This a deep dive follow-up to the VE Conundrum episode we dive deeper into the players at the VE table.

How do you figure out who you're talking to? We get into the nitty gritty and break it all down for you. This episode will make you lots of money and greatly diminish heartache and stress if you implement this into your everyday life.

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In this very exciting episode The Uneducated Economist shares how he picked himself up from a down-and-out economy in 2008 and has become a YouTube influencer with over 45,000 followers. He is generous with all the knowledge he shares and is an example of how hard work and determination are the main keys to massive success.

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We get into the dirty world of value engineering. We get into ways and anecdotes of getting VE'd into and out of projects.

How do you protect your spec? And how can you position yourself to be the natural solution a contractor or goes to when needing alternates?

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Are you a goal-setter? Are you a let life lead me kind of a person? Or somewhere in between, perhaps?

Many folks have been burned out by goal setting, discouragement is easy. But goal setting does not have to be complicated or lead to disappointment. What if goal setting is just a way to be intentional with how you live your life.

Maybe this is the year where you really make things happen instead of letting things happen to you. Give this method a shot and tell us what you think! What's the worst that can happen?

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