Construction Disruption

By Isaiah Industries

What's Construction Disruption about?

Construction constantly evolves with new technologies, design trends, and best practices. Join us weekly for inspirational conversations with forward thinkers at the forefront of this $1.6 trillion industry.

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Construction Disruption episodes:

06.19.2024
Unlocking Leadership Potential in Construction with Jesse Hernandez
In this episode of the Construction Disruption podcast, Todd Miller and Ryan Bell from Isaiah Industries engage in a dynamic conversation with Jesse Hernandez, owner of DepthBuilder and a seasoned professional in the construction industry. Jesse shares his journey from...
06.12.2024
Unlocking Sales Success with Dave Mattson
In this episode of the Construction Disruption podcast, hosts Todd Miller and Seth Heckaman dive into the psychology and methodology of effective sales with Dave Mattson, CEO of Sandler Training. Discover how Sandler's unique approach to sales training, focusing on...
06.05.2024
Transforming Construction Culture and Compensation with Michael Fortinberry
In this episode of the Construction Disruption podcast, Todd Miller and co-host Ryan Bell from Isaiah Industries explore the future of design, building, and remodeling with Michael Fortinberry, Senior VP of Perennial Construction Solutions and co-founder of Protiv. Michael shares...
05.29.2024
AI-Driven Pre-Construction Processes with Jon Sibley
In this episode of the Construction Disruption podcast, Ryan Bell of Isaiah Industries and co-host Ethan Young dive into the transformative world of construction technology with Jon Sibley, CEO of TrueBuilt. They focus on how TrueBuilt's AI and NLP-powered software...
05.22.2024
Architect to the Stars with David Applebaum
In this episode of Construction Disruption, we sit down again with the renowned architect David Applebaum, famously known as 'architect to the stars'. With 40 years of experience shaping the skylines and living spaces in Los Angeles and beyond, David...
05.15.2024
Human-Centric Architecture with Ali Heshmati
In this episode of the Construction Disruption Podcast, Todd Miller and co-host Ryan Bell explore the intersection of design, architecture, and health with award-winning architect Ali Heshmati. Heshmati's work primarily centers on designing environments that promote mental and physiological health...
05.08.2024
Overcoming Addiction Through Faith with Kevin Krestinski
This episode of the Construction Disruption Podcast features an inspiring conversation with Kevin Krestinski, who openly shares his deeply personal and transformative journey out of the depths of gambling addiction to finding a new start in life through an intimate...
05.01.2024
Remodeling Trends and Homeowner Motivations with Eric Finnigan
In this episode of the Construction Disruption podcast, host Todd Miller interviews returning guest Eric Finnegan, Vice President of Building Products Research and Demographics at John Burns Research and Consulting. Todd and Eric explore current and future trends in the...
04.24.2024
The Psychological Impact of Interior Design with Blima Ehrentreu
Uncover the unexpected impact of interior design on emotions with Blima Ehrentreu. Her inspiring journey, from watching her childhood home being rebuilt to revolutionizing interior design, will leave you in awe. Discover the surprising influence of nature on her design...
04.17.2024
Insights on Construction Trends and Innovations with Kyle Bobbitt
If you're feeling overwhelmed by the constant struggle to find skilled labor and keep up with construction demands, then you are not alone! The skilled labor shortage is causing major headaches and hindering the growth and success of many builders...
12.19.2023
Empowering your Business and Achieving your Goals with Brian Kaskavalciyan
“I don’t care how much money he’s got in the bank. That’s not wealth. Wealth is having a business that works for you so that you can go do the things that you want to do with your life. Your...
12.06.2023
AI and the Future of Home Services with Corey Berrier
“This is an opportunity kind of like when the Internet came about. I mean, we're in a time right now that either one of two things is going to happen. Either you're going to get on board [with AI], or...
11.29.2023
Face-to-face Communication in a Digital Era with Frank Somma
“The biggest thing for me as a salesperson is to remember that you are responsible for the result of your communication. You are responsible for all your communication because you want to be. You need to get a point across....
11.21.2023
The Power of Positive Reinforcement with Bill Sims Jr.
“The number one driver of employee safety engagement, performance improvement, quality, and productivity is not a t-shirt, a ball cap, a pizza party, nor is it a bigger 4011k plan or even working from home. The single biggest driver of...
11.08.2023
Insights into Mass Timber with Arnie Didier
“[With mass timber,] you get a beautiful building as the end result that people want to work in. People want to be in it, and they want to tell that story. The other side of that is the speed of...
11.01.2023
Passionately Preserving Historic Buildings with Danielle Keperling
“We’re not making museums. And I believe that a building has to be usable to be preserved. There are definite historic features that we advocate for retaining that make the building what it is. But I believe that you should...
10.25.2023
Wisdom from a Sales Expert with Brian McCauley
“Anytime a salesperson is in front of a buyer, that buyer is asking themselves why, based off all the options available to me, should I buy from you? And if we can’t answer that question in a real, meaningful, impactful...
10.19.2023
Improving Pre-Construction for Efficient Building with Steve Dell’Orto
“If you can capture that data you’re learning from the past, you’re applying it going forward in the future. And if you do it right, you don’t have to touch that data and clean it and mess with it time...
10.12.2023
Utilizing Data to Grow Your Business with Moustafa Moursy
“If you walk through where the customer starts interfacing with your brand and move downwards, that’s where you can start seeing the different processes. Because, by the way, it’s not just the sales process; your business is a series of...
10.05.2023
Optimizing Schedules with Compression with David Hernandez
“You have a set time from start to finish. Construction companies are always trying to find an edge on how can we complete this a little quicker? So why would that be important? It’s going to help you deliver a...
09.28.2023
Leveraging Digital Marketing for Leads with Brittany Murphy
“No one wants to spend money on a website. It’s not the fun part. Let’s just be honest; I mean, like social media, I mean, all these other things are kind of more fun. If your website could be that...
09.18.2023
Job Site Surveillance with Roger Yarrow
“Many users get one camera, and they love it, and then suddenly, you know, they've got a dozen more right behind it. And it just becomes another tool of the trade to really help you excel at your job. And...
09.13.2023
Imagining the Future of Construction with Alex Walzer
“I live along those lines of open innovation, and… you can learn something from anybody. Don’t let your ego or disposition get in the way. So, imagine, you know, like you know already what you have in your mind and...
09.07.2023
The Power of Process with Matt DiBara
“I think that’s the biggest opportunity for business owners. The candidates are out there; they want to work. It’s just what business owners are going to invest: the time, the energy, and the money to find them. There’s no better...
08.30.2023
Contractor-focused Financing with Jennifer Lau-Hatcher
“The programs that exist are built by lenders. They’re not built to benefit the contractor. We are building the platform and programs by home improvement experts for home improvement experts so that the pain points of the dealer are getting...
08.23.2023
Grow Your Business with Intention with John Lenker and Assaf Arie
“If you put a system in place that can nurture those opportunities carefully over time and know what to do with each opportunity at each moment in the customer journey, then you’re going to always have things happening, and you...
08.17.2023
Making a Difference in Mental Health with Chad Dunlap
“I want to be known, so when people look back on what I’ve done, I’ve been there when they needed it the most. And that is why we’re here. We’re here to make a difference in other people’s lives.” Chad...
08.09.2023
American-Made Construction Revitalizes Travel with Brian Kronberg
  “There was no playbook for us to follow. It was just a few people sitting in a room trying to map out what the next steps would be. And that’s how we got started, and the rest is history.”    ...
08.02.2023
Finding Purpose in Our Pain with Andrew Olsen
“It took me a long time to learn that all of those experiences, all of the suffering that we went through, helped to shape how I think about people and what it means to be someone who says, Yeah, okay,...
07.26.2023
Increasing Efficiency through Construction Tech with Aaron Henderson
“We’re really working toward this end-to-end solution where a contractor can start with their estimate, get to a budget, and then push all that information that they’re gathering during pre-construction out to the field to be able to manage projects...
07.19.2023
Demystifying Business Finances with Diane Gilson
“I love training. I like explaining and answering questions that my clients have and come to me with. It’s helping them structure their system in the way that’s going to give them the end results, the reports that are going...
07.12.2023
Transparency and Buyer-Centric Sales with Chris Duprey
“Buyers don’t want to get pitched. They want to know they can trust you. They want to know that you understand what’s going on in their environment. They want to know that you actually can solve their thing, and they...
07.05.2023
Transforming Sales with AI with Sebastian Jimenez
“There are 10 billion face-to-face conversations in a commercial capacity between consumers and sales and service marketing people every single month. And I said, what if we could take all those conversations and make the offline world, the commercial world,...
06.28.2023
Smarter Construction Funding with Brad David
“I’ve borrowed money from private guys, traditional guys, and hard money guys. You know, I’ve never had a loan managed this way. And as a builder, once I get over the fact you’re not just giving me the money and...
06.21.2023
Bringing Dignity to a Deserving Profession with Jared Ribble
“Roofers protect everything you hold dear. It deserves respect and we have to start standing up and saying we are not just roofers. I deserve a professional credential that shows I am awesome and deserve to be hired.”   Jared...
06.14.2023
Insulation for a Better Tomorrow with Andrew Legge
“Wool is just an awesome fiber, and we’re proud to work with it here in our facility, and we’re even more proud when we get it out to people and let them experience it. It’s rewarding to help people understand...
06.07.2023
Cash is King with Shelby Ashley
“Cash is the north star of your business. You can have all the profit in the world, but if you’re not converting that profit to cash, your business is going to nosedive quickly. You cannot stay in business if you...
05.31.2023
Safety: An Invaluable Asset with Gavin Coyle
“I just want everybody to embrace health and safety as a tool of your business that’s going to make you money. And it’s actually going to improve the quality and the standard of your work and that, you know, you...
05.24.2023
Slaying the Contractual Dragon with Cian Brennan
“I hated watching a lot of these smaller companies losing money, going out of business unnecessarily time and time again. They just didn’t understand how to do the contractual part of the construction game properly. You can absolutely deliver a...
05.16.2023
Systematic Selling with Intention with Jim Pancero
“Selling is not an art. It is a structured science. Now, when it’s done right, it looks artful, but it’s not like this free form, like taking a blank canvas and painting a new picture for each customer. We can’t...
05.10.2023
Expert Business Advice with Tatsuya Nakagawa
“There is a huge opportunity in the construction industry. I mean, it has such a big impact on the economy, the carbon footprint. There’s all sorts of opportunities. So, you know, whether it’s attracting, you know, great marketers, great technology...
05.04.2023
Delivering Invaluable Architecture with David Applebaum
“A client said to Frank Lloyd Wright, ‘You know, of course, you’re famous; all your clients are rich.’ And he scowled and said, ‘I don’t care whether I’m doing a chicken coop. If the client is open to doing something...
04.26.2023
Control Your Construction Costs with Mike Merrill
“Trying to track hours and production and try and keep ahead of where you're at on your project based on budget and when you're committed to be done… often you were three or four weeks behind in your reporting… and...
04.19.2023
Upcoming Trends in AEC with Gregory Hart
“Private equity and tech are two things you got to watch in this space because they will upend it potentially over the next even, I mean, I know five years doesn’t sound like a long time, but I think a...
04.12.2023
Building Fire-Safe Homes Today with Derek Gruchy
“If you hear a smoke alarm, get out and worry about it being a false alarm later, come back in, laugh, cry, get angry about it. But you get to do those things now.” -Derek Gruchy, Program Coordinator at Seneca College...
04.06.2023
Hemp and Green Building with Jacob Waddell
“We just need to figure out how to work better with the world around us. I think these hemp materials, natural building in general, is a way to move towards that so we can both have our great comforts that...
03.28.2023
Approachable Design for Homeowners with Jackie Mosher
“Someone’s home is their comfort zone, and it also provides them the ability to express themselves, their taste, their style. And a majority of people don’t know where to access or to get [design services] done, right? And the thought...
03.21.2023
Innovating for Good with Brian Iverson
“As we get older, you have a choice. You can either share it or keep it. Well, I'm choosing to share it. My business plan is to support you at creating and helping you meet your sustainability message.”-Brian Iverson, CEO...
03.15.2023
Improving the Construction Experience for All with Rico León
“If we could change homeowner’s mindsets on how to be with contractors and contractors how to be with homeowners, everything would move smoothly. Especially if I could educate homeowners and contractors to improve their processes, that’s the big impact I...
03.08.2023
Anodized Aluminum 101 with Park Kersman
“Anodizing is both a science and an art. And what we're doing with the anodizing process is we're building a translucent oxide layer to a much, much thicker level, which protects the aluminum; it stops the oxidation process.” -Park Kersman,...

What's Construction Disruption about?

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Construction Disruption episodes:

Unlocking Leadership Potential in Construction with Jesse Hernandez

Unlocking Sales Success with Dave Mattson

Transforming Construction Culture and Compensation with Michael Fortinberry

AI-Driven Pre-Construction Processes with Jon Sibley

Architect to the Stars with David Applebaum

Human-Centric Architecture with Ali Heshmati

Overcoming Addiction Through Faith with Kevin Krestinski

Remodeling Trends and Homeowner Motivations with Eric Finnigan

The Psychological Impact of Interior Design with Blima Ehrentreu

Insights on Construction Trends and Innovations with Kyle Bobbitt

Empowering your Business and Achieving your Goals with Brian Kaskavalciyan

AI and the Future of Home Services with Corey Berrier

Face-to-face Communication in a Digital Era with Frank Somma

The Power of Positive Reinforcement with Bill Sims Jr.

Insights into Mass Timber with Arnie Didier

Passionately Preserving Historic Buildings with Danielle Keperling

Wisdom from a Sales Expert with Brian McCauley

Improving Pre-Construction for Efficient Building with Steve Dell’Orto

Utilizing Data to Grow Your Business with Moustafa Moursy

Optimizing Schedules with Compression with David Hernandez

Leveraging Digital Marketing for Leads with Brittany Murphy

Job Site Surveillance with Roger Yarrow

Imagining the Future of Construction with Alex Walzer

The Power of Process with Matt DiBara

Contractor-focused Financing with Jennifer Lau-Hatcher

Grow Your Business with Intention with John Lenker and Assaf Arie

Making a Difference in Mental Health with Chad Dunlap

American-Made Construction Revitalizes Travel with Brian Kronberg

Finding Purpose in Our Pain with Andrew Olsen

Increasing Efficiency through Construction Tech with Aaron Henderson

Demystifying Business Finances with Diane Gilson

Transparency and Buyer-Centric Sales with Chris Duprey

Transforming Sales with AI with Sebastian Jimenez

Smarter Construction Funding with Brad David

Bringing Dignity to a Deserving Profession with Jared Ribble

Insulation for a Better Tomorrow with Andrew Legge

Cash is King with Shelby Ashley

Safety: An Invaluable Asset with Gavin Coyle

Slaying the Contractual Dragon with Cian Brennan

Systematic Selling with Intention with Jim Pancero

Expert Business Advice with Tatsuya Nakagawa

Delivering Invaluable Architecture with David Applebaum

Control Your Construction Costs with Mike Merrill

Upcoming Trends in AEC with Gregory Hart

Building Fire-Safe Homes Today with Derek Gruchy

Hemp and Green Building with Jacob Waddell

Approachable Design for Homeowners with Jackie Mosher

Innovating for Good with Brian Iverson

Improving the Construction Experience for All with Rico León

Anodized Aluminum 101 with Park Kersman

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