Brian Greenberg of Grit & Grace Custom Homes is a true “bags-on” builder, leading a tight crew of five. They self-perform everything — from framing to finish carpentry — bringing an old-school work ethic and ethos to every job. Brian runs only two projects at a time, making it feel like you hired him — not just an employee. A true craftsman with a deep love for the trade, Brian and I dive into everything: project management, how he approaches a build, paper plans vs. digital, quality control, Lump Sum vs. Cost Plus contracts, change orders, and more.

Brian’s journey started in the white-collar world before he shifted to blue-collar life — and never looked back. He dipped his toe into real estate flips while commuting into Boston for his full-time gig, eventually evolving into spec homes and now custom builds and renovations.

Super proud of this episode, enjoy!!!

Book Brian mentioned:

Shop Class as Soulcraft: “An Inquiry into the Value of Work”

Author: Matthew B. Crawford

Project Size: 2-3 Custom Projects Yr

Yearly Revenue: $5mil

Company size: 5-6 employees

Guest:

https://www.ggbuilds.com

@gritandgracebuilds

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Austin King started as a flipper and over 13yrs + has grown into a custom Design Build firm. Project sizing from $1.5 up to $10mil and even opened a finish trim company putting the finishing touches on RafterHouse Builds but also other projects in the area.

Project Size: 8-10 Custom Homes Yr

Yearly Revenue: $12-15mil

Company size: 10-15 employees

Guest:

https://www.rafterhouse.com

@_rafterhouse_

https://www.arcadiatrimco.com

@arcadiatrimco

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Micheal Conneely of Greenside Design Build a true vet of the industry of 29yrs + joins the podcast on episode 8 to catch up, dig into “what is a MASTER BUILDER”, staying lean while running 8-10 builds…. Always amazing to catch up w/ this great dude! Enjoy!!

Project Size: 8-10 Custom Homes Yr

Yearly Revenue: $16mil

Company size: 4-5 employees

Guest:

https://www.greensidedesignbuild.com

@greensidedesignbuild

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JLC Live is a Rhode Island based Trade Show where I caught up w/ a couple carpentry class students. We talk about the show and what they like about the industry and the show floor.

We also catch up w/ Rick Mills of @jacksonandrewsbuilding and what brings him from VA to the show. Garret Davis @lifeofbub also joins us on the shows values and what's new in the his world of decks in FLA.

JLC Live

www.jlclive.com

@jlclive

Sponsors:

www.durationmillwork.com 

@durationmouldingandmillwork 

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@hdpocketdoors

Jason Black of Artisan Signature Homes joins us to catch-up and talk a little shop; vetting clients/ projects, finding your lane, stress, work/ life, gmp v. cost plus, struggles & success.

Project Size: 2-3 Custom Homes + 2-3 High-End Spec Homes

Project Value: $1.2mil- $5mil

Company size: 4-5 employees

Guest:

www.artisansignaturehomes.com

@artisansignaturehomes

Sponsors:

www.durationmillwork.com 

@durationmouldingandmillwork 

www.heavydutypocketdoorframes.com 

@hdpocketdoors

Mike Whalen Lead Carpenter/ PM with 30+ yrs experience. We talk about site culture, project management, owning a company, tracking data from site, being the best PM/ Lead and how….

Project Size: 77 Renovations a yr

Project Value: $15k-$500k

Company size: 20-25 employees

Guest:

www.DBSRemodel.com

@dbsremodel

Sponsors:

www.durationmillwork.com 

@durationmouldingandmillwork 

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JLC Live classes

March 27th & 28th

TH07 Project Management Class 9:30-12:30 27th

FR08 Schedule & Budget Class 9:30-11 28th

Mike’s classes:

TH12 Mastering Managing From the Field 1:30-4:30 27th

FR20 Custom Service From the Field 2:30-4 28th

R.B. is a second generation builder. We dive into company systems in DETAIL. Roles and responsibilities. How making an investment in employees & systems helps create a better product. We go through each role of his 14 person team! Dig into contracts and communication w /the help of BuilderTrend.

Project Size: 8-12 full size home a yr

Company size: 12-15 employees

Guest:

www.gallupdesignbuild.com

@gallupdesignbuild

Sponsors:

www.durationmillwork.com 

@durationmouldingandmillwork 

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JLC Live March 27th & 28th

Project Management Class 9:30-12:30 27th

Schedule & Budget Class 9:30-11 28th

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Love this guy!! Austin Lineberry Georgia Base builder for the past 20+yrs. We talk everything from college for our teenagers, client payments, keeping a lean team but quality high.

Guest:

www.newriver.build

@NewRiverBuildingCo

Project Size: 5-7 custom homes a yr

Builds - Development - Relief

Company size: 3-5 employees

North Carolina Relief

www.patriotrelieffund.com

www.newriverrevival.org

Sponsors:

www.durationmillwork.com

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Hosted: Johnny Hourihan

@heresjohnnyh

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We catch up with Mike Telich of Telich Custom Homes of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mike runs a lien team to create amazingly unique homes! We discuss the love of creating, team dynamics, site culture, billing, deposits, etc.

Project Size: 3-5 custom homes a yr (renovations & new construction)

Company size: 5-10 employees

Guest: www.TelichCustomHomes.com

@telichcustomhomes

Sponsors: www.durationmillwork.com

@durationmouldingandmillwork

www.heavydutypocketdoorframes.com

@hdpocketdoors

Nate Witschi 2nd generation builder from Witschi Construction out of Visalia, California joins us in episode 1. We hit some topics like avoidance, work ethic, pre-con, etc.

$: 8-10 custom homes a yr

Company size: 5-10 employees

Guest:

www.WitschiConstruction.com

@witschiconstruction

Sponsors:

www.durationmillwork.com

@durationmouldingandmillwork

www.heavydutypocketdoorframes.com

@hdpocketdoors