Joe On The Jobsite

Today, Joe is joined by Travis Kolbjornsen to talk about his path through the industry, starting at the University of Florida pursuing architecture and later working with Disney to cultivate fun experiences for guests.

How did Travis come to realize the importance of builders all through history, and how did that impact his decision to move into construction? Why does Travis emphasize maintaining the bridges you build with others and how has doing so helped him in his own career? What worlds did Travis help bring to life at Disney?

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Today, James Hurst steps back into the trailer to talk about where he is now in his career and some things he’s learned since finishing his internships.

What are some things James has learned through making his own mistakes and working with other superintendents? How has AI been helpful in construction for organizing and retrieving information? What advice does Joe have for those seeking to become general superintendents?

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Today, James Hurst – a field superintendent – takes a seat in the trailer to talk about his path into the industry, from working with his dad in his youth to interning with Joe himself.

What sort of work did James do with his father and how did it influence him to pursue a career in the industry? Which lessons did James learn from his first few internships while he was in college learning construction management? Which lessons did Joe teach James during their first project together and what did Joe make his interns do on the site?

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Today, Gerren Sprauve rejoins Joe to dive deeper into his more recent ventures such as his company The Alignment Group (TAG) as well as his book Fast-Track Your Calling: How To Fuel Your Drive With Every Assignment.

What is the importance of making the people around you feel seen and how can that inspire and motivate them to be their best self? How does The Alignment Group utilize this to help others realize their potential? What is the goal of Gerren’s book and how did he come to write it? What does Gerren’s phrase “You are the greatest asset” mean for him?

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Today, Gerren Sprauve joins Joe to discuss his early life and influences leading to Gerren’s many business ventures including how he started Clean Slate Janitorial Services.

What influence did Gerren’s family and childhood experiences have on him later becoming a business owner? Why did Gerren choose to ignore his bachelor’s degree in pursuit of a different path? How did a random encounter with a cleaner at a restaurant initiate his decision to start Clean Slate Janitorial Services?

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Today, Ramón Rodríguez rejoins Joe to talk about his extensive educational experience and his career since moving to the US.

How did Ramón utilize his educational experience to help him progress in his career? Why did Ramón choose to move to the US given his successful career in the Dominican Republic? How have Ramón and his wife adapted their existing skills to continue pursuing their careers within the US?

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Today, Ramón Rodríguez takes a seat with Joe to discuss his multi-national career journey from being a language arts teacher to creating and supervising Learning Management Systems for industrial operations.

What was Ramón’s early educational experience like in the Dominican Republic? How did Ramón use his skills gained as a language arts teacher to create and operate a Learning Management System for a large industrial operation? What experiences has Ramón had working with multi-national teams and what did he learn?

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Today, Ana Palm rejoins Joe to further discuss her role as a Senior Project Coordinator at Scorpio Construction and dive into Ana’s future career aspirations.

What has Ana’s experience been like in these early stages of her career and what are her long-term goals? How has Ana’s mentors inspired her into pursuing a path in construction and how would she go about inspiring others? What does Ana think about AI and how it should be used?

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Today, Joe invites Ana Palm into the trailer to discuss her journey from moving to the US from Brazil to becoming a Senior Project Coordinator at Scorpio Construction.

How did Ana first become involved in the construction industry in high school? What is Ana’s involvement with NAWIC? What is the Construction Management Competition and what is the experience like as a participant?

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Today, Tyler Brooks sits back down to go into a bit more detail about the tools his shop uses and the importance of job satisfaction.

How have automated technologies such as CNC machines helped to improve production capacity? What observations has Tyler made about how job satisfaction and company culture influence a person’s capabilities? What advice does Tyler have for new members in the industry?

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