Discover how New York mechanical contractor Dimitri Sidiropoulos uses ChatGPT as a “Jarvis, not a replacement” to save hours on estimating, SOPs, proposals, and meeting minutes, while keeping human judgment at the center of his construction business.
This episode with construction-focused CPA Kathe Barrington reveals how contractors can align their bank, bonding company, and tax strategy around a clear long-term vision. Shifting from reactive tax minimization to intentional financial planning that builds real capacity and sustainable growth.
Discover how Jake Olsen, CEO of Stratus, breaks down the realities of MEP prefabrication—showing contractors how to treat prefab as a strategic labor, logistics, and production system rather than just “construction in a warehouse,” so they can reduce waste, increase agility, and avoid costly mistakes.
In this episode of Construction Genius, ESOP expert Kelly O. Finnell breaks down how employee stock ownership plans are becoming the fastest-growing succession strategy in construction, explaining in plain language how they’re structured, financed, de-risked, and why they can often deliver superior value while preserving company culture and employee security.
Former chef turned builder Sam Fertik, founder of Carbon Builders, joins Construction Genius to share how he’s disrupting traditional wood-framed construction with insulated concrete homes designed to last 1,000 years, blending a chef’s obsession with recipes and consistency with a visionary approach to innovation, risk, and high-performance building.
In this episode of Construction Genius, sales expert Matthew Neuberger reveals why most contractors stay stuck on the bid list, and shows how a simple, accountable business development system—built on targeted owner lists, consistent relationship-building, and weekly reviews—can shift revenue toward higher-margin, negotiated work.