Tom Ford, Partner and Director of Operations of MarketOne Builders a general contractor based in Sacramento, California is my guest. He launched MarketOne Builders in 1997 with his partner James Fitzgerald, focusing on providing Owners, Architects, Planners, Tenants and other shareholders the comfort of knowing their GC is driving the project to…
Sean Cook, President of Cook Engineering, is my guest on today’s show. Cook Engineering is a general engineering company based in Rancho Cordova, California. Sean and his wife Shellie started the business in 2003. They’ve grown the business to $30m in revenue by taking care of their customers, and providing their employees…
Four Leadership Lessons from the Finest Soldier of the Twentieth Century Display Cheerful Optimism Be Selfless Practice Loyal Demonstrate Determination This podcast was inspired by a letter on leadership that George C. Marshall wrote in 1920. To download the letter, click this link. George C. Marshall (1880 – 1959) was the Chief…
Shifting Ownership of a Construction Company to the Next Generation Doug Reitz and his partner are currently 2 years into a 5-year process, purchasing Mark Wilson Construction from the founder. In this episode of Construction Genius, we discuss Doug’s successes, challenges, and lessons learned as he’s embarked on the process of becoming…
Saving time and money is essential on every construction project. In an urban environment, maximizing the use of space is critical also. What if there was a way to reduce the space required for parking by 40-60%, save money by eliminating the floors of concrete needed for a traditional parking structure, and…
What can you learn from the failures of one of the world’s oldest, largest and most successful construction companies? According to a recent Bloomberg article: “Last year was a tough one for the Swedish construction giant (Skanska), with operating income hit by project write-downs, goodwill impairments and restructuring charges totaling 3.1 billion…