It Happened On The Job
155 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe podcast for relatable conversations with contractors and maybe even a little bit of entertainment.
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Ep #150 - Marc Revetta of Marc Revetta Construction
October 28, 2021 19:31 - 40 minutes - 74.7 MBThis episode's guest: Marc Revetta of Marc Revetta Construction. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Today, Brian is joined by Marc Revetta, President, Owner, and Founder of Marc Revetta Construction. Working for a gas station in high school, Marc went to work for his buddy's uncle in construction. Instantly falling in love with the idea of building and the freedom to work outside on a daily basis, he opted to leave everyone else's dream for him of being a firefighter an...
Ep #149 - Margaret Totty of Los Angeles Housing Compliance
May 28, 2021 16:39 - 37 minutes - 85.3 MBThis episode's guest: Margaret Totty of Los Angeles Housing Compliance. You can also find them on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Margaret Totty, President of Los Angeles Housing Compliance. In Las Vegas at 20 years old, she went to work for a General Contractor specializing in restoration working as an administrative assistant and receptionist. Eventually making her way to Los Angeles, Margaret went to work for a large General Contractor and found a role tha...
Ep #148 - Nadine Weiss of Complete Demolition, Inc.
May 25, 2021 17:04 - 58 minutes - 134 MBThis episode's guest: Nadine Weiss of Complete Demolition, Inc. You can find them on LinkedIn and Facebook. You can also contact Nadine on her LinkedIn page. Mike and Brian are joined by Nadine Weiss, President of Complete Demolition, Inc. With a successful background in sales and business, Nadine was asked by her father to help an ailing demolition side business he had started years prior. Now, four years after she took the reins of the company, she's increased Complete Demolition's revenu...
Ep #147 - Kirk Page of KPS Alarms and KPS Fire Sprinklers
May 21, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBThis episode's guest: Kirk Page of KPS Alarms and KPS Fire Sprinklers. You can find them on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Yelp. Mike and Brian are joined by Kirk Page, President of KPS Alarms and KPS Fire Sprinklers. Talk about a seminar on leadership, if you're a contractor and you run a business, or you want to run a business, or you've been thinking about it... this is your episode. With the motto of "Love for Customers, Love for Team, Love for Profit", KPS has fou...
Ep #146 - Steve Paxton of Astro Sheet Metal Co, Inc.
May 18, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 87.3 MBThis episode's guest: Steve Paxton of Astro Sheet Metal Co, Inc. You can also find them on Facebook and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Steve Paxton, President of Astro Sheet Metal Co, Inc. Now president of the company, Steve is the grandson of the original founder, John Paxton, and grew up running the halls of the original building where they began in 1967. Now, leading the third generation, as well as a host of employees, Steve and their leadership team have made sure that Astro Sh...
Ep #145 - Serko Khatchadourian of Quadrant, Inc.
May 14, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 80 MBThis episode's guest: Serko Khatchadourian of Quadrant, Inc. Mike and Brian are joined by Serko Khatchadourian, President of Quadrant, Inc. Growing up in Lebanon, Serko was involved in construction because of his father - a career engineer. In Lebanon, unlike the US, engineers are involved throughout the entirety of the project and are the last line of defense in terms of quality. While he has a college background in engineering, Serko opted to be out in the field, got his contractor's lice...
Ep #144 - Todd Pearson of All Bay Paint
May 11, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 101 MBThis episode's guest: Todd Pearson of All Bay Paint. You can find them on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Mike and Brian are joined by Todd Pearson, President of All Bay Paint. Growing up with a father in construction, he was the youngest and smallest between him and his brother, and because of that, he was the one that was tasked with fitting in tight spaces. Fast forward to now, that unique skill of learning to be nimble and fit in tight spaces has helped him tremendously as t...
Ep #143 - Pete Grant of Safesite
May 07, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 85.7 MBThis episode's guest: Pete Grant of Safesite. You can check out their sister company Foresight as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Pete Grant, CEO of Safesite. Growing up in Australia, Pete started working in construction as a laborer. But working on different jobsites afforded him some very unfortunate experiences - including seeing near miss accidents and a few deaths, even a good friend of his dying on the job. As a result, he started Safesite, a technology designed to monitor and perp...
Ep #142 - Ivan Montano of Leading Edge Construction Services, Inc.
May 04, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 83.1 MBThis episode's guest: Ivan Montano of Leading Edge Construction Services, Inc. You can find them on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Mike and Brian are joined by Ivan Montano, Vice President of Operations of Leading Edge Construction Services, Inc. Graduating from high school, Ivan found a job as a laborer for a construction company and fell in love with the industry. Now, 10 years later, Ivan helps lead a construction company as VP of Operations. With as many as 65 projects happening at ...
Ep #141 - Tim Nobles of Nobles Construction Components
April 30, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 88.5 MBThis episode's guest: Tim Nobles of Nobles Construction Components. You can find them on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Tim Nobles, Owner and President of Nobles Construction Components. As a motocross rider for 12 years, Tim needed a job that was flexible, would give him weekends off, and didn't mind if he came in on a Monday with a broken leg. Pair that with the fact that his dad was a carpenter, construction was the easy choice. But with the 2008 downturn...
Ep #140 - Russell Roberts of Rod Heisler Construction
April 27, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 89.5 MBThis episode's guest: Russell Roberts of Rod Heisler Construction Mike and Brian are joined by Russell Roberts, General Superintendent of Rod Heisler Construction. Russell grew up destined for construction, it seems, with construction pumping through the veins of both sides of his family. As a young man, he joined the Navy, and upon finishing his service, made the move into construction as a Superintendent. Now as a General Superintendent, focusing on leadership and living by the motto of "...
Ep #139 - Ophir Levin of 911 Restoration of Ventura, Santa Barbara, & San Luis Obispo
April 23, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 82.8 MBThis episode's guest: Ophir Levin of 911 Restoration of Ventura, Santa Barbara, & San Luis Obispo. Mike and Brian are joined by Ophir Levin, Owner of 911 Restoration of Ventura, Santa Barbara, & San Luis Obispo. Starting his journey growing up in Israel, Ophir, like all Israelis, went to the military and served in the Special Forces, and after meeting him and seeing his willingness to take on any challenge at any time, you can quickly see where his training and mindset come from. His positi...
Ep #138 - Rich Rozycki of Crate Modular
April 20, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBThis episode's guest: Rich Rozycki of Crate Modular. You can find them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Mike and Brian are joined by Rich Rozycki, CEO of Crate Modular. Coming from a family that generationally was involved in construction, Rich took a different path and became a lawyer... but he specialized in construction law. No longer a practicing attorney and now running a multi-million dollar modular construction company, that knowledge and expertise is key to the company and its g...
Ep #137 - Carolina Alvarez of J&S Building Maintenance, Inc.
April 16, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 86.4 MBThis episode's guest: Carolina Alvarez of J&S Building Maintenance, Inc. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Yelp. Mike and Brian are joined by Carolina Alvarez, President of J&S Building Maintenance, Inc. Working for a large national janitorial company and traveling half the month, Carolina opted to start her own janitorial construction company and create her own destiny. And the life lessons in this one are golden - from realizing she needed to have a construction lice...
Ep #136 - April Morse of Weber Company
April 13, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 95.9 MBThis episode's guest: April Morse of Weber Company. You can find her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Mike and Brian are joined by April Morse, Owner of Weber Company. Immediately after graduating college, April began working towards her teaching credential with the hopes of becoming a teacher. But, growing up with a dad that owned a custom cabinetry shop and a mom that was retiring from doing the books, April found herself working at the family business - and loving it! Fast forward th...
Ep #135 - Robert Cianciminio of Glazing Concepts, Inc.
April 09, 2021 15:24 - 35 minutes - 82.2 MBThis episode's guest: Robert Cianciminio of Glazing Concepts, Inc. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Robert Cianciminio, COO of Glazing Concepts, Inc. Back in 1991, after Robert had been honorably discharged from the US Navy Reserves, he took an outside sales position in the automotive industry and he hated it. So, he took an estimating position for a glass company at $6 per hour - keep in mind he was married with two kids! Now 30 years late...
Ep #134 - Clayton Rodrigues of Zothex Flooring, Inc.
April 06, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 119 MBThis episode's guest: Clayton Rodrigues of Zothex Flooring, Inc. You can find him on LinkedIn and the company at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Yelp, and LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Clayton Rodrigues, CEO and Founder of Zothex Flooring, Inc. Originally from Brazil, Clayton came to the States to go to medical school, but through a series of events decided to go into flooring... and not just get into it, but open his own company. Now, six years later, he's got 50 ...
Ep #133 - Kirk Lane of Direct Shades & Blinds, Inc.
April 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 181 MBThis episode's guest: Kirk Lane of Direct Shades & Blinds, Inc. You can find Kirk on LinkedIn. You can find the company on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Kirk Lane, President of Direct Shades & Blinds, Inc. With a 30 year background in the Event Technology industry, Kirk has a ton of crazy fun stories that led him to working for Direct Shades & Blinds - a contractor working all over the western US installing commercial window coverings. In fact, y...
Ep #132 - Ray Goldsboro of Bonanza Plumbing
March 30, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBThis episode's guest: Ray Goldsboro of Bonanza Plumbing. You can also find them on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Yelp. Mike and Brian are joined by Ray Goldsboro, President of Bonanza Plumbing. After one year of community college, Ray went to work for a plumbing company for the summer and that really started his love for the industry. He went back to school for a semester, but went right back to that same company in the winter! Now, as the President of Bonanza Plumbing - a plumbing com...
Ep #131 - Mike Echelmeier of Echelmeier Consulting and Constructability Review
March 26, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes - 89.5 MBThis episode's guest: Mike Echelmeier of Echelmeier Consulting and Constructability Review. You can reach him at me.eccr [at] att.net. Mike and Brian are joined by Mike Echelmeier, Owner and Founder of Echelmeier Consulting and Constructability Review. Growing up, Mike's dad, a bridge engineer, worked with contractors all over the world building bridges - and that afforded them opportunities to live for some time all over southeast Asia. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree and Mike,...
EP #130- Gregg Cantor of Murray Lampert Design, Build, Remodel
March 23, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 70.3 MBThis episode's guest: Gregg Cantor of Murray Lampert Design, Build, Remodel. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Gregg Cantor, President and CEO of Murray Lampert Design, Build, Remodel. A fixture in the San Diego community, Murray Lampert Design, Build, Remodel was founded by Gregg's grandfather - the actual Murray Lampert. The company, still in the family, is centered ON family and, while consistently growing as a business, they've...
Ep #129 - Jon Archer of Destination West Builders
March 19, 2021 15:32 - 35 minutes - 80.7 MBThis episode's guest: Jon Archer of Destination West Builders. You can reach Jon on LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Jon Archer, President and CEO of Destination West Builders. After an ACL tear in his senior year of high school, his college football hopes were dashed. And though his football dreams were gone, the two things he was able to carry with him were teamwork and hard work. And those two themes carried him through college, where he studied Construction Management, and...
Ep #128 - Sean Yahn of American Window Concepts
March 16, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBThis episode's guest: Sean Yahn of American Window Concepts. You can find them on Facebook and Instagram. Mike and Brian are joined by Sean Yahn, CEO of American Window Concepts. Prior to American Window Concepts, Sean worked for a window manufacturer and toured the state of California working on warranty claims. The thing he learned... a great window with a bad installation by a fly-by-night subcontractor equals a terrible product. So, when American Window Concepts was launched, he put his...
Ep #127 - Elizabeth May of LAC Flooring & Ellie May, Inc.
March 12, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 81.6 MBThis episode's guest: Elizabeth May of LAC Flooring and Ellie May, Inc. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Elizabeth May, CFO of LAC Flooring and Founder at Ellie May, Inc. Elizabeth fell in love with construction in high school when she signed up for a home building program. Fast forward a few years later, after moving to Los Angeles, she went to work for a CPA, started a family, and eventually started her own bookkeeping company where she m...
Ep #126 - Paul Hansen of SouthWest Landscape, Inc.
March 09, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 98.4 MBThis episode's guest: Paul Hansen of SouthWest Landscape, Inc. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Paul Hansen, Director of Client Services at SouthWest Landscape, Inc. Growing up as a son of a contractor, Paul went right to work for his dad's company after college only to leave and work for a competitor soon after. Developing some unique tools and a new skill set while away, Paul came back to SouthWest and immediately implemented th...
Ep #126- Paul Hansen of SouthWest Landscape, Inc.
March 09, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 98.4 MBThis episode's guest: Paul Hansen of SouthWest Landscape, Inc. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Paul Hansen, Director of Client Services at SouthWest Landscape, Inc. Growing up as a son of a contractor, Paul went right to work for his dad's company after college only to leave and work for a competitor soon after. Developing some unique tools and a new skill set while away, Paul came back to SouthWest and immediately implemented th...
Ep #125 - Jon and Peggy Premo of Tri County Painting and TNK Manufacturing
March 05, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 88.4 MBThis episode's guest: Jon and Peggy Premo of Tri County Painting and TNK Manufacturing Mike and Brian are joined by Jon and Peggy Premo, CEO and COO, respectively, of Tri County Painting and TNK Manufacturing. Starting at 15 years old working for his grandfather's wallpaper hanging company in New York, Jon took care of all things painting. Eventually starting Tri County Painting with his wife, Peggy, they made the move to California and brought the company with them. Fast forward a decade o...
Ep #124 - Lance Smith of Smith & Son Construction, Inc.
March 02, 2021 17:19 - 29 minutes - 68.5 MBThis episode's guest: Lance Smith of Smith & Son Construction, Inc. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Lance Smith, CEO of Smith & Son Construction, Inc. Growing up with a roofer as a father, he learned the value of grit and hard work very early in his life. So excited to go to work at 17, he lied about his age on a job application so he could get started, until of course, the company found out and had to let him go! But it's this determinat...
Ep #123 - Kaitlin Frank of Dome Construction and eMOD
February 26, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 82.6 MBThis episode's guest: Kaitlin Frank of Dome Construction and eMOD. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Kaitlin Frank, Superintendent of Dome Construction and Co-Founder of eMOD by BuildSafely, LLC. Kaitlin grew up on the jobsite in Boston while her dad worked. He'd toss Pepsi cans off the roof and it was her job to get rid of them. That love of construction carried her through college with her Masters in Construction Manageme...
Ep #122 - Chris Golden and Patrick Sheerin of the Rye Company
February 23, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 87.8 MBThis episode's guest: Chris Golden and Patrick Sheerin of Rye Company. You can also reach them at [email protected]. Mike and Brian are joined by Chris Golden and Patrick Sheerin, CEO and Director of Recruiting, respectively, of Rye Company. Chris grew up in construction with his dad working as a bridge carpenter, ended up going to USC (Fight On!) and then went to work for his father-in-law's electrical contracting company. Eventually going out on his own, he started Rye Company, an el...
Ep #121 - Darren Keefe of Drumcree Designs and HGTV's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
February 19, 2021 17:06 - 39 minutes - 89.7 MBThis episode's guest: Darren Keefe of Drumcree Designs and HGTV's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. You can also find him on Instagram (@darrenkeefe). Mike and Brian are joined by Darren Keefe, Instagram's new dancing carpenter sensation, founder and owner of Drumcree Designs and designer with HGTV's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Born in Northern Ireland, he and his family moved to Ohio as a child and fell in love with drawing and design. Pursuing his love of acting, he moved to Los Angeles...
Ep #120 - Anthony Graves of Graves Construction
February 16, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBThis episode's guest: Anthony Graves of Graves Construction. You can find them on LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Anthony Graves, President of Graves Construction. Coming from a construction family growing up, it only made sense to build log cabins during the summers while in college in Northern California. That love for building and a degree in Construction Management led him to managing large capital projects as a Construction Manager and then, in 2015, setting out on his o...
Ep #119 - Rick Fisher of Robins & Morton
February 12, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBThis episode's guest: Rick Fisher of Robins & Morton. You can find him on LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Rick Fisher, Senior Superintendent of Robins & Morton. If you've listened to the show in any capacity, you've probably heard Mike mention this ethereal uncle out in Florida that builds hospitals and other ginormous capital projects. Today, you're in for a special treat because we finally have him as a guest on the show! Rick runs huge jobs, including a current hospital pr...
Ep #118 - Jeff Colton of Jensen Landscape - A Monarch Company
February 09, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBThis episode's guest: Jeff Colton of Jensen Landscape - A Monarch Company. You can find them on Facebook and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Jeff Colton, President of Jensen Landscape - A Monarch Company. Jeff grew up working in the family landscaping business that quickly grew to be one of the largest in California. With his prior experience at Valley Crest running the Northern California operations and after the company sold in 2016, he was recruited to lead Jensen Landscape as Pre...
Ep #117 - Charlie Evans of California Rock Crushers
February 05, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 81.8 MBThis episode's guest: Charlie Evans of California Rock Crushers Mike and Brian are joined by Charlie Evans, President of California Rock Crushers. Starting as a kid working for his dad's company, Charlie and his brother were the default rock crushers simply because his dad hated it! That small task became a company and an obsession in 2000 and now with 12 different plants, and revolutionizing the industry by bringing rock crushing to the jobsite, not only are they more efficient, but they'r...
Ep #116- Shawna Alvarado and Rob Fischer of O'Donnell Plastering, Inc.
February 02, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 83.4 MBThis episode's guest: Shawna Alvarado and Rob Fischer of O'Donnell Plastering, Inc. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Shawna Alvarado and Rob Fischer of O'Donnell Plastering, Inc. Both coming from construction prior to joining O'Donnell Plastering, they highlight the history of the company, starting with Shawna's parents as the founders to the generational shift with technology - and how it helps and presents new challenges daily. Not to me...
Ep #115 - Allen Hahn of UVETS and the Apache Warrior Foundation
January 29, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBThis episode's guest: Allen Hahn of UVETS and the Apache Warrior Foundation. Mike and Brian are joined by Allen Hahn, COO of UVETS and President and Founder of the Apache Warrior Foundation. It's no secret that Mike and Brian highly respect the military and those that have served, and this one’s a special one with Allen - a retired Lieutenant Colonel with the United States Army who flew the AH-64 Apache helicopter for close to 25 years. And while we speak on the business of contracting for...
Ep #114 - David Hopkins of PrimeCo
January 26, 2021 08:00 - 51 minutes - 95.2 MBThis episode's guest: David Hopkins of PrimeCo. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. You can also find David on LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by David Hopkins, CEO of PrimeCo. Starting out working for his dad, a carpenter by trade, he eventually added plumbing, remediation, painting, and waterproofing to his tool belt (no pun intended) while working out in the field. Now, the CEO of PrimeCo, a painting contractor, he and his COO, Josh, have created new syste...
Ep #113 - Farrel Stevins of TIS Construction Services, Inc.
January 22, 2021 08:01 - 51 minutes - 95 MBThis episode's guest: Farrel Stevins of TIS Construction Services, Inc. Mike and Brian are joined by Farrel Stevins, CEO of TIS Construction Services, Inc. Starting out as a young man selling tax shelters, Farrel made a hard turn and went to work for a large construction company. A few years later in 1987, after being used and abused, and working more hours without any increase in pay, he made the decision to start TIS. A self-proclaimed "kind workaholic", Farrel created TIS with a clear vi...
Ep #112 - Tony Molnar of M3 Mechanical
January 19, 2021 08:01 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBThis episode's guest: Tony Molnar of M3 Mechanical. Mike and Brian are joined by Tony Molnar, President of M3 Mechanical. Tony came from the Financial Services industry to join his dad’s HVAC company in 2000 with his brother. Looking back over the last 20 years, they’ve averaged 20% year-over-year steady growth and that’s attributed to their intentionality on marketing and growth. What’s even crazier… they’ve been able to sustain that growth without a website, outbound sales, and social med...
Ep #111 - Aaron Gianni of Larratt Bros. Plumbing and Plunjr
January 15, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBThis episode's guest: Aaron Gianni of Larratt Bros. Plumbing and Plunjr. You can also find them on Facebook and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Aaron Gianni of Larratt Bros. Plumbing and Plunjr. Aaron comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and while that business owner spirit has come in handy as of late - graduating from high school and being one of the few in his circle to not go to college and pursue bio-tech was pretty embarrassing for him. Now the proud owner of Larratt Bros. P...
Ep #110 - Johnny Panjarjian of Vinyl Pro Fence
January 12, 2021 08:01 - 50 minutes - 92 MBThis episode's guest: Johnny Panjarjian of Vinyl Pro Fence. You can also find them on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Johnny Panjarjian, Owner of Vinyl Pro Fence. Johnny started out in corporate America before quickly realizing he wanted to start his own company. His brother-in-law pointed him in the direction of a large vinyl fencing company in Orange County, California and Johnny went to work for them. Super honest and upfront, he told them his plans to sta...
Ep #109 - Mark Pitman of California Waters
January 08, 2021 08:01 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBThis episode's guest: Mark Pitman of California Waters. You can also find them on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Mark Pitman, President and Owner of California Waters. Mark's entry into contracting was on the business side and not as a family member of a contractor. He owned a few laundromats in Los Angeles and, with his business partner, found that California Waters was up for sale. They quickly acquired the company and, in their first year (2009), brought ...
Ep #108 - Jenna and Vince Free of FREEZ Construction
January 05, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBThis episode's guest: Jenna and Vince Free of FREEZ Construction Mike and Brian are joined by Jenna and Vince Free, COO and President/CEO respectively of FREEZ Construction. Version 2.0 of our conversation with Vince with the addition of his wife and partner, and let's be honest, the brains of the operation! This episode covers not only some of what was discussed in Episode 22, but also goes into Jenna's history and her unique perspective on the beginning of FREEZ Construction, their meteor...
Special Episode - The Buildsters Partnership
December 29, 2020 08:00 - 9 minutes - 17.2 MBIt Happened On The Job with Mike and Brian are joining forces with The Buildsters - a tight knit crew of the most talented, committed professionals around in the construction industry. Check out Mike and Brian's announcement and thoughts on what's to come on future episodes! Find The Buildsters on all platforms @thebuildsters and their website www.thebuildsters.com Check out our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ithappenedonthejob/
Ep #107 - Nick Young of the BC Team
December 22, 2020 17:00 - 37 minutes - 87.1 MBThis episode's guest: Nick Young of The BC Team. You can also find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Houzz, Yelp, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Nick Young, Owner and General Contractor of the BC Team. Growing up, Nick told himself while working on jobsites with his dad that he would never get into construction. In 2009, Nick left his small home town in Texas and moved out to the Phoenix area. But in that space of time, he found himself with tons of opportunity in c...
Ep #106 - Jade Nunes of SDB Contracting Services
December 18, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 79.6 MBThis episode's guest: Jade Nunes of SDB Contracting Services. You can also find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Also, you can find Jade on Instagram and LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Jade Nunes, Business Development Manager, Ultra-Networker and Darth Jader (you gotta listen to know what we mean) of SDB Contracting Services! After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in Journalism, she could not find a job in media, so she took a job wi...
Ep #105 - Greg Fricks of The Fricks Company
December 15, 2020 17:00 - 39 minutes - 91.3 MBThis episode's guest: Greg Fricks of The Fricks Company. You can also find them on LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Greg Fricks, Owner and Partner of The Fricks Company based out of Fort Worth, Texas. A third generation contractor, Greg and his brother started working for Fricks, the family business, as concrete finishers, laborers, and operators and everything in between. After college, Greg and his brother moved into the office and started learning the business side of things before...
Ep #104 - Blair Keaton of S&B Services
December 11, 2020 17:00 - 32 minutes - 76.9 MBThis episode's guest: Blair Keaton of S&B Services. You can find them on LinkedIn as well. Mike and Brian are joined by Blair Keaton, Managing Director of S&B Services. With a background in finance and program project management, Blair was working on a project with a retired Brigadier General from the Army, and realized while working together on this $1 Billion job that they should strike out on their own and start a company together. That company, S&B Services, eventually met with the Depa...
Ep #103 - Tim Zacharias of Cougar USA
December 08, 2020 17:00 - 34 minutes - 79.5 MBThis episode’s guest: Tim Zacharias of Cougar USA. You can find them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Mike and Brian are joined by Tim Zacharias, President of Cougar USA. Graduating from Texas A&M with a degree in finance, he went to work for Cisco Foods doing internal audits. Not realizing it at the time, he was learning manufacturing and distribution business processes that he would eventually use in his next step in his career. After a year at Cisco Foods, he had a casual c...