Episode 42: Water - The Builders Enemy On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt gets his VP of Construction, Tim Hill, back on to discuss water, water management, and the mistakes and problems that come along with it. This is a core topic to builders and there's a need to understand this because ultimately water is our number one e...

03/28/2022

Episode 41: Builder Outlook 2022 On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt is asking what we're all thinking: when will this supply chain get back to normal? After returning from the International Builders Show and listening to fellow builders, he realized that almost everyone is feeling the same way around the country, asking ...

03/28/2022

Episode 40: HVAC Talk: Traditional Ducted vs. Ductless Units Chad Gillespie Senior Manager, Performance Construction at Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US joins matt to take on a very specific topic: a subset of HVAC around ducted and ductless. The two will dive deep into this to tach us exactly what a ducted unit is and exactly what a ductless unit is. (Hi...

03/21/2022

Episode 39: How to Attract Younger Workers to Skilled Trades On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt is joined by Travis and Joe of Catalyst Construction to discuss what it takes to encourage young people to get into the trades. They'll discuss what got them involved in the industry, inspired them to snag multiple skilled licenses, and why it's so impor...

03/15/2022

Episode 38: Building Better Homes On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt chats with his colleagues Steve Lesem and Tim Hill to dig into the topic of better home building. While a typical explanation might involve craftsmanship, the level of fit and finish of a house, the sustainable practices or materials that used during th...

03/08/2022

Episode 37: Lessons Learned from Building My House Matt’s back with Season 2 of The Build Show Podcast. He’s joined by Steve Lesem to tackle the topic of… Matt’s house! How did it turn out? What was it like building a house? What lessons were learned and what would he have done differently if he had to do it all over again. After 25 years of...

03/01/2022

Episode 36: Reflecting on Building in 2021 (Year End Wrap Up) Join Matt on this episode of The Build Podcast as he recaps 2021. Matt reflects on the boom in business in 2021 with some predictions for 2022. He also discusses his personal build (which is finally complete), his colleagues that have been instrumental in the past year, challenges that arose, and...

02/14/2022

Episode 35: Homebuilding Autopsy

On this episode of the Build Podcast, Steve Lesem and Tim Hill talk about the post-mortem scenarios that leave builders thinking: that could have gone better! The episode is divided into two parts: selecting the right clients and building that relationship and handling pitfalls. The m...

12/04/2021

Episode 34: How Builders and Remodelers Can Impact Global Warming

On this episode of The Build Podcast, Steve Lesem chats with Mark Doughty, President of Thoughtforms Custom Builders, about the impact builders and remodelers can have on sustainability and even global warming. As builders, we’re sometimes unaware of the many choices that lie ahead of us...

12/04/2021

Episode 33: What Builders Should Do If They’re Involved in a Lawsuit

On this episode of The Build Podcast, Steve Lesem, COO, Risinger Build, fills in for Matt. He sits down with Travis Brown, Matt’s Construction Attorney to discuss what to do when you’ve done all the things discussed on last week’s episode, but still find yourself in some lega...

12/04/2021

Episode 32: How Builders Can Avoid a Lawsuit

On this episode of The Build Podcast, Steve Lesem, CEO, Risinger Build, fills in for Matt. He sits down with Travis Brown, Matt’s Construction Attorney to discuss what you should consider when in the building ...

12/04/2021