A Life in Construction

Our host, John Manning and co-host Angela Echols interview our featured guest Katie Burbee,  Program Director, Horizon Health Services. Burbee talks about the importance of focusing on your mental health and how to talk about it and seek help if necessary. This is a special episode for May, Mental Health Awareness month.

Our special Earth Month Special is about Sustainability. Our host, John Manning sat down with our Product Manager Heather Gifford and our featured guest Suzanne Lianopoulos, Architectural Marketing Manager for Master Builders Solutions. Lianopoulos talked about the importance of sustainability in the commercial construction industry and where she sees it heading in the future. 

Hosts John Manning and Angela Echols welcome guest Stephanie Duncan, Owner of Crossroads Highway Products. They start season three off with an episode on Women in Construction. Duncan shares her unique perspective on having a woman-owned business and how we need to encourage other women into the construction community.

This episode was originally recorded during World of Concrete in Las Vegas, NV

For this special switch-around episode Angela Echols is the guest host and John Manning (ALIC's usual host) is in the hot seat. Angela asks John how he prepares for success in his role in technical services.  He talks about going to job sites and  training contractors. A favorite phrase by John, "one is none and two is one," emphasizes the importance of having a backup plan. 

Your host John Manning interviews Jeanne Asquith, Owner of 3rd Rock, LLC. 3rd Rock is a full service soil, aggregate and material testing laboratory accredited by AASHTO since 2001 for soil testing. They offer permeability, compressive strength, tensile strength and many other tests. 

Your host John Manning returns with WBA's Jeremy Childers in an interview with Mike Grey, Vice President & Chief Business Officer of United Infrastructure Group, a bridge and heavy highway builder of the Southeast. They talk in great detail about the planning and execution throughout the project life cycle of design-builds in construction. This podcast was originally recorded in Salem, Virginia.

John Manning and Angela Echols interview Chad Bolton, Owner at DD Reconstruction.  They discuss the topic of cold weather construction work just as a snow storm rolls in off the mountains in Salt Lake City, UT. It is always going to get cold, especially in certain places. They discuss how to work all year long, and how to prepare your workers and equipment for the conditions.

This roundtable discussion features WBA's John Manning, Angela Echols, Randy Siegmann and Chris Smyth. It focuses on training department of transportation (DoT) employees. By training at the source, we can help ensure the expansion joints are installed correctly. 

WBA's John Manning and Angela Echols are joined by special guest Mark Morley, Owner of Express Logistics Solutions, Inc. There is a a reason that truck drivers should be appreciated. Morley talks about the challenges within the industry and emphasizes the importance of safety for truck drivers on the road.

Watson Bowman Acme's John Manning and Angela Echols meet in Phoenix, AZ and interview Helen Madden-Weiss, President & CEO of NPW Contracting, Inc.  As a leader of a woman-owned construction company, Helen models how to carry yourself with confidence, even if you are the only woman in the room. The episode highlights various opportunities for women to be part of the construction industry. 

Live from Denver, CO host John Manning is joined by a panel of guests: Angela Echols (Watson Bowman Acme), David Flores (A+ Waterproofing and Sealants) and Kyle Marston (Smalley & Company). They discuss how effective training can improve the skills and knowledge of installers within the construction industry.

In this episode host John Manning has a discussion with David Fuller, Technical Service Lead for Masters Builders Solutions about new technologies in the construction industry. This is part two of two.

In this episode host John Manning has a discussion with David Fuller, Technical Service Lead for Masters Builders Solutions about new technologies in the construction industry. This is part one of two.

We sit down with our resident BIM expert and Product Marketing Specialist, Jeff Kuchta, to discuss the importance of building information modeling – or BIM - as it pertains to design and construction.

July 2, 2021 - As the world begins to open back up, how do commercial construction firms and manufacturers feel about topics such as travel, supply, and just seeing customers face to face again?  Host John Manning, Technical Specialist for Watson Bowman Acme is joined by Angela Echols, Business Development Manager in charge of Distribution for Watson Bowman Acme.  Listen as the two discuss the "re-opening".