Better Construction with Sean McStay
Welcome to Better Construction. A podcast focused on the people, products, and business of #betterconstruction. New Episodes when they are done! Have questions or would like to suggest a guest? Please feel free to send me an email at mcstay.sean@gmail.com#construction #build #business #leadership
Episodes
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Zach Kingma from Kingma Lumber Masters. Kingma is a lumber supply shop as well as a custom furniture manufacturer in Edmonton. Zach talks about his journey in woodworking, starting his shop and his future plans.
Kingma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingma_lumber_masters/
Kingma Lumber masters : https://www.kingmalumbermasters.ca/
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Philip Strnad and Steve Wesseling from Festool Canada about the brand, their careers at Festool and some exciting upcoming tools and technologies!
Festool Canada on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/festoolcanada/
Festool Canada: https://www.festoolcanada.com/
Festool Canada Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpOAF5xouPhdwu3E4YY8Rw
071 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Becoming a modern day Philosopher with Daniel Sanderson
In this episode of my leadership series , I spoke with Daniel Sanderson, founder and philosopher at Planksip about starting his media platform, being a modern-day philosopher, and what he hopes to achieve with his life.
Planksip: https://www.planksip.org/
Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielplanksip/
My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmcstay/
In this episode of my leadership series , I spoke with Eric Lee about his coaching company Starfish coaching, why he focuses on creatives, and the reason it's so important to work with an expert with experience!
Starfish Coaching: https://starfishcoaching.net/
Eric on Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/starfishcoaching/
Eric on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-lee-a510084/
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Adam Baker about working for Schooley Mitchell as a cost reduction consultant. Schooley Mitchell is a firm deeply knowledgeable in how to save businesses money and Adam has a great story about growing up, joining the military, and transferring his skills to his current work.
Adam's Website: www.schooleymitchell.com/abaker
Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.lin...
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Renée Safrata about developing competence, motivation, and collaboration among your leaders. Vivo Team’s full spectrum learning experience platform has been creating educational and entertaining virtual programs for over 10 years.
Renée's Website: https://vivoteam.com/
Renée team assessment: https://train.vivoteam.com/demo
Renée on LinkedIn: https://w...
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Whitney Johnson about her career journey, launching multiple successful businesses, and her new book Smart Growth.
Whitney's Website: https://whitneyjohnson.com/disruption-advisors/
Whitney on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson/
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Alex Verdecchia about his journey in the recruiting world, finding the right people for a role, and how hiring has changed since COVID.
Alex's Website: https://mbexec.com/
Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexverdecchia/
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Tony Chapman about his journey in the marketing world, starting multiple award-winning agencies, his next tightrope, and some Canadian politics for good measure!
Tony's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/chatter-that-matters/id1478779098
Tony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Adam Corneil about unbuilding buildings instead of demolition, starting multiple successful businesses, and what it was like going on Dragons Den to pitch his company.
Adam's Website: https://unbuilders.com/
Adam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbuildersdeconstruction/
Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-corneil-20799989/
In this episode from my leadership series I spoke with Ben Dueck about his journey in the leadership and management world, starting his company Cantera Leadership and who he looks up to as a leader!
Ben's Website: https://www.canteraleadership.com/
Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-dueck/
In this episode from my leadership podcast I spoke with Steve Cadigan, former Chief Human resources officer at LinkedIn, author, and leadership expert about his career, his new book Workquake, and how hiring and employee retention have changed forever!
Steve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadigan/
Steve on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stevecadigan?lang=en
Steve's Website: https://stevecadigan....
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Sean Murphy from Hollyhock Construction about his career, building better than code, and how Instagram is a great resource for learning about our industry!
Hollyhock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyhockconstruction/
Hollyhock Construction: https://www.hollyhockconstruction.com/
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Mary McWilliam from the Zero Energy Buildings learning centre at BCIT about her career, her passion for construction, and how BCIT is working with industry partners to help solve the trades shortage!
BCIT School of Construction on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcitsoce/
BCIT : https://commons.bcit.ca/zeroenergybuildings/
My Website: htt...
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Fereshteh Froude, president and CEO at FMI about her career, her passion for construction, and how inclusivity and diversity are key to the development of our industry!
FMI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/froude.management/?hl=en
FMI: https://froudegroups.com/
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jesse Weissburg, co-founder and CCO at Billd about contractor financing, payment terms, and more!
Billd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billd_co/
Billd: www.billd.com
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Josh Lewis, engineering manager at Nerva Energy about commercial building efficiency technologies, healthy air for your building, and more!
Nerva on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nervaenergy/
Nerva Energy: https://www.nervaenergy.com/
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with John Rockwell, Technical sales and Design consultant at Zehnder America about HRV's vs ERV's, healthy air for your building, and more!
Zehnder on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zehnderamerica/
Zehnder America: https://www.zehnderamerica.com/
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jack Aspenson, CEO and President of S3 Surface Solutions about getting into his coating system, healthy concrete, and more!
S3 Surface Solutions: http://s3surfacesolutions.com/
My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnA
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Emily Mottram about getting into architecture, why building better matters, and launching her podcast!
Mottram Architecture: https://www.mottramarch.com/
Emily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mottramarch/
My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnA
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com
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