Cole Porter, President & CEO of Porter Steel, joins us for part 1 of his episode with us to discuss the importance of family, his impact at Porter Steel, and the impact of tariffs on the construction industry.
Having grown up around the family business and worked in numerous aspects of the shop, field, and office as far back as high school, Cole knows steel. In 2012, he returned to Porter Steel as the organization’s future leader. Cole is a graduate of the University of Georgia.
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0:00 Welcome (Thanks Fly & Form Concrete Structures)
4:30 Transitioning to CEO
7:45 5x the business
17:20 Sponsorship Blurb (Thanks Fly & Form Concrete Structures)
19:02 Dreaming
25:32 Cole's Letter to the President (Tariffs)
33:56 Join us next time for Part 2!
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This season of BLRH is sponsored by Fly & Form Concrete Structures! Fly and Form is headquartered in Atlanta and does work throughout the southeast specializing in concrete structures. Visit their website at flyandform.com or call their team at (770)971-7873 to discuss your project's needs.
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