Get Stuff Built Right® with Doug Glenn

Join Doug and Chuck, CEC’s Eastern Oklahoma Market Leader, as they connect with Mike Neal in his 18th year as President and CEO of the Tulsa Regional Chamber. From strategies concerning interstate highways and the Mother Road to further developing Tulsa’s workforce and expanding infrastructure, Mike shares his plans for securing Tulsa’s continued growth. Heavily involved with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mike serves on its Foundat...

In this inspiring episode of the #GetStuffBuiltRight Podcast, Doug and Josh sit down with Farooq Karim, Senior Vice President at REES. Licensed as both an architect and interior designer, Farooq is also a blooming mixed-media artist with a passion for helping others. Farooq shines light on loyalty and delves into how genuine friendships with clients and peers can transform the way we work. Discover his art of blending creativity wi...

How do you ensure City decisions stay strategic and don't become political? Join us on the Get Stuff Built Right podcast as we dive into this crucial question and more with Broken Arrow's City Manager, Michael Spurgeon. With over 36 years of experience in local government management, Michael shares insights on maintaining a great quality of life through strategic planning, perpetual revenue sources, and collaborative efforts with t...

In this episode, Doug and Megan (CEC’s TX Market Leader) sit down with Sarah Fitzgerald, Climate & Sustainability Lead + Associate at SWA Group in Dallas. A passionate landscape designer, Sarah shares her unconventional path into the field and SWA’s mission to create livable, sustainable spaces. 

The discussion explores balancing functionality, beauty, and cost in infrastructure projects, SWA’s employee-owned model, and their in...

Today’s conversation is with Mike Thompson, President & CEO of ACEC Oklahoma and Principal & Owner of Thompson Consulting. Doug and Mike chat about the important role that ACEC plays in the engineering industry, specifically, advocacy and protecting engineering businesses. They break down the Brooks Act, which is critical for safety, quality of engineering, and what is best for the project and the public. Looking ahead, the...

Doug and Bob (CEC’s AR Market Leader) sit down with Chris Lankford, Director of Marketing + Engagement at modus studio in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Chris is a professional services marketer who is passionate about creating spaces that blend seamlessly with nature. He shares eye-opening statistics about the impact of design in schools and discusses how every project at modus is approached with a unique perspective. Chris delves into t...

Listen in as Doug and Steven chat with Steve Jaggers, Principal at GH2 Architects. Steve has seen the company grow from a small firm to one that serves clients internationally. They chat about GH2’s long-standing history in the equine community, and how their reputation has led to projects all over the world, including Mexico, Hong Kong, Singapore, and more. Don’t miss Steve’s take on what is the ultimate measure of success, and wh...

Listen in with our guest, Tommy Nylec, Senior Director of Engineering at CoServ, as he chats about his passion for education, CoServ's impressive metrics as a service provider, and Tommy’s hot take on what he believes the power industry needs to solve its biggest problems. CEC is currently assisting CoServ with the design of new underground developments, so they talk about how partnerships with companies like ours are so vital. 

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Your “yes” has the potential to bring people together, make positive change, and impact communities. That’s exactly what happened when Eric Polak and his team at Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Sciences said “YES” to helping the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation bring the Academic Medical District in Tulsa, Oklahoma to life. Eric has served OSU CHS for over 20 years, and his passion for his work and the transformation ...

Nicole Rhodes is the Chief Executive Officer at Center Phase Energy, which specializes in emergency power restoration for Investor-Owned Utilities, co-operatives, municipalities and other industry participants. On today’s show Doug and Randall chat with Nicole about the biggest challenges the utility industry faces (which is much deeper than lineman and workforce), her fondness for OG&E and the unique Apprenticeship Program off...

Today we chat with Keith Angier, Vice President of MacArthur Associated Consultants. Keith shares why the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is so vital to our industry, and how one of the most important things we can do is to invite collaboration and build partnerships and trust with others in the engineering community. They chat about some of the biggest challenges the industry is facing, including the talent gap an...

Micah Siemers serves as the Director of Engineering for the City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In this episode he talks about what makes a community unique and the impact that quality-of-life projects have on future growth. Sometimes, maintaining history and rehabbing what you have, while making the necessary improvements for advancement, can go together. Bartlesville is home of the “original hot hamburger” served at Murphey's Ste...

Dr. Dominique Pittenger is a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma’s Gallogly College of Engineering, and she serves on the Board of Directors at CEC®. In this episode, Dominique talks about the challenges the engineering industry is facing, and how crucial programs like the Engineering Pathways Program is for young students as they pursue their dream of having a career as an engineer. She touches on ways to encourage women ...

Darrell Davis serves as the Mayor of the City of Edmond, Oklahoma. In today’s episode he talks about his passion for improving mass transit in Oklahoma, and how necessary it is for any community to thrive. Opportunity creates more opportunity, and the new Edmond City Center is a perfect example of that. Once finished, it will offer room for the city to expand, make changes, and set themselves up for future advancement in more ways ...

John Feary is the City Manager of Claremore, Oklahoma. Join us as he talks about his background in infrastructure and passion for economic development. Claremore is home to huge global manufacturers such as Baker Hughes, LUFKIN Industries, MST Manufacturing, and more. They are currently recruiting exciting events and new prospects for the City of Claremore and Rogers County, as well as identifying projects that can be completed alo...

Teresa Rose is the Executive Director of the Communities Foundation of Oklahoma. In this episode she touches on some of the communities she is working with, the need for quality infrastructure, and the effects it has on those communities. She encourages the teams that make these projects happen - the design team, engineers, architects, planners, surveyors, builders - to ask questions, raise issues and identify problems, and then wo...

Joe Echelle is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA). Listen in as he shares what led him to the industry and his experience working for both the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the OTA. Joe talks about how funding affects Oklahoma’s ability to continue to improve the transportation system, and why having a long-range plan is important, especially when it comes to securing funds and being ...

On the Get Stuff Built Right® podcast, CEC® President Doug Glenn brings you interviews with the leaders who are eliminating aging infrastructure and driving community growth. We’ll discuss their wealth of experiences, the challenges they often face, the opportunities before them, and the people they serve. Because it’s what we’re all about, we’re calling it the Get Stuff Built Right® podcast.

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Doug Glenn, President, CE...