Is our industry going from the laggard to innovators in the adoption bell curve? Follow the conversation on the latest in building technology with Tyson Kindstrom's nonlinear path to Vice President of Industrialized Construction at Sto Corp. We tease upcoming topics like digital construction, pre-fab, block chain, and where our industry is headed.

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Marriage of Building Science and the Industry

What do the words parapet, rabbeting, and butt-joint have in common? or efflorescence, visqueen and rebar? Where else can you find all of these words in one conversation? Listen and tell us what you think!

Fun with Nomenclature

Mark Mitchell, a.k.a. The Whizard of building materials sales and marketing, has now become famous for finding hidden talents throughout the building materials industry.  Every year Mark puts on the Whizard Summit in Boulder and various other cities. This is a MUST-SEE event, especially if you're new to the industry. The presenters and keynotes come from complementary backgrounds that will make the most well-rounder marketing or sales leader in your product segment.  Topics: How architects want to hear from you, latest SEO technology, how to properly launch a product, the new chasm in real estate, where do you need to be in social media, messaging, video prospecting and much more. We give you the Build Perspectives happy hour (tequila may or may not have been involved) take here. 

The Whizard Summit Breakdown

The people at Katerra are the women and men "in the arena". You might think about hiring them to bring that experience and resilience into your organization. Here is the substack blog mentioned in the episode: https://tinyurl.com/mks5mt5n

Katerra, "The Man in The Arena" - Teddy Roosevelt

Do you know which construction type is most common? most expensive? most robust? Special nerdy edition of Build Perspectives talking about the relevance and importance of knowing construction type. www.buildperspectives.com

Type 1-5 Construction

The need for connection is not going away. Should you pay for summits when AIAs and CEUs and all kinds of free training abounds in the interwebs? How to network in construction is an episode we're going to do in the coming weeks. It is such an important skill to stay relevant and thrive in our industry. We touch on it a bit in this episode.  We will be at Mark Mitchell's Wizard Summit May 18-20.  Will we see you there? Sign up before May 7th to receive $50 off. You get what you pay for, how will you spend your time? www.buildperspectives.com  

How to Network in Construction:

The need for distilled thought and difference of opinions and experiences is more important now than ever! How do you see it? Do you have a process for consuming knowledge and combing through all the information coming at us in all directions? Today Tim and I discuss practices of consuming information and the ability to squeeze our truth, through the filter or our education, culture, upbringing, and experience.  www.buildperspectives.com

FOMO (information overload)

Lumber pricing is sky high. Is there a silver lining?  What is going on with the lumber shortage?  We start off with the basics, then get into the goods. And a review of the Global Mass Timber Conference.  www.buildperspectives.com

Jacked Up: The Lumber Supply Crisis

Alison and Matt Raes, of ILA Marketing, have built a thriving sales and marketing business in the building materials industry for the past 23 years.  In today's episode they reveal the top 3 secrets to success beyond their wildest dreams, despite recessions, being in Canada promoting non-Canadian products, raising kids while being busy entrepreneurs and so much more.  www.buildperspectives.com  

The 3 Secrets to Building a Lucrative Building Materials Business from Scratch

Demand shock, supply shock and labor shock are all occurring simultaneously. Orders haven't stopped but fulfillment has not caught up.  How do we keep happy clients in this craziness? Tune in, evaluate, rate us and leave a review!   www.buildperspectives.com  

Latest in Distribution and User Experience

Have you heard of 3D Printed houses? Is this a thing builders, manufacturers and installers need to worry about? In this episode we create a foundation of knowledge for the 3D printing technologies we've seen out in the field in the construction industry. We are scratching the surface of this intriguing use of a technology and process that has been around over 30 years. But it is taking on a new form, and the uses one can think up are fascinating to say the least! Please rate and review our podcast and share it with folks you think would like it! www.buildperspectives.com

3D Printed Facades

This is a long one, because it’s a topic Tim and I both are super passionate about. How to increase sales, be more efficient, get more business by deeply understanding and relating to your clients. This a deep dive follow-up to the VE Conundrum episode we dive deeper into the players at the VE table. How do you figure out who you’re talking to? We get into the nitty gritty and break it all down for you. This episode will make you lots of money and greatly diminish heartache and stress if you implement this into your everyday life. www.buildperspectives.com  

The 4 Main Construction Industry Archetypes

In this very exciting episode The Uneducated Economist shares how he picked himself up from a down-and-out economy in 2008 and has become a YouTube influencer with over 45,000 followers. He is generous with all the knowledge he shares and is an example of how hard work and determination are the main keys to massive success. www.buildperspectives.com

The Uneducated Economist visits Build Perspectives

Building Materials industry perspectives. We deal with the architectural and specifier side, all the trades in construction, dealers, distributors and manufacturers. Want to get into the industry? Or move up or laterally within it? Want to offer/hear new perspectives in sustainability and the future in building materials? This is the place for you.

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