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Crushing It In Construction

Jordan Skinner

120 episodes

1 month ago

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! Today, we're sitting down with Josh Smyser, the owner of TNT Tuckpointing Building Restoration,LLC. Josh's journey is a powerful case study in how a completely different professional background can become your greatest business advantage. He was a certified public accountant (CPA) working for a major firm. But when a family tragedy struck, he was thrust back into the family trade business he never planned to run. So, how did he apply an...

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Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! Today, we're sitting down with Josh Smyser, the owner of TNT Tuckpointing Building Restoration,LLC. Josh's journey is a powerful case study in how a completely different professional background can become your greatest business advantage. He was a certified public accountant (CPA) working for a major firm. But when a family tragedy struck, he was thrust back into the family trade business he never planned to run. So, how did he apply an...

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Entrepreneurship

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Crushing It In Construction

#120 From CPA to Construction CEO With Joshua Smyser

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! Today, we're sitting down with Josh Smyser, the owner of TNT Tuckpointing Building Restoration,LLC. Josh's journey is a powerful case study in how a completely different professional background can become your greatest business advantage. He was a certified public accountant (CPA) working for a major firm. But when a family tragedy struck, he was thrust back into the family trade business he never planned to run. So, how did he apply an...

1 month ago

38 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#119 The $7,500 Framing Startup That Beat a Cult, Desperation, and the Grant Cardone Hype With Nate Carlisle

Joining us today is Nate Carlisle, the founder who turned a $7,500 bet into a multi-million dollar framing empire. But to understand how he built his business, you first need to understand what he had to leave behind. Nate grew up in a controlled, fundamentalist cult where entrepreneurship was discouraged and the outside world was off-limits. His story isn't just about business growth; it's a profound lesson in building personal and professional freedom from the ground up. He isn't afraid to ...

1 month ago

30 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#118 The Corporate Safety Net is a Myth: One Founder's Gamble on Real Stability With Anna Verghese

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! Joining us to unpack this bold idea is Anna Verghese, Founding Director of client-side consultancy Cerulean. Anna has a radically different view on stability, and she's built her entire career on it: true security isn't given to you by a company, it's built by you through calculated risks, global experience, and betting on yourself. Sharing how her journey from massive projects in Dubai to landing in Australia with no job offer led to a...

1 month ago

32 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#117 The Accidental Founder Who Went From Credit Card Payroll to an 80-Person Team With Sean Rice

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! This week, we're sitting down with Sean Rice from Proterra Group - an accidental founder who never set out to run an 80-person business. Starting with a single 6-month contract and a personal credit card used to cover his first payroll, Sean has navigated market crashes, painful downsizing, and the complexities of bringing in - and later buying out - business partners. Sharing how he built a business serving 45+ local councils witho...

1 month ago

38 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#116 Construction Isn’t For Everyone – How One Contractor Defied Expectations and Took Over the Family Business With Nic Parish

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! This week, Jordan sits down with Nic Parish - a man who went from designing chairs in college to co-owning and running his family's heavy civil, trucking, and dumpster businesses in Mississippi. But this isn't your typical "third-generation success story." Nic's grandfather famously sat him down and begged him: "Please don't do this. Go do anything but...

2 months ago

33 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#115 500 Bids to 4X Profit: The Counterintuitive Strategy That Saved This 3rd-Gen Contracting Business With Kyra Nylor

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction podcast! After a chaotic few weeks of scheduling nightmares (thanks, end-of-financial-year madness), we’re finally back with a banger of an episode. I sat down with Kyra Naylor - CEO of Naylor Commercial Interiors and third-generation leader of her family’s Dallas-based architectural finishes biz. Kyra’s story isn’t your typical "grew up in the trades" tale. She was the kid in cowboy boots translating for supers on job sites, detoured throug...

2 months ago

39 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#114 From Liverpool FC Trainee to 30-Year Construction Boss With Kazan Hadden

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! At 14, Kazan Hadden was training with Liverpool FC's youth squad. By 18? Injured, broke, and living in a caravan. Today, he's the founder of Nickaz Australia - a construction business that's thrived for three decades without ever chasing tenders. We're digging into how getting cut from football taught him more than any business degree, why he keeps 15 full-time trades when everyone else subcontracts, how childhood trauma became his un...

4 months ago

37 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#113 How Live-Site Builders Are Surviving the Trade & Quality Crisis With Todd Bacon

This week we're sitting down with Todd Bacon, Managing Director of Central Coast-based Collaborative Construction Solutions. Todd's got some strong opinions about our industry, and he's not holding back: from tradespeople who've never seen standard installation guides to clients accepting mediocre work, we're facing a quality crisis that starts with training and ends with expectations. Sharing how CCS operates differently, this episode takes us inside the challenging world of live-site cons...

4 months ago

34 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#112 How Buying a Civil Earthworks Business Became This Builder's Secret to Scaling to 8 Figures With Kane Keefe

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! For Episode 112, we’re sitting down with Kane Keefe, the visionary Managing Director behind Alliance Building Construction. Based in Toowoomba but operating across Queensland, Kane took the unconventional path - launching during COVID’s toughest months, then systematically purchasing complementary businesses like a 30-year-old earthworks company rather than chasing traditional tenders. He reflects on this bold journey, sharing how buyin...

4 months ago

29 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#111 How One Bootstrapped Founder Built a $10M Screw Piling Business and Outplayed Big Contractors With Brodie Haughton

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! This week, we’re sitting down with Brodie Haughton, Managing Director of Solidity, a company that’s redefining foundation engineering with screw piling. Now, screw piling might sound like a niche dark art (because it is), but Brodie’s taken this overlooked corner of construction and turned it into a multi-million-dollar business. And he did it by creating demand, not just fighting for scraps in an existing market. This is a master...

5 months ago

30 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#110 From Army Vet to Multi-Million Dollar Family Business in High-Stakes Ground Stabilization With James Rutledge

Welcome Back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week, we chatted with James Rutledge, the gritty founder of Rutledge Drilling - a family owned and operated geotechnical drilling and stabilisation company. From dodging cyclones to rebuilding after floods, James knows what it takes to stabilize both crumbling hillsides and a growing business. He shares his unorthodox journey from Army vet to underground miner to high-risk license trainer and why he finally decided to stop ma...

5 months ago

31 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#109 From Chippy to 8-Figure Builder Beating 2025’s Worst Odds With James Elliot

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week, we’re sitting down with James Elliott, owner of Red Dog Group and a UK-born builder who traded drizzle for Queensland downpours (and somehow still came out on top). James has strong opinions about our industry, and he’s not sugar coating them: Builders are tired of being the scapegoat for every delay and price hike, overregulation is choking growth, and if we don’t start making trades appealing again, we’re in serious tro...

5 months ago

33 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#108 Degree vs. Experience: What It Takes to Succeed in Construction Business With Brendan Nielsen

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week’s guest is Brendan Nielsen, the founder of JC Engineers. Brendan’s not your typical engineer. He’s spent years getting his boots dirty on site and knows firsthand that there’s a big difference between what’s drawn on paper and what actually works in the real world. In this episode, he shares how he went from working in the industry to backing himself and starting JC Engineers, a business built on solving real problems with the...

6 months ago

33 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#107 Tendering Nightmares, Cold Calls, and Building a Cladding Business from Scratch With Joseph Wainwright

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Joining us today is Joseph Wainwright, the founder of Wainwright Facades, a successful cladding company based in Canberra. Joseph’s journey is one of hustle, persistence, and overcoming challenges that many in the industry can relate to. From leaving school at 16 and working odd jobs in the UK, to navigating the ups and downs of starting a business from scratch, Joseph opens up about the reality of building a company in today’s market. ...

6 months ago

39 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#106 More Than Just Demolition: What Purpose Looks Like After Success With Anthony Braile

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. You know that moment in business where everything’s ticking along nicely, and instead of finally relaxing, your brain goes, Cool cool cool… But what now? In this episode, Jordan catches up with Anthony Braile, the Managing Director of Combined Demolition, and they get real about his wild ride from being a chippy on the tools to running a successful demolition company. They chat about how he spotted a gap in the industry, built something...

6 months ago

32 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#105 No Regrets Starting Early - From Rookie at 21 to Construction Business Owner With Ethan Chittick

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Starting a construction business at just 21 is no small feat especially in an industry known for its challenges and curveballs. In this episode, I sit down with Ethan Chittick, Founder of B&E Built and Commercial Carpentry. We chat about what it was really like getting his business off the ground at such a young age and the lessons he's learned along the way. We dive into the highs and lows of running a construction company, includi...

6 months ago

29 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#104 Time to Upgrade! Why the Construction Industry Needs to Embrace New Tech with Tyler Campbell

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Building something great requires a strong foundation-whether it’s a skyscraper, a business, or even a podcast. Just like in construction, where every beam and bolt serves a purpose, the right tools and insights can shape the industry’s future. But what happens when the technology meant to help builders becomes more of a hindrance than a solution? Today, we’re talking with Tyler Campbell, a former steel detailer, co-host of the Construc...

7 months ago

34 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#103 From Concreter To Construction Tech Founder With Daniel Ouliaris

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. Are you a subcontractor who's lost in an endless list of manual tasks and processes? This week sees Daniel Ouliaris step into the chair - he's a former concreter and now Founder/CEO of Neo Intelligence. Neo came about when Daniel and his brothers chose to reinvest money from their successful concreting business into designing software that solves all of their biggest pain points. And it turned out they weren't alone - subbies all over ...

7 months ago

31 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#102 Building A Business That's In It For The Long Haul With Peter Bottero

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. This week's guest is none other than Peter Bottero, Founder/Director of Tensile Design & Construct. Tensile have a unique niche within the industry. They specialise in structural cables, rods and tensioned mesh - transforming interiors, decorating facades and implementing cutting edge urban green roofing to help cool our cities. He reflects on how he found his niche, laughing about business mishaps and lessons learnt, and why he's g...

7 months ago

32 minutes

Crushing It In Construction

#101 Your Next Set Of Golf Clubs Could Supercharge Your Business... With Jeremy Dyer

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast. And a warm welcome to Jeremy Dyer, Managing Director of Total Fitouts. Jeremy takes us through the unique way his business operates - sharing how the franchising model works perfectly for fitouts, and provides a heap of benefits to everyone involved. As he says, business is all about relationships. Whether that's getting your face out there on buses and sponsoring sports teams, getting a recommendation from a happy client, or shaking h...

7 months ago

35 minutes