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Ever wonder what it takes to be a contractor? So You Want to be a Contractor, hosted by Mike Fisher talks with industry leaders and construction company owners about their journey, how they run their businesses, and their craziest stories.

Our guest on this episode is Alexi Cortez, a serial entrepreneur who is dedicated to doing things differently in the construction and contracting industry. Alexi has a proven track record that being different and being truly employee first in business are the keys to success.

00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Alexi’s upbringing and background in business

10:03 - How Alexi built his business from the ground up - debt free

16:45 - Being a champion of the people in an industry of dinosaurs.

23:01 - Finding unconventional ways to take care of employees and create buy-in.

35:18 - The dream of a wealth summit to empower everyone

37:01 - What we are passing on to the next generation of workers.

48:08 - Dealing with competition in the marketplace

56:04 - How to connect with Alexi

59:49 - Outro