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Jim Rohn Motivation DailyDon’t Chase More, Until You Master Less | Jim Rohn MotivationIn this Jim Rohn Motivation speech, discover why “Don’t chase more until you master less” is the secret to lasting success. Jim explains how our culture’s obsession with doing more leads to scattered focus, shallow results, and burnout—and how mastery of a few core priorities creates the leverage to grow without losing quality or control. 🌟
Key Topics From This Motivational speech:
📌Why chasing more too soon creates chaos
📌How mastery builds leverage for sustainable growth
📌The hidden costs of divided focus and overcommitment
📌How to filter distractions disguised as opportunities
📌Why clarity and patience create long-term success...
2026-02-2327 min
Arroe Collins View From The Writing InstrumentHome Builder Institutes CEO Ed Brady Rebuilding The Structuring Of Tomorrows Foundation BuildersHomeBuilder Institute CEO Ed Brady applauded Trump’s push to encourage people to consider trade schools as a path to in-demand good paying jobs. Now, with President Trump reportedly finalizing a $500 million deal with Harvard to launch a major trade school, “Technology cannot build itself,” Brady said. “AI, data centers, and new housing all depend on electricians, carpenters, and welders to power America forward. The future of higher education must include skilled jobs training — and we welcome Harvard to the mission.”October is Careers in Construction Month which shines a spotlight on the countless opportunities in the building industry. From skilled trades to...
2026-01-1118 min
Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally UncutHome Builder Institutes CEO Ed Brady Rebuilding The Structuring Of Tomorrows Foundation BuildersHomeBuilder Institute CEO Ed Brady applauded Trump’s push to encourage people to consider trade schools as a path to in-demand good paying jobs. Now, with President Trump reportedly finalizing a $500 million deal with Harvard to launch a major trade school, “Technology cannot build itself,” Brady said. “AI, data centers, and new housing all depend on electricians, carpenters, and welders to power America forward. The future of higher education must include skilled jobs training — and we welcome Harvard to the mission.”October is Careers in Construction Month which shines a spotlight on the countless opportunities in the building industry. From skilled trades to...
2026-01-0718 min
Arroe Collins Like Its Live Unplugged And Totally UncutHome Builder Institutes CEO Ed Brady Rebuilding The Structuring Of Tomorrows Foundation BuildersHomeBuilder Institute CEO Ed Brady applauded Trump’s push to encourage people to consider trade schools as a path to in-demand good paying jobs. Now, with President Trump reportedly finalizing a $500 million deal with Harvard to launch a major trade school, “Technology cannot build itself,” Brady said. “AI, data centers, and new housing all depend on electricians, carpenters, and welders to power America forward. The future of higher education must include skilled jobs training — and we welcome Harvard to the mission.”October is Careers in Construction Month which shines a spotlight on the countless opportunities in the building industry. From skilled trade...
2026-01-0718 min
Arroe Collins Like It's LiveHome Builder Institutes CEO Ed Brady Rebuilding The Structuring Of Tomorrows Foundation BuildersHomeBuilder Institute CEO Ed Brady applauded Trump’s push to encourage people to consider trade schools as a path to in-demand good paying jobs. Now, with President Trump reportedly finalizing a $500 million deal with Harvard to launch a major trade school, “Technology cannot build itself,” Brady said. “AI, data centers, and new housing all depend on electricians, carpenters, and welders to power America forward. The future of higher education must include skilled jobs training — and we welcome Harvard to the mission.”October is Careers in Construction Month which shines a spotlight on the countless opportunities in the building industry. From skilled trades to...
2025-11-1218 min
About MansfieldAM263 - Luxury Travel Planner Claudine Planter: an in-studio Interview Part 2Stories we’re covering this week:• It’s time to “think Pickle,” Mansfield• Firefighters douse two structure fires and rescue family dog• Local stage producers looking for singers and dancers• Trinity Habitat to host BuildStrong luncheon• In Sports, softball and soccer, in that orderIn the Features Section:• Angel Biasatti has information on keeping your bones strong in Methodist Mansfield News to Know• Brian Certain serves up a drink that brings the essence of a spring garden crashing a cocktail party in this week's Cocktail...
2025-03-1952 min
MillionKids.orgMillion Kids Exploited - Who we are and what we know about sex trafficking & sextortionMillion Kids is a public benefit 501(c) Non profit organization that started in 2008 and continues to this day. Our mission is single focused: To keep kids safe from predators. During this show we share with you about our journey of growth and expansion. Million Kids has educated more than 750,000 people in person and thousands more using our online education resources. Our team has tens of thousands of hours of research about subjects like sex and labor trafficking, social media exploitation, CSAM (formerlyknown as child pornography), foreign national trafficking, gang trafficking, the recruitment and grooming processes, bulletproof hosting, the impact of te...
2025-02-1645 min
The Trades PodcastEp 83 Kristin Davenport- BuildStrongAcademy.orgAbout Kristin Davenport, Career CoachDynamic Recruiter and HR Professionalkdavenport@coloradobuildstrongacademy.org - - -Experienced HR Professional and Contract Recruiter with a demonstrated history of working in the construction, senior living, healthcare and telecommunications industries. Skilled in Interviewing, Recruiting, Training, Human Resources, and multiple Applicant Tracking Systems/HRIS Systems. Experienced Career Coach working in the Construction field.Kristin Davenport is a native Coloradan and graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado with a Culinary Arts degree. Kristin has spent much of her career working in Corporate America a...
2023-08-2334 min
BUILDTank / buildCAST2023 - #10 Anna Perks Founder of Perks DeconstructionPerks Deconstruction provides a comprehensive and strategic deconstruction and demolition service that allows homeowners and contractors to salvage,
donate, and recycle as many materials as possible during the building process. Anna Perks, owner and founder of Perks Deconstruction is driven by the pursuit of offering more sustainable building and demolition options. She has more than 12 years of experience in the fields of sustainability, business development, and sustainable materials management, and is a strategic and visionary leader who strives to make deconstruction a viable and economical option for municipalities seeking to add deconstruction requirements to their building code. It was...
2023-05-0755 min
NAMIC's Insurance UncoveredInsurance Uncovered: 100th Episode!Episode 505: NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge talks with BuildStrong Coalition Executive Director Natalie Enclade about the Resilient AMERICA Act and why mitigation measures are crucial for reducing the impacts of environmental disasters. Plus, Guy Carpenter shares how insurers can mitigate their exposure to cyber loss with concerns of the escalating situation in Europe.
2022-03-0926 min
BrandBuilders214: Autism Strong & Choate Construction – Build StrongAbout 1 in 54 children in our country were diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder last year, with boys 4 times more likely than girls to be diagnosed. But there is still so much we are learning about Autism — and foremost, is that it can take many shapes and characteristics. In other words, it is a spectrum, not any one thing.
Rudy Thoms’ has spent his career in medical device sales, but the thing he’s passionate about is helping families who are making their way along with a child who is on the autism spectrum. His son Landon was diagnosed in 200...
2021-09-2334 min
Workshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersMoney, Meaning, and Mentorship - Cory Boydston and Audrey Lam #womenwhobuildHave you ever thought, “There has to be more to a job than this”? If so, this interview is for you.
In this podcast episode we interview two Chief Financial Officers in homebuilding who also have a professional mentorship relationship. They talk about keys to success, why work in homebuilding is so satisfactory, and the value of mentorship in the workplace.
Cory Boydston is the CFO of Ashton Woods Homes and Audrey Lam is the CFO of Oakwood Homes.
In these two interviews, we discuss
- The satisfaction of homebuilding
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2021-08-2050 min
Workshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersThe World Needs Women in Business - Ivy Zelman - #womenwhobuild"When I started out at Solomon, I was one of three women out of seventy in a training program. There were times that it was tough, but you power through it. If you rise above then you have this massive advantage, because the world needs women in business." - Ivy Zelman
In this interview we are honored to speak with Ivy Zelman. Ivy is founder and CEO of Zelman and Associates and is a leading voice on housing market trends. She serves as an advisor for many home builders and investors and Ivy is best known for pr...
2021-08-1038 min
Workshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersThe House Built Entirely By Women - Pierrette Tierney - #womenwhobuildThis is our first series on the Workshop Podcast titled “Women Who Build.” We will be interviewing women who are thriving in the homebuilding and construction industry. First up is Pierrette Tierney.
Pierrette shifted from a journalism career path into homebuilding. She is now a Vice President at American Homes 4 Rent and oversaw the project The House That SHE Built.
The House that SHE Built project is a home designed, planned, and executed by women in Utah led by the Utah Professional Women in Building.
In this podcast we discuss Pierrette’s career path...
2021-07-0939 minNAMIC's Insurance UncoveredInsurance Uncovered: SELF DRIVE Act, BuildStrong CoalitionEpisode 412: NAMIC President & CEO Chuck Chamness talks with BuildStrong Coalition Executive Director Pamela Williams about ways building codes and pre-disaster mitigation can save lives and protect communities.
2021-06-1623 min
Workshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersConstruction Success Multiplied - Pat Hamill CEO of Oakwood HomesHow do you find success in construction? Then, once you find it, what do you do with that success?
Pat Hamill, CEO of Oakwood Homes, has discovered the secret to leveraging success in the home building industry to empower others to do the same. He has three primary goals in this season of his career: affordable housing, education, and jobs. The Colorado Homebuilding Academy is one of his primary projects to accomplish this.
This podcast unpacks
- Pat’s career journey
- The DNA of Oakwood Homes
- The vision that wen...
2021-04-0532 min
Workshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersFinding the Job(s) you Love - Alumni Kari SpicerFrom snowmobiling tours to scuba diving, from physics to paramedics, Kari’s career path has been diverse.
She now has a career in construction. Right out of our Bootcamp, she’s already worked in project management and the trades.
And, catch this, she got her start within the COVID shutdown.
Kari’s career path has been nothing but intentional. She purposefully pursued career choices that fed into her passions: knowledge, outdoors, and traveling. She also intentionally explored skills she had a hunch she would enjoy and jobs that would contribute to a more fulfill...
2021-03-0455 min
Workshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersConstruction Will Transform the Wealth - Albus Brooks of Milender WhiteWhy is RIGHT NOW the best time to look at a career in construction?
In this podcast, Albus Brooks tells us why.
"Construction will transform the wealth of working class people."
After sharing his fascinating career journey with us, Albus gives some great insight into the construction industry's challenges and opportunities.
Albus has been a college football star, nonprofit leader, City Council President, and now the Vice President at Milender White.
In this podcast, Albus confronts the harsh realities of the construction industry's lack of diversity. But, the tide is c...
2021-02-0127 min
Workshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersFrom Culinary To Construction - Joshua Paul CopelandChef Joshua Copland was up against a career wall. He had worked in the food and beverage industry for his whole adult life when he found himself without a job and sick with COVID.
After researching his options, he found a craigslist ad that sent him on an upward whirlwind. In no time, he went from construction training to a position with Homebuilder Taylor Morrison and then was featured on a CNBC news story.
Joshua tells his story in this podcast and advises anyone moving from the struggling food and beverage industry into construction.
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2020-12-0452 minWorkshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersThe Fine Art of Loving What you Do - Craftsman Winston NurseDo you love what you do? What does that mean? What does that feel like?
How do you find a job like that?
Winston Nurse has been successful in multiple careers: military, technology, management, and construction. He is now a craftsman, business owner, and instructor at the Colorado Homebuilding Academy.
He has mastered the fine art of doing what you love. I can hardly think of a better person to discuss finding what you are designed to do, doing what you love, and getting paid for it.
Look for our video clip...
2020-10-2344 minWorkshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersA Cabinet Maker's Son Becomes Vice President - Justin Johannes of Taylor MorrisonThere are lots of ways folks enter the construction field. Justin Johannes first entered this industry as a child when his father, a general contractor and cabinet maker, "used construction as a punishment." Justin is now the Vice President of Construction with Taylor Morrison.
In this podcast, he gives us an inside look into what is needed to succeed in this industry today. Justin also discusses how the industry is changing and the optimism he has about the future.
If you are hoping to ignite or reignite a passion around home building, this podcast is for y...
2020-07-2746 minWorkshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersAn Artist Uncovers A Passion for Building - Chante SmithMeet Chante who is a young artist who while looking for the right career path was introduced to the joy of building. Take an inside look at the beginnings of her journey into construction.
Look for our video version podcast on youtube. Want more info on the Colorado Homebuilding Academy? https://cohomebuildingacademy.org/ Contact us here: info@cohomebuildingacademy.org | 720-409-0985
New in-person Bootcamps starting July 6th!
2020-06-2919 minWorkshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersFatherhood, Incarceration, COVID, and Hope - Billy LiptrotThis past Saturday, the Denver Post featured the story of one of our alumni, Billy Liptrot.
Billy is the definition of not giving up. What options does a father of five have after incarceration, followed by a pandemic? And yet, Billy is one of our most optimistic students.
This podcast will uncover how, amid overwhelming odds, Billy remains hopeful, ambitious, and confident.
This Denver Post interview is used with permission. Denver Post Article here
Interested in what we do? Find out more at our webpage cohomebuildingacademy.org. Contact us directly at 303-358...
2020-05-1521 minWorkshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersA Lawyer Makes the Case for a Construction Job - James BrennanIf you’re considering a career jump, this podcast is worth all 40 minutes. After years of being a successful attorney, James Brennan found his true passion.
Listen in as James describes daring late-career pivot from being a lawyer to a construction manager.
For more information on the Colorado Homebuilding Academy contact info@cohomebuildingacademy.org | 720-409-0985 or cohomebuildingacademy.org
Also, look for the video version of this podcast on youtube.
2020-05-0638 minWorkshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersTeacher Turned Construction Worker - Kate McGuireOur first ever podcast! Meet Kate, a teacher who his now looking to become a construction worker. Kate and I met up in a coffee house (back pre-COVID when that was still a thing) and discussed what brought her to the point of considering a major career shift into construction.
For more information on the Colorado Homebuilding Academy contact info@cohomebuildingacademy.org | 720-409-0985 or cohomebuildingacademy.org
Also, look for the video version of this podcast on youtube.
2020-04-1626 minWorkshop Podcast - Building Construction CareersWorkshop Podcast IntroWelcome to “Workshop” A podcast for building careers. This podcast is designed to help you shift into a new career in home building or commercial construction. You will be hearing from individuals who are entering the construction field, those who have already been successful in the construction field and those who are able to help you in your career shift or new career path. We are so glad you are here.
Be sure to find our video version of this podcast on youtube.
Find us at cohomebuildingacademy.org | info@cohomebuildingacademy | 720-409-0985
2020-04-1601 minNAMIC's Insurance UncoveredInsurance Uncovered: Disaster Mitigation Forum, CLAIM Act, Private Flood InsuranceEpisode 214: Chuck talks with Keith Wolfe, President of US P&C at Swiss Re, about how improved flood modeling technology has made entering the market easier than ever. Plus, the cannabis industry gets some help from Congress with the CLAIM Act proposal. And the NAMIC-led BuildStrong Coalition hosts a forum to highlight mitigation opportunities following the enactment of disaster reform.
2019-07-2421 min
Seattle Growth PodcastS4 Ep.5: Is Growth Crushing the Soul of Seattle MusicIs there a cultural transformation underway in Seattle? Has the music scene that grabbed the nation’s attention during the 1990s grunge era maintained its identity?
Three voices in today’s Seattle music scene share their perspective on the culture of Seattle music and how it is changing in recent years.
The episode features:
Austin Santiago, owner of BuildStrong Music Group, which has been curating concerts and music culture in Cascadia since 2005 and Vice President at Do206, a website dedicated to highlighting live events in the area.
Lydia Ramsey, an Americana singer-songwriter and talent buyer at the Seattle music venue Trip...
2018-03-2000 min