Better Construction with Sean McStay
Welcome to Better Construction. A podcast focused on the people, products, and business of #betterconstruction. New Episodes when they are done! Have questions or would like to suggest a guest? Please feel free to send me an email at mcstay.sean@gmail.com#construction #build #business #leadership
Episodes
80 episodes
081 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Kingma Lumber Masters
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Zach Kingma from Kingma Lumber Masters. Kingma is a lumber supply shop as well as a custom furniture manufacturer in Edmonton. Zach talks about his journey in woodworking, starting his ...
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Episode 81
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22:32
080 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Festool Canada
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Philip Strnad and Steve Wesseling from Festool Canada about the brand, their careers at Festool and some exciting upcoming tools and technologies!Festool Canada on Instagram:
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Episode 80
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32:26
078 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Growing Leaders for a living with Whitney Johnson
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Whitney Johnson about her career journey, launching multiple successful businesses, and her new book Smart Growth.Whitney's Website:
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Episode 78
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31:33
079 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Finding Leaders for a living with Alex Verdecchia
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Alex Verdecchia about his journey in the recruiting world, finding the right people for a role, and how hiring has changed since COVID.Alex's Website: ...
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Episode 79
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30:43
077 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Building Leaders for a living with Ben Dueck
In this episode from my leadership series I spoke with Ben Dueck about his journey in the leadership and management world, starting his company Cantera Leadership and who he looks up to as a leader!Ben's Website:
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Episode 77
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29:55
076 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - The story of a Marketing legend with Tony Chapman
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Tony Chapman about his journey in the marketing world, starting multiple award-winning agencies, his next tightrope, and some Canadian politics for good measure!Tony's Podcast:
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Episode 76
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46:34
075 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Developing competence, motivation, and collaboration among your Leaders with Renée Safrata
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Renée Safrata about developing competence, motivation, and collaboration among your leaders. Vivo Team’s full spectrum learning experience platform has been creating educational and entert...
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Episode 75
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25:57
074 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Giving a new life to old material with Unbuilding with Adam Corneil
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Adam Corneil about unbuilding buildings instead of demolition, starting multiple successful businesses, and what it was like going on Dragons Den to pitch his company. Adam's W...
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Episode 74
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35:36
073 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Saving businesses money by doing the work they hate with Adam Baker
In this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Adam Baker about working for Schooley Mitchell as a cost reduction consultant. Schooley Mitchell is a firm deeply knowledgeable in how to save businesses money and Adam has a great story a...
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Episode 73
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22:21
072 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Coaching creatives to improve their business skills with Eric Lee
In this episode of my leadership series , I spoke with Eric Lee about his coaching company Starfish coaching, why he focuses on creatives, and the reason it's so important to work with an expert with experience!Starfish Coaching:
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Episode 72
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27:08
071 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Becoming a modern day Philosopher with Daniel Sanderson
In this episode of my leadership series , I spoke with Daniel Sanderson, founder and philosopher at Planksip about starting his media platform, being a modern-day philosopher, and what he hopes to achieve with his life.Planksip:
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Episode 71
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39:55
070 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - The Future of Work with HR Leader Steve Cadigan
In this episode from my leadership podcast I spoke with Steve Cadigan, former Chief Human resources officer at LinkedIn, author, and leadership expert about his career, his new book Workquake, and how hiring and employee retention have changed ...
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Episode 70
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069 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Sean Murphy - Hollyhock Construction
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Sean Murphy from Hollyhock Construction about his career, building better than code, and how Instagram is a great resource for learning about our industry!Hollyhock on Instagram:...
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Episode 69
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21:28
068 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Mary McWilliam - BCIT
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Mary McWilliam from the Zero Energy Buildings learning centre at BCIT about her career, her passion for construction, and how BCIT is working with industry partners to help solve the tr...
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Episode 68
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16:32
067 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Fereshteh Froude
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Fereshteh Froude, president and CEO at FMI about her career, her passion for construction, and how inclusivity and diversity are key to the development of our industry!FMI on Ins...
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Episode 67
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22:24
066 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Jesse Weissburg - Billd Contractor Financing
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jesse Weissburg, co-founder and CCO at Billd about contractor financing, payment terms, and more!Billd on Instagram: https://www.ins...
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Episode 66
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24:27
065 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Josh Lewis - Nerva Energy
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Josh Lewis, engineering manager at Nerva Energy about commercial building efficiency technologies, healthy air for your building, and more!Nerva on Instagram:
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Episode 65
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55:07
064 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - John Rockwell - Zehnder America
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with John Rockwell, Technical sales and Design consultant at Zehnder America about HRV's vs ERV's, healthy air for your building, and more!Zehnder on Instagram:
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Episode 64
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30:10
063 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Jack Aspenson - S3 Surface Solutions
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jack Aspenson, CEO and President of S3 Surface Solutions about getting into his coating system, healthy concrete, and more!S3 Surface Solutions:
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Episode 63
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21:48
062 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Emily Mottram - E3 Podcast and Mottram Architecture
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Emily Mottram about getting into architecture, why building better matters, and launching her podcast!Mottram Architecture: https://www.mot...
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Episode 62
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31:49
061 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Dr. Joseph Lstiburek - A lifetime of Building Science
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Dr. Joseph Lstiburek about his career, making building science a priority, the importance of water management, and more!Building Science Corp:
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Episode 61
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26:52
060 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Aron Jones from Big Dog Construction
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Aron Jones from Big Dog Construction about his journey in construction, building on the beautiful island of Grand Manan NB, and getting more young people into the trades!Aron on ...
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Episode 60
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18:25
059 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Passive House isn't Risky with Andrew Peel
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Andrew Peel about Passive House and its place in our industry. We chat budgets, risk mitigation, training, and more!Andrew on Instagram:
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Episode 59
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19:46
058 - Making Trade Shows better with Emily Mottram and Travis Brungardt - Better Construction
In this week's must-listen episode of Better Construction, I talk with Emily Mottram and Travis Brungardt, about the future of trade shows in the construction industry. Speaking with an architect and a builder gives some great perspective as we...
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Episode 58
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55:43
057 - Better Construction with Sean McStay - Taylor Reiko Design
In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Taylor Nomura, the founder of Taylor Reiko Design. We talk about #green #design, picking the right trades, reusing antiques, and moreTaylor on Instagram:
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Episode 57
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