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117. John Somers (AEM) + Matt Abeles (ABC) - Plowing Innovation Ahead to CONEXPO 2026
117. John Somers (AEM) + Matt Abeles (A...
We discuss why North America’s largest construction trade show, CONEXPO, is launching a new “Ground Breakers ...
00:46:53
February 09, 2026
116. Mark Schwartz, Trimble - The Best Kept $2.31B ARR Secret Bridging the Physical and Digital Divide
116. Mark Schwartz, Trimble - The Best ...
Mark outlines why the Trimble Dimensions conference last November was the right time to make such a big AI spl...
00:44:20
January 05, 2026
115. John Jacobs, JE Dunn - The 10-Year Foundation: How JE Dunn Built a Data Blueprint for the AI Era
115. John Jacobs, JE Dunn - The 10-Year...
John walks us through the story on both the ‘Why’ and the ‘How’ a 101 year old general contractor...
00:52:58
December 22, 2025
114. Joe Foster, Holman Robotics - Launching an End-to-End Robotics Solution Within a 100 Year Old Global Automotive Services Leader
114. Joe Foster, Holman Robotics - Laun...
Joe shares the why, who, and how Holman Robotics was launched within a 100+ year old global automotive services bu...
00:43:43
December 08, 2025
113. Alice Leung, Brick & Mortar Ventures - Building Out the Future of Construction Tech
113. Alice Leung, Brick & Mortar Ventur...
Alice shares why the firm launched the first AEC-focused accelerator, Formwork Labs, and what the ecosystem gap wa...
00:44:48
November 17, 2025
112. Mark Hawkins, Venture/Operating Partner - Industrial Innovation Through a CFO's Lens
112. Mark Hawkins, Venture/Operating Pa...
Mark shares both his career journey across some of the world’s premier technology companies and how his roots gr...
00:59:34
November 04, 2025
111. Rachael Ferrera, Zachry Construction - Breaking Ground: The Future of Horizontal Construction
111. Rachael Ferrera, Zachry Constructi...
Rachael digs into the history behind Zachry’s now >100 years (!) of construction operation, shares a then &am...
00:38:09
October 06, 2025
110. Aaron Toppston, GS Futures - Building the Future of the Built Environment
110. Aaron Toppston, GS Futures - Build...
Aaron shares the back story on why one of Korea’s largest conglomerates stood up GS Futures and its associated B...
00:43:53
August 18, 2025
109. Jake Brown, NFI - Innovating Supply Chain & Logistics since 1932
109. Jake Brown, NFI - Innovating Suppl...
Jake outlines why a company like NFI (that has been innovating supply chain & logisitcs since 1932!) decided t...
00:48:40
July 28, 2025
108. Thai Nguyen, Hensel Phelps - Diverge's Mission to Build the Future of the AEC Industryuture
108. Thai Nguyen, Hensel Phelps - Diver...
Thai shares the backstory on why one of the world’s premier GCs decided to launch innovation and investment plat...
00:34:39
July 15, 2025