Episodes

6 days ago
6 days ago
On the season 2 premier of the Construction Leaders Podcast, we discuss dispute resolution. Join CMAA's Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they chat with Joe Seibold, executive vice president with Arcadis, and Roy Cooper, senior vice president Arcadis. They talk about top causes for disputes, how to minimize claims, the importance of getting a construction manager involved in the beginning of a project, and the future of disputes.

Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Wearable Technologies: Costs, Benefits and Overcoming Objections
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
On the season 1 finale of the Construction Leaders podcast, we continue our conversation about technology in construction by discussing wearables. Join CMAA's Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they chat with Jarvis Alridge with HNTB, Justin Jacobsen with MBP, and Doug Matthews with Guardhat. They talk about the costs and benefits of wearable technologies, and overcoming objections encountered when implementing the technology on a jobsite.

Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Digitalization in Construction
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Join CMAA's Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they chat with Mark Fergus, executive vice president at Cumming Group. They discuss the findings of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ 2022 report on digitalization in construction.
Show notes
Download the RICS report here: https://www.rics.org/globalassets/rics-website/media/knowledge/research/research-reports/rics0112-digitalisation-in-construction-report-2022-web.pdf

Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Talking Surety Bonds and Minimizing Risks
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Join CMAA's Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they chat with Mark McCallum, CEO of the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP), and Nick Newton, agency president of Newton Bonding and current president of NASBP. They explain why surety bonds are so important to the construction industry, and provide advice to make sure you’re taking the right steps in minimizing risks when procuring projects.

Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Shaping the future of the workforce through STEM
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Join CMAA's Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they chat with Chad White with Bowers & Kubota, and Jill Rafter from Engineering is Elementary. The four talk about programs that ensure STEM training and materials are available to promote engineering and computer science in the classroom, bringing construction and engineering to the forefront for all students.

Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
The Impact of a Second Generation Leadership Transition
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Join CMAA's Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they chat with Chris Payne, PE, CCM, and John MacKay, PE, CCM, CFCC, from MBP. The four talk about second generation leadership transitions within construction firms, and specifically, how such a transition directly impacted their organization.

Monday Aug 15, 2022
CMAA’s Strategic Framework and Its Impact on the Industry
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Join CMAA's Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they chat with CMAA's President and CEO Andrea S. Rutledge, CAE, and CMAA's Board Chair Brian J. McCarthy PE, CCM. The four talk about the organization's strategic framework, its vision, and the impact it has on the future of the construction industry.

Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Training for the Future of Construction Leadership
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Join CMAA’s Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they talk leadership and career development with Brent Darnell and Andrea Robbins with BDI. Listen as they chat about the current and future-state of their courses in CMAA's Construction Leadership library, the importance of mental, physical and emotional well-being in the workplace, and advice on advancing your career.

Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Talking Standards with ASTM International
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Join CMAA’s Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they talk standards with Molly Lynyak, manager of technical committee operations for ASTM International; Holly Neber, CEO of AEI Consultants; and Julie Kilgore, president of Wasatch Environmental. Listen as they chat about how standards are essential to the jobs we hold, specifically when it comes to property resilience assessment and environmental site assessments.

Wednesday May 18, 2022
Do You Have What it Takes? Starting Your Own Construction Management Firm
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Join CMAA’s Nick Soto and Carly Trout as they chat with Anne Cotter, CCM, founder and president of Cotter Consulting, and Paul Foster, CCM, FCMAA, president/CEO of Foster CM Group, Inc., on what it takes to start your own construction management firm. Listen to their trials and tribulations and what lead them to take the risk of starting their own company.

Meet Your Hosts
Nick Soto, CAE, and Carly Trout are part of the professional development team at the Construction Management Association of America. As vice president of professional development, Nick is all about developing training and credentialing for the construction management industry. Plus, he's an avid Miami sports fan. Talk to him about the Dolphins, or the difference between a certificate and certification… either way, he has some hot opinions to share. Carly has been an active participant in the industry for over ten years, now as CMAA's senior manager of professional development eLearning. When she isn't assisting CMs with professional development opportunities, she stays busy raising a future engineer. Together, they chat with guests about what's impacting the industry the most.