Construction Leaders Podcast

On this episode of the Construction Leaders Podcast, CMAA's Nick Soto and Carly Trout chat with Dan Doyon with Maxim Consulting about mergers and acquisitions in the construction management industry and navigating through the M&A process. They discuss reasons why a company would want to acquire another company, why the construction industry is so prone to mergers and acquisitions, how the process works, and risk factors to take into consideration. 

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. 
Show notes
Arcadis’s 2022 Global Construction Disputes Report:
https://www.arcadis.com/en-us/knowledge-hub/perspectives/global/global-construction-disputes-report
 
This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

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. 

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

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.