HeyJaredTheEngiNerdLife Podcast
TheEngiNerdLife Podcast is an honest, human and practical conversation about the future of construction. While most construction podcasts talk about innovation, here we talk about what it actually takes to make things work.
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When Nothing Happens Equals Job Well Done with John Belcik (opens the original)
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Building codes rarely make headlines. That is unless something goes wrong. But John Belcik, CEO of the International Code Council, makes the case for why that invisibility is actually the highest form of success in construction. From compliance and building safety to trust-building across an industry full of competing interests, he breaks down how complex systems earn credibility: through transparency, unbiased process and consensus rather than authority. Using a real story behind how tragedy ha
The Grain Doesn't Lie with Pastor Mark (opens the original)
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A home renovation build gone wrong holds the whole idea. A client signs off on every detail, and the finished piece still comes back rejected, because agreement on paper isn't the same as alignment in reality. Pastor Mark Anderson is a builder who has learned to not only read the grain, but also read people, with a deep level of patience. He takes a few minutes to unpack what an alignment gap can mean for construction leadership. The conversation moves from job site culture and burnout to why fi
We're Actually on the Same Side with Megan Shapiro (opens the original)
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Contracts get treated like weapons in construction, yet the real cost of that mindset rarely shows up on a piece of paper. That's why Megan Shapiro, the construction contracts guru and coach of Radoslovich | Shapiro, PC, is so eager to help companies decipher the noise. This week she unpacks why leverage isn't about bargaining power, it's about partnership, and what that reframe means for construction leadership, contract negotiation and the relationships that hold a project together. The conver
Profitable on Paper, Broke in Practice with Josh Luebker (opens the original)
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Revenue can feel really good on paper, it'll even make it look like a construction company made good money. Yet somehow it still could be wrong about how the year actually went. That became the reality for Josh Luebker, founder of SPM (The Construction CFO), and he set out to change the narrative. This week he takes a deep dive into what construction ownership actually requires beyond just staying busy. Sharing from two real client stories, Josh shows how weak visibility into overhead and cash f
The Realest Superpower on Any Site with Hayes Heimbaugh (opens the original)
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Who are your construction Avengers? Cyclops as the PM. Iron Man as the scheduler. Cap holding down the field. This week, Hayes Heimbaugh of Procore joins the fun for a no-holds-barred debate: who is the coolest superhero? And more importantly, does the power make the hero, or does the hero make the power? While the debate is a blast, it lands somewhere real. Hayes shares a job site story of his own with the critical choice to walk away or speak up. It's the choice construction leaders and field
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