Julie Strong, CEO at C1S Group, Inc., joins Kevin and Stewart in the studio this week put on wax an amazing episode that includes topics like growing up in Dallas, lessons learned through sport, mental health awareness, backpacking through Europe, a career in construction, and the journeys of life along the way.You're really going to want to grab something to jot down notes this week as Julie gives us all a ton of great wisdom and resources to reflect on as we keep moving mountains! || Show N...

In the midst of an insanely busy season for both Kevin and Stewart, this week we take you back to April 26, 2021 with a reprise of an excellent episode with Eric Aasen [E037], who is now the Executive Editor at Connecticut Public Broadcasting. In this episode, we talk about the power of radio, interviews with an astronaut, his journeys through journalism, the value of story telling, leadership in the newsroom, assisting people to do their best work, and the value of listening to o...

This week Matt Shelton, joins Kevin and Stewart to share his story and talk about the enormous, life-changing impact of Freed People.Freed People has a vision that impacts children in our own backyard through comprehensive, data-driven solution that centralizes recovery teams, community, technology, and expertise to bring freedom to victims of human sex trafficking in the US.This week, be prepared to have your eyes opened and to be challenged for action beyond your normal, comfortable e...

Herb Sargent is the President/CEO at Sargent Corporation, an employee owned earthwork construction company that traces its start to his grandfather's beginnings in 1926 in Alton, Maine. At Sargent, Herb is leading the charge to build great people with great lives who build GREAT projects ... and this week's podcast is a blueprint study on why and how to put people first in your organization. Sure, Herb tells amazing stories of his grandfather starting he business, his love for the...

This week Kevin and Stewart sit down with David Garrett, President at SteelFab Texas Inc. who tells stories from from the smallest home-town of any guest (Dudley, GA, pop. 593) to the largest platform for the construction industry (2025 Chairman of the Board for TEXO), and those of travel, people, leadership, sprinkled all throughout. We hope you love getting to know David more this week, and pick up a few of the wisdom nuggets he drops for you all along the way! Keep Moving Mounta...

This week on the 17Twenty Podcast, Kevin and Stewart start with a little levity by recapping some of the "best" April Fools' pranks of all time, but then pivot to something serious with talk about what the market is looking like in terms of job-starts and some practical "what-if" exercises to keep your teams in problem solving mode. There are some smooth wisdom nuggets in this great April Fools' Day Episode.We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text message here!|| Connect with Us || C...

After taking off last week for spring break, Kevin and Stewart come together to chat about the short break and talk through a few lessons learned from the places visited and the time spent with family, including a quick revisit of some of the thoughts and ideas from E114 when they recapped a fall visit to Disneyworld.Keep moving mountains! We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text message here!|| Connect with Us || Check out all our episodes on all major streaming platforms, and furthe...

This week we have the honor of sitting down with Damian Lee, the General Manager for the Texas Operations of H. J. Russell & Company, a vertically integrated service provider specializing in real estate development, construction, program management, and property management.Naturally, we talk with Damian about the lasting impact of growing up in a then-small community of Tomball, Texas and his journey to-and-through construction. But what resonated most this week were the great stori...

This week we are privileged to sit down with Steve Bruszer, the President of Spring Valley Construction Company. Part of what makes the podcast so special is hearing people's stories, and do we have a few stories to tell this week.From growing up in a "three flat" in Chicago to finding construction, Steve weaves a narrative that speaks to his roots and what made him the success that he is today. One of this striking things about Steve's story is the number of individuals he specif...

This week Kevin and Stewart invite back Tim Rothberg [E005] for a special episode that we've been teasing for a few weeks ... the official roll out of Rothberg Shurtleff Dang PLLC.Kevin, Stewart, and Tim talk briefly about the journey that leads to Stewart's return to the private practice of law. But more importantly, the guys discuss the excitement and anticipation of this new adventure that has been 25 years in the making and spend significant time talking about their "start up squad"...