The Preconstruction Podcast - Commercial Construction.

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The Preconstruction Podcast tells the story of Preconstruction Innovation within Commercial Construction throughout the US. We will be traveling the country speaking with Preconstruction innovators, Estimating geniuses, and national leaders within Technology, General Contractors, Architects, Owners, and Subcontractors to hear their Preconstruction success stories.

Episode Date
E158: Kyle Stewart, Senior Manager of Estimating at Exyte
Apr 06, 2026
E157: Elliot Christiansen, Sr. Vice President of Operations at Cleveland Construction
Mar 30, 2026
E156: Ted Rusch, Vice President - Preconstruction at Batson-Cook Construction
Nov 24, 2025
E155: Samuel Liesmer, Hyperscale Estimator at National Technologies
Nov 10, 2025
E154: AI in Preconstruction with Nick Papadopoulos, Founder & CEO of Eos Group at Precon World 2025
Nov 03, 2025
E153: From Precon World 2025 - Brent Pilgrim, National Director of Preconstruction at The Beck Group
Oct 27, 2025
E152: Precon Tech Implementation with Ale Macias, Senior Preconstruction Specialist at Ryan Companies
Oct 20, 2025
E151: LIVE from PreconWorld 2025: Stewart Carroll, Chief Customer Officer at Beck Technology discusses whats next for Beck Technology
Oct 13, 2025
E150: Daniel Beatty, Founder of Constructive Leadership Solutions
Sep 16, 2025
E149: Ben Evelsizer, Preconstruction Manager at Poettker Construction
Sep 02, 2025
EP148: Ben Neff, Director of Preconstruction at Motz
Aug 25, 2025
EP147: Andrew Zukoski, CEO & Co-Founder of JOIN
Aug 18, 2025
EP146: Matt Boeggeman, Senior Preconstruction Manager at Holder Construction
Aug 14, 2025
EP145: Paul Christen, Preconstruction Director at McCarthy Building Companies
Aug 04, 2025
EP144: Dan Shaw, CEO & Co-Founder at Bridgeline
Jul 28, 2025
E143: Sean Boyer, VP of Preconstruction at Pomerleau
Jun 23, 2025
E142: Geoff Devlin, EVP - Head of Growth at SUSA International
Jun 17, 2025
E141: Prama Kumar, Vice President - Preconstruction at Hill & Wilkinson
Jun 09, 2025
E140: Joe Ledger, Intel GM/VP of Project Controls discusses Tarrifs, AI, Data and much more 💥
Jun 02, 2025
E139: Katie Coulson, EVP - General Manager at Skanska Advanced Technology (SAT)
May 12, 2025
E138: Clay Shumake, Preconstruction Manager at Gates Construction Co.
May 05, 2025
E137: Ryan Abbott, President of Clayco Southwest - IPD, Prefeb, Award winning projects and much more
Apr 21, 2025
E136: The Advancing Preconstruction 2025 LOVE FEST with Ivo Brook, Brand Director at Hanson Wade, and Randall Thompson, Preconstruction Executive at Nibbi Brothers
Apr 14, 2025
E135: Mason Hennings, Preconstruction DATA Estimator II at Traylor Bros
Apr 07, 2025
E134: Part 2 with Andrew Pitcher, Data Analyst and Integrations Manager at Bartlett Cocke
Mar 31, 2025
E133: Tim Griggs, Director of Estimating at OHT Partners (MULTIFAMILY SPECIAL)
Mar 24, 2025
E132: Bob Kovacs, Director of Preconstruction at Albion General Contractors.
Mar 17, 2025
E131: Built By Builders Special with Steve Dell'Orto, Founder & CEO of ConCntric
Mar 10, 2025
E130: DATA: Part 1 with Andrew Pitcher, Data Analyst and Integrations Manager at Bartlett Cocke
Feb 24, 2025
E129: Sam Ellis, Preconstruction Manager at Fortune-Johnson (Multifamily Construction)
Feb 17, 2025
E128: Aaron Shwom, Director of Preconstruction at Chapman Construction/Design discusses the Delivery Methods we should be using and when.
Feb 04, 2025
E127: Jeffrey Campbell Pro Golfer turned Director of Preconstruction at Cleveland Construction.
Jan 27, 2025
E126: Bill Mazzetti SVP at Rosendin (Mr Data Center's) - This is a must LISTEN to
Jan 20, 2025
E125: Kaylee Gathard - Preconstruction & Estimating Manager dissects the TITLES issue in Preconstruction
Jan 13, 2025
E124: Tom Carolan, Director of Scheduling at Barton Malow
Dec 23, 2024
123: KC Mares, Data Center Power Solutions Leader: ENERGY is the elephant in the room when it comes to AI!!!!!!!!!
Dec 09, 2024
E122: Henry Nutt, III, Sheet Metal Worker come Preconstruction Executive at Southland Industries
Nov 25, 2024
E121: Michael Lewis, Regional Scheduling Director at AECOM Hunt
Nov 18, 2024
E120: Paul Wilkins, Vice President - Director Preconstruction Services at JE Dunn Construction
Nov 11, 2024
E119: David Blanton, Senior Vice President of Preconstruction at JPI on The Preconstruction Podcast
Nov 04, 2024
E117: Mission Critical Construction with Suffolk's Mike Mallon (Director of Preconstruction)
Oct 28, 2024
E116: Hamzah Shanbari, Director of Innovation at The Haskell Company
Oct 21, 2024
E115: The Biggest issue in construction is PEOPLE. Brent Darnell is an International thought leader transforming our industry.
Oct 14, 2024
E118: Jim Driscoll, Director of Preconstruction at Kadean Construction, based out of Kansas City, Missouri.
Oct 07, 2024
E:111 Kyle Bonde, Preconstruction Reimagined discusses LIVE from APC 2024 in Denver, CO
Sep 30, 2024
E112: Rod Miller, Director of Preconstruction at Big-D Construction in Tempe, AZ
Sep 23, 2024
E113: Josh Mensinger, VP of Integrated Solutions at DIRTT. The Modular solution thats easily designed and gives certainty of Cost, Schedule and Outcome
Sep 16, 2024
E114: Dustin DeVan, CEO of Ediphi the Cloud Based Estimating Software
Sep 09, 2024
E:110 Stacie Ramos, Preconstruction & BD Manager at KCI Construction discusses LIVE from APC 2024 in Denver, CO
Sep 03, 2024
E117: Kiki McCartney: Preconstruction Engineer in Denver, CO discusses her early days in Construction after changing careers
Aug 26, 2024
E109: Manasi Pitkar, Sr Director of Preconstruction at McCarthy discusses at APC 2024 in Denver, CO.
Aug 19, 2024
E108: Tyler McCann, Preconstruction Manager at The Stellar Family of Companies discusses at APC 2024 in DEnver, CO.
Aug 12, 2024
E107: Aaron Jech, Preconstruction Manager at Manhattan Construction discusses
Aug 05, 2024
E116: Taimoor Khan, VP of Preconstruction with Satterfield & Pontikes in Houston, Texas talks Transparency in Preconstruction and the winning Mindset needed.
Jul 29, 2024
E106: Aaron Henderson & Ryan Bender discuss STACK Construction Technologies
Jul 22, 2024
E105: Scott Koontz, VP of Estimating at Jendoco Construction
Jul 15, 2024
E104: Tom Deane Co-Founder at ProjectMark catches up with us at APC 2024
Jul 08, 2024
E103: Aman Singh, Director of Preconstruction at Design Group in Atlanta. The importance of Project Controls
Jul 01, 2024
E102: Johnny Maghzal, Togal.AI Head of Growth at APC 2024 in Denver. The Rockstar AI expert discusses how it will change the construction space.
Jun 24, 2024
E101: Amanda Go, Estimating & Preconstruction Manager at The Boldt Company LIVE at APC 2024
Jun 17, 2024
E100: Steve Dell'Orto recording from APC 2024 over beers: It was a Deep Dive into ConCntric's capabilities.
Jun 10, 2024
E99: Justin Aubuchon LEED, Director of Estimating at BOND Building Construction (recorded in Denver at APC 2024)
Jun 03, 2024
E98: Mike Powers, CEO/Founder of BuildVision who is on a mission to revolutionize construction equipment procurement
May 28, 2024
E96: Baxter Horton, Director of Preconstruction & Estimating at Baldwin & Shell discusses how to create a Preconstruction Culture and the importance of a high level Preconstruction Advocate
May 21, 2024
E95: Stacie Ramos - How to juggle BD, Estimating, Preconstruction Services and Work Force Development 💥
May 20, 2024
E97: Hamid Hajian - Founder of Zebel the tool that allows you to leverage historical data to generate a quick conceptual estimate
May 15, 2024
E96: Tim Hogan is back, the new VP of Tech, VDC & Sustainability discusses how important these teams are in Preconstruction.
May 06, 2024
E94: Blake Omlin - Director of Preconstruction that went from PE to Director of Preconstruction in 7 years BOOM
Apr 22, 2024
Alex Arnold WINNER of the Advancing Preconstruction Ticket for 2024
Apr 15, 2024
E92: Bo Markovic, Director of Estimating with Alberici Constructors discusses Heavy Civil Construction across the US
Mar 25, 2024
E90: Is all about Sustainability. Manasi Pitkar - Snr Preconstruction Director at McCarthy Building Companies discuss Sustainability
Mar 18, 2024
E91 Rachael Daly - Associate Director of Cost in NYC discuss Women in Construction. Yes the QS that takes no BS is back.
Mar 11, 2024
E87: Woman In Construction with Manasi Pitkar - Senior Preconstruction Director at McCarthy Building Companies discussed the missing 33%.
Mar 05, 2024
E89: Chris Creasey, VP of National Gaming for Suffolk in Las Vegas
Feb 26, 2024
E91 - Klint Kimball Preconstruction Director at Flintco in Arkansas discusses The Arkansas Art Museum and The Walmart Home Office projects
Feb 19, 2024
E88 Steve Dell'Orto CEO & Founder of ConCntric: The Preconstruction Platform that is transforming the Preconstruction space.
Feb 12, 2024
E86: Dan Beatty - Senior Director of Estimating at Alberici discuss Heavy Civil construction (Roads & Bridges) with a focus on Estimating
Jan 29, 2024
E85: Ivo Brook - Brand Director at Hansen Wade discussed Advancing Preconstruction - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Jan 22, 2024
E84: Michael Pritt - Preconstruction Director discusses CM@Risk, GC's marketing to clients through Social Media and much much more
Jan 15, 2024
E81: Brett Backus (COO) & Cameron Delahoussaye (Chief Estimator) from Eleven Western Builders
Dec 05, 2023
E83: Jim Murphy - Preconstruction Executive at Truebeck Construction in San Francisco Bay Area
Dec 05, 2023
E82: Grant Stucker - The Quarter Back who played in Div 1 College Football with 12 years with Saunders who is now Strategic Acc Exec with Beck Technologies
Nov 28, 2023
E 80: Grant Mendeljian - VP of Preconstruction with Moss & Associates in Dallas, TX
Nov 13, 2023
E 79: Johnny Maghzal - Togal.AI Head of Development talks future of the take off tools.
Nov 06, 2023
E 78: Michael Ho - CEO of Bespoke Metrics discusses COMPASS and the integration with Beck Technology and Procore.
Oct 30, 2023
E77: Stewart Carroll - President of Beck Technology gave us an update on Customers, Product releases, Integrations and new markets for Beck Technology.
Oct 23, 2023
E76: Manasi Pitkar Senior Preconstruction Director at McCarthy Building Companies in Orange County
Oct 16, 2023
E3: (NextGen Series) Laura Ramirez - Preconstruction Engineer with New South Construction in Atlanta, GA
Oct 09, 2023
E75: Jason Hollenstein MEPS Estimating Manager with Structure Tone in New Jersey
Oct 02, 2023
E74: Kurt Naser - Director of Preconstruction at PC Construction
Sep 25, 2023
E73: Clay Young - Electrical Contractor Empowering With Purpose - LET'S TALK ELECTRICAL
Sep 18, 2023
E2 (NextGen Series) Ximena Zarza Del Puerto - "It's Never To Late To Start Over" Electrical Estimator for James G. David in Rockville, Maryland
Sep 11, 2023
E72: Greg Williamson - VP of Preconstruction Services at Bond Brothers discusses Optimizing Design + Build & Design Assist
Sep 04, 2023
Greg Williamson discusses (ASPE) The American Society of Professional Estimators
Sep 04, 2023
E71: Buildr - The All in One CRM for Preconstruction
Aug 28, 2023
E1 (NextGen Series): Kyle Holmes Preconstruction at Knutson Construction
Aug 21, 2023
E70: Brent Pilgrim - Integrated Estimating Workflow (National Director of Preconstruction at The Beck Group)
Aug 14, 2023
E69 Brett Poulos - National Director of Preconstruction & Estimating discusses Design Build, Technology, Data loop and the future of Estimating
Aug 07, 2023
E68 Mark Sands - Founder of Building Catalyst "Because Buildings cost too much and take too long to produce"
Jul 24, 2023
E67 Kevin Hansen (VP of Precon) & Amr Rafaat (CIO) - Windover Construction. Award winning duo 🏆🏆🏆
Jul 18, 2023
E66 Jen Hawkins - Director of Industry Digital Transformation with VIATechnik "How do we bring supply chain data into Preconstruction?"
Jul 10, 2023
E65 David Roberts - Director of Fabrication at KHS&S in So Cal. Why Digital Fabrication?
Jul 03, 2023
E64 Let's Talk ChatGPT and AI with the brilliant Will Senner. Will it take an Estimators job?
Jun 26, 2023
E63 Tom Deane - CEO/Co-Founder of ProjectMark your all in one CRM & Proposal Platform to Win Work Smarter
Jun 19, 2023
E62: Alex Gregory, Director of Preconstruction for GH Phipps in Denver, CO - Recruiting qualified individuals to build a diverse Preconstruction team.
Apr 20, 2023
E61: Rachael Daly - The QS that takes no BS in NYC. A MUST listen to episode
Apr 18, 2023
E60: Wyatt Jenkins, Chief Product Officer at Procore Technologies. Discusses Procore Preconstruction.
Apr 04, 2023
E59: Marty Cornish | CEO of Workorder. Discuss how Workorder's automated quantity takeoff software saves construction cost estimators 50% of their time
Mar 27, 2023
E58: Adam Schneider - Executive Director of Snyder Langston in LA. Update on high density construction in 2023.
Feb 28, 2023
E57: Jacob Keith: Director of Preconstruction at Layton in Salt Lake City. Preview to his appearance at Advancing Preconstruction Summit 2023 in Phoenix, AZ
Feb 28, 2023
E55: Tim Hogan - 33years old and managing a team of 15. Another high performing Preconstruction Executive at HITT Construction in D.C.
Feb 21, 2023
E54: Johnny Illick (CEO) & Chris Huston (VP of Precon) discuss an agile & Innovative approach to Preconstruction that has achieved HUGE success.
Feb 21, 2023
E53: J.D. King - 40 yr old Preconstruction Leader with Lemoine in Baton Rouge, LA. This is a must listen to if you are looking at steping into a leadership position in the future. Enjoy
Feb 02, 2023
E52: Chris Sammarco (E2) DPR's Precon Lead in NY, NJ & PA talks Growth, Culture, CM vrs Lump Sum and gives some fantastic advice for the next generation of preconstruction folks
Feb 02, 2023
E51: Wes Palmisano - CEO & Founder of Impetus a Preconstruction Services focused GC KILLING IT in New Orleans. If you are interested in starting your own GC this is a must LISTEN TO!
Feb 02, 2023
E50: Steve Dell'Orto: CEO & Founder of ConCntric - A 360 degrees Preconstruction Platform that unites data, workflows and people. BOOK YOUR DEMO TODAY, ConCntric is here :-)
Jan 18, 2023
E49: Chief MEP Cost Manager Ron Deckman - Incredible Diverse background
Nov 08, 2022
E48: Precon World 2022, HYBRID Workforce, Mentorship and Construction Economics - Stewart Carroll (President of Beck Tech)
Oct 05, 2022
E47: Lets talk Water/Wastewater with Estimating & Preconstruction Manager Kevin Waddell at Burns & McDonnell 😍
Sep 08, 2022
E46: Jim Brain - The California Native. VP of Preconstruction with Reaume Richardson who revitalize cityscapes throught California
Jul 25, 2022
E45: The Industry Evangelist at Join - Jeff Sample (Preconstruction Technology Platform)
Jul 13, 2022
E44: Rohan Jawali - VDC & Innovations Group at Hensel Phelps in San Diego, CA
May 18, 2022
E43: "How we can help with the skilled labor shortage" with Bob Kovacs - VP of Preconstruction at Evans General Contractors
Mar 29, 2022
E42: Alan Dunbar - SVP at Skanska (West Coast) Preconstruction & Technology Group Leader 😍
Mar 25, 2022
E41: David Askie - International Preconstruction Leader currently Head of Integrated Solutions for Lend Lease in New York
Mar 16, 2022
E40: Angel Dizon (MD) & Menzies Wilson (Director of Cost) of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Jan 25, 2022
E39: Steve Stouthamer (EVP) - The Preconstruction Visionary with Skanska
Jan 06, 2022
E38: Andrew Zukoski - Co-Founder of JOIN a Preconstruction Technology platform that every contractor needs!
Oct 20, 2021
E37: Spencer Easton - Scheduling Manager (TAKT Genuis) with Oakland Construction in Phoenix, AZ
Oct 19, 2021
E36: Andrew Halphen - Advancing Preconstruction Technology with a Northern Europe twist. Precon Manager with Mahattan Construction in Houston, TX
Oct 01, 2021
E35: Aam Wolf - The Young Entrepreneur changing the preconstruction industry (CEO of Relay Construction Services)
Sep 28, 2021
E34: Chris Sammarco - DPR's Preconstruction Physical Fitness Machine in New Jersey.
Sep 06, 2021
E33: Nick Papadopoulos - CEO, Advisor, AEC/O Technology Innovator Digital Disrupter based in California. What happened to Katera
Sep 06, 2021
E32: Morgan Keel - Preconstruction Director: The drive of building her own home and owning her own business.
Apr 09, 2021
E31: Micah Vainikka - Young Preconstruction leader at Knutson in Minnesota (Talks Talent & Technology)
Apr 09, 2021
E30: Will Senner - VP at Skanska - Start your Preconstruction DATA journey today!
Mar 03, 2021
E29: Matt Vetter - VP with Schafer Construction (Detroit) discuss the importance of Building Relationships
Feb 02, 2021
E28: Bennie Kovach - Precon Executive discusses the BD side of Preconstruction and the future of WFH
Feb 02, 2021
E27: Loren Morgan VP of Precon at Brookfield Properties on "Why Precon need to shoot themselves out of every meeting"
Jan 28, 2021
E26: Mark Cleverly - Construction Executive with McCarthy in Atlanta, GA discussing Technology, Data, Healthcare & Higher Education projects.
Jan 14, 2021
E25: James Hancik - VP of Preconstruction at Gilbane across Northern New Jersey and New York.
Dec 21, 2020
E24: Preconstruction DATA with Stewart Carroll - President of Beck Technology
Dec 14, 2020
E23: Bill Allen - President of EvolveLAB out of Colorado. Bill is a BIM thought provoking disruptor.
Nov 26, 2020
E22: Steve Dell'Orto - Co-Founder of Concntric discuss Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Steve is a 25+ year Veteran with Clark Construction
Nov 26, 2020
E21: Colleen Martindale - Civil Director of Estimating with McCarthy Building in Dallas, TX
Oct 23, 2020
E20: Paul Hedgepath - Director of BIM/VDC at M.J Harris in Birmingham, AL
Oct 23, 2020
E19: Luis Giordano - Preconstruction Director with McCarthy Building in California
Oct 16, 2020
E18: Nick Senske - Professor of Architecture at Iowa University - The next generation of Construction professionals (Design Education & Computational Design)
Sep 10, 2020
E17: Roel Aguilar - Preconstruction is a CAREER. Great interview with the Precon lead for DPR in DFW.
Sep 10, 2020
E16: Jeremy Roh - BIM YouTube Star (20K subscribers) Principal with RAD (Ragona Architecture & Design) in Charlotte, NC
Aug 26, 2020
E15: Chad Holbrook - Director of Virtual Design & Construction with W.E. O'Neil in Chicago
Aug 06, 2020
E14: Andy Mair - (Healthcare) Estimator turned Project Manager with DPR in Dallas, TX
Aug 05, 2020
E13: Darrell Torres - Preconstruction Executive with Clark Construction in California
Jul 16, 2020
E12: Noni Pittenger - Digital Fabrication Coordinator working with NewCo and former Tesla Engineer in California
Jul 08, 2020
E11: Jacob D'Albora - Director of BIM-FM Services at McVeigh & Mangum in Charlotte, NC
Jul 01, 2020
E10: Steve Dell'Orto - Founder & CEO of ConCntric and former Senior VP at Clark Construction (West Coast)
Jun 10, 2020
E9: Matt Highland - (Aussie Expat) Senior Cost Manager with Cummings Corporation
Jun 01, 2020
E8: Tim Riefenberg - BIM Manager with The Beck Group in Atlanta, GA
May 25, 2020
E7: Daniel Kemack - Preconstruction Engineer with Wharton-Smith in Orlando, FL
May 25, 2020
E6: Martin Walsh - Former National VP of Mission Critical at Balfour Beatty (Charlotte, NC)
May 14, 2020
E5: The BIM Guru from St Louis - Brian Myers currently Director of BIM for Jacobs Engineering
May 14, 2020
E4: Sakshi Sachdev - Estimator / Project Manager in NYC
May 04, 2020
E3: Rakesh Shah - Former Director of Estimating with WeWork in NYC
Apr 28, 2020
E2: Clayton Myhre - VP of Precon (Design & Build Expert)
Apr 20, 2020
E1: Stewart Carroll - President of Beck Technology (Dallas, TX)
Mar 04, 2020