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In this episode of BuilderChat, we sat with Mark Lang, founder and CEO of Quality Labor Management (QLM). QLM is a professional skilled staffing service for those in construction. Mark started QLM after his first successful business, Workers Temporary Staffing, was sold in 2006. In 2008, Mark changed his business strategy from day-labor staffing to “providing high-end professional skilled staffing” for the construction industry. Mark says the biggest challenge that QLM faces is finding quality. “We’re not just going to put anyone out there. We may interview 100 people. But only 10 will make it through our vetting process.” His biggest goal is trying to find the right people to send to QLM’s customers. They pride themselves on “high-end professionalism”, and hold every employee to that same standard. Want to learn more about what Mark said in our podcast? Watch the full episode now!

In this episode of BuilderChat, we sat with Garrison Green, Project Manager at DL Harkins Construction. Starting off fresh out of college as a Civil Engineer, he began to work in the Orlando, FL area. He was drawn to DL Harkins “…because of the smaller company size, being involved in local projects, and being able to come home every night.” Since joining DL Harkins Construction as a Project Manager, he has been responsible for reviewing the performance overviews of their projects, checking up on vendor quotes, daily reports, and looking over submittals and RFI’s. As Garrison puts it, he’s “where the rubber meets the road, in terms of contracts.”

In this episode of BuilderChat, we sat with Shawn Andrews, Director of Operations at Mellick Construction. He began working for this company because, as Shawn says, “It’s a place that good people gravitate to, and great people stay.” As the Director of Operations, some of the typical tasks he has are to setup tracking mechanisms to make sure the business is profitable, hitting their quarterly goals, and to keep track of subcontractors on the job sites. On the subject of construction and software, he chose to use RedTeam as Mellick’s construction project management software. Shawn uses RedTeam to view project reports, making sure all of the work is being done in an efficient manner. He also uses the program to send out reports and comments to the subcontractors, all without having to go out to the site in person. To learn more about what Shawn said in our podcast, watch the full episode below.

In this episode of BuilderChat, we took a seat with Fred Guitton, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of RedTeam Software. Fred has been with RedTeam for approximately 3 years and has seen the company grow exponentially since starting in 2016. As the CSO of RedTeam, his main duties comprise of directly influencing the rapid expansion of the company by strategically expanding our reach through well-defined company culture, strategy, and marketing. He also must work closely with financial and strategic partners, identify new partners, provide an excellent experience and great support to existing clients. On the subject of construction and project management, Fred says, “You have to get the basics right before anything else. The basics are: making sure that people who need to know what they need to know when they need to know it.” To learn more about what Fred said in our podcast, listen to the full episode!

In this episode of BuilderChat, we’ll meet Russ Cammack, who has been in the commercial construction industry for over 25 years. Russ is also an owner and the CFO of a mid-size general contracting firm known as RB Marks Construction, that he and his business partner, Mark Zaremskas, started in 2006. Russ talks about how his team uses RedTeam to manage construction accounting in ways that reduce risk for the company. “On dealing with risk in our finances, what we love about RedTeam is how it streamlines our invoice approval by providing easy access and accurate information to all decision makers.”

BuilderChat is bringing the most successful industry experts and diving into their challenges, experience, and key learning tips on how to manage different aspects of their construction business. In this episode, we are talking with Carl Leneis, the Chief Estimator of Odyssey Global. Follow us to stay up to date with our bi-weekly podcast.

BuilderChat is bringing the most successful industry experts and diving into their challenges, experience, and key learning tips on how to manage different aspects of their construction business. In this episode, we are talking with Dan Hammons, the Director of Business Development. Follow us to stay up to date with our bi-weekly podcast.