Build Your Success

Establishing a foundation for your personal and professional development. This community and our guests will empower and equip you to be a better leader, enabling you to BUILD a brighter, better future for you and your team

Build Your Success is a education podcast hosted by Brian Brogen, with 267 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Brian Brogen hosts Build Your Success, a education show with 267 episodes published.

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  Replay - The Evolution of Construction Industry Leadership with Jim Letzring

  Sep 29, 202622 min

  Welcome to another episode of the Build YourSuccess Podcast! In this episode, I’m thrilled to have Jim Letzring, the Branch Vice President for the Nevell Group, joining us. The Nevell Group is a top 50 specialty subcontractor in the U.S. with offices across California and a recent expansion into Las Vegas. Jim brings a wealth of experience and knowledge,particularly in leadership, the construction industry, and the evolving role of technology. Jim shares valuable insights into what leadership means to him, the vast opportunities available in construction, andthe rapid technological advancements that are transforming the industry. We also dive into the challenges of manpower shortages, the importance of recognizing employees, and how to foster a positive and productive workplace culture. So whether you're a seasoned professional or someone considering a career in construction, this episode is packed with wisdom and practical advice that you won't want to miss. Let's get started and build a better tomorrow together! Host Email: brianb@buildcs.net Host LinkedIn: Brian Brogen, PMP | LinkedIn Host Website: BuildConsulting Services - Mulberry, FL - Brian Brogen About the host: Do you want true engagement at your event?Expect Brian Brogen to deliver a keynote that sparks dialogue, inspires growth, and leaves your audience thinking long after the event ends. Drawing on his extensive experience as a general contractorand project manager in the construction, power, and mining industries, Brian brings the real-world credibility and relatable rapport your audience craves.

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  Preventing Dangerous & Expensive Errors with Jake Maselwick

  Sep 15, 202631 min

  On the Build Your Success podcast, Brian welcomes Jake Mazulewicz, founder of JMA Training, who helps leaders prevent dangerous and expensive errors through practical skills rather than compliance or safetymanagement systems. Jake shares his background in adult education, training EMTs and firefighters, and a decade at Dominion Energy, where a costly human error sparked his focus on understanding and reducing serious errors using applied psychology, communication, teamwork, and leadership. He defines leadership as inspiring people while supporting their individual needs, buildingdiscretionary effort and trust. Jake outlines his book’s seven practical steps, includinglearning-based approaches, psychological safety, after-action reviews, investigations, classic defenses, process improvement, and resilience, then explains after-action reviews using a plan-brief-do-debrief cycle and five keyquestions to build ground truth, learning, and team trust. Guest Social: Jake Mazulewicz, Ph.D. | LinkedIn Guest Website: JMA Human Reliability Strategies | hop Host Email: brianb@buildcs.net Host LinkedIn: Brian Brogen, PMP | LinkedIn Build Consulting Services -Mulberry, FL - Brian Brogen About the host: Do you want true engagement at your event? Expect Brian Brogen to deliver a keynote that sparks dialogue, inspires growth, and leaves your audience thinking long after the event ends. Drawing on his extensive experience as a general contractor and project manager in the construction, power, and mining industries, Brian brings the real-world credibility and relatable rapport your audience craves.

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  Unleashing Potential in Construction Leadership with Beth Haselhorst

  Sep 8, 202627 min

  Host Brian welcomes Beth Haselhorst, owner of Media-Vox, who shares her background from advertising into training and instructional design, ultimately focusing on developing custom online and in-person curriculum for construction professionals such as PMs and superintendents. Beth defines leadership as being driven by a genuine desireto help others and the company succeed, paired with self-awareness and a willingness to iterate rather than doubling down when new information emerges.They discuss why training feels hard to prioritize on busy job sites, how addressing performance gaps can save time, and the importance of using lessons learned instead of checking a box. Beth explains engaging construction learners by makingtraining relevant, customized, and candid about “the elephant in the room,” including topics like emotional intelligence, and encourages workers to give constructive feedback to learning and development teams. Beth Haselhorst | LinkedIn Media Vox – Custom Training Solutions for Construction Industry | Media-Vox Host Email: brianb@buildcs.net Host LinkedIn: Brian Brogen, PMP | LinkedIn Host Website: BuildConsulting Services - Mulberry, FL - Brian Brogen About the host: Do you want true engagement at your event?Expect Brian Brogen to deliver a keynote that sparks dialogue, inspires growth, and leaves your audience thinking long after the event ends. Drawing on his extensive experience as a general contractorand project manager in the construction, power, and mining industries, Brian brings the real-world credibility and relatable rapport your audience craves.

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  The Architect’s Journey: Embracing Change and Leading with Trust with Beau Dromiack

  Sep 1, 202629 min

  In this Build Your Success podcast episode, your host Brian Brogen welcomes Beau Dromiack, principal at WMA Architects, professor at Arizona State University, and author, who shares how early experiences in a small architecture firm and on construction sites shaped his commitment to integrated design. Beau explains how analog-era craft, like lettering and line work made a direct connection to the work, how accelerated delivery and tools like AutoCAD reduced visible craftsmanship and mentoring, and how this contributed to architects’ declining influence ideas explored in his book The Craft Advantage. He defines leadership as building high-performing teamsthrough trust, minimizing micromanagement, understanding collaborators’ perceived risks, and taking responsibility for the team. The conversation also covers education versus occupation,the shift from vocational to theory-heavy architectural education, current moves to restore practical training, and Beau’s teaching on professional “soft skills,” AI, and integration with construction. Guest Social: Beau Dromiack AIA, DBIA, NCARB, SCUP | LinkedIn Guest Website: Dromiack Invention Host Email: brianb@buildcs.net Host LinkedIn: Brian Brogen, PMP | LinkedIn Host Website: BuildConsulting Services - Mulberry, FL - Brian Brogen About the host: Do you want true engagement at your event?Expect Brian Brogen to deliver a keynote that sparks dialogue, inspires growth, and leaves your audience thinking long after the event ends. Drawing on his extensive experience as a general contractorand project manager in the construction, power, and mining industries, Brian brings the real-world credibility and relatable rapport your audience craves.

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  Insights from Project Management Pioneer: Lee Lambert

  Aug 18, 202624 min

  Host Brian welcomes return guest Lee Lambert, founding member of the PMP, to discuss the 2026 PMP exam changes and the credential’s ongoing value. Brian outlines updated exam weightings—People dropping from 42% to 33%, Process from 50% to 41%, and Business Environment increasing from 8% to 26% and notes the shift toward more scenario-based questions. Lee contrasts the original 1984 all-day, volunteer-builtexam with today’s format, argues scenario questions better test thinking versus memorization, and shares his concern on how boot camps produce credentialedcandidates without real capability, which can erode PMP credibility. They discuss the challenge of “right vs. better” answers,experience requirements (Lee regrets setting the minimum at three years), PMOs, project manager cost and salary, and the myth that project managers are good communicators, emphasizing communication and leadership as primary drivers of project success. Guest Social: ⁠Lee R. Lambert | LinkedIn⁠ Guest Website: ⁠Home of Project Management | Project Management Institute⁠ Host Email:brianb@buildcs.net Host LinkedIn: ⁠Brian Brogen, PMP | LinkedIn⁠ Host Website: ⁠BuildConsulting Services - Mulberry, FL - Brian Brogen⁠ About the host: Do you want true engagement at your event?Expect Brian Brogen to deliver a keynote that sparks dialogue, inspires growth, and leaves your audience thinking long after the event ends. Drawing on his extensive experience as a general contractor and project manager in the construction, power, and mining industries, Brian brings the real-world credibility and relatable rapport your audience craves.

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