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Hosted by The Construction Veteran · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 78 episodes
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Welcome to the Construction Veteran Podcast. This is a podcast connecting and celebrating veterans in construction, those who have the desire to be in the industry, and those who support them to create the built environment. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=M6ZMR2J2FVX4W
The Construction Veteran hosts The Construction Veteran Podcast, a business show with 78 episodes published.
Send us a Message! The job site lessons that matter most aren’t locked inside one trade, and they aren’t reserved for people with decades in the same role. I’m Scott Friend, a project manager in commercial demolition in
Send us a Message! The fastest way to get overlooked in construction is to assume your military background “doesn’t count” because you haven’t worked on a civilian job site. We’re breaking that myth down and replacing it
Send us a Message! That uneasy feeling at work is rarely just a bad week. When your career starts to control your stress, schedule, identity, and family time in ways that don’t fit anymore, the frustration turns into som
Send us a Message! You can build a real construction career without ever having swung a hammer on day one, and that’s the message we want every veteran to hear. A lot of us get stuck thinking we’re starting from nothing,
Send us a Message! Ever felt like you left the site but the site didn’t leave you? This conversation gets real about anxiety in construction—how it hides behind “staying sharp,” shows up as phone-check loops and 3 a.m. w
Send us a Message! Your name moves faster than your resume in construction, and that truth can either build your future or quietly close doors behind you. We dive into the art of climbing without burning bridges—how to p
Send us a Message! What does it take to turn a 5 a.m. chow line into a blueprint for leading mission-critical construction? We sit down with Kera, a former Army culinary specialist whose real edge was never the spatula—i
Send us a Message! Discipline gets a bad rap as loud and rigid, but the kind that actually moves careers in construction is quiet, steady, and relentlessly reliable. We break down how the habits forged in service—showing
Send us a Message! The quiet danger isn’t missing deadlines—it’s losing yourself while still hitting them. We dig into why veterans in construction often mistake burnout for high performance, how chronic stress differs f
Send us a Message! The moment the uniform comes off, the noise drops—and the harder questions echo. We open up about the silence that follows separation, the sudden return of every choice, and why “freedom” can feel like
Send us a Message! What if the skills you earned under pressure—decisive action, accountability, and care for your team—were the exact traits that make you great at serving builders? That’s the heart of our conversation
Send us a Message! Ever feel that split second when your jaw tightens and your breath runs short right before you snap? That flash is the hinge of leadership. We dig into why yelling often masquerades as control, how it
Send us a Message! Ever been told “your skills translate” and left wondering how that actually helps on a chaotic job site? We zoom into the real mechanics of taking military strengths—situational awareness, accountabili
Send us a Message! The job gets built either way, but what happens to the people building it? We pull back the curtain on mental health in construction, naming the pressures everyone feels but rarely says out loud: relen
Send us a Message! Jet noise, Humvees, and a weather station might sound like an odd path to construction leadership, but that’s exactly where Alicia’s story takes us—and why it sticks. We sit down to talk about growing
Send us a Message! What if rest didn’t feel like failure? We open the year with a quiet, unhurried conversation about choosing depth over speed, especially for veterans and builders who were trained to move toward noise,
Send us a Message! What happens when a Night Stalker trades flight ops for flat roofs—and still refuses to miss the mission? We sit down with Dylan Kirkpatrick, a former 160th SOAR crew chief, who rebuilt his sense of pu
Send us a Message! After 21 years in the Army, Master Sergeant Karl Muller faced a crossroads common to many veterans—how to transition from the structured military environment to a fulfilling civilian career. The decisi
Send us a Message! Ted Baumgardner's journey from Marine Corps intelligence officer to construction technology entrepreneur offers a compelling roadmap for veterans seeking meaningful work after service. Growing up in a
Send us a Message! Career transitions can feel like starting over, especially when you've invested years building your expertise and identity. In this deeply personal episode, Scott opens up about his journey from 14 yea
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