Construction CEO Podcast

Construction CEO is a long-form, in-person podcast hosted by Jonathan Cor featuring candid conversations with executives leading commercial, industrial, and heavy civil construction companies. We talk leadership, lessons learned, failure, and the realities of building and running firms at scale.If you are a CEO, Founder, Executive Chairman, President, or Owner of a commercial or industrial construction company and want to be a guest on my podcast, email me at jonathan@constructionceomedia.com

Construction CEO Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Jonathan Cor, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jonathan Cor hosts Construction CEO Podcast, a business show with 12 episodes published.

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  Construction CEO Podcast

  He Never Planned to Lead a $500M Construction Company

  Sep 28, 20261h 54m

  In this episode, Jonathan Cor interviews Rory Olsen, CEO of McDonald Miller Facility Solutions. Rory shares the unexpected path that took him from mechanical engineer to leading a $500 million construction company, along with the career decisions that shaped his leadership along the way. They discuss saying yes to uncomfortable opportunities, building company culture, leadership, AI, data centers, developing future leaders, and the lessons learned from leading one of the largest construction companies in the Pacific Northwest.

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  Why I Left a $10 Billion Construction Company

  Sep 21, 20261h 41m

  In this episode, Doug Bardin shares why he walked away from a leadership role at a $10 billion construction company to start DHC Contracting from scratch. He explains the moment he realized he'd regret never taking the chance, the challenges of building a company from the ground up, and what he's learned about leadership, client relationships, and long-term growth. We also discuss leaving security behind, building a business around service instead of chasing every project, lessons from the military, and the mindset required to create a company you're proud to lead.

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  How This Contractor Built a $53M Construction Company

  Sep 14, 20261h 17m

  In this episode, Jonathan Cor interviews Mike Dougherty, CEO of Horizon Contracting Group. Mike shares how he went from planting trees as a teenager to building a diversified construction company with more than 240 employees and over $50 million in annual revenue. They discuss working alongside family, growing a business across multiple locations, leaving a firefighting career to focus on construction full-time, the value of service divisions, company culture, leadership, employee ownership, expansion strategy, diversification, and creating long-term opportunities for people in the construction industry.

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  Leading a 185-Person Construction Company

  Sep 8, 20261h 24m

  In this episode, Jonathan Cor interviews Ben Faber, President of Faber Construction. Ben shares what it's like leading a 185-person construction company, the responsibility that comes with it, and how leadership changes as a business grows. They discuss family business succession, working alongside his brothers, mentorship, balancing family and work, Washington state's millionaire tax, expansion into Idaho, public versus private projects, company culture, developing future leaders, and why construction remains a people-first business. Ben also shares lessons learned from decades in the industry and what it takes to build a company that lasts.

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  He Built a $35M Construction Company... Then Started Over

  Aug 3, 20261h 4m

  In this episode, Blaze Pattison shares how he helped build a construction company from an idea in a garage to $35 million in annual revenue, only to leave it behind and start over with Pacific Building Group. He explains what led to that decision, the lessons learned from partnerships, and why he chose to build a different kind of company the second time around. We also discuss entrepreneurship, culture, acquisitions, diversification, hiring, navigating uncertainty, and the mindset required to build a construction business that's designed to last.

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