Every construction owner shops their insurance the same way they shop everything else. Get three bids. Pick the best price. Move on. But insurance doesn't work like anything else you buy. Micah Salas has been simplifying commercial insurance for construction companies for 15 years. And he uses one analogy that…
Nobody budgets for the fender bender. Nobody has a line item on their P&L that says "250K just in case." But when it happens — and it happens — that's exactly what it costs. Most construction companies know they should be taking protective action. Better driver policies. Dash cams. Proper…
Most construction owners think they have options when it comes to insurance. They don't. Not really. Once you factor in geography, scope of work, and company size — the pool shrinks fast. And the way most owners go to market locks them out of the best ones before they even…
For years Jesse believed that sleeping enough, exercising, and building habits for himself meant he was giving up time he could be spending on the work. He was wrong. The moment he started honoring himself first — his output at work got better. His clients got more. His business grew.…
You can be great at your job and still be losing the parts of life that actually make success worth it. That’s where we start: the quiet trade so many high performers make, sacrificing sleep, health, learning, and real presence with the people we love so we can keep delivering,…
At 30 years old Jesse got a warning from his doctor that stopped him cold. His body had the complications of a morbidly obese older man. He wasn't obese. He was a high performer. Grinding. Delivering. Giving everything to the job and the people around him. And quietly destroying himself…
Most time management advice gets one thing completely wrong. It teaches you how to get more efficient. It never asks what you're getting efficient for. So you time block. You optimize. You claw back hours in your day. And then watch that new time disappear into the same pile of…
Forget the website. The jobsite tells the truth. When was the last time a leader walked your site? —or you walked one yourself? Get the Time Management System that makes people dangerously effective: https://www.depthbuilder.com/time-management-webinar-sign-up-page Download your free copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Be: https://www.depthbuilder.com/books Sign up…
Some of the best people in this industry are stuck. Not because they lack skill— but because no one listens. 💬 You ever been there? Get the Time Management System that makes people dangerously effective: https://www.depthbuilder.com/time-management-webinar-sign-up-page Download your free copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Be: https://www.depthbuilder.com/books…
Not enough people. A suicide epidemic. Mental health and substance abuse running through the industry like a current nobody acknowledges. That's the reality of construction right now. But the companies winning aren't the ones with the best benefits package. They're the ones making their people feel like they actually matter.…
Most people in construction get promoted and handed a completely different job with the same title. No roadmap. No manual. No honest conversation about what moving up is actually going to cost them. Gary Borque lived that. Multiple times. He started as a fabricator, worked his way through the millwright…
You worked your way up. You earned the title. And the moment you got there — you felt like a fraud. Gary Borque went from fabricator to director of field operations and lived every hard version of that transition. In this episode he gets honest about what moving up in…
Everyone talks about climbing the ladder in construction. Nobody talks about what happens when you get there and still feel like you don't belong. Gary Borque went from fabricator to director of field operations. And somewhere in that climb he hit a wall that had nothing to do with the…
Every tradesman has worked for that guy. The one who tears people down instead of building them up. The one who leads with fear because it's the only tool he knows. Gary Borque worked for those guys too. And instead of becoming one of them he made a different choice…
Every tradesman has a version of this goal. Work your way up. Make good money. Run the jobs. Be the guy. He did all of it. Superintendent for a mechanical contractor. Debt paid off. Good money in the bank. And he was done. If you've ever stood on a jobsite…
Jesse hosts the Learnings and Missteps podcast and interviews Manja Horner, founder and CEO of Boost Learning Design, about solving skilled-trades workforce shortages driven by retirements and the long push toward college over trades. Manja introduces her book, “Pass the Torch: A Call to Rescue the Future of Trades,” and…
Jesse hosts the Learnings and Missteps podcast and interviews Manja Horner, founder and CEO of Boost Learning Design, about solving skilled-trades workforce shortages driven by retirements and the long push toward college over trades. Manja introduces her book, “Pass the Torch: A Call to Rescue the Future of Trades,” and…
Every company thinks they can solve retention with a better benefits package. They're wrong. Tomorrow we drop a full episode with a framework called the Talent Flywheel — and it starts on day one of employment. If you're building a crew and struggling to keep them, you need to hear…
It's not that foremen don't want to get better. It's that superintendents and PMs aren't creating the space for it — then wondering why performance is suffering. If you're complaining about under skilled foremen but not creating the conditions for them to train — this week's podcast is for you.…
Getting yelled at doesn't make you tough. Manja Horner drops the truth on what actually builds a crew. Full episode drops Thursday. Get the Time Management System that makes people dangerously effective: https://www.depthbuilder.com/time-management-webinar-sign-up-page Download your free copy of Becoming the Promise You are Intended to Be: https://www.depthbuilder.com/books Sign up for…
They’re behind because they’re focused on the wrong things. Catch this week's episode, where we break down: How interruptions destroy productivity and a simple system high performers use to stay ahead. Get the Time Management System that makes people dangerously effective: https://www.depthbuilder.com/time-management-webinar-sign-up-page Download your free copy of Becoming the Promise…
The industry is pushing hard toward AI, drones, and automation… but most jobsites are still struggling with the basics. So here's the real question 👇(link to poll) https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx97mRte66l1ISoDje_Ovk2zRn2ZRTJfa- Vote on the poll @learningsandmissteps and drop a comment telling me what tech you've actually seen work on a jobsite (or fail…
Jesse explains the second half of his FIREBOX time- and self-management framework for freeing calendar space and preventing burnout so you can invest in what matters most. After briefly reviewing “Finish First” (time-sensitive and only you can do) and “Invest Focus” (not urgent but only you can do, guided by…
Ever come home from a week of travel to an empty fridge, a full inbox, and zero time. Sound familiar? This episode hits the two most overlooked reasons people stay overwhelmed – and why most skip fixing them because it means giving up control. Your time back is on the…
