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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,…
On the Build Your Success podcast, host Brian Brogen interviews Lee Lambert, a founder of the PMP, about his 60-year career and the evolution of project management. Lambert shares how he began at General Electric as a lead earned value trainer, later joined Battelle in Columbus to help form a project management division, and spent 1981–1984 helping develop and launch the PMP in 1984. Lee discusses…
Listen to this episode to hear from Jackson Nix, Vice President of Shelby Erectors on why he chose construction as a youngster. He shares advice on how to grow and develop a career in the construction trades. There are many in our industry who are retiring in the next few years. How will we fill their boots? What should you do as a young construction worker to progress in the industry? Get the…
Host Brian welcomes Lauren Weinbaum, President and CEO ofWMG Construction Management, who shares her background growing up on a farm in Virginia, Illinois, and founding her company in 2013 after an owner client encouraged her to start her own firm. Lauren defines leadership as transparency and activelydeveloping successors and explains her focus on recruiting the next generation, especially women,…
On the Build Your Success podcast, host Brian welcomesRobbie “C.R.” Sawyer, Director of Safety for Florida at HB Next, who travels jobsite to jobsite coaching builders, GCs, and trade partners on OSHA 1926 and practical safety to keep businesses healthy and compliant. Robbie shares how his grandfather, a fire chief, modeled servant leadership by working alongside rookies and building trust, then…
In this Build Your Success podcast episode, Aaron Waechter, a Local Union 1121 millwright and tower lead on the Vineyard Wind offshore project, shares his path from studying engineering to completing a four-year apprenticeship and building a career in power generation. Aaron describes union training, paid hands-on learning,specialized courses in Las Vegas, and how opportunities led to nuclear work…
On the Build Your Success podcast, host Brian Brogen interviews Andy Benedetto, business representative for Millwrights Local 1121, which covers Millwrights across the six New England states and is part of the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters. Andy explains millwrights as industrial mechanics whoinstall, maintain, move, rig, and precisely align rotating equipment in power…
In this Build Your Success podcast episode, the hostwelcomes Brent Darnell, founder of Brent Darnell International, who has taught emotional intelligence and people skills in the construction industry since 2000 with a focus on mental, physical, and emotional performance. They discuss how the industry has shifted toward collaboration, purpose, and relationship-driven work, and why emotional…
This week I am sharing a lesson from our Foundation First Leadership membership meetings. Mikel Bowman gave a great lesson on the challenges associated with transitioning from Peer to Supervisor. Becoming a member of Foundation First Leadership allows you and two of your colleagues' full access to our live calls and all of the archived lessons: Foundation First - Build Consulting Services Host…
In this Build Your Success podcast episode, host Brianinterviews Adam Povitz, CEO of Anago Cleaning Systems, a three-tier commercial cleaning franchise operating across the U.S. and Canada with 1,800 franchisees and 50 master franchise regions. Adam explains how Anago supports post-construction final cleans that often lead to ongoing cleaning relationships, and how the model separates…
