Why we do what we do with with Teresa Greco on Building Joy. We talk to Tammeron of Inner Lights Academy TV about the unseen forces that effect our actions, and finding truths on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Teresa Greco of Steps to Happiness at TeresaGreco.ca and @TeresaGreco_StepstoHappiness. Reach out at StepstoTrueHappiness@gmail.com and 416-553-8568. Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing him at manny@theconstruc...
Aug 25, 2024•50 min
We talk about the white oak black hole, underrated wood species, advancements in vinyl, individualizing a home, and the pros and cons of character on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Antonio Troiani of Floorzilla at Floorzilla.ca and @floor.zilla. Reach out at 647-671-9871 and Floorzillas@rogers.com . This show is brought to you by When you choose Ravineview Construction, you’re choosing a team that understands the importance of your home. Let us help you create a space where ...
Aug 24, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Learning to love silence with Teresa Greco on Building Joy. We talk to Mark about learning from the past, planning for the future, and living in the present on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Teresa Greco of Steps to Happiness at TeresaGreco.ca and @TeresaGreco_StepstoHappiness. Reach out at StepstoTrueHappiness@gmail.com and 416-553-8568. Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing him at manny@theconstructionlife.com . If y...
Aug 23, 2024•27 min
We talk about issues with new trades like phone distractions, chasing the paycheck, leaving too soon, and expecting too much. We also discuss commercial vs residential HVAC, getting people to pay for quality, bearing the cost of green mandates, lack of unit longevity, bandaid solutions, and dealing with emergencies on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Marc Samperi, Prab Kalsi and Luke Dennis of Parc Mechanical at ParcMechanical.com and @Parc_Mechanical. Reach out at Info@ParcMe...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Tony tells us about coming to Canada during the pandemic, being taken advantage of for being an immigrant, and finding work in hard times. We share advice for how to avoid being taken advantage of from learning to say no to creating genuine relationships with your employees on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Tony Alderete of Alderete Construction at AldereteConstruction.com and @ Alderete.Construction . Reach out at Alderete.Construction44@gmail.com and 705-539-1725. Stay con...
Aug 18, 2024•1 hr 46 min
We talk to Daniel Bax of The Life of Your Choice about refusing to accept impossibility and turning challenges into opportunities. Find Teresa Greco of Steps to Happiness at TeresaGreco.ca and @TeresaGreco_StepstoHappiness. Reach out at StepstoTrueHappiness@gmail.com and 416-553-8568. Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing him at manny@theconstructionlife.com . If you have something to contribute to the podcast, email info@theconstructionli...
Aug 17, 2024•42 min
Les tells us about the overuse of salt in water filtration systems, how it's is killing our lakes, and changing how we think about clean water. We discuss salt-free water treatment, teaching plumbers how to make a difference, profit intoxication, using social media for good education, and illogical logic on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Les Purcell of O'Rourke Electric and Ontario Pump Supply at ORourkeElectric.com . Reach out at Info@ORourkeElectric.com and 705-746-5232. T...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 41 min
Emily tells us about the problems with traditional play rooms, making rooms that grow with the child, combining adult function with kid fun, ensuring clients use their spaces and giving children what they need to succeed in life. We talk about overprotective parents, reminding adults to be playful, fitting play into every budget, and fixing our internal worlds on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Emily Dragoman of Movement Rooms Inc. at MovementRooms.com and @MovementRooms. Rea...
Aug 11, 2024•1 hr 39 min
Paul shares what's really happening with Canadian rates and the housing market. He tells us about principle resident taxes, officials only caring about being reelected, record low birth rates, lacking financial literacy, and tips for getting started financially. We share how Canada's future is in renting on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Paul Rocha of Mortgage Scout on PaulJRocha.com and MortgageBriefs.com . Reach out at 416-432-7662. This show is brought to you by. ALT Labo...
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Today on Building Joy we talk to Tyrone about finding peace away from the city and taking big risks to prioritize happiness, and we talk to Christina about creating happiness as a couple and reconnecting with childhood joy. Learn to find joy in the moment on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Teresa Greco of Steps to Happiness at TeresaGreco.ca and @TeresaGreco_StepstoHappiness. Reach out at StepstoTrueHappiness@gmail.com and 416-553-8568. Stay connected with The Construction Li...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 21 min
We talk about the first day on the job, working hard young so you can rest when you're old, managing work/life balance, relationships for the younger generation, and changing perspectives of construction on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Antonio Pereira, Shaan Sahi and Alex Maffei of AquaStop Waterproofing at AquaStopWaterproofing.ca and @Aqua.Stop. Reach out at Antonio@AquaStopWaterproofing.ca , AquaStopWaterproof@gmail.com and 647-631-4144. Stay connected with The Construc...
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Samuel tells us about how he makes construction attractive by providing working experiences abroad. We talk about preparing trades for cultural differences, trade specializations across countries, maintaining company culture with foreign workers, and how international trades can inspire local trades on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. For trades, find Journeyman at Journeyman.io and @ Journeyman.io . For companies, find Journeyman at JourneymanStaff.com and @Journeyman_Staff. Reach...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 24 min
We talk about the value of a colour consultant, what "Good, Better, Best" paints really are, issues with Colour of the Year, understanding collaboration in construction, and making good relationships with competition. He also shares the truth about glorification of the 80s and the constant pressure on new entrepreneurs on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Scott Fitch of Fitch Painting at FitchPainting.com and @FitchPainting. Reach out at Scott@FitchPainting.com and 705-627-4453...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 40 min
We talk about issues with surface level motivations for joining trades, helping trade school graduates, why money isn't a good goal, finding a trade that suits your strengths, and changing the construction industry for the better on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Larry La Gamba of Trade Links Consulting at TradeLinksConsulting.ca and @TradeLinksConsulting. Reach out at Larry@TradeLinksConsulting.ca and 905-220-3097. Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by textin...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 38 min
We talk about Brazilian tool brands, eliminating tripping hazards, battery life, MDF vs poplar, learning different types of doors, getting jigs for reverting and arch vault issues. We also discuss why it's important to push employees to learn new things and what happens when trades go solo too soon on episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Charles Magalhaes of The Finish Carpenter at TheFinishCarpenter.ca and @The_Finish_Carpenter. Reach out at hello@TheFinishCarpenter.ca and 416-825-933...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 26 min
On this episode of Building Joy, the new TCL series about finding your happiness on and off the job site, we talk to Dawn about protecting your peace and dealing with the great overwhelm, and we talk to Josee about being an empty nester and reframing retirement. Remember the value of talking to someone with this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Teresa Greco of Steps to Happiness at TeresaGreco.ca and @TeresaGreco_StepstoHappiness. Reach out at StepstoTrueHappiness@gmail.com and 416...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Joe tells us about septic tank smells, lake water pumps, rural vs city plumbers, rattlesnakes, working on wildland fires, and issues with the new certification requirements for firefighters. He also tells us about his experience with the Sheridan plumbing program on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Joe Debruge at @ jdebruge and Morrow's Plumbing and Heating at MorrowsPlumbing.ca . Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing hi...
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Eddy teaches us about the complexity of digital marketing and gives us tips for creating a long-haul brand. Learn about building an online presence, using social media data collection to your benefit, issues with balloting posts, what your can do with marketing data, red flags for hiring marketing people, and telling a story with your posts on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Eddie Brenes of Toolbox Marketing at ToolboxMarketing.ca and @ToolboxMarketingAgency. Reach out at Inf...
Jul 20, 2024•2 hr 2 min
We talk about long term thinking, building relationships, how subs can set themselves apart, fiting what the builder wants, issues with inspectors, getting around neighbour objections and multi-generational vs rental uses of new units on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Kyle Springer of 2x2 Construction at 2x2Construction.ca and @2x2Construction. Reach out at 647-425-0292. Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing him at man...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 35 min
Joined by Steve Sampaio, Andrew Padre Cura, Gary Mares, Fabio Andrade, and Mario Cortinhas, we talk about dream projects, industry issues, economic slowdown, immigration and commercialization in the Azores, Portuguese traditions. We finish off this episode with rapid fire Q&A on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Gary Mares of Mares Carpentry @MaresCarpentry. Reach out at MaresCarpentry@gmail.com and 416-418-6444. Find Fabio Andrade of FNA Custom Woodworking @Fabio.Andrade51...
Jul 14, 2024•2 hr 12 min
Ben tells us about learning about western clothing during war times and starting a printing business in Canada. We talk about managing frustration, having no option to quit, dealing with challenging clients, preparing for rejection, and being thankful for hard times. We also dissect Western vs Eastern perceptions of the world on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Tee Thrones will be handling all of The Construction Life merchandise and we are now open for anyone interested in purchas...
Jul 13, 2024•1 hr 39 min
The Exterior Specialist. Ryan breaks down statistics from the last 12 years to help us understand trends in the industry and how to position yourself efficiently in the market. We cover single dwelling vs multi dwelling trends, the Covid Bump, what places are growing the fastest, population needs and why permits take so long on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. https://www150.statcan.gc.c a/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=4 610007601&pickMembers% 5B0%5D=1.1&pickMembers %5B1%5D=2.1&...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 39 min
Kim teaches us about building a toolbox for getting through life, enforcing food breaks, adding healthy options rather than restricting diets, and convenience foods. Learn to ignore the scale and focus on feeling good with this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Kim Doyle of Brant Nutrition at BrantNutrition.com and @BrantNutrition. Reach out at 519-771-0774. Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing him at manny@theconstructionlif...
Jul 11, 2024•2 hr 11 min
Teresa Greco joins us on this call-in show as we unpack how people are finding happiness. We talk to Anita about taking responsibility for our happiness, creating boundaries, making me-time, and unpacking how childhood effects adulthood. We talk to Sarah about slowing down, letting go of alcohol, decluttering spaces, situations and thoughts, and setting boundaries with family. And finally we talk to Paul about being grateful of opportunities, the joy of simplicity, and letting go of distractions...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 29 min
We talk about the truth of the home/work relationship, lost community in the industry, helping out your fellow trades, disconnecting from social media distraction, and focusing on positivity. We're planning for the good despite the negative on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Jonathan at JonathanCinelli.com and @JonathanCinelli. Reach out at JC@JonathanCinelli.com and 416-717-4139. Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing h...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 32 min
Erica Giuggio of Schooley Mitchell and Nick Bartella of Revalate teach us about hidden expenses in credit transactions, fuel costs, vehicle tracking, waste management, shipping fees, tech and subscriptions. We discuss how to track cash without injury, what credit and software products to avoid, understanding credit scores, and streamlining without cutting what makes your company attractive on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Erika Giuggio of Schooley Mitchell at SchooleyMitche...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 33 min
We talk about the reconnecting men and women, being genuinely known, responding vs reacting, understanding why people cheat, responding to cheating as a friend, and letting yourself feel on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Anja Rose Tyrrell on Instagram @IAmAnjaRose, on Facebook at Anja Rose Tyrrell, and at Stan.Store/IAmAnjaRose . Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing him at manny@theconstructionlife.com . If you have s...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Sabrina tells us about buying Ellis Don's modular plant, how building modular differs from traditional, dealing with strict transport regulations, how modular inspections work, the speed of modular production, and the recyclability of modular. We discuss how modular helps sustainability in construction and is more inviting for female trades on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Sabrina Fiorellino of Fero International at FeroIntl.com , on Instagram @FeroInternational, and on Lin...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 28 min
We talk about the dangers in leaving failing foundations unattended, creating neglect and complacency, catching problems before they get big, polyurethane foundation repair, homes being built too fast, problem solving satisfaction, box store vs supplier pricing, and products that shouldn't be available to DIYers on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Matt Pietrzyk of Wetness Protection at wetnessprotection.ca and @wetness_protection. Reach out at 519-577-0687 and wetnessprotectio...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 29 min
We celebrate John's book launch with the story of his father and by teaching lessons you won't find in schools. We talk about paying tax on the seed not the harvest, building retirement cashflow, Canadians running US businesses, what has to happen to fix the economy, and not leaving money to the kids on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find John W. McGuire's new book Wealth Without Wall Street on Amazon and Indigo. Find more at JohnWMcguire.com and @John.W.McGuire. Stay connected w...
Jun 15, 2024•1 hr 34 min
