The CM Mentors Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Season 3, Episode 1: Project Design: The Good, The Bad, & The Unrealistic
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this Season 3 premiere, hosts Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell sit down with Josue Perea, owner of Covenant Solutions, to unpack the w...
Season Finale: Highlights, Lessons, and Insights from CM Mentors
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this end-of-season special, Matt and Kyle reflect on the incredible growth and milestones of the CM Mentors Podcast in 2024. From c...
What You Don’t Know Could Cost You: The Hidden Risks in Construction Insurance
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode, Matt and Kyle chat with Shea Fuller, an insurance expert with Holmes Murphy & Associates, specializing in constructio...
Revolutionizing Construction: Remote Management, Tech Trends & Workforce Shifts
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode, hosts Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell take a break from guest interviews to catch up with each other and dive deep into...
The Hunt: Inside Secrets to Hiring Top Construction Talent with Ted Keyport, Headhunter with Keyport Search
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this insightful episode of the CM Mentors Podcast, hosts Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell sit down with Ted Keyport, a seasoned headhu...
Habits, Tools, and Time-Saving Hacks for Construction Professionals with Jared Agee
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode of the CM Mentors Podcast, hosts Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell sit down with Jared Agee, Senior Project Support and An...
Building Tomorrow: Navigating Networks and Mentorship with TEXO's Ashlyn Smith
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode of the CM Mentors podcast, hosts Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Ashlyn Smith, the VP of Member Services at TE...
Reviving the Past: How Pravo Construction Mastered Re-Use Renovation
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this insightful episode of the CM Mentors Podcast, hosts Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell sit down with Drew Hanish, CEO of Pravo Cons...
From Basics to Brilliance: The Key to Engineering and Construction Success with Kathryn Mattox
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode, hosts Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell speak with Kathryn Mattox, Senior Manager of Capital Governance for Nestlé USA. ...
Matt & Kyle Catchup and Season 2 (so far) Recap
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this special episode of the CM Mentors podcast, hosts Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell take a break from their usual guest interviews ...
Mastering Change Orders with Patrick Reiser
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode of CM Mentors, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell welcome Patrick Reiser, Principal of Reiser Cost Consultants (RCC). Patri...
Mentorship and Mastery: Building Strong Project Teams with C1S Group’s Cameron Smith
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode, we welcome Cameron Smith, Senior Project Manager and Preconstruction Manager at C1S Group. Cameron shares his journe...
The Art of Turning Big Ideas into Action with GloJoy Co's Gloria Fuentes
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this exciting episode of CM Mentors, we welcome Gloria Marie Fuentes, also known as Gigi, founder of GloJoy Construction. Gloria br...
From Stay-at-Home Mom to the Construction Business Owner
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this episode, we welcome Alexandra McMyler, CEO of Archer Specialties and Business Development Director at Sirius Building Company....
Construction Genius
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 38 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Eric Anderton, Founder of Construction Genius. Topics Include:* Favo...
Tips for Commercial Construction Success
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 37 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Adeel Pirzada, CEO of Pircon Group. With a special guest appearance ...
A Dive into Land Development
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 36 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Jack Rowe, Director of Land Entitlement and Development at Taylor Mor...
Personal Branding in Construction
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 35 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Jonathan Cor, President of Customer Growth. Topics Include:* The legi...
Is Construction Adapting to Gen Z?
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 34 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Evan Oates, Vice President at EOS Builders, LLC. Topics Include:* EOS...
7 Archetypes of Influential Project Managers
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 33 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Kyle Nitchen, Senior Project Manager at Layton Construction. Topics I...
Relentlessly Running Your Own Race
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 32 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Seth Gehle, Builder at David Weekley Homes. Topics Include:* The Powe...
The State of Construction Technology
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 31 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Erin Khan, Founder & Sr. Consultant at Erin Khan Consulting.Topics In...
Elevators vs. The World: Why can't we get along?
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 30 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Chris Gutkes, President at Island Elevator.Topics Include:* What a Tr...
The Secrets of the Construction MVPs
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 29 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Coty Fournier Professional Talent Development & Growth Strategist at ...
Equipment Salvage & FUN 🤩
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 28 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Lance Furuyama, Vice President of Operations at Factor X.This was a f...
The Trades Gap: What Construction Managers can do to help?
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 27 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Andrew Brown, Co-founder & CEO of Toolfetch.comWe chat about:* What i...
Opportunities for Military Veterans in Construction
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 26 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Luke Hill (Senior Partner/Director of Veteran Talent Services at Jose...
Closing Out with Success
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 25 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Natassia Melendrez-Knutson, President & CEO at Project Support Servic...
Day in the Life of a Construction Manager
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 24 of The CM Mentors Podcast, it’s just Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell on the mic.We chat about:* The Day in the Life of a CM* Night Work*...
Advice from a Subcontractor for GCs
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 23 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with David Wolke, Vice President at Hill Electric. Back in Episode 20, Jo...
Project Success for the A-Player
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 22 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Jerry Aliberti, Owner of Pro-Accel. Pro-Accel helps contractors crea...
"Do The Damn Thing"
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 21 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Jennifer Lacy (Lean Practice Leader at Robins & Morton) and Jesse Her...
Advice from a GC to Empower Subcontractors
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 20 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with John Farner, Founder of Empowering Subcontractors.We chat about:* The...
Kickoff Meetings & AI (Roadtrip Edition!)
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 19 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell are on the road so no video this week, but wanted to get on the mic to talk abo...
The Business Athlete
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 18 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Alexander Fichera. Alex is the Owner & Business Anthropologist of In...
LinkedIn LIVE Q&A
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 17 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell go live on LinkedIn and answer Kyle and the Audience's Questions. The topics i...
Hoots in Boots LIVE
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 16 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Adam Hoots, Lean Construction Shepard at Construction ACHE Solutions ...
Building Bridges in the Industry
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 15 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Jess Rosen, Project Manager at Capital Excavation, in our first chat ...
Team Building Journey
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 14 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Eric Schultz, Partner at Journey Alliance. If you are leading a team...
The Next Gen from a Professor's Perspective
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 13 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Brian Bejcek, P.E., Assistant Professor at Ferris State University. ...
Cashflow is King
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 12 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Scott Peper, CEO of Mobilization Funding. The conversation circles a...
Construction Coaching & "War" Stories
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Joshua McMahon, President of MCM Consulting LLC. The engaging conver...
Constructing a Masterplan for Your Career & Life through Construction Management
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Cory Fisk, Construction Education Curator of Construction Management ...
True Design-Build
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 9 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Matt Vetter, President of Schafer Construction and Co-Host of The Cons...
Alternatives to Being Buried in Spreadsheets
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Joe Wilson, CEO & Founder of Projexion. We talk about his predictive ...
Supply Chain Logistics, WBE Opportunities, & Thoughts on Mentorship
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Haydee Clark, Owner/ Freight Agent at Resilient Freight Solutions. Su...
Elevating the Construction Industry w/ Jason Schroeder
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Jason Schroeder. Now I could go on and on about this interview but si...
Exponential Output Grows with Construction Scrum
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Felipe Engineer-Manriquez. (See Felipe’s bio below for all the awes...
Taking Control of your Career Growth and Creating Your Own Opportunities
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Marty Schmitt, President of AG|CM Inc. The general topic is “Taking...
Tips for Reducing Construction Burnout - Personal Energy Management
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3 of The CM mentors Podcast, Matt Graves and Kyle Grandell chat with Alex Fichera, Owner & Business Anthropologist of Intuito Group. The g...
Personal Branding for Construction Professionals
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2 of The CM Mentors Podcast, Matt and Kyle chat with Shelly Peterson of Promoting Me, LLC. It's a fun and engaging chat about how and WHY y...
The Human Side of Construction
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kyle and Matt chat with Angelo Suntres about his new book, “The Human Side of Construction, and other unique insights Angelo has about the...
Who, What, When, Where, & Why
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who are we? What are we doing? And WHY are we doing this? Matt Graves & Kyle Grandell announce the launch of The CM Mentors Podcast - An informative, ...