The Living Your Legacy Podcast
From $100 Gigs to $100K Remodels: Stephen Deubel's Epic Rise
02 Jun 2025
Stephen Deubel, a veteran general contractor, media personality, and entrepreneur, brings over three decades of experience to the world of construction, home improvement, and community advocacy. Initially starting out as a handyman watching VHS tapes from Home Depot, Stephen quickly transitioned into large-scale home remodels, eventually building a highly respected firm. With a natural entrepreneurial spirit and a heart for service, he leveraged his media presence to educate homeowners and empower others in the trades, all while growing a platform rooted in authenticity and learning.In this episode, Stephen shares his inspiring journey from humble beginnings to his ambitious mission: building container home communities for homeless veterans. Through innovative housing solutions and partnerships across the country, Stephen is turning a dream into a movement. He discusses the power of pivoting, the importance of purpose-driven work, and how legacy is about creating change that lasts beyond your lifetime. The episode is a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and social impact through construction.CHAPTERS02:35 – Learning on the Job Without YouTube04:54 – From Handyman to Radio Host07:21 – Facing Fear and Embracing Growth09:02 – Getting Discovered by TV Networks11:04 – How Container Homes Became the Future13:12 – Building the First Veteran Container Community15:05 – What Legacy Truly Means to MeConnect with Stephen:PODCAST WEBSITEBoxcaruniverse.comEMAILSteve@boxcaruniverse.comALTERNATIVE WEBSITEIdealhomeimprovementaz.com
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You went from probably earning $100 to hang a few pictures, right, to a $100,000 house remodel. Easy. Now you're looking at how do I tackle a big problem in the world, right? How do I really have that global impact, which is the legacy side?
It would really mean a lot to me to be able to see that, to know that something that I had an idea and I was able to have people experience something that I created for the good of the country and for the good of the people of our military.
Stephen Dubelle is a veteran general contractor, media personality, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in construction and design. He's the host of Boxcar Universe, a podcast that explores innovative housing solutions like container homes and sustainable design.
Stephen blends his passion for building with a commitment to meaningful causes, using his platform to advocate for veterans and raise awareness for colorectal cancer. One of the things that I wanted to do, I wanted to give back to the community. So I said the best way to do that is that... It spans the globe like a super high school internet. Elvis.
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Hello and welcome back to another episode of Legacy Makers. Sat with me today is Steven who has a fascinating journey and even more fascinating an impactful mission that we're going to dive into and an epic story how he went from hanging a few picture frames as a handyman
to building a very successful well-known and big remodeling firm he's remodeled hundreds of homes charged you know hundreds of thousands of dollars so a big jump from hanging a few pictures welcome to the show great to be here rudy thank you for having me of course so i know you're up to a lot you you know you have radio tv podcasting uh obviously building your company uh and you're on a big mission which i think is super awesome
which I'll let you share. But I'm excited to dive into this and obviously your main TV episode too. So let's start from ground zero. How did you get into all this? You were doing a bit of handyman stuff. You were telling me online. You take a gig, you go to Home Depot, buy a VHS and watch how to do it right before YouTube existed and then turn up the next day and get out and just knock it out.
Because when somebody starts out, no one knows everything right away. I mean, you learn as you go and you have to be open to learning it. You also have to be open when people criticize you because that's a big part of learning. Feedback loop, right? Exactly. A great feedback loop. So that's how I started. And I did that through, you know, several, several years.
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