Verify In Field: The Millwork Podcast

Text us your feedback on the podcast! Introduction In this episode, host Jacob Edmond and DuckWorks managing director Nicolae Cespedes sit down with Santiago Solis, the instructor in charge of the Fab Lab at UPSA, the university in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Together, they talk about the Design Build Lab, a partnership between DuckWorks and UPSA that puts DuckWorks drafters and engineers in the shop alongside UPSA students to build what they draw. Santiago shares how the Fab Lab works, how his stud...

Text us your feedback on the podcast! Introduction In this episode, host Jacob Edmond sits down with Volodymyr Hresko, co-founder and COO of Coxit, an engineer led AI and machine learning development shop that builds custom AI for document and drawing heavy workflows. Volodymyr walks through Coxit's path from software development into AI, how the company's work with Stevens Industries brought them into the millwork industry, and what they have learned from building CaseVBench, their ben...

Text us your feedback on the podcast! Introduction In this episode, host Jacob Edmond sits down with Jesse Collins, Director of Marketing and Product Management at REHAU, to talk about how the company has grown from an edgeband manufacturer into a full decorative surfaces and cabinet door provider. Jesse shares her 17 year journey at REHAU, starting as an intern and working her way into leading both marketing and product strategy for the company's Millwork Solutions division. Together, they c...

Text us your feedback on the podcast! In this episode, host Jacob Edmond breaks down his takeaways from IWF 2026 in Atlanta, covering the wave of software consolidation reshaping the millwork industry alongside a surprising surge of grassroots innovation happening at the same time. From the acquisitions reshaping Microvellum, EMOS, and Cabinet Vision to the rise of AI tools putting software development directly into shop owners hands, Jacob shares what he saw on the show floor, who is disrupt...

Text us your feedback on the podcast! There won't be a new episode of Verify In Field this week as we take a short break. We'll be back on September 16 with a special episode featuring conversations and insights from IWF. We can't wait to share what we brought back from one of the biggest events in the millwork industry. See you soon! 👋 Share The Love: If you like Verify In Field: The Millwork Podcast … Never miss an episode by subscribing via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon ...