The SiteVisit

Send us Fan Mail Business runs on people, and people do not leave their real lives at the door. We’re joined by Cayley Van Hemman, Business Manager at Turner Construction in Vancouver, to talk about what work-life integration actually looks like in a high-accountability construction leadership role and why mentorship only works when we bring the whole context, not just the job title. Cayley walks us through her path from civil engineering co-op student to intern at a seven-person startup-lik...

Send us Fan Mail Profit can feel weirdly random in construction: one month you’re slammed, the next you’re chasing late payments, and somehow “growth” still doesn’t show up in your personal bank account. We sit down with Dr. Ben Ashikoi, the Profit Doctor, to name the problem and fix the thinking behind it: profititis, when revenue rises but net profit stays flat or slides backward. We dig into a simple but powerful practice Ben calls Operation Dog Catcher: reviewing your last few years of p...

Send us Fan Mail Keeping the wrong person “because replacing them is hard” is one of the most expensive decisions a construction company can make. We sit down with leadership coach and operator Ron Cox of RC Development Solutions to talk about what actually works when you’re trying to scale a team, protect culture, and keep projects moving even when the jobsite fights you every day. We connect Stephen Covey’s people-first approach with EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) and get practical...

Send us Fan Mail BC can feel like a place where everything is needed and nothing gets built. Housing affordability gets worse, major infrastructure takes forever, and even when demand is obvious, shovels stay out of the ground. I wanted to understand why, so I sat down with Chris Gardner, President of the ICBA, to talk through what he’s seeing from the front lines of British Columbia’s construction industry. We dig into the uncomfortable numbers behind BC’s finances and why deficits and expl...

Send us Fan Mail Pressure is rising on today’s job sites—and promotions often arrive faster than the tools needed to lead well. We sat down live at BuildX Vancouver with Ian Baird and Tim Gonzalez of Caliber Projects to unpack a practical solution: a cohort-based leadership program built inside the industry, for the industry. From the first foreman promotion to the seasoned superintendent, they show how sharpening the saw can beat “just grind harder,” and why clear frameworks turn chaos into ...