Show Notes
And that’s a wrap on season 2 of the Built Different podcast!
To end it with a bang we invited the rest of our guests back for a virtual roundtable to talk about how the industry has changed since recording their episodes 9 months ago and why not all tech is good tech for your business.
Part two of our special reunion episode features:
John Andres, director of technology at Andres Construction Technology
Jesse Jones, emerging technology manager at Swinerton
Patrick Scarpati, VDC manager at Harkins Builders
Anthony Chiaradonna, CIO at Consigli Construction
Nichole Carter, founder of ICWSAT
Cutler Knupp, managing director at Dysruptek
Ben Stocker, construction technologist at Skender
And don’t forget to register for our upcoming livestream Q&A with the hosts of Built Different on July 13th, 3PM CT! Register here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/89950013/admin/
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