Tag: podcast
Promoting Safety and Inclusivity with Jane Henry
by Emily Langner In episode 23 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Jane Henry, founder of SeeHerWork. SeeHerWork is a safety consultancy and product manufacturing company that designs, manufactures and sells workwear, safety equipment, and other job-specific products sized to the unique body needs of both women and men. Henry works with employers to […]
Creating Spaces for Diversity in the AEC Community
by Emily Langner In episode 22 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Alicia Washington, director of marketing at HRP Associates, an environmental consulting firm headquartered in Farmington, Conn. She is also president-elect of the Society for Marketing Professionals Connecticut chapter (SMPS CT). Washington shared SMPS CT’s new Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, created to “expand […]
Embracing the Unknown and Designing a Future with Intention
by Emily Langner On episode 21 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia talked with Matt Reiniger and Ben Callaghan, associate partners at Fathom, a future design firm helping manufacturers, architects, builders, and engineers go beneath the surface to reconnect people with what gives their work meaning and drives unprecedented performance. Reiniger and Callaghan shared how […]
Giving Back and Building Relationships with Team IMPACT
by Emily Langner On episode 20 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Jay Calnan, CEO of J. Calnan and Associates. Calnan shared the mission of Team IMPACT, a nonprofit he started in 2011 to connect and cultivate meaningful relationships between college athletic teams and children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. As a kid, Calnan had […]
Designing for the Cannabis Industry with Brian Anderson
In episode 15 of the Build Better podcast, HP’s publisher, Anastasia Barnes, welcomed Brian Anderson, founding partner of Anderson Porter Design, to talk about designing and building for the cannabis industry and what he and other professionals across the nation are doing to set guidelines for responsible cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis products. Anderson has over 25 […]
Winthrop Center Focuses on Well-Being, Diversity
by Emily Langner On episode 14 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia sat down with Kathy MacNeil, principal at Millennium Partners (MP) Boston, to talk about the Winthrop Center, a $1.3 billion development in downtown Boston, and the many ways MacNeil and her team are breaking ground with the design and construction of the building, […]
Boot Camp Fosters DECCO’s Next Generation of Employees
by Emily Langner In episode 13 of HP’s Build Better podcast, Anastasia sat down with Kyle Reagan, managing partner and executive vice president at DECCO, Inc., and Paul Rocha, group manager of DECCO Fabrication Group, to talk about their company’s unique program designed to recruit and train new employees. DECCO is a specialty contractor based […]
Finding Connection in the Built World
by Emily Langner On the third episode of High-Profile’s Build Better Podcast, publisher Anastasia Barnes sat down with Julia McFadden, associate principal of Svigals + Partners, a New Haven, Connecticut, architectural firm offering architectural, master planning, interior design, and FFE services. McFadden talked with Anastasia about how the team at Svigals + Partners ultimately found […]
Creating Future Leaders with Gilbane’s Karrie Kratz
by Emily Langner In the second episode of High-Profile’s Build Better podcast, HP’s publisher, Anastasia Barnes, welcomed Karrie Kratz, operations manager of Gilbane Building Company, to discuss the importance of investing in employees and placing them in positions where they can grow, be heard, and collaborate with other team members to deliver a successful project. What […]
Taking a Lean Journey with IESC’s Luiza Mills
by Emily Langner In the first episode of High-Profile’s Build Better podcast, HP’s publisher, Anastasia Barnes, sat down with Luiza Mills, vice president of human resources and public relations at Interstate Electrical Services Corporation (IESC). IESC provides electrical construction, design-build, and electrical services to commercial customers of all sizes. With over 600 employees, IESC was […]
