A Podcast by Downstream
BEYONDTHE BUILD
Every Great Build Starts with a Conversation.
Construction is one of the most important industries in the world, yet the people driving it rarely receive the recognition they deserve.
Beyond the Build gives builders, leaders, innovators, and operators a platform to share their stories, challenges, and ideas—creating the conversations that help move the entire industry forward.
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About the show
Real conversations with the people who build.
Beyond the Build goes past the spec sheets and press releases to talk with the operators, estimators, superintendents, and founders actually moving construction forward. Every episode digs into the messy middle: the procurement headaches, the field realities, and the hard-won lessons that never make it into a case study.
Hosted by the team at Downstream, it's the show for anyone who wants to hear how the industry really works.
The voices
Builders, operators, and founders worth listening to.
John Smith
VP of Operations
Meridian Construction
Sarah Johnson
VP of Operations
Keystone Builders
Marcus Bell
Founder & CEO
Fieldwork Labs
Elena Ramos
Director of Preconstruction
Vanguard Group
Danny Cole
General Superintendent
Ironline Contractors
Priya Nakamura
VP of Procurement
Summit National
Walter Greaves
President
Cornerstone Equipment
Nadia Okoro
Director of Finance
Bright Harbor Builders
What we talk about
Every conversation, grounded in the work.
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