Leadership, Team Dynamics, and Scalability with Brian Lotz - Lotz Custom Carpentry

Brian Lotz shares his journey from early life to founding Lotz Custom Carpentry and merging with AM Woodland. He discusses the current size and operations of his business, emphasizing leadership development and team dynamics. The conversation explores organizational structure, budgeting, and workforce management, highlighting the collaborative design process and technology's role in scalability. Brian addresses generational work ethic and workforce trends, offering insights into continuous improvement and advice for his younger self.

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(0:00) Growing people and its importance (0:43) Podcast introduction by Will and Justin (1:48) Guest introduction: Brian Lotz, founder of Lotz Custom Carpentry (3:05) Brian Lotz's early life and entry into construction (6:29) Starting his own business and merging with AM Woodland (13:30) Current business size, operations, and partnership dynamics (20:45) Leadership development and team dynamics (29:14) Organizational structure, budgeting, and workforce management (37:03) Collaborative design process and technology for scalability (45:02) Generational work ethic and workforce trends (49:11) Continuous improvement and advice to a younger self (56:16) Contact information and networking (57:13) Outro and mission statement