43 min
Prepping for the Future of Construction with Scott Colclough of Pushysix CONEXPO – CON/AGG Podcast: Construction Business Insights For Contractors
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On this highly anticipated episode of the podcast, Taylor White takes on the hosting duties and is joined by his very special guest, Scott Colclough. The pair talk about Colclough’s life, his business, his experiences with CONEXPO-CON/AGG, and the upcoming 2023 show. Upon getting his start in construction as an operator in Alberta, Scott acquainted himself with all of the skills, tools, and techniques that he could. Now after years and years in the industry, Colclough has taken to social media under the username @pushysix to teach people about construction and inspire others. He’s always felt that he had a purpose larger than himself, and unlike most people, Scott practices what he preaches.
He loves helping others, noting that CONEXPO-CON/AGG is a perfect place to do so and agreeing with Taylor that it’s the best trade show worldwide. They love meeting colleagues from the other side of the globe, but it’s also nice to see friendly faces from the town over. And for Colclough, that’s what it’s all about: people. Authenticity and caring for others is absolutely paramount to him. And with the advent of social media that’s now easier than ever. Scott’s been online for quite a bit now, and he’s seen how online construction content has evolved. TikTok now encourages users to create bite-sized videos instead of the longer form ones that he’s used to. And while that makes jobs like Colclough’s a little harder, he’s still just as passionate about producing content and sharing it with others - something that, thankfully, he plans on continuing to do for a long time to come.
Episode overview:
Scott’s varied construction experience
Making moves for the future of the industry
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023
Coming up in Alberta’s heavy construction scene
Authenticity and caring for others
Changes in construction content
Quotes:
“So, I've just always been trying to find a way to help teach people about construction and inspire people, like yourself”
“I'm just trying to pass down knowledge.”
“You know how to operate on a construction site and you also know how to do the multimedia side of it. That is such a niche that I think people don't understand.”
“I think what's so cool about a CONEXPO is that you realize how much of a small world it is when you go down there and you see somebody from one town over.”
“It's like all the cool stuff that you see on people's Instagram but in person.”
“What happens is I have ideas. I work towards it. If it fails, I pick the next one. It's just this constant moving ahead trying to succeed at things and build.”
“So, yes, we used to make sick edits with tons of production time going into it. Now they've changed everything to compete with TikTok so it's all now the short base stuff.”
“It's really hard to teach people or connect with people with a short little clip.”
“Yeah, that's what we are, rough and tough blue collar, right? So, going from that to electric with no noise. I don't know. It kind of kills the whole vibe for the thing.”
Links:
Taylor White on LinkedIn
Scott Colclough on LinkedIn
Pushysix on Instagram
Pushysix Homepage
Pushysix on YouTube
To learn more about the 2023 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show and to register, go to:
https://www.conexpoconagg.com/show-experience
On this highly anticipated episode of the podcast, Taylor White takes on the hosting duties and is joined by his very special guest, Scott Colclough. The pair talk about Colclough’s life, his business, his experiences with CONEXPO-CON/AGG, and the upcoming 2023 show. Upon getting his start in construction as an operator in Alberta, Scott acquainted himself with all of the skills, tools, and techniques that he could. Now after years and years in the industry, Colclough has taken to social media under the username @pushysix to teach people about construction and inspire others. He’s always felt that he had a purpose larger than himself, and unlike most people, Scott practices what he preaches.
He loves helping others, noting that CONEXPO-CON/AGG is a perfect place to do so and agreeing with Taylor that it’s the best trade show worldwide. They love meeting colleagues from the other side of the globe, but it’s also nice to see friendly faces from the town over. And for Colclough, that’s what it’s all about: people. Authenticity and caring for others is absolutely paramount to him. And with the advent of social media that’s now easier than ever. Scott’s been online for quite a bit now, and he’s seen how online construction content has evolved. TikTok now encourages users to create bite-sized videos instead of the longer form ones that he’s used to. And while that makes jobs like Colclough’s a little harder, he’s still just as passionate about producing content and sharing it with others - something that, thankfully, he plans on continuing to do for a long time to come.
Episode overview:
Scott’s varied construction experience
Making moves for the future of the industry
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023
Coming up in Alberta’s heavy construction scene
Authenticity and caring for others
Changes in construction content
Quotes:
“So, I've just always been trying to find a way to help teach people about construction and inspire people, like yourself”
“I'm just trying to pass down knowledge.”
“You know how to operate on a construction site and you also know how to do the multimedia side of it. That is such a niche that I think people don't understand.”
“I think what's so cool about a CONEXPO is that you realize how much of a small world it is when you go down there and you see somebody from one town over.”
“It's like all the cool stuff that you see on people's Instagram but in person.”
“What happens is I have ideas. I work towards it. If it fails, I pick the next one. It's just this constant moving ahead trying to succeed at things and build.”
“So, yes, we used to make sick edits with tons of production time going into it. Now they've changed everything to compete with TikTok so it's all now the short base stuff.”
“It's really hard to teach people or connect with people with a short little clip.”
“Yeah, that's what we are, rough and tough blue collar, right? So, going from that to electric with no noise. I don't know. It kind of kills the whole vibe for the thing.”
Links:
Taylor White on LinkedIn
Scott Colclough on LinkedIn
Pushysix on Instagram
Pushysix Homepage
Pushysix on YouTube
To learn more about the 2023 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show and to register, go to:
https://www.conexpoconagg.com/show-experience
43 min