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May 21, 2021

Bringing Fun and Customer Service to the (AEC) Industry with Cristen …

In this episode, BJ sits down with MCFA’s Director of Marketing, Christen Sheppard. Christen shares her journey from college and working at a juice bar, to entering the A/E/C industry, where for the last six years she’s led MCFA’s marketing and customer s

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May 14, 2021

Success Comes One Step at a Time with Mother of Two, Federal Planner,…

In the following episode, BJ sits down with Jilian Breeden, the Founder and President of Engage Federal LLC (Engage), a woman-owned small business (WOSB) located in the Washington DC area specializing in data-driven, results-focused facilities planning se

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May 7, 2021

Lessons Learned from 35 Years in Project Development and Planning wit…

In the following episode, BJ sits down with MCFA’s Chief Operations Officer, Brian Pieplow. In addition to serving as the COO, Brian’s the Senior Program Manager and Principal Planner, responsible for leading a team of highly collaborative and innovative

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April 30, 2021

The World’s Most Interesting Person in Infrastructure Finance - Advis…

In the following interview, BJ sits down with Jill Jamieson, President & CEO of Illuminati Infrastructure Advisors. They discuss Jill’s amazing path to becoming an internationally recognized expert on Infrastructure Finance & Public Private Partne

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April 23, 2021

Paying it Forward with Wes Guckert, Founder and CEO of The Traffic Gr…

In the following interview, BJ sits down with his friend and mentor, Wes Guckert. Wes is the Founder & CEO of The Traffic Group, one of the nation's leading traffic engineering, transit, and transportation planning firms. He is an expert in traffic en

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April 16, 2021

Navigating the Public and Private Sector with Jim Haggerty SVP of VIV…

In this episode, BJ sits down with James Haggerty, SVP of VIVAMEE Hospitality. James’ career focuses on construction management, design, and architecture, primarily in the hospitality market. Notably, he served as Director, Design + Construction of Choice

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April 9, 2021

Discussing the Importance of Return on Infrastructure Pt.2 with Briga…

In part two of our inaugural episode of Inspiring People & Places, we continue our conservation with Brigadier General (Ret.) Peter A. “Duke” DeLuca. If you haven't listened to part one yet, we strongly encourage you to do so. General DeLuca has 32 ye

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April 2, 2021

Discussing the Importance of Return on Infrastructure with Brigadier …

In this inaugural episode of Inspiring People & Places, we sat down with Brigadier General (Ret.) Peter A. “Duke” DeLuca. General DeLuca has 32 years of experience working in the U.S Army at all levels, from platoon to combatant command – having comma

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April 1, 2021

Inspiring People & Places Trailer

Welcome to inspiring people and places where we interview national leaders in the A/E/C industry in an effort to educate, innovate and inspire industry professionals to disrupt the status quo, improve their project teams, and steward taxpayer investments

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