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#96: Business Lessons from Charlie Munger (Part 1)

Charlie Munger is one of the greatest investors of all time. He’s also one of the most profound thinkers of our era. This begins a multi-part series of short episodes dissecting some of Jared’s favorite lessons from the investing giant.If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!And don't forget to sign up for our NEWSLETTER where we have all kinds of good tips and info you don't get with the podcast.Tools to make more money and grow your bizNeed a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:Building Optimal Business AcceleratorThank you to our amazing brand partnersLowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards ProgramSubzero Wolf CoveHuber Engineered WoodsGrand OpeningsQuaker

#95: A Wild WWII Story and a Case for Thinking Small

This is a departure from our regular programming - Jared shares a very short story from World War II, and how you can apply it as a problem-solving model in your own business.If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!And don't forget to sign up for our NEWSLETTER where we have all kinds of good tips and info you don't get with the podcast.Looking for tools to make more money and grow your biz?In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our:Building Optimal Business AcceleratorThank you to our amazing brand partners...Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards ProgramSubzero Wolf CoveRAM Windows

#94: Trey Farmer on Passive, Healthy, Grid-Resilient Homes

Trey Farmer is an architect with Forge Craft Architecturehere in Austin. We interviewed him previously on#63: Lessons From a Passive House Build. Today we revisit some of those passive home principles and also discuss some of his beliefs for building healthier, more grid-resilient homes.If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!And don't forget to sign up for our NEWSLETTER where we have all kinds of good tips and info you don't get with the podcast.Tools to make more money and grow your bizNeed a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:Building Optimal Business AcceleratorThank you to our amazing brand partnersLowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards ProgramSubzero Wolf CoveHuber Engineered WoodsRAM Windows

#93: Lower Carbon Building and Social Equity Through Co-Ops with Jacob Deva Racusin

It's hard to spend a few minutes chatting with Jacob Deva Racusin without leaving inspired. He is the Director of Building Science and Sustainability for New Frameworks, an innovative, socially inclusive design/build firm in Vermont. He also serves as an Embodied Carbon Analyst and BEAM Trainer with Builders for Climate Action.In this conversation we discuss Jacob's ideas on how to minimize the embodied carbon in our buildings or even turn them into carbon sinks. Jacob also shares his benefits of straw bale building techniques and the socially inclusive culture they have created through a worker's co-op structure at New Frameworks.Enjoy!Links from the episode:Builders for Climate ActionBEAM EstimatorNew Frameworks WebsiteNew Frameworks on InstagramCroft Straw PanelsThe U.S. Federation of Worker CooperativesCompanies We Keep, by John AbramsTools to make more money and grow your bizNeed a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:Building Optimal Business AcceleratorThank you to our amazing brand partnersLowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards ProgramSubzero Wolf CoveHuber Engineered WoodsRAM Windows

#92: Dan Kolbert, High-Performance Builder and Sustainability Advocate

In this conversation we sit down with Dan Kolbert, co-author of Pretty Good House, and owner of Kolbert Building in Portland, Maine, to discuss high performance homes, the next evolution in building, and Dan's advice in today's economy.Links mentioned:Pretty Good House BookWater in Buildings, by Bill RoseChristine Williamson's InstagramHuber Engineered WoodClimate Zone MapTimber HPBEAM EstimatorBS and BeerTools to make more money and grow your bizNeed a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:Building Optimal Business AcceleratorThank you to our amazing brand partnersLowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards ProgramSubzero Wolf CoveHuber Engineered WoodsRAM Windows