Roofing Contractor to ConTech Entrepreneur with Phillip Ogilby, Founder & CEO of STACK Construction Technologies | EP81

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In this episode, James and Christian are joined by Phillip Ogilby, Founder & CEO of  STACK Construction Technologies.

The conversation begins with Phillip sharing his journey in the construction industry, starting with his first roofing business in Dayton, Ohio, which he built in the 1980s. Phillip then discusses his experience building a digital blueprints business during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, which was one of the first of its kind. From some hard-learned lessons building his first software business, Phillip digs into the evolution of his second software company and  how he eventually went on to  create STACK Construction Technologies. He talks about their product offerings, including Cloud Takeoff and estimating software, and the challenges and even ease of building a technology business for the second time. Phillip believes multiple alternative solutions must exist for the existing end-to-end construction management juggernauts. The episode concludes with a rapid-fire round in which  Phil shares an incredible incident from the jobsite during his roofing days and wisdom about the importance of looking ahead in business to ensure that you are always building for the next stage.

Phillip Ogilby is the Founder & CEO of STACK Construction Technologies. Phillip started as a residential and commercial roofing contractor in 1984, witnessing firsthand the challenges of managing people, equipment, materials, and an ever-changing bid schedule. In 2001, working with his son, Justin Ogilby, Phil formed iSqFt (now known as ConstructConnect), a major force in moving construction from paper to digital. But Phil’s vision was even bigger, and in 2008 he began building STACK, formerly known as Cloud Takeoff.

STACK Construction Technologies is cloud-based software to help contractors run their businesses and maximize profits. Their preconstruction solutions enable fast and accurate takeoff and estimating and during their construction, solutions power real-time project collaboration.


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Phillip Ogilby LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-ogilby-32889320a/
STACK Website: https://www.stackct.com/
STACK LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stack-construction-technologies/
STACK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stackconstruction/?hl=en
STACK Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/stackcontech

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