In this episode of Construction Corner, host Dillon tackles a common entrepreneurial trap: refusing to train your team because "it's faster to just do it myself." Drawing from a recent conversation with a fellow entrepreneur and his own experience managing a team at 25, Dillon makes a compelling case for why training is non-negotiable. He explains that investing a few hours upfront to teach someone a skill saves countless hours later, empowers your team, and prevents you from working 100-hour weeks forever. From teaching Revit basics to helping contractors open CAD files, Dillon shares practical examples of how giving people the right tools and training creates a more capable, grateful team—and frees you up to focus on growing the business. If you're hoarding knowledge or avoiding training, this episode is your wake-up call.

In this episode of Construction Corner, host Dillon dives into the impact of tariffs on the construction industry, specifically focusing on the recent doubling of tariffs on Chinese-imported silicon products. With the AI boom driving massive demand for data centers and computing power, Dillon explains how these tariffs will accelerate the onshoring of high-tech semiconductor manufacturing to the United States. From TSMC's Arizona facility to Intel's Ohio chip fabs, he discusses the multi-billion dollar investments reshaping American manufacturing and what it means for construction professionals. Dillon also tackles the political complexities of long-term infrastructure projects that span multiple presidential terms and makes the case for using tariffs—not taxpayer dollars—to incentivize domestic manufacturing. If you're curious about how global trade policy translates into construction opportunities, this episode breaks it down.

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