Activating Curiosity Guests
Ali Salman
Ali Salman is a seasoned investor, entrepreneur, and operator building transformative companies across legaltech, franchising, and industrialized construction. As an active partner in Lawtiq.com, founder of Global Franchise Brokers, and CEO of Workspace Modular, Ali’s work sits at the intersection of innovation, scale, and real-world problem solving.
Andrea Janzen
Andrea is a Certified Executive Coach with an MBA, the host of the Ambition
Theory Podcast, a Forbes contributor and a top-rated speaker. She is
passionate about coaching women in construction to develop themselves,
set leadership goals and get results. Since 2018, Andrea has coached and
trained over 1,000 construction professionals. Before becoming a coach,
Andrea was a marketing leader that worked on some of the world's
best-known brands.
Angelo Suntres
Angelo is a seasoned operations leader, speaker and author with a passion for improving the construction industry at the intersection of strategy and people. With a career spanning leadership roles throughout construction, Angelo brings a unique and refreshing perspective on the future of the industry, reflected in his social media following of over 200,000 construction professionals.
Angelo is also the author of “Human Side of Construction” and “Rebuild Construction” where he shares…
Brian Skripac
A Bachelor of Science in Architecture graduate from The Ohio State University, he guides how VDC delivers maximum value within design-build’s “whole team” approach. A digital construction innovator for 20 years, he defines how people, processes, and technology unite to transform collaborative project delivery. He also leads best practices for integrating BIM-enabled technologies and digital tools that enhance team performance and deliver lifecycle value across the built environment. An indus…
Brian Turmail
Brian Turmail is Vice President of Public Affairs and Workforce at the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), where he leads communications, marketing, member engagement, market insights, and grassroots advocacy for the association’s 27,000 members. He also supports AGC’s workforce development efforts, including career and technical education advocacy, immigration reform, national recruiting campaigns, and the annual National Construction Industry HR & Workforce Development Con…
Jessica Krause
Jessica’s passion for the construction industry stems from its place in her childhood, growing up in the family sheet metal business. Her career began in public accounting before she eventually became CFO for a Commercial Electrical Contractor based in Kansas City. While in that position, she realized the need for a specialized accounting firm within construction, one that understood the industry’s complexities, processes, and people. From that discovery, Jessica founded her firm, New Lyfe A…
Mandy McGill
A Global Capital & Built Environment Strategist, tracking how money, talent, and technology flow through the built world—from skyscrapers and mixed-use developments to the workplaces and communities they shape. She bridges industries that rarely connect: corporate real estate, development, construction, private capital, and emerging tech.
With over a decade advising Fortune 500 real estate teams, developers, contractors, and family offices, she translates insider trends into stra…
Peter J Nicholson
Healthcare Planner, with more than 35 years experience in the design and construction
of hospitals and the life science facilities. My specialty is the integration of advanced medical technologies which was always exciting, albeit challenging.
Lived outside of Boston in a small suburban town with my wife and two daughters. Worked at Harvard teaching hospitals for nearly 20 years before signing on to help build the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and subsequently other hospitals in the reg…
Scott Reynolds
Scott Reynolds is the CEO and co-founder of UpCodes, the developer of a comprehensive compliance and product research platform that makes code libraries more accessible. Scott’s background in architecture and extensive experience working in some of the largest cities in the world, including New York City and Hong Kong at world-class architecture firms, provides him with a unique perspective into the challenges AEC professionals face when accessing building codes and ensuring compliance.