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Modern Craftsman

The Modern Craftsman is a podcast for builders who think beyond the jobsite. Hosted by Nick Schiffer and Tyler Grace, this show explores what it takes to build a better business, a stronger team, and a more sustainable career in the trades. Each episode features real conversations about leadership, project management, client communication, team culture, mental resilience, and long-term success in construction. Whether you're a carpenter scaling your company, a remodeler refining your process, or a builder navigating burnout, you'll find insight, support, and hard-earned lessons from those who've lived it.

#163 How to navigate pre construction Aaron Miller

161 hours 5 mins; March 14, 2021

#162 Timber framing with Ted Benson

165 hours 23 mins; March 07, 2021

#Revisiting a Classic with Kevin O'Connor

122 hours 10 mins; February 28, 2021

#161 Panelization talk with Cape Cod Panel

160 hours 56 mins; February 21, 2021

#160 Insider Carpenter Spencer Lewis returns

181 hours 43 mins; February 14, 2021

#159 Corbin Clay retired at 38

177 hours 22 mins; February 07, 2021

#158 RR Buildings aka Kyle Stumpenhorst

174 hours 9 mins; January 31, 2021

#157 Furniture maker Keith Johnson

152 hours 18 mins; January 24, 2021

#156 Lead carpenter Casey Knips

177 hours 33 mins; January 18, 2021

#155 The guys get personal

167 hours 21 mins; January 10, 2021

#154 Adam Heffner aka Maker Table

179 hours 43 mins; January 03, 2021

#153 Year end recap with Spencer Lewis, Jason Black & CJ Nielsen

83 hours 20 mins; December 30, 2020

#152 Elly Hart aka Elly The Apprentice joins

171 hours 5 mins; December 27, 2020

#151 Frank Carpenter One 3

110 hours 29 mins; December 20, 2020

#150 The Wives

62 hours 44 mins; December 17, 2020

#149 Studio McGee joins the guys

60 hours 28 mins; December 13, 2020

#148 Shane Duff of Alair Homes joins

130 hours 55 mins; December 06, 2020

#147 Modern Q&A

160 hours 29 mins; November 29, 2020

#146 Before you hire a PM

67 hours 50 mins; November 25, 2020

#145 Custom Cabinet Makers Paul Reidt and Karla Monkevich join

137 hours 23 mins; November 22, 2020

#144 Scaling with Loren Wood

214 hours 32 mins; November 15, 2020

#143 What to do if you fall short

70 hours 22 mins; November 10, 2020

#142 Aaron Witt loves dirt

125 hours 11 mins; November 08, 2020

#141 Drywall and mud

119 hours 27 mins; November 01, 2020

#140 Ben Bogie gets Johnny fired up

163 hours 47 mins; October 25, 2020

#139 Jonathan Ward of Icon

178 hours 20 mins; October 18, 2020

#138 Wade Wheeler Construction Industry Consultant

179 hours 1 min; October 11, 2020

#137 What would you do? Tyler gets fired up

141 hours 1 min; October 04, 2020

#136 Boston builder Kevin Cradock

151 hours 29 mins; September 27, 2020

#135 Woodworker Chase Perdue

170 hours 4 mins; September 20, 2020

#134 Stair Builder Hardwood Design Inc. Joins

205 hours 23 mins; September 13, 2020

#133 Australian builder George McGarry

156 hours 36 mins; September 06, 2020

#132 How to be an owner operator but work for someone

165 hours 0 mins; August 30, 2020

#131 UK Builder Gary Kelly

155 hours 31 mins; August 23, 2020

#130 The Zen Builder

164 hours 31 mins; August 16, 2020

#129 Custom homes with Austin Lineberry

170 hours 42 mins; August 09, 2020

#128 Engineering Comfort with Ross Trethewey

175 hours 39 mins; August 02, 2020

#127 R.B. Gallup joins

116 hours 5 mins; July 26, 2020

#126 Ran into Matt Troyer

165 hours 46 mins; July 19, 2020

#125 The Contractor Fight

165 hours 48 mins; July 12, 2020

#124 Royal Webinar with Steve Booz

60 hours 1 min; July 05, 2020

#123 Home Made Modern's Ben Uyeda

140 hours 25 mins; June 28, 2020

#122 Renown Architect Patrick Ahearn

202 hours 50 mins; June 21, 2020

#121 Building Science Fight Club

198 hours 51 mins; June 07, 2020

#120 Luxury Home Builder Scott Benedetti

141 hours 44 mins; May 31, 2020

#119 Real Estate Addicts

153 hours 34 mins; May 24, 2020

#118 Fine Homebuilding's Justin Fink

154 hours 50 mins; May 17, 2020

#117 Trevor Hults survived COVID 19

111 hours 52 mins; May 10, 2020

#116 Client care with Andrew Patterson

133 hours 34 mins; May 03, 2020

#115 CPHC Kyle Macht

168 hours 42 mins; April 26, 2020

#114 Architect Steve Baczek

177 hours 59 mins; April 19, 2020

#113 Accountant Nicole Landau explains COVID-19 grants & loans

48 mins; April 14, 2020

#112 Tile Freak Clint Watson

130 hours 26 mins; April 12, 2020

#111 Gary Katz the legend

157 hours 36 mins; April 05, 2020

#110 Dovi Hirsch talks CNC & Lumber

144 hours 53 mins; March 29, 2020

#109 Steel guy Ryan Surette joins

151 hours 53 mins; March 22, 2020

#108 Truth behind Reno TV with PJ Antonik

138 hours 18 mins; March 13, 2020

#107 Dan Arone joins

173 hours 25 mins; March 04, 2020

#106 The Tyler mentality

70 hours 23 mins; February 28, 2020

#105 Spencer Lewis quality trim carpenter

124 hours 26 mins; February 21, 2020

#104 Speed of construction

64 hours 30 mins; February 12, 2020

#103 Company Culture with Anthony Vitale

113 hours 56 mins; February 07, 2020

#102 Dog on the job site?

135 hours 5 mins; February 02, 2020

#101 Natural vs. Synthetic products

91 hours 12 mins; January 26, 2020

#100 Schedule

111 hours 2 mins; January 16, 2020

#99 Brek Goin the man behind Builders.of.insta

95 hours 56 mins; January 12, 2020

#98 Work-Life balance

107 hours 22 mins; January 05, 2020

#97 Attracting, developing and maintaining youth talent

70 hours 49 mins; December 13, 2019

#96 Project management with Christopher Quinn

144 hours 0 mins; December 05, 2019

#95 Finding joy with David West

102 hours 13 mins; December 01, 2019

#94 Guillermo Castillo talks drywall in Hawaii

140 hours 36 mins; November 21, 2019

#93 Brent Hull talks craftsmanship

126 hours 7 mins; November 17, 2019

#92 Happiness with Peter Jonak owner of Spire Builders

148 hours 17 mins; November 10, 2019

#91 Contractor Tim Holton joins (not Tim Horton)

134 hours 11 mins; November 01, 2019

#90 Andy Moore talks hiring talent

113 hours 10 mins; October 27, 2019

#89 Authenticity with Clay Chapman

126 hours 53 mins; October 20, 2019

#88 HVAC guy Ryan Anderson joins

132 hours 2 mins; October 13, 2019

#87 Building science geek Jake Bruton joins

86 hours 48 mins; October 06, 2019

#86 Laborer to owner Michael Walsh joins

138 hours 13 mins; September 25, 2019

#85 Belt on contractor Jamie Verdura

128 hours 23 mins; September 22, 2019

#84 Project manager Maxx Heerlein joins

132 hours 7 mins; September 12, 2019

#83 Diesel Tech Toby Grace joins the guys

105 hours 34 mins; September 08, 2019

#82 Apprentice Alex Melendez joins the guys

122 hours 9 mins; August 29, 2019

#81 General Contractor Luke Mann joins the guys

160 hours 27 mins; August 22, 2019

#80 Effort

138 hours 45 mins; August 16, 2019

#79 Norm Abram

150 hours 48 mins; August 11, 2019

#78 Will Dennis a guy who does wood floors

157 hours 4 mins; August 04, 2019

#77 Cabinet maker Ken DeCost joins the guys

154 hours 25 mins; July 21, 2019

#76 Carpenter Brendan O'Sullivan joins the guys

134 hours 54 mins; July 14, 2019

#75 Lou Mellinghausen keeps trade secrets close to the vest.

126 hours 12 mins; June 27, 2019

#74 Geeking out on home efficiency with Nate Gusakov

151 hours 26 mins; June 21, 2019

#73 The boys reunite

121 hours 38 mins; June 16, 2019

#72 Architect Matt Sargent joins the guys

144 hours 40 mins; June 07, 2019

#71 The numbers with Ben Horning

157 hours 46 mins; May 29, 2019

#70 Owning Mistakes vs. Admitting Fault

133 hours 54 mins; May 24, 2019

#69 Tyler is in the hot seat with Melissa Hryszko & Amy Kearns

64 hours 59 mins; May 19, 2019

#68 Confident vs Cocky with Mike Telich

129 hours 5 mins; May 12, 2019

#67 Starting a new business?

78 hours 38 mins; May 05, 2019

#66 Not compromising quality for budget

135 hours 19 mins; April 28, 2019

#65 The guys answer their own questions

141 hours 52 mins; April 21, 2019

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