Ep #45 - The strategy shift that made scale possible
What happens when doing it all stops working? In Episode 45, we sit down with Julia Guerra from FlyGuys to unpack the pivotal strategy shift that took her from leading solo to building scalable systems that actually work. From hard lessons in trust and control to unlocking growth through partnerships, this episode dives into what it really takes to scale reality capture in construction—and why empathy, education, and alignment are the new tools of the trade.
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Ep# 44 - How Skanska made daily drone flights standard on a 76-acre mega project
How does a 76-acre offshore wind project turn daily drone capture into business-critical infrastructure?In this episode, we sit down with Kara Fragola and Louis Saccaro from Skanska to unpack how their team scaled a 7-pilot drone program without adding chaos. Learn how civil and building teams synced ops with top-down visuals, how 60+ staff rely on daily flights, and why DroneDeploy has become a safety and planning essential.
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Ep #43 - How Weitz built a 20-person VDC team without chasing hype
How does a leading contractor scale a VDC team from 3 to 20 – without chasing hype? In this episode, we sit down with Joshua Marriot and Brian Owens from Weitz to unpack how they built a high-impact, field-first VDC program. Learn how they structured for scale, hired for communication over credentials, and turned drone data and 360 video into a competitive edge. If you're leading innovation inside a GC, this is your blueprint.
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Ep #42 - Your jobsite has a story – are you telling it?
In this episode, we sit down with Adam Caldwell from Maple Reinders to explore how internal storytelling and site documentation can drive real tech adoption on construction sites. From thermal drone workflows to in-house video production, learn how Adam’s team turned progress updates into a viral internal flywheel – winning buy-in from PMs, supers, and execs. If you’re trying to scale reality capture, improve adoption, or make tech stick, this one’s for you.
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Ep #41 - How to stop your tech from getting ghosted
Live from the AGC National Convention, this episode of Build Different features Roy Malcom (DPR Construction) and Cheri Hanes (AXA XL) as we unpack why construction tech so often gets ignored – and how to change that. From aligning tools with real jobsite pain points to building buy-in across teams, this convo is packed with practical tips to make your tech actually stick.
Welcome to Built Different, a podcast about the technology, teams and trendsetters who are changing the way we build.
Hosts Grant Hagen, Brian Vizarreta and Adam Della Monica - three of the leading voices in the worlds of reality capture and construction tech - are building a community that is obsessed with questioning the status quo, creating cultures of innovation and equipping everyone with tools to, quite simply, build different.
You can expect inspirational yet practical stories from innovators on the frontlines to the leadership teams casting a vision for a better way to build.
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