Episode 23: Creating Success and Keeping the Blue-Collar Industry Alive with Thomas Anderson

In this episode, Steve and Brad welcome Thomas Anderson, Co-Owner of Potomac Run Development. Thomas is GenX with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry including custom building and designing. They talk about the challenges of moving to another place and starting all over again with new crew members/contractors. Thomas shares the characteristics he looks for when talking to potential coworkers. He also shares his plans about moving from Virginia to Savannah and talks about his expectations and regional differences.    

Episode Summary

04:12 - I do not care who is in charge. In DC, they will always take good care of DC. 

04:30 - As it turned out, I was right. This was a great place to move to. I even thought maybe I wasn’t going to be in construction. 

07:09 - Most of the guys that I work with are very entrepreneurial. 

11:09 - I will be brand new, and I was thinking of a fast way to do it to meet trades. My plan is to buy a property. 

20:03 - Nowadays I wouldn’t care how old someone was. I would just care about a lot of other factors, but how old they were wouldn’t matter. 

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