Description

2 CPD CREDITS (TBC)

Course summary:

This course brings together a diverse group of renovators and builders to explore how real careers in residential construction are built — and how those journeys shape the way owners plan, manage, and grow their businesses. Through candid stories and field‑tested insights, the panel dives into the strategic decisions, operational systems, and administrative practices that helped each speaker evolve from hands‑on apprentice to confident business leader.

Participants will hear how founders built credibility from scratch, how successors modernized established companies, and how pivotal projects, mistakes, and mentors influenced long‑term business planning. This session blends personal experience with practical guidance, offering a rare look at how successful builders think about strategy, management, financial discipline, and leadership in an industry that’s constantly changing.

Key Takeaways

Participants will leave with:

• A clearer understanding of real career pathways in residential construction — including the differences between starting a business and taking over an existing one.
• Practical strategic planning insights drawn from lived experience: how builders set direction, evaluate opportunities, and make long‑term decisions.
• Management systems that actually work in small and mid‑sized construction businesses, from scheduling and capacity planning to team culture and subcontractor coordination.
• Administrative and financial practices that strengthen business stability, improve profitability, and reduce risk.
• Lessons from pivotal moments — projects, clients, mistakes, and turning points that reshaped how these builders run their companies today.
• A deeper appreciation of mentorship and how guidance, support, and shared knowledge accelerate both career growth and business maturity.
• Actionable advice for emerging builders on credibility, leadership, resilience, and building a business that reflects their values and vision.

Please  note cancellations made within 2 weeks of the course date are not eligible for a refund.

Agenda: 7:30 AM - 09:30 AM - Course

Speakers:

Mark Cooper, Shakespeare Homes & Renovations Inc

Henri Belisle, TQ Construction

James Murphy, HIT Quality Construction ltd 

Meredith Yuen, Marino General Contracting ltd

Rohit Bali, Bali Brothers Construction ltd

Moderated by: Babak Nikraftar, Forte Projects