The First Shift

By Graeme Bryks

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Episodes: 31

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Behind every brand is a story and First Shift is where those stories get told. Hosted by Graeme Bryks, First Shift digs into the real entrepreneurial journeys behind the brands you see in health, wellness, fitness, and hospitality. No highlight reels. No fluff. Just founders sharing how they actually built it, the first client, the first failure, the marketing moves that worked, and the ones that didn't. Every episode asks the same question: "Tell me about your first shift." From there, we go deep into the origin story that turned an idea into a brand.

Episode Date
Episode 31: Dennis Gehman - The "School of Hard Knocks": How to Build a 30-Year Design-Build Legacy
Oct 25, 2026
Episode 30: Rommel Sulit - Why is North America falling behind Asia in manufacturing and construction?
Oct 18, 2026
Episode 29: Tyler Hupka - The "All In" Mentality: Why Your Safe Job is Sabotaging Your Fitness Empire
Oct 11, 2026
Episode 28: Jae Cripps - 65% of Startups Fail: How to Actually Manage a Sales Pipeline and Get Funded
Oct 04, 2026
Episode 27: Kristofer Potts - The Intoxicating Drive: Why the Real Entrepreneur Never Truly Stops Working
Sep 27, 2026
Episode 26: Babak Nikraftar
Sep 20, 2026
Episode 25: Adam Schaffer - Why the "Safe Job" is Actually Killing Your Business (And How to Burn the Boats)
Apr 01, 2026
Episode 24: Daniel LeSieur - The Walmart Way: Why a Fortune 1 Exec Traded Billion-Dollar Supply Chains for Custom Homes
Mar 29, 2026
Episode 23: Carl Nelson - Why the "Design-Build" Model is Broken (And How to Fix It)
Mar 25, 2026
Episode 22: Keegan Burke - From Shoveling Mud to COO: How GFI is Polishing the Future of Construction
Mar 22, 2026
Episode 21: Jeremy Herider - "What Are You Going to Do About It?" – The $20 Batting Tee That Built a Real Estate Empire
Mar 18, 2026
Episode 20: Brett Burkhart - The Tech Founder’s Guide to Real Estate: AI, Vertical Integration, and the 90-Mile Rule
Mar 15, 2026
Episode 19: Brandon Bentley- God, Family, and Roofing: Building a Fortress in the Hail Capital of the World
Mar 11, 2026
Episode 18: Brad Strawbridge - How One Roofer Hit $8 Million in 18 Months
Mar 08, 2026
Episode 17: Andrew Lyon - The 80/20 Rule of AI: Why Algorithms Can Audit Proposals but Can't Replace a Handshake
Mar 04, 2026
Episdoe 16: Peter C Brumley - From White Collar to Blue Collar: The Truth About Commercial Tenant Improvements
Mar 01, 2026
Episode 15: Jim Heimler - Surviving the Architecture Rollercoaster: Bel Air Mansions, Recycled Cities, and AI
Feb 25, 2026
Episode 14: Nicole Davis - When Ambition Fails: Redirecting Youth from Hopelessness to the Trades
Feb 22, 2026
Episode 13 : Lori Tschohl - Burgers, Bangles, and Blue Collars: The Billion-Dollar Lesson in Transferable Skills
Feb 17, 2026
Episode 12 : Austin Park - From Living in a Truck to Training AI CEOs: The Visual Installers Story
Feb 15, 2026
Episode 11 : Jeff Wieland - The Mutual Success Agreement: How to Stop 10 PM Client Texts and Get Your Life Back
Feb 11, 2026
Episode 10: Malcolm MacInnes - Make Your Own Luck: From Shovel Operator to General Contractor
Feb 08, 2026
Episode 9 : Ben Parco - Why AI Can’t Draw Your Floor Plan (Yet): The Reality of Tech in High-End Design
Feb 04, 2026
Episode 8 : Jess Glowacki - Flipping the Pyramid: Why the Future of Housing is "Low-Profit" and High-Impact
Feb 01, 2026
Episode 7: Jim Zack - The "Un-Hackable" Architect: Why AI Can Write Your Proposals but Can’t Mimic Your Vision
Jan 28, 2026
Episode 6: Barry Gordon - The System That Solves the Nightmare – How to Scale "Headache Removal"
Jan 25, 2026
Episode 5: Justin D'Angelo - 3D Printed Concrete - How Robots Are Rewriting the Rules of Construction
Jan 21, 2026
Episode 4: Greg Schenk - Why Human Connection is the Ultimate Leverage
Jan 18, 2026
Episode 3: Alison Alston - How AI Voice Bots Are Reclaiming Time & Why Contractors Are Getting "Coasted"
Jan 16, 2026
Episode 2: Brad Covington - Scaling 3 Companies with Firefighter Tactics & Grit
Jan 09, 2026
Episode 1: Planet Roof with Founder Adam Fincik
Dec 21, 2025