Bricks & Bytes

#021 - April Moss & Lynne Cooper - Blockchain, Leadership and Female Success In Construction Tech

How do you enjoy a fulfilling career in construction and the tech world? Join us today in our discussion with Apil and Lynne of Digibuild. In this episode we deep dive into: Blockchain uses in Construction and Digibuild's software Attracting gen z talent to blue collar jobs Diversity and female success in construction  Maintaining balance in life Lynne's top 3 pieces of advice for young people  If youโ€™re enjoying our podcast, please leave us a review! This helps us get more amazing guests to give you guys the best and most informative content on technology in the built world. --------------------------------------- April Moss - COO | Chief Customer Officer at DigiBuild: Y Combinator Backed (YC S21) l Blockchain Technology l Construction Management l Crypto & Bitcoin Investor l Business Development Lynne Cooper - Management & Construction | cGMP * R&D * CGT | Founder | Strategy | Innovator | Woman Welder๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿญ | Power in the trades! | Technology for Efficiency | Collaboration is ๐Ÿ”‘ | Blue Collar Revolution! | Improve Quality --------------------------------------- Today's Sponsor: Beta Construction and technology network platform - connecting the tech industry with traditional partners. Chek www.the-beta.com --------------------------------------- Timestamps: (00:00:00-00:01:27) - Intro and Sponsor (00:01:27-00:01:58) - Introduction of guest (00:01:58-00:03:20) - April's background (00:03:20-00:04:16) - Lynne's background (00:04:16-00:04:58) - Digibuild history (00:04:58-00:07:07) - What does digibuild do? (00:07:07-00:08:27) - Meet the Drapers (00:08:27-00:09:23) - Digibuild and Blockchain (00:09:23-00:09:53) - Digibuild expanding globally? (00:09:53-00:11:04) - Are US-based companies expanding to UK? (00:11:04-00:13:29) - Do we have cutting-edge construction technology? (00:13:29-00:14:36) - Procore (00:14:36-00:16:48) - Lynne's relationship with Digibuild, April, and EL sea (00:16:48-00:19:25) - Worldchain (00:19:25-00:24:45) - Tips for attracting gen z to construction (00:24:45-00:27:16) - Is the general trend of construction interesting for young people?  (00:27:16-00:30:31) - Diversity in Construction (00:30:31-00:32:24) - Experience from other industries that can be applied in construction  (00:32:24-00:33:06) - Advice about switching industry to construction  (00:33:06-00:36:09) - Charity (construction rocks dmv) (00:36:09-00:37:19) - Mental health in construction (00:37:19-00:42:54) - ESG sustainability (00:42:54-00:45:34) - Advice for someone who is about to launch a construction tech startup (00:45:34-00:47:34) - Cancel Culture (00:47:34-00:51:14) - Books (00:51:14-00:54:00) - How to maintain balance in life? (00:54:00-00:57:28) - What do you want to do in construction or technology if you want unlimited resources (00:57:28-00:58:16) - 3 pieces of advice for young people (00:58:16-00:58:34) Outro ---------------------------------------
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