Today’s podcast guest is Bryan Kaplan and he shares how change orders can change your business (no pun intended ) for the better. We go into depth about when to use them and how they will help keep everyone on the same page and HAPPY!!

About Bryan Kaplan

An early childhood fascination for all things Lego was the first sign that Bryan Kaplan was born to build.  His true passion for residential construction was realized when he and his wife bought their first house almost twenty years ago, one in dire need of repair.  Bryan is a Red Seal Certified Carpenter, a former Home Inspector, a Certified Passive House Builder, and has worked on over $50+ million dollars worth of residential projects as a Carpenter, Site Supervisor, Project Manager, and General Manager for some of Toronto’s prominent residential renovations firms.

Bryan has always recognized the value of finding the most efficient and repeatable path to complete any task. He was always at the forefront of companies when it came to integrating technology to leverage everyone’s time.  Bryan now works as a business consultant for residential renovation and new build companies helping them streamline their processes, and integrate tech to allow them to do more in less time.

Not many designers I know use change orders. It seems like something only contractors would need right? Wrong! In fact, I have been desperately trying to implement them into my process!

Bryan has always recognized the value in finding the most efficient and repeatable path to complete any task, and in his years in residential construction, he was always at the forefront of companies when it came to integrating technology to leverage everyone’s time. Fast forward to today, Bryan works as a business consultant for residential renovation and new build companies helping them streamline their processes, integrate repeatable processes, checklists, templates, and technology to allow them to do more in less time. His vast experience has given Bryan the ability to always approach problems from a “big picture” perspective and solve for the right problem.

Bryan recommended 2 amazing books during the episode. If you’re interested in some business book reading, here are the 2 titles:

  1. Good to Great by Jim Collins (click here for more details).
  2. Company of One by Paul Jarvis (click here for more details).

 

You can find Bryan at constructionconsulting.co, on Instagram @constructionconsulting.co, LinkedIn, and Facebook.