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This is the Atomic Construction Podcast; the show where we break down what it really takes to build better projects, stronger teams, and a more respected construction industry. Hosted by Kevin Hohe…construction leader and lifelong learner. Every week, he sits down with people who are out there doing the work, like Kyle Nitchen, to talk honestly about the challenges, wins, and wild stories behind the job sites. We cover everything from scaling businesses and navigating project costs… …to building strong leadership, creating community, and restoring real respect to the trades. So if you’re in the construction world or just want to hear what it takes to build something that lasts - you’re in the right place.

Recent Episodes

From Solitary Confinement to Construction Leadership | Josh Vitale

In this episode of the Atomic Construction Podcast, Kevin Hohe sits down with Josh Vitale, construction executive and founder of Project Built, a 501(c)(3) on one clear mission: to improve the total wellbeing of those who carry the greatest weight. Josh shares his resurrection story; from alcoholism, divorce, and waking up in solitary confinement in Wyoming, to leading large transmission and distribution teams and building the Built Standard: 3 pillars, 12 domains, 144 indicators for what it ...

20 MIN

A Client Stopped Paying and the Whole Construction Company Got Fired in One Day

When a construction client stops paying, the whole company can go down with it. On this episode of the Atomic Construction Podcast, former Air Force B1 crew chief Corey [Last name] shares how one unpaid client led the owner of a utility scale solar startup to fire the entire company in one day. The VP, the project managers, the laborers. Everyone. Corey was the director of construction at that company. Today he leads the self perform group at Sante Group, building utility scale and community ...

26 MIN

Saving $2,000 on your policy can end your company.

Kevin got hammered in a review for a job he did not even do. No way to fight it. Nobody to call. That is the deal contractors are stuck with. You pay Google, you pay Home Advisor, you pay Facebook, and none of them actually help you reach the people who need your work. If you are big, the reviews barely matter. If you are small, one bad one can follow you for a year. In this clip from a recent episode, Kevin says out loud what a lot of trade business owners have been thinking. Small busines...

56 MIN

Adam McChesney: The Marketing Nobody in the Trades Wants to Do

In this episode, Kevin sits down with Adam of Builders of Authority, a St. Louis digital marketing agency with 44 employees and about 100 contracting clients across the country. Contractor marketing is where most home services businesses burn money they never get back. Adam built 200 lead generation websites, ranked them, rented the leads to trades businesses, then used one of those sites to start an auto glass company he sold in 2025. He has never replaced a windshield. We get into SEO for ...

53 MIN

Entrepreneurs and Coaching with Darin Newbold

Kevin talks to leadership coach and entrepreneur Darin Newbold about some of the best ways to help entrepreneurs who may be struggling to get to the next level! Darin's earlier appearance on the Better Questions podcast - https://betterquestionspod.buzzsprout.com/2569355/episodes/18436393-can-you-find-yourself-as-you-break-yourself-with-darin-newbold Darin's website - https://yourboldsolutions.com/ Atomic Construction website - https://www.ivoryimpact.com/atomic-construction Find the Atomic...

39 MIN