An Insight Into the Commercial Construction Industry with Nicole Schmidt

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Nichole Schmidt is the Founder and CEO of Source. Her career has been around the commercial construction industry. She finished her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design at the Illinois Institute of Art. She became a distributor, worked in business development, marketing, sales for various companies before ultimately focusing on the Commercial Construction Industry.

[00:01] – [03:05] Opening Segment

Getting to Know Nicole Schmidt
Nicole talks about her background
- Her careers before finding her way to the commercial construction industry
- Getting the inspiration for her company

[03:06] – [16:30] The Commercial Construction Industry

Things she did right in building her business
- Talk to the customers
What they do at Source
- Their ideal clients
- How they cater to client’s needs
- Key industry problems they solve at Source
Sustainability in their business
Materials availability

[16:31] – [19:14] Final Four Segment

Nicole’s advice to aspiring investors
- Know your customer before you start a project
How she stays on top of her game
Her way to make the world a better place
How to reach out to Nicole – links below
Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“Just like building any company, know your customer before you invest in a project, before you start building a project.” – Nicole Schmidt

“Try things. If they don’t work, stop doing them. If they do work, keep doing them.” – Nicole Schmidt

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