Built America Magazine | West
“As a homeschooled Navy kid, I got to participate in virtually the entire construction of that house, and that’s where my exposure first happened.” Those years shaped a work ethic as enduring as the land itself. In small-town life, you didn’t just build—you mended, you lifted beams shoulder-to-shoulder, and you made do. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was honest. And it planted a seed that would one day grow into something far greater.
A Family Decision in a Season of Fire
Years later in Idaho, Brad carried another mantle—that of a firefighter. Yet the uncertainty of government mandates threatened his career, forcing him to face a crossroads. “Out of a sense of security, I told my wife, ‘Let’s do something where we can work together,’” he shares. “She was working full-time as basically a super bookkeeper for an accounting firm. I said, ‘Why don’t you come and work with me, and we’ll start a construction company on the side?’” It was a leap of faith. But faith had always been Brad’s compass. Together, he and his wife built more than a company—they built a calling. From the firehouse, Brad carried over a rare and vital skill: the ability to delegate. “All of these business principles that builders have a hard time learning were just deeply ingrained,” Brad explains.
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