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90. The Power of People: Leadership, Vulnerability, and Building a Better Construction Culture with Paul Rhoden

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Paul Rhoden, a seasoned infrastructure leader, podcaster, and consultant with over 30 years of experience across the UK and Australia. Paul is the founder of...

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90. The Power of People: Leadership, Vulnerability, and Building a Better Construction Culture with Paul Rhoden
March 29, 2026

90. The Power of People: Leadership, Vulnerability, and Building a Be…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Paul Rhoden, a seasoned infrastructure leader, podcaster, and consultant with over 30 years of experience across the UK and Australia. Paul is the founder of...

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89. Finding Calm Amid the Chaos: The Leadership Shift Every Construction Professional Needs to Hear with Alex Prenzel
March 15, 2026

89. Finding Calm Amid the Chaos: The Leadership Shift Every Construct…

In this episode of Building Doors , host Lauren Karan sits down with Alex Prenzel, a construction leader and coach with more than 20 years of experience in the property and infrastructure sector. Alex shares her insights on t...

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88. How to Pivot and Thrive When Your Business Faces Market Shifts with James Gleeson
March 1, 2026

88. How to Pivot and Thrive When Your Business Faces Market Shifts wi…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with James Gleeson, civil engineer and co-founder of Marvel Engineers, to unpack what productivity really means in infrastructure and what it takes to build a res...

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87. Courageous Engineering: Breaking the Fear Cycle and Reclaiming Pride in the Profession with Ben Schnitzerling
Feb. 15, 2026

87. Courageous Engineering: Breaking the Fear Cycle and Reclaiming Pr…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Ben Schnitzerling, founder of Red Fox Advisory, a Queensland-based civil and structural engineering consultancy delivering support across the full project li...

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86. The Hidden Values of Engineering: Why the Future of Infrastructure Depends on People, Purpose, and Legacy with Felicity Furey
Feb. 1, 2026

86. The Hidden Values of Engineering: Why the Future of Infrastructur…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with award-winning engineer and author Felicity Furey to unpack the powerful ideas behind her upcoming book and her mission to transform the engineering professio...

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85. Fixing Infrastructure Delivery: Collaboration, Procurement Reform, and Building High-Trust Teams with Mark Simister
Jan. 18, 2026

85. Fixing Infrastructure Delivery: Collaboration, Procurement Reform…

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Mark Simister, a globally experienced program leader who has spent three decades reshaping how infrastructure is delivered. From London’s crumbling water net...

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