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100. Celebrating 100 Episodes: The Insights, Ideas, and People Shaping Construction
In this special 100th episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan looks back on four years of conversations exploring leadership, innovation, safety, culture, careers, and the future of construction and infrastructure.
To celebrate the milestone, Lauren revisits some of the insights and moments that have stayed with her throughout the Building Doors journey. From challenging blame culture and creating safer workplaces to embracing AI, improving productivity, and developing the next generation
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Oct. 6, 2026
100. Celebrating 100 Episodes: The Insights, Ideas, and People Shaping Construction
In this special 100th episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan looks back on four years of conversations exploring leadership, innovation, safety, culture, careers, and the future of construction and infrastructure. To celebrate the milestone, Lauren revisits some of the insights and moments that have stayed with her throughout the Building Doors journey. From challenging blame culture and creating safer workplaces to embracing AI, improving productivity, and developing the next generation
Sept. 1, 2026
99. Finding the Way: Connection, Generosity, and Purpose with Elia Hill
In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Elia Hill, a master connector whose career has spanned tennis coaching, charity work, and strategic advisory roles across sport, business, and government. Elia shares how the lessons she learned on the tennis court, resilience, accountability, and showing up, became the foundation for a career built on making meaningful connections and finding solutions where others see obstacles. From her early days coaching abroad to now work
Aug. 16, 2026
99. Finding the Way: Connection, Generosity, and Purpose with Elia Hill
In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Elia Hill, a master connector whose career has spanned tennis coaching, charity work, and strategic advisory roles across sport, business, and government. Elia shares how the lessons she learned on the tennis court, resilience, accountability, and showing up, became the foundation for a career built on making meaningful connections and finding solutions where others see obstacles. From her early days coaching abroad to now work
Aug. 2, 2026
98. Why Sustainability Starts Long Before Construction Begins with Hollie Hynes
In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Hollie Hynes, a construction leader who's spent years helping shape how major infrastructure projects are delivered and how sustainability is becoming part of everyday decision-making across the industry. Having worked across environmental engineering, commercial strategy, and executive leadership, Hollie has seen firsthand what it takes to influence change in one of the world's most complex industries. Hollie shares how follow
July 19, 2026
97. Changing the System: How Janelle Kerrisk Built a More Human Way to Support Construction
In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Janelle Kerrisk, founder of Helix Legal, a construction lawyer, business owner, and leader reshaping how legal services support the construction industry. From making partner at 30 to leaving a large firm and building Helix with one-year-old twins at home, Janelle shares the personal and professional decisions that shaped her approach to leadership, flexibility, systems, and success. Janelle reflects on the confidence it took t
June 21, 2026
96. Resilience, Data, And The Future Of Engineering with Ben Cryan
In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Ben Cryan, founder of Praxis Engineering, Axesse, and Carbon Trace, for a powerful conversation about resilience, engineering, data, AI, and the future of project delivery in construction and infrastructure. At 31, Ben’s life changed in an instant after a surfing accident left him facing 18 months in hospital, more than 55 operations, three months unconscious in intensive care, two strokes, and a kidney transplant donated by hi