Ep 95, Cleveland Builds Program Update with Al Arndt & Whitney Philips - 2025

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on mentorship and career growth in the trades with Al Arndt and Whitney Philips.

On this episode of the Construction Employers Podcast, we sit down with Al Arndt of Turner Construction Self Perform and Whitney Philips, a Cleveland Builds apprentice, 2nd year carpenter, to talk about mentorship, career growth, and the real-life impact of training programs in the trades. To learn more about Cleveland Builds and how you can get involved, visit https://www.clevelandbuilds.com/

People in this episode

Host: Tim Linville

Guests: Al Arndt, Whitney Philips

Topics covered

• mentorship
• career growth
• training programs
• trades
• apprenticeship

Keywords

• Cleveland Builds
• mentorship
• career growth
• trades
• apprenticeship
• construction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Turner Construction Self Perform, Cleveland Builds

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