From Family Business to Winning Major Contracts - Ricky Webb (DT 438)

About this episode

Ricky Webb discusses his journey in taking over East Coast Demolition and competing for major contracts.

Ricky is the owner of East Coast Demolition, a third-generation abatement and demolition company serving North Carolina and Virginia. As he’s taken over the business, he’s focused on investing further in equipment, people, and safety to compete at a higher level with major GCs and the US Government. Follow Ricky on LinkedIn at: linkedin.com/in/ricky-webb-650a64158/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BzjqQBTHYQ16HBkReJLpQfQ%3D%3D Learn more about East Coast Demolition at: https://www.eastcoastdemolition.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: BuildWitt

Guest: Ricky Webb

Topics covered

• demolition
• business growth
• construction contracts
• safety
• equipment investment
• leadership development

Keywords

• demolition
• construction
• business strategy
• safety
• equipment
• leadership
• North Carolina
• Virginia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: East Coast Demolition, US Government, BuildWitt Improve

Places: North Carolina, Virginia

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