An Insight Into the Commercial Construction Industry with Nicole Schmidt
Nichole Schmidt is the Founder and CEO of Source. Her career has been around the commercial construction industry. She finished her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design at the Illinois Institute of Art. She became a distributor, worked in business development, marketing, sales for various companies before ultimately focusing on the Commercial Construction Industry.
[00:01] – [03:05] Opening Segment
Getting to Know Nicole Schmidt
Nicole talks about her background
Her careers before finding her way to the commercial construction industry
Getting the inspiration for her company
[03:06] – [16:30] The Commercial Construction Industry
Things she did right in building her business
Talk to the customers
What they do at Source
Their ideal clients
How they cater to client’s needs
Key industry problems they solve at Source
Sustainability in their business
Materials availability
[16:31] – [19:14] Final Four Segment
Nicole’s advice to aspiring investors
Know your customer before you start a project
How she stays on top of her game
Her way to make the world a better place
How to reach out to Nicole – links below
Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“Just like building any company, know your customer before you invest in a project, before you start building a project.” – Nicole Schmidt
“Try things. If they don’t work, stop doing them. If they do work, keep doing them.” – Nicole Schmidt
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For more information about Source and it’s on-demand digital product library and same-day delivery service, visit www.tothesource.com.
About Source
Source is a digital product library and specification platform that connects architects, designers, contractors, and manufacturers in commercial construction nationwide. As the decision engine for commercial construction product selection, we provide industry-leading data, on-demand experts and manufacturer connections needed to make fast and stress-free product decisions. Our digital catalog unlocks over 25 million data points from 190k products, making it easier to find, sample and spec the right products.
