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🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 98 minutes
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In this episode, Nick & Tyler talk to Doug Duvall, co-founder of Motif Media, about how content creation is transforming the construction industry from the inside out. They discuss what it takes to tell meaningful stories on-site, why builders need to treat media as a core business function, and how the partnership between NS Builders and Motif has redefined what it means to “show your work.”
Douglas Duvall
Show Notes:
Introduction of Doug Duvall and Episode Sponsors (0:00)
Coffee Conversation and Personal Anecdotes (6:24)
Challenges of Running a Business (15:43)
Pricing and Profitability in the Building Industry (28:47)
Impact of Experience and Market Positioning (54:30)
Balancing Quality and Efficiency in Media Production (1:01:43)
Final Thoughts on Business Growth and Efficiency (1:11:15)
Balancing Content Production and Efficiency (1:15:06)
Podcasting and Business Insights (1:18:48)
Adapting and Evolving Content Strategies (1:32:47)
Final Thoughts and Future Plans (1:36:51)
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0:00.0 | I think that misconception comes from having a bad employer at some point that was a small business |
0:05.8 | or family run business or something and they saw it with their own eyes like the owner taking |
0:11.4 | advantage or price gouging or whatever and they just kind of force that model on everybody |
0:16.9 | who has their own business but anybody that's had their own business or been a freelancer, |
0:21.6 | kind of done their own thing, |
0:22.9 | knows how kind of full of shit that is. |
0:27.4 | Guys, we got a special one today. |
0:29.0 | The guys who's quietly shaping how the building industry shows up online. |
0:32.4 | It's finally stepping out from behind the camera. |
0:34.2 | Doug DeVall co-founder, Motif Media. |
0:37.0 | It's the reason why the Modern Craftsman podcast looks the way it does, sounds the way it does, |
0:41.9 | and honestly exists the way it does. |
0:44.1 | He's built a media company that helps builders tell better stories, |
0:46.9 | and he's been riding shotgun with us since the beginning. |
0:50.1 | Doug's got roots in the trades, a deep understanding of branding, |
0:53.0 | and a no-b-s approach to content that has helped dozens of builders elevate how they show up. |
0:58.8 | And Tyler's been dying to ask a question that he got from his good friend, Dom. |
1:04.9 | Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. |
1:07.0 | We had to dig into it some. |
1:08.9 | So we're going to let that happen. |
1:11.9 | And the question is not why does it take so long to do video edits. |
1:16.4 | We'll just start off with that. |
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