Travis Bites: Recent Episodes
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This week we're doing a Halloween special episode, the finale of the Spooky Special.
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This week John interviews Mark Davidson about his experience as an estimator at J. E. Travis Painting and L. E. Travis Painting. At the end of the episode, we have the third installment of our Spooky Special. If you want to submit a guess about the mystery for a chance to win a prize, this is the last week to do so. Just text your prediction about whodunit, why they did it, and how they did it to (833) 456-3588.
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In this week's episode, John Travis interview's Daniela Melchor about her time in the industry. Daniela started working at Travis Millwork as an engineer in 2014.
Don't miss episode two of the Spooky Special, which will play right after the interview. The first person to solve the mystery will get a prize. Just text your theories to (833) 456-3588.
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This week we get two episodes in one. Part 1 is a discussion between John Travis and David Roy about why it is difficult for companies to connect with younger people in the industry. Part 2 is the first installment of our Travis Spooky Special Ep 1: A Travis Travesty. The first person to solve the mystery will get a prize. Just text your theories to (833) 456-3588.
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In this episode, John answers the question, "What books would you recommend to others to read?"
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In today's episode, David Roy interviews Dan Tamez about his experience in the paint business. We hope you enjoy it!
In this episode, we talk about work ethic and dependability relating to Travis Millwork and Travis Painting. What do Work Ethic and Dependability look like? How do you know if you have it? We hope you enjoy it, and as always, feel free to ask us your questions at traviscompanies.com/podcasts. There's a form at the bottom of the page where you can leave a comment.
In this episode, John interviews Marcos Niño, our resident tech, and programming guru. Marcos started with Travis Companies in 2020 and has been working on programming computer systems to help our workflow, among many other things. In this episode, we get to hear some of Marco's story as well as some of his ideas about the future of the construction industry. We hope you enjoy it.
Work ethic is one of our tenants here at Travis Companies, but does our work have meaning? In this episode, John shares his thoughts on the meaning and purpose behind our work. We hope you enjoy it.
In this episode, John interviews Diego Quevedo. Diego started working at Travis Millwork in 2018 and helped create the metal fabrication part of the business. Since then, he's worked on some of our most elaborate projects, including the Westlake Dermatology project, which you can see here.
It seems like, with every news cycle, a new layer of chaos is added to an already chaotic world. In this episode, John gives some advice on how to navigate the chaos and live a fulfilling life at the same time. We hope you enjoy this episode.
In this episode, John answers the question, "what is your favorite part of the business?"
J. E. Travis Painting, Inc has been painting in the south Texas area for over 100 years. That's who Travis Painting is; in this episode, John Travis explains what Travis Painting can do.
Jane Feigenbaum is the CEO of one of the largest contracting companies in San Antonio, Metropolitan Contracting. In today's episode, we will hear her story, how she climbed the ladder from a project manager to the CEO, and the challenges she faced and overcame in the process. We hope you enjoy it.
In this episode, John Travis answers your questions. The question we have today is, what challenges do we face as a company in this industry and the current market situation. We hope you will enjoy listening to it!
In this episode, we talk with Robin Qualls about her experience in the painting industry. Enjoy!
We've covered our facilities and our process, now John Travis will tell us about our products. What does Travis Millwork make? This week John will answer that and much more. Enjoy!
As an intern, David Roy has been involved with J. E. Travis Painting for many years, but he recently graduated from college and started working with us full-time. David represents everything we could hope for from this up-and-coming generation. We hope you enjoy part one of this two-part episode.
This episode is all about our process. How do we start with a pile of wood and turn it into a beautiful cabinet or piece of furniture? John will answer this question and more in today's podcast.
Nick Ramirez has been our shop manager since 2007. In this podcast, we hear his story about how he grew up and got into the business.