Exit Interview

About Exit Interview

In the construction industry, more and more experienced tradesmen, superintendents and managers are retiring each year. We catch a few Story Construction retirees on their way out the door to capture some of the lore and lessons learned throughout their long careers.

Publisher

Story Construction

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jun 2020

Latest episode

24 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #26 - Karlen Anderson

   Host [Host Name] interviews Karlen Anderson, a construction leader, about his diverse career, the implementation of construction systems, and his upcoming retirement.

2. 

   19 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   #25 - Kent Meyn

   Kent Meyn spent worked for ACI Mechanical in Ames for more than 40 years, cementing a legacy in the commercial construction industry in Iowa and beyond. He retired this year and joined Story Construction's Mike Espeset on the Exit Interview podcast to talk about his career, his lessons learned, and what lies ahead in retirement.

3. 

   17 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT

   #24 - Jerry Long

   Jerry Long shares his 41-year construction industry career, from project engineer to project manager, offering insights into the evolution of his company and the lessons learned along the way.

Inside a recent episode

#26 - Karlen Anderson

Published 24 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And, you know, then you got to see what the – read the defense in and linebacker and see what they're going to do. And they both just crashed on my tailback. And so there was a big hole, and I took off. I made it about five, seven yards, and the whole team, the whole defensive team caught me. I mean, the backs and the linebackers, the defensive line, they just piled me up. I popped up and ran back to the huddle. After the scrimmage, the head coach puts his arm around me and says, Anderson, you can take a hit. I said, I'll watch you just pop back up again. How would you like to be a tight end? Because we only had one other tight, basically one other tight end in camp. […]

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