About this podcast
The Always Be Building Podcast explores business, entrepreneurship, markets, and current events with insightful commentary and engaging conversations. Whether it's building a company, expanding your knowledge, or creating a better life, we’re all building something.
Hosted by entrepreneur Max Gagliardi—who has founded companies across Energy, Real Estate, Tech, Hospitality, and Media—the show brings unique perspectives on the forces shaping our world.
Originally launched as Talk Energy, the podcast ran for 160 episodes focused on the energy sector before evolving into Always Be Building. New episodes drop weekly.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 223 episodes
- #224: Sweaty Start Up - Nick Huber · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 224In this episode, I sit down with Nick Huber, entrepreneur, real estate investor, and the voice of "The Sweaty Startup." Nick built a multi-million-dollar self-storage empire and…
- #223: AI and the Future of Media - Kaz Bycko · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 223This episode's guest is Kaz Bycko, a young entrepreneur out of OKC who I have known and worked with over the years. Kaz and his team recently launched Bubbl, an AI-powered…
- #222: The Ridge Wallet Story - Sean Frank · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 222In this episode, I sit down with Sean Frank, CEO of Ridge Wallet, the brand that redefined men’s accessories with its sleek, RFID-blocking wallets and everyday carry gear. Men’s…
- #221: Building Luxury Cabins in the Woods - Jeff Burns · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 221In this episode, we have my business partner in our real estate firm Jeff Burns. We start the conversation on how he made an incredible parlay early in his career that has been…
- #220: The ESG Bubble Has Burst · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 220Is ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing dead? Once hailed as the future of finance, ESG is now facing a reckoning. From underperforming green investments and…
- #219: Born to Build - Adam Rossi · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 219In this episode, I sit down with Adam Rossi, who built and sold a successful cybersecurity software company serving federal agencies. Adam shares his journey from structural…
- #218: 2025 Oil & Gas Market Outlook - Dan Pickering · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 218This episode's guest is Dan Pickering, the well known energy sector analyst and investor currently serving as the chief investment officer at Pickering Energy Partners. Dan has…
- #217: Luminus Capital - Karl Graham · 1 h 2 minThis episode's guest is Karl Graham, co-founder and principal at Luminus Capital, an investment firm specializing in self-storage and industrial real estate. Karl is also a small…
- #216: Car Market Madness - John Ross · 1 h 3 minThis episode's guest is John Ross from WatchJRGO— the popular YouTube channel where JR blogs his life and tackles multiple projects like fixing old cars and remodeling his…
- #215: $10 Billion in Transactions: A Masterclass on Building a Brokerage - Chris Atherton · 59 minThis episode's guest is Chris Atherton. Chris is the CEO of EnergyNet, a leading online platform for oil and gas asset transactions. The company has brokered over $10 billion in…
- #214: The Changing World Order - Doomberg · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 214This episode we have returning guest Doomberg. Over the years Doomberg has made multiple appearances on the show and his episodes are some of my favorite to record. If you don't…
- #213: From Getting Fired to Building Companies - Nik Hulewsky · 47 minThis episode's guest is Nik Hulewsky, the co-founder of multiple 7 figure businesses that he has successfully built and flipped. Nik started on the corporate career path and…
- #212: Building an 8 Figure HVAC Business - Ted Dockrey · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 112This episode's guest is Ted Dockrey. Ted left his job during his 20s and bought a HVAC company. Him and his partner took the business from a mid 6 figures revenue to 8 figures of…
- #211: Investing in Macro Trends - James Fishback · 1 h 0 minThis episode's guest is James Fishback. He recently had a high profile (and highly meme'd) exit from David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital. He's moved past the 'head of macro"…
- #210: Getting Deals Done - Clay Brett · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 210This episode's guest is Clay Brett. Clay is a partner at Baker Botts, and leads a broad transactional practice, representing private equity investors, private credit investors…
- #209: How to Not Lose Money - Aleksey Chernobelskiy · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 209This episode's guest Aleksey Chernobelskiy. Aleksey has a background in managing a $10 billion commercial real estate portfolio at STORE Capital and is currently a principal at…
- #208: Serial Entrepreneurship - Chris Koerner · 1 h 4 minThis episode's guest is Chris Koerner. He is a serial entrepreneur and loves the art of building businesses. Chris has founded and built multiple companies across different…
- #207: How to Grow a Brand - Hans Lorei · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 207This episode's guest is Hans Lorei. I met Hans in the short-term rental space, and have been following him as he's grown a massive interior design brand across social media the…
- #206: Building a Successful Restaurant Business - Joey Morris · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 206This episode's guest is Joey Morris, one of the co-founders and partners of a popular restaurant group based in Oklahoma City. Joey is also my cousin in-law, and every time we…
- #205: GasBizGuy - Chris Hellgeth · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 205This episode's guest is Chris Hellgeth the man behind the GasBizGuy Twitter account. I was excited to get Chris on the podcast since we have both made our careers in the…
