Dillon shares everything you need to know about the Vertical Design Build Summit, returning October 1st in Chicagoland. With speakers from Quanta Services, Helix Electric, McCarthy, and a Green Beret leader, the intimate 100-seat event covers workforce, pre-construction, leadership, and company growth. Dillon also reflects on what made last year's inaugural summit so memorable — and why this year's is going to be even better.

In this episode of The Construction Corner podcast, Dillon shares a broad business update and discusses his decision to remove himself from social media in February. He explains how tuning out cultural noise has improved his focus and operational mindset by keeping his attention on factors he can control.

Turning to VDS, he announces a new website, infrastructure upgrades, and team growth. He notes the importance of managing client pivots and project scope changes without taking them personally.

Business development is accelerating, evidenced by signing more NDAs in two weeks than in the last six years. This growth is driven by large, confidential data center projects, where electrical engineering now commands 30–35% of total project value, reordering traditional construction dynamics.

Finally, Dillon highlights VDS's geographic expansion across the Pacific Northwest and multiple states—including Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and California—alongside upcoming fall recruiting events at three to four universities.

In this episode of the Construction Corner podcast, host Dillon breaks down why electrical is arguably the fastest-growing and most future-proof trade you can enter right now — and what aspiring tradespeople need to consider before choosing their path.

Dillon opens with a striking data point: Google just reported $205 billion in capital expenditures for 2026, all flowing into infrastructure — and for the first time since going public, the company is cash flow negative, a sign of just how aggressively the tech industry is building. With the US sitting at roughly one-eighth of China's energy production capacity, Dillon makes the case that electrical infrastructure spend isn't slowing down anytime soon.

From there, he walks through the four main paths within the electrical trade — utility/lineman work, data center electrician, commercial/industrial, and residential — breaking down the tradeoffs of each in terms of job stability, lifestyle, travel, and earning potential. He explains why he tends to steer people toward commercial and industrial work: longer projects, bigger budgets, and less dependence on the housing market's boom-and-bust cycles.

Dillon also zooms out to remind listeners that electrical isn't the only trade with a bright future. Plumbers, sheet metal workers, HVAC techs, carpenters, and structural tradespeople are all critical — and often overlooked — as infrastructure projects grow in scale and complexity.

The episode wraps with a candid reminder: the "right" trade depends as much on where you live and what kind of life you want as it does on market demand. Whether you're in a rural area or near a major metro, the trades offer a path — you just have to choose the one that fits your goals.