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Rising into the Unknown

Life is a journey, let’s chase the summits and relish the adventure all along the way.

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Clayco ranked # 1 in Building Design + Construction

I am so proud to announce that Clayco was ranked # 1 in Building Design + Construction's 2022 Giants 400 Report of Top 110 Industrial Sector Contractors! This is an incredible achievement, and I want to thank my team for continuing to be the best in the business. Each individual at Clayco upholds our bold values, and I look forward to seeing all the outstanding accomplishments we make in the future. Congratulations to Arco Construction, Ryan Companies, and STO Building Group for topping the list as the nation's largest industrial facility sector contractors and construction management firms for this year. It is an honor to be ranked among so many transformational leaders in the industry.

Joining The Junto Group

Telosa is a new model city that has been inspired by entrepreneur and investor Marc Lore’s vision of creating a higher quality of life, greater opportunity, and a better society for its citizens. It’s a project that I’m really excited about, and that’s why I’m humbled to announce that I am part of The Junto Group, which is made up of urban planners, designers, historians, community engagement experts, economists, financial managers, scientists, and engineers from different backgrounds. I am honored to be part of a team of five advisors on this groundbreaking project, including Bjarke Ingels, founder of Bjarke Ingels Group, one of the world’s most highly regarded architecture firms; Netta Jenkins, a leading voice on diversity, equity, and inclusion and an acclaimed author; Preet Bharara, a lawyer, author, podcaster and former US attorney; and Peter Diamandis, a futurist, author, entrepreneur and executive founder of Singularity University.

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Labor Day is marked as the unofficial end of summer and a day to pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It’s a holiday celebrating the ongoing strength of our country’s labor movement and the committed individuals who lead it. Generations of American workers built our country and started to clear the pathway toward progress and innovation for our society and world. Today, take a moment and show support for the incredible people who continue to build our nation’s future and positively impact our communities.

Blue Origin Embarks on 6th Space Tourism Mission

Blue Origin successfully completed its sixth human spaceflight and the 22nd flight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included: Coby Cotton, Mário Ferreira, Vanessa O'Brien, Clint Kelly III, Sara Sabry, and Steve Young. It was exciting to see it LIVE!

Clayco Named A Category Standout

I am so proud that Clayco was named to Fast Company’s 2022 Best Workplaces for Innovators United States list! Fast Company, a world-leading business media brand that focuses on transformative technology, ethical economics, leadership, and more, recognized Clayco as one of nine category standouts for our creative infrastructures and breakthroughs. We are honored to be ranked again among so many incredible pioneering companies across industries. Innovation is what has enabled Clayco to grow from humble origins and has always been the center of our company’s foundation.

38 Years Ago

I started Clayco in 1984 when I was 25 years old. I had tried a couple of other vocations that I hated. I had always dreamed of being an architect and builder and loved constructing things. I also really cared about the community and people in general and thought there could be an intersection of both. I was ambitious and had big plans, but with no real idea about how I was going to actually accomplish them. I didn’t have many resources, any education, or experience. What I lacked in those things I gained with common sense, being kind, creativity, and unbelievable passion. Proving you can compete with one and without the other. There were many lessons along the way.

ADVENTURE

Building Buttercup

a fence in a field with trees in the background

I can’t describe the powerful emotion I felt at this moment, for everything lost and gained in my whole life. It was a spiritual experience, from my heart.

ADVENTURE

Climbing Capitol Peak

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Adventure is in my DNA

Ever since I read the stories of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, I’ve looked at all of my life as an adventure. Listening and learning from my father was amazing story in history over the course of 40 years taught me that adventure was in my DNA at conception.

I’ve always been able to keep calm and have a level head and every situation I can remember. The only exception of this rule is that I don’t believe a person should not panic if they’re drowning. I would definitely drown panicking.

Beyond that all of life’s twists and turns good and bad ecstatic or heartbroken all add up to the different color crayons in your crayon box. That was a quote from my dad upon hearing some shocking news about my own colorful life.