In this episode of the Legacy Builders Podcast, Kyle sits down with Ryan Schmitt, Founder & CEO of Petticoat Schmidt, to unpack the extraordinary journey behind one of Florida’s fastest-growing heavy civil construction companies. Ryan shares the origin of the business, the early leap of faith, and the brutal season he calls “The Valley of Darkness,” where stacked job losses, financial collapse, and overwhelming pressure nearly took everything he built. Through transparency, grit, and the ...
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In this episode of the Legacy Builders Podcast, Kyle sits down with Ryan Schmitt, Founder & CEO of Petticoat Schmidt, to unpack the extraordinary journey behind one of Florida’s fastest-growing heavy civil construction companies. Ryan shares the origin of the business, the early leap of faith, and the brutal season he calls “The Valley of Darkness,” where stacked job losses, financial collapse, and overwhelming pressure nearly took everything he built. Through transparency, grit, and the ...
Planting the Seeds of Legacy: A Conversation with Kurt Wilkin
Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee
47 minutes
3 months ago
Planting the Seeds of Legacy: A Conversation with Kurt Wilkin
In this episode of Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee, host Kyle McGee sits down with Kurt Wilkin, CEO of Hire Better and managing partner at Beatcave Capital. With over 25 years of experience guiding high-growth companies, Kurt brings raw honesty about the entrepreneurial journey—the wins, the failures, and the lessons that truly matter. From building and selling a multimillion-dollar firm, to navigating personal loss during the 2008 financial crisis, to rethinking what “legacy” really means, K...
Legacy Builders with Kyle McGee
In this episode of the Legacy Builders Podcast, Kyle sits down with Ryan Schmitt, Founder & CEO of Petticoat Schmidt, to unpack the extraordinary journey behind one of Florida’s fastest-growing heavy civil construction companies. Ryan shares the origin of the business, the early leap of faith, and the brutal season he calls “The Valley of Darkness,” where stacked job losses, financial collapse, and overwhelming pressure nearly took everything he built. Through transparency, grit, and the ...
