Heavy Hitters: The Digital Industrial Podcast

Author: Ty Findley

The podcast where heavy industrial industries meet the venture capital ecosystem. Interviewing thought-leading investors and founders to better understand the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for digital industrial innovation.
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119. Gene Hodge, Mortenson - Hardhats & Hackathons
Monday, 1 June, 2026

Gene outlines the when, why, and how a 72 year old premier general contractor setup a formal innovation group, i4 (and associated BLUlabs R&D facility efforts), how Mortenson consciously takes a people-led, inclusive approach to rolling out innovation ensuring talent in the field doesn’t feel like innovation is “happening to them”, why the firm developed a Director of AI role and the architype chosen to lead AI efforts, and finally what Mortenson’s approach to partnerships has evolved into (both industry and technology partnerships).