The Facilities First Show
The Facilities First Show
A Facility Management Podcast About the Work and the People
I like hearing how people got here. What they’ve learned. What they wish the person on the other end of the work order understood.
On the Facilities First Show, I sit down with facility managers, operators, and service partners to have those conversations.
Find an episode, pull up a chair, and meet somebody from the industry.
Hosted by Paul McCarthy, CRFP, founder of Facilities First.
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Every episode, newest first. Real people, real work, real talk about facilities.
You Can't Automate Relationships
with Matt Singer
Theresa Seibert: Trust, Leadership & Facilities
Stop Selling. Start Building Relationships.
with Jessica Fumo
Facilities Is a People Business.
with Todd Avery
You Can Plan Everything. Except Mother Nature.
with William Keys
Great Facilities Starts With Knowing Your People
with Liz Cox
Facilities Is a 26-Hour, 8-Day-a-Week Job
with Steve Ward
It’s Not About You. It’s About the Team.
with Dane Prevatt
Drive, Leadership, and the Most Important Person in My Life
with Nic Stoyer
Partnerships Over Transactions
with My Why in Facilities
Why ConnexFM Matters for Facility Managers
with Tammy Smith & Kay Altom
Inside Facilities Leadership: What Actually Works (Brady White)
What Founder-Led Restaurant Brands Need From Facilities
with Francisco Cano
What It Takes to Keep Universal Studios Running
with Kelley Bafford
Why Details Matter in Facilities (and Why “Good Enough” Fails)
with Michele Preston
What Restaurant Facilities Leaders Need to Get Right
with Josh Amy
What Separates Great Facility Vendors From Average Ones
with Cari Weir & Jonnye Chasteen
What Military Structure Can Teach Facilities Leaders
with Daniel Rodriguez
How Retail Facilities and Operations Really Work
with Mario Mendez
How Navy Discipline Helps Run Restaurant Facilities
with Luke College
How Military Experience Shapes Facilities Leadership
with Tim Woolfrey
Why Relationships Still Win in Facilities
with Sarah Doherty
What Baseball Can Teach You About Facilities Leadership
with Nick Straka
Living With ADHD in Leadership and Facilities
with Keri Steers
Burnout, Concerts, and Facilities Leadership
with Tim Courson
What Does Building a Team Look Like
with Tee McCluster
The Future of Facilities Starts Here
with Scott Schmidt
Short Clips
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Short clips from the show. A useful point, a good story, or a reason to watch the full conversation.
Collapsed Pipes, Overnight Fix, Zero Lost Days
"Tell Me You Can't Make It" — How Vendors Earn Trust
"Be a Good Person. You Never Know What Somebody's Going Through"
He Snapped His Neck on the Stairs
"F*** This. I'm Not Going to Be a Victim"
Relationship First: Vendor Partnerships That Last
No More Broken Milkshake Machines
Pick Up the Phone: Tech Can't Replace Human Connection
AI Automates Tasks, But Relationships Win
AI Is a Tool, Not a Replacement
Cut Maintenance? Get Ready For HUGE Bills! #shorts | Facilities First
