About

I joined the elevator industry in 2015 after serving on Army Active duty for 10 years. I grew up in a residential construction family, so I was very familiar with General Contracting. The one thing I had zero knowledge about was elevators.

After being in the industry for a little while, I realized that almost NO ONE outside of the industry knew anything substantial about elevators. I found myself having engaging conversations every day with people who were interested about elevators and never knew anyone who had knowledge about them.

I was astonished by the disparity between how little everyone knew about elevators versus how many people use elevators every day. I kept thinking subconsciously that it would be great if every person had a resource to learn more about the elevators that they were using in the daily lives.

My figurative dam broke in early-2024. I was teaching a masters class cohort and found myself answering the same elevator questions from a student who was excited to finally be able to get the answers that they wanted. I committed to myself that I would be the one to create the source or truth for elevator knowledge that was accessible to the every-day person.

I’ve had a lot of positive experiences with podcasts. I have to give credit to my first few podcasts that got me excited: Hardcore History, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Art of Manliness, Stuff You Should Know, and others. I decided that a podcast would be a perfect platform to have a conversation with my intended audience.

After doing a LOT of research on how to create a podcast and talking to a few other podcasters, I started pushing the proverbial wheel of pain. Since then it’s been a labor of love. I enjoy every conversation I have with someone who just listened to a new episode, or someone who just found out about the podcast. I love when listeners asks me other questions about an episode, or applying content to a real-life situation. I love when listeners give me suggestions for future content, or what they liked (or disliked) about an episode.

I can say for sure, there’s no shortage of elevator scenes for me to analyze, so I have no intention of stopping this journey in the future. Maybe I’ll even get a call someday from a big movie studio to consult on the next big elevator movie.

Happy listening!

Joe