In this episode, Jonathan Cor interviews Mike Dougherty, CEO of Horizon Contracting Group. Mike shares how he went from planting trees as a teenager to building a diversified construction company with more than 240 employees and over $50 million in annual revenue. They discuss working alongside family, growing a business across multiple locations, leaving a firefighting career to focus on construction full-time, the value of service divisions, company culture, leadership, employee ownership, expansion strategy, diversification, and creating long-term opportunities for people in the construction industry.