The Kid From Safford, AZ On getting dropped, getting up, and why the toughest man in the building thanks his corner first. A few weeks ago, a kid from Safford, Arizona won a world title. Not really a kid, a grown man who has been fighting his whole life. Justin Gaethje. He grew up in […]
Bjerk Builders just wrapped up a turnkey tenant improvement for American Eagle in Goodyear, Arizona, where the team carved a polished, fully functioning corporate office out of a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Here’s a fun fact about commercial construction: some of the coolest office spaces in the Valley aren’t standalone buildings at all – they’re hiding […]
The Humble Warrior On ego, a list I never should have made, and the flaming sword that cuts away what needs it most. “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.” Muhammad Ali said that with a grin. Kid Rock put it in work boots: “It ain’t talkin’ sh*t if you […]
The *sshole at my Table You can’t pick who sits at your table. You CAN pick what you focus on. On Epictetus, faith over fear, and how a bad table becomes your best client. Twenty-something and broke, I was waiting tables in Old Town Scottsdale, epic margaritas, a wait station the size of a phone […]
GROWTH VS. FIXED Phase 1 was waking up. Now we go in, deeper. Welcome to Phase 2. Why one person stays stuck behind “I can’t,” and another breaks out. It comes down to two words. When I was five, my biological mom left and I went to live with my dad. I showed up at […]
Build Bigger. Grow Smarter. Maximize Every Dollar You Invest. For Arizona entrepreneurs, getting construction funding and making the decision to renovate an existing facility, expand operations, build a new headquarters, or open another location is driven by opportunity. Demand has increased, customers are asking for more, employees need additional space, or production has outgrown the […]
The Mirror Thirty years ago, when I started mountain bike racing, I hired a coach who was a world champion. After the VO2 tests, I asked him one question: aside from the training, is there anything that could help me get ahead? I was confused when he handed me Mind Gym. Thirty years and probably […]
Emergency parking lot repair by BjERK Builders Completed in July 2026, this storm capture system repair impacted several retail shops at The Shops at Serafina in Goodyear, Arizona. Bjerk got involved in January, and once the storm system was in hand the project was completed in under 8 weeks. This dangerous and potentially devastating parking […]
Death and Life The Language You Use. It’s not just your words. It’s the energy you bring. Positive or negative. Up or down. Years ago, working for the hospital, we had a board member, a tough-as-nails, wise woman from a Midwest ranching family. She listened to me for a while. Then she said, “Nate, you’re […]
Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl survived Auschwitz. What he found there is the clearest reason I know for why some people rise and some don’t. A few years ago I stood on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of 8 burn survivors. Two of them, Isla and Isabella, 11 and 12 years […]
