The Revival Construction Desperately Needs with Gianluca Pascale
December 10, 2025
The construction industry stands at a crossroads. With 20-40% of its workforce retiring in the next decade and mental health crises mounting, leaders must choose: continue operating with outdated mindsets, or pioneer a collaborative revival that prioritises people over profit. In this episode of Beyond the Build: Innovation in Construction, hosts Scott Lowman and JP Scott are joined by Gianluca Pascale, Chief Connector and Curator at the Constructors Guild, to share insights about construction leadership, mental health, the coming labor cliff, and why the industry desperately needs a cultural and operational reboot.
The construction industry stands at a crossroads. With 20-40% of its workforce retiring in the next decade and mental health crises mounting, leaders must choose: continue operating with outdated mindsets, or pioneer a collaborative revival that prioritises people over profit. In this episode of Beyond the Build: Innovation in Construction, hosts Scott Lowman and JP Scott are joined by Gianluca Pascale, Chief Connector and Curator at the Constructors Guild, to share insights about construction leadership, mental health, the coming labor cliff, and why the industry desperately needs a cultural and operational reboot.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to recognize and break self-imposed isolation at the leadership level
- Why the construction industry faces a mental health crisis and what leaders must do now
- The framework for shifting from transactional to experiential business relationships
- How to equip your workforce with skills that matter beyond technical competency
- Why collaboration, not competition, is the currency of the future
Gianluca Pascale is the Chief Connector and Curator at the Constructors Guild, a transformative platform reshaping collaboration and innovation in the construction industry. With over 30 years of experience spanning residential, commercial, and industrial projects, Gianluca has witnessed firsthand the fragmentation and silos that plague the construction sector. He is a passionate advocate for mental health, servant leadership, and industry-wide accountability, challenging the antiquated mindsets that have limited construction's growth and innovation.