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Description: Hard-won lesson: at 27, overextended on a Vancouver hospital formwork job, went backwards but made sure every worker and local supplier got paid to keep his name intact. Lands on 20 years of never pivoting since.

— Shannon Warren · Matrix HR (formerly Matrix Labour Leasing Ltd.)

Hard-won lesson: at 27, overextended on a Vancouver hospital formwork job, went backwards but made sure every worker and local supplier got paid to keep his name intact. Lands on 20 years of never pivoting since.

Full episode at 15:20 From Bankruptcy to $10M: How This NB-Born CEO Built Canada's Top Construction Staffing Firm ▸

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THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES

During an industry downturn, protecting your name by paying all workers and local suppliers — even if it means absorbing losses — preserves the relationships needed to rebuild.

“What I was able to do is make sure that all the employees and also my local suppliers were paid — so therefore keep my name intact.”

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THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN

First company, bankruptcy, and the Matrix pivot

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SOURCE: 15:20 of From Bankruptcy to $10M: How This NB-Born CEO Built Canada's Top Construction Staffing Firm