Building Million-Dollar Docks on Tennessee Rivers (Jason Varney)

Building Million-Dollar Docks on Tennessee Rivers (Jason Varney)

Meet Jason Varney of Docks And Decks, whose journey through the construction trades led him to a unique specialty: building custom boat docks on Tennessee's waterways. Jason shares his path through framing carpentry in upstate New York, surviving the 2008 recession with eight employees, and discovering his niche in the specialized world of marine construction.

You'll hear about his childhood building tree forts and flying RC airplanes, leaving college to pursue framing full-time, and the pivotal moment when someone asked him to build a boat dock; a request that changed everything. Jason opens up about starting with just a pontoon boat, slowly acquiring the barges and excavators needed to drive pilings into river bottoms, and developing a business model that now ships pre-cut dock systems nationwide.

This conversation covers finding your specialty, the equipment investment required for marine construction, and building a social media presence that led to becoming a Stabila ambassador. Whether you're in construction or just appreciate stories about finding your niche, Jason's journey shows how specialization can set you apart in a crowded industry.

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5 Years In. What This Deck Builder Wishes He Knew (DDP #63)

5 Years In. What This Deck Builder Wishes He Knew (DDP #63)

Trevor Wegner spent years chasing endangered birds, commercial salmon fishing in Alaska, and writing environmental permits for road projects before he ever picked up a framing hammer. Now he's five ye...

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He Insured Billionaires. Now He Builds Deck Companies

He Insured Billionaires. Now He Builds Deck Companies

Before decks, Jade Pender co-founded Valor Agency, a company that provided pre-travel threat assessments, medical evacuation, and kidnap-ransom insurance for ultra-high-net-worth families. The kind of...

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7 Months of Lost Leads and I Had No Idea Why (DDP #61)

7 Months of Lost Leads and I Had No Idea Why (DDP #61)

I had 17 leads coming in every week. Then things went quiet. He assumed it was seasonal. It wasn't. My Google Business listing had been suspended for seven months, and half his leads had been disappea...

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His Own Videos Were Sending Jobs to His Competitors (DDP #60)

His Own Videos Were Sending Jobs to His Competitors (DDP #60)

Ben from Big Pine Decks had 80% of commenters on a local Facebook post recommending his company. A woman saw those recommendations, Googled "Big Pine Decks," found a phone number, and called it. She s...

29 Kesä 1h 4min

He Saved Skiers. Now He's Coming for Carhartt (DDP #59)

He Saved Skiers. Now He's Coming for Carhartt (DDP #59)

After 35 years and 500+ deck builds, Doctor Decks doesn't recommend gear lightly. So when he says True Work is the real thing and it's worth paying attention to. In this episode, Jason Russell sits d...

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The Deck Builder With the Most Insane Backstory Ever (DDP #58)

The Deck Builder With the Most Insane Backstory Ever (DDP #58)

What does sneaking into the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone have to do with building decks? If you're Hayward Gatch, the answer is: everything. In this episode of the Dr Decks Podcast, we sit down w...

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They Weren't Going to Stop Building Decks. They Were Born Into Them (DDP #57)

They Weren't Going to Stop Building Decks. They Were Born Into Them (DDP #57)

Blaise grew up watching his dad build decks. There's a photo of him at age two in a tool belt on one of his dad's job sites. His dad ran Knock on Wood Construction for 35-40 years before burning out o...

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A Deadhead Lost His Partner. He Built Anyway (DDP #56)

A Deadhead Lost His Partner. He Built Anyway (DDP #56)

Coy Pence spent a year following Bob Weir's touring band across 15-20 states, selling Kirkland water and grilled cheese in parking lots to fund his travels. He was a Deadhead by culture and a hustler ...

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