In this episode of The Why We Build Podcast, Greg Woleck sits down with contractor and entrepreneur Anthony Hicks to talk about one of the biggest frustrations in construction: the broken bidding and estimating process.

After more than 30 years in the field, Anthony has seen firsthand how much time contractors lose chasing unclear opportunities, building estimates that go nowhere, and competing in a system that often lacks transparency for both contractor and client. That frustration led him to create Blue Collar Pro, an AI-powered construction marketplace built to make bidding, estimating, and project communication faster, clearer, and more useful for everyone involved.

Greg and Anthony dig into the real-world problems contractors face when scope is unclear, homeowne ...