04/06/2026
Watch the Full Interview with Cody Metz β owner of Metz General Contracting, located here in Lebanon, Ohio
Cody spent years as a plumber, heavy equipment operator, and working in mold and water damage restoration before going all in on his own general contracting company at the start of 2025.
In this episode of Going Global he covers what the first 12 months of building a contracting business from scratch actually looks like β earning trust without a track record, why he says don't grow too quickly because you'll miss the small steps that build your foundation, the hard lesson that you can't please every customer, and where he wants to take the business over the next five years including house flipping and expanding into excavating.
If you're a local business owner, in the trades industry, or just want to hear another story of the success and hardships of starting and running a local business then this Youtube video will be a great watch for you.
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Today we're in Lebanon, Ohio sitting down with Cody Metz, owner of Metz General Contracting. Cody grew up around construction his whole life β his dad was a ...