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Nov 2022
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#312 - Victor Mezhvinsky, President and ...

David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet
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This week Victor Mezhvinsky, President and Founder of FORMA Construction joins David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design to discuss his story of working for his father’s company; the impact his father had on his career; developing projects; the risks and struggles of starting a construction company; the importance of working with architects as a contractor; and more.

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