People Who Perform - The Real Estate Careers Podcast
The real estate industry plays a major role in Canada's economy and offers some of the most interesting and rewarding careers paths available. Each episode, we bring you conversations from business leaders and up and coming stars in the real estate industry in Canada. Our guests share their unique career journeys, passions and advice on what it takes to be successful in this industry. If you’re passionate about real estate and want to learn more about what it takes to be successful, then this podcast is for you!
People Who Perform - The Real Estate Careers Podcast
Nhung Nguyen: Leading the Future of Construction
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In this episode, host Nicola Denning-Millar is joined by Nhung Nguyen, CEO of Horizon Legacy — a leader at the forefront of innovation in construction and housing delivery in Canada.
With over 17 years of experience across infrastructure, renewable energy, and development, Nhung is now driving Horizon Legacy’s shift toward robotics-enabled housing — using automation and advanced technology to tackle some of the industry’s biggest challenges, including labour shortages, productivity, and affordability. This includes one of Canada’s first residential developments built using on-site robotics in Gananoque, Ontario.
Key topics include:
Innovation in construction – How robotics is being applied on real job sites, and what it takes to challenge a traditionally conservative industry.
Leadership and building teams – Nhung’s experience as CEO, hiring for passion, and bringing people along when introducing new ideas.
Overcoming barriers – The realities of developing new technology and building belief among partners, lenders, and stakeholders.
Housing and affordability – How innovation can help address Canada’s housing crisis and what’s needed to make cost-efficient housing scalable.
Community and partnerships – Lessons from working with the Six Nations community and the importance of trust and collaboration.
The future of building – What construction could look like in the next 25 years and the skills needed to get there.
A thoughtful conversation on leadership, innovation, and the future of housing in Canada.