Jake Abernathy’s career in asphalt began with a summer job sealing driveways and grew into co-founding Dr. Asphalt in 2016 while attending college. Nearly a decade later, the company serves customers across the country, with plans to expand its regional footprint and bring more paving work in-house.
In this Contractor Snapshot interview, Abernathy discusses the lessons he’s learned about leadership, building a team that stays and overcoming early business challenges. He also shares how Dr. Asphalt is using AI to streamline operations, his vision for the company’s future and the advice he would give contractors just starting out in the industry.
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