Executive Diversion

Construction CEO's hobby smoking meats becomes company asset

Cooking, grilling and smoking meats is more than dinner for Russell Budd. It has also become a part of the company culture.

Christina Hatch of PBS Contractors and Russell Budd, who says he loves the socializing and camaraderie side of grilling meats.
Christina Hatch of PBS Contractors and Russell Budd, who says he loves the socializing and camaraderie side of grilling meats.
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Russell Budd, 65, founder of PBS Contractors in Naples. After receiving a degree in building construction from the University of Florida, Budd founded the general contracting firm in 1986, which builds and remodels luxury homes and commercial construction projects throughout Southwest Florida.


 

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