Jabbok Schlacks

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, EquipmentShare.com Inc.

Search every verified Jabbok Schlacks interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jabbok Schlacks, Co-Founder and CEO of EquipmentShare, appeared on Bloomberg Open Interest on January 23, 2026, to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the construction industry. He stated that the data center boom is a tailwind for all construction, and that the industry is at the epicenter of AI because of the need to build data centers and the energy to power them. He also noted that the industry has historically underestimated the effects of technological shifts, such as the internet and mobile phones, and suggested AI would have a similar impact. Schlacks described the construction industry's opportunity as $11 trillion, while noting that it remains "stuck in the 1940's" in many ways. He said that internet-based technology for construction is changing how work gets done.