Edwardsville CEO News

3/24/2026 News Article

24Mar
πŸ—οΈ π‘©π’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 β€” π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕, π’“π’†π’‘π’–π’•π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š. Pfund Construction CEO had the opportunity ...πŸ—οΈ π‘©π’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 β€” π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕, π’“π’†π’‘π’–π’•π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š. Pfund Construction CEO had the opportunity ...πŸ—οΈ π‘©π’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 β€” π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕, π’“π’†π’‘π’–π’•π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š. Pfund Construction CEO had the opportunity ...

πŸ—οΈ π‘©π’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 β€” π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕, π’“π’†π’‘π’–π’•π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š. Pfund Construction

CEO had the opportunity to visit Pfund Construction with owners Matt and Kristen Pfund at their temporary office space in Wood River. What started as a high school side hustle for Matt has grown into a thriving, family-owned design-build company β€”proving what passion, grit, and consistency can create over time.

Pfund Construction specializes in giving old buildings new life, reimagining spaces where people live, work, and gather. Their work is a powerful example of how vision and creativity can transform not just buildings, but entire communities.
Matt and Kristen shared valuable insight with our students, emphasizing that:

πŸ”¨ Your reputation and integrity are everything
🀝 Relationships matter
πŸ—οΈ No job is beneath youβ€”be willing to start from the ground up
πŸ”© Surround yourself with a strong teamβ€”you don’t have to know it all
🚜 Mistakes will happenβ€”learn from them and keep moving forward
❀️ If you love what you do, success will follow

Beyond their business, the Pfund family continues to make a lasting impact on our community. From supporting CEO as investors to opening their space at The Ink House and Kristen’s role as a board member and mentor, their commitment to giving back is unmatched.

Matt, Kristen, and the entire Pfund team (including their canine fur babies 🐢)β€”thank you for your time, wisdom, and continued support of our students and program!