EPISODE 254: Phil Coe voluntarily hit the reset button on his residential renovation business recently. Why did he do it, and how did it work out? How has his perspective on his business changed in the past few months, and what did he do to achieve that? What you’ll take away from this construction podcast episode with Phil Coe, owner of Revision Built, a residential renovation company in Ottawa, Ontario. How he knew he needed to hit the reset button on his business. Building relationships is mo...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 254
EPISODE 253: How to Get a Check from the IRS for Your Employee Retention Credit with Catherine Tindall Catherine Tindall is an entrepreneur, CPA and partner with Dominion Enterprises. She specializes in advanced tax reduction and is an expert on the employee retention credit, which is what this episode is all about. What’s in it for you? If you own a business, work for a business, or know someone who owns a business, this episode could be worth a lot of money. What is the Employee Retention Cred...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 253
EPISODE 252: Are you wasting marketing dollars? How can you use your website as a “lever” to automate your sales process? What’s the 80/20 on marketing activities you should be focused on now, even if you’re busier than ever? Listen to my conversation with Spencer Powell to learn all that and more. What you’ll learn about in this construction podcast episode with Spencer Powell: Using marketing as a lever for adjusting lead flow. What you could be wasting your marketing dollars and energy on. Ho...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 252
EPISODE 251: How do you know if you’re getting overcharged for your workers comp premiums? If you are 100% happy with the checks you’re writing for workers comp, and feel great about how much you’re paying…you should probably skip this episode. What you’ll take away from this construction podcast episode with workers comp overpayment recovery specialist Scott Priz: There’s a 30% chance you’re getting overcharged for workers comp, and what to do about it. What a “shock” audit can look like, and h...
Jun 06, 2022•55 min•Ep. 251
EPISODE 250: Garrett Moore is a former Navy SEAL, and the founder of Agorus, a company tackling the housing shortage, the labor shortage and using software and robotics to build houses in days instead of months. Here’s what you’ll hear about in this construction podcast with Garrett Moore: How would a team of Navy SEALS build 500 houses. Misconceptions about being a NAVY SEAL. The biggest killer of teamwork. Amateurs train until they get it right and how pros train. How the Pareto principle appl...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 250
EPISODE 249: Should you set company goals by yourself? What happens when a business acquisition goes wrong? How can a lack of SOPs kill a job instantly? How is Jeremy Flaten, owner of Jerco Construction, actually getting young people interested in the skilled trades? What you’ll take away from this construction podcast episode with Jeremy Flaten, owner of Jerco Construction: One of the greatest perks of being a business owner that might surprise you. How Jeremy uses hockey to get young people in...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 249
EPISODE 248: Here’s what you’ll take away from this construction podcast episode with Brady Fry, owner of Fry Classic Construction in Nashville: What’s better than timely communication? How his experience in the music industry helped him deal with construction issues. How to pave a wide path to success for your team. Why Brady strategically stopped using the word “estimate.” Don’t negotiate against yourself during a project. There are no casual conversations with clients. Talent wants to be on a...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 248
EPISODE 247: What you’ll learn about in this construction podcast episode with Todd Dawalt and our Director of Customer Success, Leyah Valgardson: Top 5 fears you’ll need to push through to grow your business. How business owners tend to get in their own way. Are you “shoulding” all over yourself? Harmony vs. Balance. Practical tips to stop screwing yourself over. What’s in it for you in the Systematize Your Construction Business program. Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 247
EPISODE 246: How do you feel about the amount of hard earned money you pay to the federal government in taxes? If there was a federal program designed to reduce your tax liability, but you didn’t know about it, would you want to take advantage of it? This episode is about overpayment recovery and will pull the curtains back on federal tax credits that could be available to you. Credits that a lot of CPA’s don’t know about, or won’t dig into. Tax credits that a lot of small and medium sized const...
May 02, 2022•46 min•Ep. 246
EPISODE 245: What you’ll learn about in this construction podcast episode: If you’re delegating tasks, what you should be delegating instead. How to use the DOA concept to speed up decision making What can cost more than a wrong decision One of the myths that needs to be debunked about delegation Why you should divorce communication and accountability The 5 levels of delegation What good delegation will allow your team to find, that’s probably been there all along A lesson from a 1990’s hip hop ...
Apr 25, 2022•37 min•Ep. 245
EPISODE 244: What you’ll learn about in this construction podcast episode: The “second set of eyes” concept. Advice for second generation business owners. What is exponentially more important in a family business. How a train is always failing. Why and how to depersonalize failure, and even celebrate it. Problems caused by having the company vision and process locked away in his head. When the best way to be profitable is not to focus on profitability. The “Flex Track” and the problems it can so...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 244
EPISODE 243: “Why won’t my team take ownership and solve problems on their own? Why does every problem land back in my lap?” You could be surprised to find out what (and who) the real problems are. What you’ll learn about in this construction podcast episode: The real reasons your team may not be taking ownership and solving problems on their own. How you may be your own worst enemy. The question your team desperately wants an answer to. What, Why and How: Which should you focus on, and which sh...
Apr 13, 2022•37 min•Ep. 243
EPISODE 242: What you’ll learn about in this construction podcast episode with Levi Benkert, Founder/CEO of Harbor Capital: Levi’s advice if you need to hire someone smarter than you. What he learned from being a production homebuilder when 2008 hit. Why he focuses on buying real estate and avoids building it. The difference between Just in Time and Just in Case delivery, and the impact on industrial real estate. Why “I have no idea what’s going to happen next” is a great approach to the future....
Apr 05, 2022•55 min•Ep. 242
EPISODE 241: What is the Law of Compensation? How do you know if you’re even solving the right problem? What if you don’t even understand what you’re disagreeing about? Are you about to start a business that’s a waste of time? What if you’re about to lose a good employee but you could avoid it? In this episode you’ll learn one of the most important questions you can ask in 8 crucial situations. In this episode you’ll learn about 8 situations you may want to ask this question: “What the #$%& ...
Mar 16, 2022•43 min•Ep. 241
EPISODE 240: Here’s what you’ll get out of this construction podcast episode: 3 things that determine how much your business is worth to an investor. How long should you expect to stick around after you sell your business? Why you should never list a price on your business. Who actually determines what your business is worth? Who is willing to pay a premium to buy your business? The one surprising thing you need to know when you go to market. Biggest mistake owners make when they try to sell it....
Mar 07, 2022•47 min•Ep. 240
EPISODE 239: What you’ll learn about in this construction podcast episode: “The data was staggering to me.” Why a contractor said that after reviewing his GPS reports. One profit gusher that plagues many small construction businesses. A few questions about your crew’s productivity you may NOT want to answer. 9 practical strategies you can use to stimulate productivity. A policy from Chick-fil-a you may want to adopt The best way to spend 5 minutes at the beginning of every shift One question you...
Mar 02, 2022•51 min•Ep. 239
EPISODE 238: What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode: What’s in it for you to learn about sustainability and start incorporating it into your projects. Where the growing pressure is coming from, and what could happen to those who get left behind. What is a home energy management system, and why do homeowners want it? How to future-proof your projects The type of green that everybody loves The carrots that are out there when it comes to sustainability, as well as the sticks t...
Feb 21, 2022•54 min•Ep. 238
EPISODE 237: There are 3 things most business owners want, however they're handcuffed from achieving them. What are those handcuffs? How are they affecting you? Here's what you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode: A potentially offensive philosophy about growing your business. 3 things nearly all business owners want How your "I Don't Want's" could be keeping you from your "I Want's" Some lies you my need to stop listening to Growing a business is like doing a backflip off a divi...
Feb 07, 2022•34 min•Ep. 237
EPISODE 236: Why is giving work away such a good idea if you want to grow your business? What's the business case for "corporate social responsibility?" How did an encounter with a little girl affect Charles early in his career? What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode: What happens when an entrepreneur gets clarity on their vision. There is something that is better to get wrong than to not try at all. What is it? "Doing well by doing good." What that belief model means, and ...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 236
EPISODE 235: Want results? At a certain point you need to forget about setting goals. There’s something else you should focus on instead. In this episode we’ll talk about Right to Left Goal setting, and the right time to forget about setting goals. Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: Builder Mastermind Group - https://buildermastermindgroup.com CompanyCam - The photo app every contractor needs - https://companycam.com/cle Flexbase the card built for construction companies -...
Jan 05, 2022•33 min•Ep. 235
EPISODE 234: Hiring high level talent required overcoming a few limiting beliefs, and it's been a key to growing revenue 26% in a year. What else has Michael Moore done to grow his business and why does he say "success and failure aren't too far apart"? What you'll take away from this construction podcast episode with Michael Moore, owner of Waterton Construction Group: Advice from a couple of guys who have been fired. The benefits of letting go of your business. Two things he’s done to increase...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 234
EPISODE 233: Figuring out the 20% of activities that will yield 80% of results is good. Figuring out the 5% that will give you 95% is even better, which is what these 5 Big Levers will do for you. What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode: The 5 Biggest Levers you can pull to get 95/5 results in your business. Painful problems don't necessarily require painful solutions. Why you need to elevate and detach from your business. The two biggest human motivators, and how to leverag...
Dec 13, 2021•54 min•Ep. 233
EPISODE 232: There's a hidden profit bleed that is killing contractors. They can feel it but can't see it because it never shows up on an invoice or a bank statement. The worst effects can last a lifetime... What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode: - Bagpipes in Nebraska. - What is this hidden profit bleed? - How your future wealth is affected by it. - The only thing you may need to do in order to get paid more. - A lesson from physics. - What you should give the grave, and ...
Dec 07, 2021•44 min•Ep. 232
EPISODE 231: Neil Sundresh has grown Glacier West Construction dramatically in recent years. How has his approach to quality control, delegation and the "fat steaks and bourbon" strategy helped him do it? Listen to my conversation with Neil to learn that...and a lot more. What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode with Neil Sundresh, owner of Glacier West Construction: The “Fat Steaks and Bourbon strategy” and how Neil uses it to rob his clients. Stealing the magic sushi sauce ...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 231
EPISODE 230: What you'll hear about in this construction podcast episode with Monish Khadye: - The business case for happiness - What are "dinner date" clients and why you want them - His rule for emails that don't allow him to be a jerk - Being happy to ask foolish questions. - When your goals aren't really YOUR goals - Keys to working with your spouse in a true partnership - The only way you're guaranteed not to fail - Embracing technology to make subcontractors more profitable and compress sc...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 230
EPISODE 229: What were the benefits of starting his homebuilding business in 2008? Alex Gregg explains, and also discusses some keys to setting expectations with multi-million dollar customers and knowing when to say "No." Here's what you're going to learn about in this construction podcast episode with Alex Gregg: - The benefits of starting a homebuilding business in 2008. - Keys to communicating with customers on multi-million dollar projects. - Expectations he sets with his clients. - How Ale...
Nov 01, 2021•56 min•Ep. 229
EPISODE 228: What you're going to learn from this construction podcast episode with Tom Reber: -Your customers are always feeling something. Whose job is it to be in control of what they're feeling? - What is the Contractor Fight? The person you're fighting may surprise you. - Some of the common self-imposed struggles you may be dealing with. - Why Tom says it's a 100% guarantee you're the problem. - Why you shouldn't wish it was easier. - How things are probably much simpler than you're making ...
Oct 25, 2021•46 min•Ep. 228
EPISODE 227: What is "Right to Left" thinking, and how can it help you scale your business, nail the handoff, avoid hiring mistakes, and get buy-in on your project schedules? What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode: - The common symptoms of Left to Right operation in a construction business. How "Right to Left" thinking can be used: - Strategic planning for your business. - Setting and achieving your financial targets. - Creating a system for sales and lead generation. - Nai...
Oct 14, 2021•49 min•Ep. 227
EPISODE 226: Most contractors aren't really in the building business. Why did John Wojtas downsize from 40 employees in 19 states, and how has he scaled his custom homebuilding business in the last year? What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode with John Wojtas of Paxis Group: - Why John downsized from 40 employees working in 19 states. - How he has grown from 4 to 13 employees in about 14 months. - When 80% of schedule overruns can be prevented - Why his company doesn't bid ...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 226
EPISODE 225: What you'll learn from this construction podcast episode with Jerry McDaniels, owner of McDaniels Construction: - The benefits of starting a business twice. - Ghost expenses. - How and why Jerry is so focused on improving lives. - What burning the ships looked like for Jerry. - How Jerry knew he had to start his own business. - Why bigger is not better, and what actually is better. - The often-overlooked thing Jerry does that gets him more work than anything. - How Jerry's employees...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 225
