Epi 227: If I Had To Sell SIX-FIGURE Design Agreements: Here Is EXACTLY What I Would Do | Will Pritikin

Will Pritikin, founder of Aforma Design Studio, saw high-end builders repeatedly losing money because their in-house designers quit or fell months behind schedule. Instead of relying on blind optimism and jumping into massive portfolio projects without proper planning, Will introduced a structured …

[ON SITE] Epi 14: How Narelle Reclaimed 10 HOURS A Week Instantly Using A Simple Diary Audit | Narelle Brown

Narelle and Graham Brown of Pedersen Homes realized they were the primary obstacles to their own company's success. Despite growing to 12 staff members, Graham was still manually erecting site fences and emptying rubbish trailers. Worse, he was taking up to 16 phone calls a day from a single forema…

[ON SITE] Epi 13: Stop Answering Crew Questions: Do THIS Instead To Buy Back Your Time | James Delaney

James, owner of Chain Construction in Auckland, was trapped hitting a severe growth ceiling. After taking over the business and doubling revenue from $1.6 million, he found himself working 60 hours a week, pricing jobs late at night, and constantly acting as the primary problem solver for his crew.…

[ON SITE] Epi 12: Fixing A 3 PERCENT Margin Mistake On A Commercial Build | Tyrone & Marion Galloway

Tyrone and Marion operated their building company by working massive hours, starting at 4 AM and finishing at 11 PM six days a week. Because Tyrone treated his crew and his clients like family, he constantly absorbed the costs of uncharged variations to "help out" his network. On one large commerci…

Epi 226: Why New Builders Must Spend 10 PERCENT To Compete With Established Brands | Elly Smith

Elly from Gordon Digital explains that residential builders actively burn their marketing budgets by treating ads as a short-term fix. Many builders try to run their own marketing by randomly boosting Facebook posts or paying for cheap SEO that only targets basic keywords. Because the residential b…

Epi 225: Why Accepting The First Qualified Applicant Guarantees A Bad HIRE | Scott Rammage

Scott Rammage from HireVP discusses how residential builders fall into the habit of solving every site problem themselves. Taking 50 phone calls a day, chasing down subcontractors, and processing invoices reduces an owner's effective pay to around $35 an hour. Handing an assistant a random list of …

Epi 224: Why Your Free Spreadsheet Is The Most EXPENSIVE Tool On Site | Ahmed Noor Yusuf

Ahmed from Wunderbuild observed that residential builders fail themselves by relying entirely on their brains or paper books to track site progress. This lack of a structured system forces them into a cycle of daily firefighting, leaving them with zero time to learn the exact software that would so…

[ON SITE] Epi 11: How Outsourcing Administration Cut Overheads From 35% To 8% | Joshua Rosinski

Josh runs Helix Group alongside his brother in northern Sydney. Before applying a formal management structure, the company operated with overheads at 35 percent and paid $9,000 a month for local accounting. The lack of formal processes forced them to absorb a $160,000 basement variation because the…

Epi 223: Stop Waiting On Third-Party Couriers Before You DELAY Your Framers | Clint Adams

Clint from ATS Building Products outlines the severe logistical vulnerabilities that stall residential construction projects. Relying on a single region for timber leaves companies fully exposed to massive transport cost spikes and delivery delays whenever global disruptions occur. To counter this …

Epi 222: How Mohammed Replaced Six-Figure PROCUREMENT MANAGERS For $59 A Month | Mohammed Brais

Mohammed Brais from Asset Builders in New South Wales realized that independent construction owners suffer financially because they lack the volume to negotiate competitive pricing on their own. Small volume companies building two to ten homes a year are routinely forced to rush concrete deliveries…