[ON SITE] Ep 06: REVEALING The Big Lie About Job Boards & Why You MUST Stop Using Seek! | Brad Young

Brad from Plantation Builds in Wellington targets the specific operational failure of believing that grinding hard on the tools will automatically generate business success. Operating under the assumption that good carpentry equates to good business management left him working full noise through th…

Epi 214: The Big Lie About Employee Trust & Why You MUST Stop Babysitting Foremen! | Mathew Price

Matt Price from Right Price Remodeling in Massachusetts targets the specific operational failure of keeping all project knowledge trapped inside the owner's head. Operating out of paranoia that employees might steal tools or steal jobs forces owners to stay on site constantly, leading to 90-hour wo…

Epi 213: Stop Signing Fixed Price Contracts Before You Beg Family For LOANS | James Taylor

James Taylor from Port Fairy, Victoria, targets the devastating operational mistake of burying your head in the sand while locked into fixed price contracts during sudden material price hikes. By dropping his margin just to win a massive, ego-boosting custom home, James drained his company's accoun…

[ON SITE] Epi 05: The #1 Estimating Mistake Attracting UNQUALIFIED Tire Kickers | Steve Glover

Steve from Paragon in Toowoomba faced the exact friction that stalls scaling construction companies. He was providing fast pricing based on standard allowances, which created a dangerous environment of extras bills and constant client revisions once the build started. To solve this, he stepped away…

Epi 212: The #1 Delegation Mistake Attracting Unrealistic EXPECTATIONS | Scott Eckard

A residential builder from the Lake Tahoe region addresses the operational failure of the belief that no one can execute tasks better than the founder. By hoarding administrative duties like purchase orders, estimating, and marketing, the owner became the absolute bottleneck, completely stalling th…

[SPECIAL] Epi 02: Why Flipping A Coin On Hires Forces You To Lose $40,000

Cole Tilbury from The Professional Builder and Paul Sanneman from Contractor Staffing Source attack the operational mistake of trying to scale volume before plugging foundational system leaks. Owners regularly attempt to implement fifteen isolated systems at once while handling Sunday evening admin…

[ON SITE] Epi 04: Stop Wearing Every Hat Before You Bottleneck Your Entire CREW | Dayna Bailey

Dayna Bailey from Elevation Homes in Wellington targets the operational failure of delaying financial tracking. Because her company lacked daily back costing habits, they discovered a current job had leaked so much profit it was completely unrecoverable. Furthermore, owner Regan was acting as a mas…

Epi 211: The #1 Paperwork Mistake Attracting LOST Tenders | Kieran Cripps

Kieran Cripps from HazardCo targets the operational mistake of treating health and safety as a dusty paper manual. Builders often ignore the true cost of site safety, which is not just court fines, but paying a sidelined worker their full hourly rate for four weeks while the job falls behind schedu…

[SPECIAL] Epi 01: Why Dropping Your Margin By 1% Costs You 16 Days Of LEAVE

Residential builders utilize a Wow Pack and present quotes as action plans to improve their Sales Conversion Rate. Tracking Gross Profit Margin and executing a Same Page Plan prevents owners from sacrificing their personal time. Owen from The Professional Builder addresses the operational failure …

[ON SITE] Epi 03: Why Calling Yourself A General Contractor Attracts CHEAP Clients | Matt Jarvis

Matt Jarvis from Jarvis Built realized that marketing his business as a general contractor caused premium clients to treat his crew like barely qualified handymen. He was exhausting his team on small condo remodels that required the exact same management effort as massive custom homes. Furthermore,…