Contractor Evolution

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To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP71 Nothing in the world of contracting sucks the life out of you or your team like a miserable client. A sorry SOB whose apparent mission in life is to ruin yours.  It almost seems they take pleasure in the process. What I’m saying is I think we can all agree that avoiding the crazies is in your best interes...

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To apply for a Business Assessment with Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP69 On this episode of Contractor Evolution, we’ve brought in Anthony Langdon of Asset Roofing in Seattle WA.  It wasn’t too long ago that Anthony’s business hit a ceiling because he was always stuck on the roof.  No pun intended.   In 2018 his business was doing 400k a year in revenue while he worked 80...

To apply for a Business Assessment with Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP68   Your business is a “For-Profit Entity”.   Profits are a slippery business though. Sometimes it can feel like what you made on paper and what is in your bank account don’t quite line up.   Sometimes top-line growth doesn’t translate to bottom-line growth.  And sometimes it's only a few expense categ...

To apply for a Business Assessment with Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP67 Tradie Web Guys - https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/BTA   “Create Content” is such an easy thing for some marketing guru to tell you to do.  But those people are the same A-holes that sit in front of a screen all day and have no realistic clue what goes into running the average contracting company.  O...

To apply for a Business Assessment with Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP66 As you might have guessed by the title, we’re talking about books in this episode of Contractor Evolution? Why?  Because someone way smarter than you has devoted DECADES of their life mastering a principle that will significantly impact you in a positive way. And you can choose to ignore that fact…or...

To apply for a Business Assessment with Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP65 Do you ever feel like a fraud? In certain situations do you ever feel like you are one minor mistake, one missed detail away from being found out by everyone as a phony?   Do you sometimes feel totally under qualified to occupy the position that you do? Flawed, imperfect, error-prone, human? If you d...

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To apply for a Business Assessment with Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP63 To download the Sales Handoff Project Charter and DECA analysis click here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP63   Misaligned expectations between contractor and client are the route of all evil when it comes to: Hitting or missing budget Finishing the project on time or way behind schedule And creating a hap...

To apply for a Business Assessment with Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP62 You can find Barrett’s Company Cadence Real Estate at: https://www.cadencere.com/ Just 13 years ago, Barrett was working as a bags-on carpenter fresh out of school.  Since then, he has not only built an extremely successful construction company but has also become a full-blown multi-family developer....

To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click: https://trybta.com/PCEP61 Aleph Holdings: https://www.alephholdings.com/ This painter crushes it by buying into his competition You may have, at some point, pondered the idea of supercharging your growth by buying another business. Entrepreneurs naturally see opportunity all around them - owners that don’t know what they’re doing, olde...

To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click: https://trybta.com/PCEP60 Perficut Website: https://perficut.com/ Ballard Inc Landscaping Products: https://www.ballard-inc.com/ If you have ever wondered what it takes to expand into a new market, begin operations in a new city, or even a new state, this episode is a must-listen.  Our guest for this episode is Kory Ballard, found...

To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click: https://trybta.com/PCEP59 As we say all the time on the Contractor Evolution show, business is a game you have to play for the long run. One situation you are inevitably going to face at some point, or many points, is an economic downturn. Or Recession. Or Meltdown. Whatever you (or the media) wants to call it. You get what I’m s...

To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP58 Download your free Budget Tool for Rapid Growth here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP58 Today’s Episode is a case study with Curtis and Channell Murray of 180 Kitchens: A kitchen cabinet refacing business based in Vancouver BC.  Listen carefully now okay?  In one short year, they accomplished the following.  -T...

If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP57 To download the Hiring & Recruiting Tactics, click here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP57 About 2 months ago we put on our first digital Contractor Evolution Summit where we focused on recruiting and hiring. We had so many questions during the live event that we couldn’t get to them all so here are an additi...

Interested in working with us? Let's chat: https://trybta.com/PCEP56 To download the Hiring & Recruiting Tactics, click here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP56 When it comes to solving business problems there will always be hundreds of theoretical or formulaic sounding answers floating around out there.   There is certainly value in these more textbook concepts, but one of the best ways we...

If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP55 You can find the Building Business Youtube Channel From Job Nimbus here: https://youtu.be/dg25mpaz7eM If you took a survey of contractors right after the implementation of their first CRM or Project Management tool, many of the responses you’d get would sound something like: That was awful My head nearly ex...

If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP54 To get the Team Event Planning Checklist click here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP54 The interconnectivity of the individuals on your team is a huge predictor of success.   When people know and trust each other they’re more likely to collaborate together on important work, they’re more likely to...

If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP53 To get the Contract Checklist click here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP53 You want to keep your A$$ out of trouble.  All ventures, big and small, face some form of legal risk and whether you realize it or not, the business of contracting is on the riskier end of the spectrum. You put thousands of hours of work e...

Free Trial for CompanyCam: https://app.companycam.com/signup?email= If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP52 In this week’s episode of Contractor Evolution I sat down with a guest we’ve been trying to pin down for awhile, Luke Hansen. Luke is the founder and CEO of a CompanyCam, our favourite photo storage and site management app. Company Ca...

 If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP51 To download the Active Listening Framework, click here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP51 There is one skill out there that very few people engage in, but when executed well leads to stronger social connections, increases your ability to problem solve, makes you a more interesting person, builds trust, and increa...

If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP50 To download the Canadian Immigration Roadmap, click here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP50 Have you ever considered bringing in skilled workers from abroad? Think about it… you as an entrepreneur can’t find the people you need at home, so the next logical step is to seek help elsewhere. If overcoming the...

If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP49 To download the Critical Convos Template click: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP49 The Los Angeles Rams have on the wall of their locker room a mantra.  That mantra is, “The standard is the standard.” It serves as a reminder to the team that the standard is non-negotiable. Excellence is self-evident, an...

If you'd like to apply for Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP48 While business tactics, skills and systems make up a big part of our discussions on the show, we’d be remiss to not also talk about the importance of having a balanced life outside the walls of your business.   A lot of you are husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, community members, fitness enthusiasts and ad...