Building Freedom Podcast

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy and his guest Aaron talk about EPD and how they were able to grow it so fast. One of the things that Aaron attributes to the insane growth is the communication he has with his team to be able to find out what kind of work they enjoy doing so he can go out and get more of that kind of work so that the team shows up to work excited to be there....

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about some of the challenges that builders, renovators, and trades run into when trying to scale their businesses. First, he touches on the concept of profit before growth which basically means making sure the business is profitable before trying to grow it.  Next, he talks about the concept of systems before people which means systemizi...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy and his guest Paul talk about the insane growth that Paul has had in his business over the last 90 days, being a part of the Building Freedom program. One of the things that Paul views as the biggest needle mover over the last 90 days was learning the importance of getting laser-focused on one niche, to become an expert in that niche and bette...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about the importance of having a systematic approach to building a team. He goes into some of the downfalls of building your team in the wrong order and how that can cause more frustration and headaches. Then he goes on to talk about the 12 step system he walks his clients through to build their teams in a way that maximizes the return o...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about the importance of metrics and measurements in the business. He then takes a deep dive into KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and KRIs (Key Results Indicators) to demonstrate why they are so important to the growth of your business. Randy ends the podcast by going over a few of the items on the 4 level coach 75 point success checkli...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy shares a story of a client of his that was able to add an extra $65,000 to an estimate because he finally understood the true costs associated with his business. His proposal ended up still getting accepted which means he is actually going to make a profit off this job. Randy then goes on to talk about the concept of, “it's not what you d...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy takes us behind the curtains of his Q&A Mastermind Session that is a part of his paid program. The conversation from this particular session was so good that Randy felt he needed to share it with the whole Freedom Builders community. On the live Q&A call, Randy and members discuss the importance of keeping score in the business by trac...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about a recent vacation he took to Mexico and the level of client experience he had at the resort where he stayed. After that, he talks about how as business owners we can pull insertion and ideas from other industries into our own business to improve and differentiate ourselves from other businesses in our industry. To end the episode,...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy and his guest Tommy Mello talk about the insane growth that Tommy’s business has had over the last few years and the plan moving forward. Tommy talks about the major impact it had on the rate of growth in his business when he decided to start sharing equity with his high-level executives, “they are starting to sprint whereas before, they might...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about the cycle that many entrepreneurs fall into of setting a new year resolution only to give up and fall back into the same old routines a few weeks later. After that Randy goes into detail about the four biggest challenges in every business which are time, money, teams, and systems. To end the episode Randy challenges the audience to...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy and his guest Gene Benton of Encompass Enterprise Inc talk about Gene’s mindset and approach to business and how it is dramatically different from the way most contractors approach business. Later Gene and Randy dive deep into the company culture at Encompass Enterprise Inc to take a look at the elements that have led to their success so far a...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy and his guest Jim Kaloutas talk about Jim’s story of how he got into the painting business and the challenges he faced along the way. Jim goes on to tell a short story about when his company was having its 30th-anniversary celebration he got to see firsthand how many lives his business has been able to impact over the years and it inspired him...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy shares an old tool called Urgent VS Important, that helps you as the entrepreneur distinguish the urgency and importance of each task in your business. In Randy’s version of this tool, the focus is around delegating the things that are urgent and important so that you can empower your team to step up to the challenge which, in turn, frees up y...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy shares a quick story about how he started his business back in 1995 and was able to take it to $1,000,000 in revenue in the first three years. Then he realized that there was still a lot that he just didn’t know, so he sought help. Over the next 12 months, his business grew as much if not more than it did in the three years prior. The point of...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy and his guest Warren King talk about Warren’s journey so far being a part of the Freedom Builders Program, and how it has impacted his business and life in the last few months. When Warren first joined the program his goal was to develop a new branch of the business that focuses on building custom homes. After taking a better look at his busin...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy shares a short story about one of his clients that he has helped build a small team around, and how at his most recent visit to the job site he was completely unneeded because his team was working so well together. The story illustrates the power of having a good team of people around you so that your time and energy can be spent on growing th...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about finding time to work on the business rather than in the business. To do this, he breaks down one of the tools he created called the “Time Finder”, this is a tool designed to help you take inventor of the activities you do in your business and focus on the things you need to be doing while cutting out the things that aren’t helping...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy shares how 4 Level Coach helps their clients stand out from the competition and dominate their specific market. First, Randy gives you a business assessment to see where the business is now, the next step is to build a vision for the future of the company. Following that is a blueprint session where Randy helps you put together an actionable p...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about the biggest bottlenecks in most contractor businesses that slow down the growth of the business. He later goes on to break them down into four categories, Time,  Money, Teams, & Systems. Throughout the remainder of the podcast, Randy goes into detail about each category and identifies how it is a problem and what you can do to...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy and his guest Jason Bryson talk about Jason’s journey so far being a part of the Freedom Builders Program, and how it has transformed his business and life in the last few months. Jason says that one of the biggest contributors to the transformation that he has had over the last few days is the accountability aspect of having a coach and how i...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about the importance of having a vision for where you want your company to be in the next three years and constantly revisiting that vision every 90 days to ensure that the actions that you are taking in your business will lead you to that three-year vision. Later in the podcast, Randy breaks down the success system that teaches his clie...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about the importance of having and fine-tuning the systems and processes within your business to create greater freedom and profitability. If you find that you are having trouble taking your business to the next level, chances are it’s because your current systems and processes are not where they need to be to elevate the business. For t...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about the abundance of opportunity in the homebuilding industry and how most contractors are busier than ever but not really putting the right pieces in place to properly capitalize on the opportunities in front of them. Randy challenges the audience to ask themselves the question “What is going to be different in a year from now if I co...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy talks about the one thing that has gotten in the way of you growing your business at one point or another on your entrepreneurial journey; “YOU”. Often times we have a set of limiting beliefs and habits that get in the way of our success as business owners and it is up to us to set aside these beliefs and hold ourselves accountable for making...

In this episode of The Building Freedom podcast, Randy addresses the incorrect beliefs that surround the hiring processes in the home building industry. For example, the belief that the first step to building your team is to hire more people that are working in the field with you, where in reality the first step to building a sustainable team is bringing on people to take care of the backend admin...