Contractor Evolution

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP271 Get a copy of John’s slide deck here: https://trybta.com/DL271 If you’re relying on leads coming in… you’re already behind. In this episode, Breakthrough Academy Member John Malanchuk breaks down a proven approach to business development for contractors ; one that goes beyond marketing and sales, and focuses on building...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP270 What’s slowing down your contracting or construction business isn’t always obvious. In this episode of Contractor Evolution, Danny Kerr sits down with Mark Wong to break down the hidden inefficiencies that quietly drain profit, capacity, and momentum inside a growing company. From admin bloat and paperwork to wasted fie...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP269 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL269 Most contractors didn't start a business to be trapped inside of it.  Cameron Herold, the operational mind behind 1-800-GOT-JUNK's explosive scale from $2M to $106M, reveals the exact blueprint to turn your contracting...

Download a copy of Ellen's Weekly Financial Quick Check Templates here: https://trybta.com/DL268-2 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL268 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP268 What if the fastest way to build an accountable team was to show them the numbers you've been hiding? Ellen Rohr (Zoom Drain,...

To get your free Hiring Resource Bundle, click here: https://trybta.com/DL267 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP267 Most contractors post a job ad, get zero qualified applicants, and wonder why they can't find good people. The problem isn't the labor market — it's your hiring system. In this roundtable, Matt Risinger (founder of The Build Show Network), Jac...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP266 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL266 Can you actually run a contracting business with your spouse …   …and still like each other at the end of the day?  Caleb Auman (host of the Kid Contractor Podcast) and his wife Brittany have been through bankruptc...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP265   Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL265 Your biggest expense is labor. If you aren’t tracking it accurately, your job costing is a lie. In this episode, Derrik Shakespear (CRO of AlignOps) reveals why most contractors bleed profit through inaccurate time tr...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP264  Stop obsessing over lead generation and start building a real marketing machine.  In this episode, Matt Jones (Founder of Tradie Web Guys & Host of The Site Shed) lays out the future of contractor marketing - from strategy and systems to for contractors and smarter, higher-quality leads. If you’re a contra...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:  https://trybta.com/EP263   Make training your next hire a breeze by grabbing a copy of our training checklist template: https://trybta.com/DL263 High employee turnover is killing profitability in the trades. And unfortunately, there is no quick fix.  In this episode of Contractor Evolution, we sit down with Mike Matalone, author...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP262   To download the exact accountability resources Blake used to turn a 30% Net Profit, click here: https://trybta.com/DL262 Most contractors believe you have to choose: be the "nice guy" and lose money, or be the "tough boss" and lose your team. Blake Butry, owner of Churchill USA, proves that is a myth. Since joini...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP261 Grab your free Project Management Resource Bundle here: https://trybta.com/DL261 In this episode of Contractor Evolution, we’re releasing a talk Danny did at Build Show Live. In just 60 minutes, he breaks down the exact project management system he’s seen hundreds of contractors use to cut waste, increase profit and lea...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP260   Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL260   Going into business with a partner is one of the most exciting decisions you can make, but knowing how to resolve cofounder conflict is critical if you want that business to survive.  In this episode of Co...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP259 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL259  Systems and documentation don't have to kill your creativity—they are actually the secret to getting your life back. In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Ronzio, Co-Founder and CMO of Trainual, to dismantle th...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP258 Download the accountability resources Nick used to scale from $4M to $12.5M here: https://trybta.com/DL258   If you’re working 70+ hours a week, micromanaging every detail, and acting as the bottleneck in your own business, you are doing it wrong. In this episode, Breakthrough Academy Member and owner of Willie C....

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP257 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL257 How much time do you waste each day on little inefficiencies? - Searching for the latest version of that SOP - Flipping through a hundred browser tabs to find your budget spreadsheet - Typing out the same email to 30 differe...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP256 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL256 Men’s mental health is in crisis. We are three times more likely to develop addictions and four times more likely to turn to suicide. And yet, 40% of men won’t seek help. In this episode of Contractor Evolution, we are divin...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP255 Take our five minute quiz and get your free Contractor Growth Roadmap: https://trybta.com/DL255 What if we told you that the skilled labor shortage is your fault? Yes, there’s demographic challenges. Yes, the economy plays a role. But our industry has REALLY missed the mark on attracting the next generation. Today’s gue...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP254 Use code EVOLUTION (at check out) for 20% off both the Ideal Team Player and Working Genius Assessments: Ideal Team Player: https://www.tablegroup.com/idealteamplayer/ Working Genius: https://www.workinggenius.com/about/assessment Are you sick of hiring the wrong people? Whether you got swindled by a smooth talker in an...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP253 Grab a free copy of our annual budgeting template here: https://trybta.com/DL253 Check out our industry benchmarks and find out what your profit margins should be: https://www.btacademy.com/blog/profit-margin-benchmarks-for-contractors Are you constantly stressed about cash flow heading into 2026? You’re not alone. Our...

Take our 5 minute quiz and get your free roadmap to contractor growth: https://trybta.com/DL252 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP252 If you’ve ever felt like your crew works hard but your margins still suffer… you’re not alone. And, according to today’s guest, traditional hourly pay might be the root of the problem. Michael Fortinberry is the co-founder of...

Take our 5 minute quiz and get your free Contractor Growth Roadmap: https://trybta.com/DL251 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP251 Will AI replace construction workers? 🤔 Not yet. But if it ever does, the most successful contracting businesses will be the ones who adapt the quickest. So how do you make sure your business is ready for automation and AI in c...

Take our 5 minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Roadmap: https://trybta.com/DL250 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP250 Do you ever feel like there is WAY too much to learn or feel guilty for not learning enough? Financial literacy, AI, automation software, job site best practices, leadership theory… The list of things you COULD go and figure out...

Get your free communication resource bundle here: https://trybta.com/DL249 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP249 How much money have you lost to unclear instructions, buried emails, and missed change orders? Poor communication is a hidden cash flow destroyer EVERY contractor falls victim to, but no one really talks about. In today’s episode of Contractor Ev...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP248 Take our 5 minute quiz and get your custom roadmap to growing your contracting business: https://trybta.com/DL248 When you don’t have anyone keeping you in check, it’s all too easy to get caught up in your own limiting beliefs. Today, business therapist Kedma Ough is on the show to coach Danny and show how tough love ca...

Take our five minute quiz and get a free custom road map to growing your contracting business: https://trybta.com/DL247 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP247 Building systems is the key to scaling your contractor business—but let's be honest, it's time-consuming and tedious work that most visionaries hate doing. What if there was ONE role that could build a...