Contractor Evolution

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP205 To learn more about Todd, check out https://toddherman.me/ Whether we realize it or not, we all play characters in our lives. The idea that we should unashamedly show up as the “best” version of ourselves in all settings sounds good, but in reality, it is a gross oversimplification of the truth. Think about it…. There’s...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:  https://trybta.com/EP204   Openness and transparency are values MANY of us espouse. But how open and honest are you really? Does your crew understand budget hours vs. actual hours? How about the projected gross profit on the project they just started? How about last year's net profit? In today’s episode, we’re talking to Creative Roo...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP203 Learn more about WorkBetterNow here: https://www.workbetternow.com/ Are you using Virtual Assistants and other forms of offshore talent yet? Because you probably should be. Many of the roles in your business can’t be done remotely, sure.  But could your office manager effectively administrate from Mexico City? Coul...

Grab a copy of Ellen's pricing tool here: https://trybta.com/DL202   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:  https://trybta.com/EP202   Today, we’re welcoming industry legend Ellen Rohr to the show. We couldn’t be more excited. She’s built and sold two companies. Written a slew of unbelievably helpful books including Where Did the Money Go? and How Much Should I Charg...

Get your free guide to being COACHABLE here: https://trybta.com/DL201   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:  https://trybta.com/EP201 Today’s episode has a very specific purpose. We’ve gathered four of our world-class business coaches to give advice to contractors who are just beginning to systemize their business with Breakthrough Academy. If you chose this episode, yo...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:  https://trybta.com/EP200   Today is a very special day for the team here at Contractor Evolution. Today, we’re releasing our 200th episode. We've spoken to some incredible guests, and that has helped us build a following of the coolest listeners in the world. So... if you've been on the show or just listen to it, we want to express p...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:  https://trybta.com/EP199   Use code TRADE2025 to get $10 off a copy of the Motivated By Appreciation Inventory for Trades here: https://shop.appreciationatwork.com/collections/mba-inventory (limit one code per email, good through March 15, 2025). Ever wonder why your staff feel “under-appreciated?” Like—you tell them they’re doing a...

Get your free SOP starter kit here: https://trybta.com/DL198   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP198    Ever wonder why some contractors scale smoothly to 7-figures and beyond while others constantly get stuck in an operational hellhole? Clients constantly badgering you… Crews relying on you to answer every single question… Margins so depress...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:   https://trybta.com/EP197 When times get tough, tragedy strikes or things take a turn for the worst, how do you keep faith that everything will turn out ok? Today, that’s what our very own Breakthrough Academy coach Ian Ouwerkerk is joining me to discuss. On August 29th, 2008 on their way to a wedding, Ian, his mum and his dad were T-bone...

Grab your free "goodie bag" of financial management templates here:  https://trybta.com/DL196   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP196   If you’ve made it this far in business, I probably don’t need to tell you that need to budget, track your overhead, and do job costing. The problem is: nobody ever shows you HOW. A few weeks back, we co-hoste...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:  https://trybta.com/EP195 How are you using AI and automation in your business? Maybe you use ChatGPT for idea generation or have some automated reminders going out through your bookkeeping software or CRM. If so, that’s great. But the reality is there is a lot more you could be doing. And it doesn't all require in-depth programming knowle...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP194   Get your copy of Greg McKeown's new Essentialism Planner here: https://gregmckeown.com/books/the-essentialism-planner/   Do you know what you want this year? Or next year? Or in five years? In this distracted world we’re living in, it can be pretty hard to drown out the noise, algorithms and influenc...

Stop telling yourself the lies in this episode and start telling yourself the 7 TRUTHS in this free download instead: https://trybta.com/DL193 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:   https://trybta.com/PCEP193  For the first episode of 2025, Benji is speaking from the heart. Today, he's calling out seven lies to stop telling yourself in 2025. And, really, seven lies we al...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP192   Have you ever wondered how the masters of big business scale up to nine-figures and beyond? Today’s guest is Adam E. Coffey, author of 3 bestsellers: The Private Equity Playbook, The Exit Strategy Playbook, and Empire Builder: The Road to a Billion . After 10 years as an executive at General Electric, he...

Learn how to hire for profit growth with this free download: https://trybta.com/DLEP191   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP191   Learn more about Greg and Simple Numbers here: https://www.simplenumberscri.com/   We're gonna make an educated guess and say you didn’t get into business because you love accounting. So when it comes to fi...

Grab a free summary of Joey's book, Never Lose an Employee Again, here: https://trybta.com/DLEP190   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP190    Learn more about Joey and his work here: https://joeycoleman.com/   It sucks to lose good people.  Especially when it feels like you did everything you could to keep them, short of a 7-figur...

Grab your copy of our IMPLEMENT framework here: https://trybta.com/DLEP189   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP189      The end of the year is approaching, and that means it’s “hope season” for a lot of contractors.   Your implementation goals are big. You’ve got tech stack upgrades, brand refreshes, and sh...

Connect time tracking to your job costing with this free white paper from busybusy: https://trybta.com/DLEP188     To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:   https://trybta.com/PCEP188     Have you ever wondered whether getting your field staff to track their time is worthwhile?   Sure, it’d be great to hold them accountable. But you can already hea...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:  https://trybta.com/PCEP187   Get a copy of Profit First for Contractors here: https://www.amazon.ca/Profit-First-Contractors-Construction-Money-Making-ebook/dp/B07L38J49P   Did you know that the vast majority of construction and trades businesses net less than 5% profit a year?   In case you were wondering—that’...

Grab your free copy of the Max Priorities Pyramid and start sorting your priorities today:  https://trybta.com/DLEP186   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP186   How good are you at prioritization in your business?   It’s ok. You can be honest.   The truth is that prioritization seems straightforward, but in reality it’...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP185      How did Plus Construction owner and Breakthrough Academy Member Charlie Bethell go from endless callbacks, cash crunches and frustration to selling and building 500 decks a year?   Systemizing and optimizing. And a lot of it.   Today, Charlie’s on the show to talk about his digital...

Grab your free copy of the Four Numbers Exercise to help you 10x your wealth attraction:  https://trybta.com/DLEP184     To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP184     Learn more about Brian here: https://www.thewealthycontractor.com/     Running a highly profitable contracting business has two sides of the coin.   You n...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP183     To get the your copy of the Freedom From Fear eBook, click here: https://sparkingsuccess.net/fgfff/      Here’s a question you’ve probably pondered before.   Do your technicians, laborers, and field staff excel at customer service?   Do they know how to build rapport?...

Get a downloadable copy of Matt Risinger's Team Building Tactics here: https://trybta.com/DLEP182     To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP182     Ever wonder how an industry titan recruits and retains top talent?   Before creating his 1.1 million subscriber YouTube channel dedicated to building science, Matt Risinger worked as a recruiter for a national bui...

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP181     To learn more about Duct Tape Marketing, click here: https://ducttapemarketing.com/   If you’ve ever cut your marketing budget when times were tough, this one’s for you.   When you find yourself in the middle of a downturn, leadflow turning to a trickle, customer decision-making slowing to a crawl…something's gott...