Breakthrough Academy
Contractor Evolution
Breakthrough Academy presents Contractor Evolution. In this show we unpack the systems, tactics, and skills you need to take your fast-growing contracting business to the next level. If you’re here to learn what it takes to scale up, work less, and increase profitability, you’ve come to the right place. Stay tuned to learn what separates the new breed of contractor from the old school, and welcome to your ultimate guide to the business of contracting.
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Jul 8, 2026
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80. The Rise Of Cyber Attacks On Contracting Companies - Omer Segoly 02.11.2022 49:08
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP80 Download the 5 tips for keeping your trades and contracting business secure https://trybta.com/PCDLEP80. Cyber security is something for tech companies, banks and nerds to worry about right? Yeah, in 2010 maybe, but not anymore. There has been a STEEP rise in the number of attacks on small businesses the...
79. Project MGMT Secrets Behind 2 Rapid Growth Contractors - Iain Kent, Greg Hasler, Zack Wojtowicz 26.10.2022 1:33:43
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP79 Download your free resources for Project Management Secrets for Rapid Growth here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP79 A couple months ago we did a Project Management Roundtable with some of our highest performing members in the construction space. It was so popular and well received we thought we would release...
78. SOP's: Why Your Business Is A Mess & What To Do About It - Tom Hughes 19.10.2022 56:23
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP78 The Discount Code for 10% off Gembadocs is BTA10. Download the app or visit https://gembadocs.com/ to start your FREE 30-DAY TRIAL! Also, get Tom’s book for free in multiple formats at https://improvementstartswithi.com/ If you don’t have clear SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for all the things you...
77. How To Build A Leadership Team & Step Back - Dan Young 12.10.2022 1:11:15
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP77 Do you have a leadership team? Do you let them lead? I’m sure you’ve probably heard that you need to hire a leadership team who will allow you to take a step back from the grind. But rarely do you hear HOW to nurture that leadership team to a point where you feel comfortable letting them take over. In thi...
76. 5 Game Changers That Helped Tommy Mello Scale to 200 Million - Tommy Mello 05.10.2022 1:13:44
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP76 You ever heard that quote about the bumblebee flying? The one that goes, “Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it flies anyway.” I feel like Tommy Mello didn’t get the memo that a garage door company traditionally caps around 10 Million. When he w...
75. Former Navy SEAL Changing The Future Of Construction? - Garrett Moore 28.09.2022 58:05
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP75 Have you ever run a project and gotten so fed up with the people doing the job that you wished you could swap them out with robots? Yeah, so did Garrett Moore… …and then he built the robots. While on deployment, this former Navy SEAL was getting so fed up with the sub-trades building his house that he dec...
74. Build A Long Client Waitlist Using These 4 Sales Documents - Jamie Overley 21.09.2022 50:51
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP74 Build A Long Client Waitlist Using These 4 Sales Documents: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP74 When selling to your prospects and customers, do you ever get tired of answering the same exact questions over and over again? Are you ever bored by the sound of your own voice, endlessly running through the same tal...
73. Is Better Financial Tracking The Secret To Scaling? Case Study - Cooper and Janelle Leary 14.09.2022 46:41
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP73 If you’ve ever felt like your profit should be increasing with your revenue, you’re not alone. If revenue goes up…profit goes up. Right? It’s simple math. It should work like that. You think if you just work a little harder, push a little more…POOF… you’ll magically crest revenue hill. Economies of scale...
72. The End Of Resumes And Job Boards - Jody Underhill 07.09.2022 57:33
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP72 Download The Rapid Hire Hiring Funnel Here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP72 Check out Rapid Hire Here: https://rapidhirepro.com/ As a millennial myself, I take a small amount of personal offense whenever I hear frustrated contractors verbally bash my entire generation (or young people broadly speaking) for th...
71. 19 Hilariously Accurate Client Red Flags - Benji Carlson 31.08.2022 19:20
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...
70. Stop Sabotaging Your Performance - Fyfe Barraclough 24.08.2022 46:51
To apply for a Breakthrough Academy Business Assessment click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP70 Download the Mental Fitness Framework and Quiz Here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP70 Connect with Fyfe here: https://www.uplifementalfitness.com/ If you roll into a multi-day hike with tons of vertical and a 50-pound pack after 6 months on the couch eating Doritos, chances are you’re probably not going to h...
69. From 400k To 10M+ in 4 Years: Case Study - Anthony Langdon 17.08.2022 42:24
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...
68. Three Profit Killers And How To Avoid Them - Benji & Igor 10.08.2022 37:59
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...
67. The Case for Content Marketing (Even If You Have Too Many Leads) - Matt Jones 03.08.2022 1:10:35
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...
66. What We're Reading In 2022: 9 Killer Books To Put On Your List - Benji Carlson 27.07.2022 20:31
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...
65. The Antidote For Imposter Syndrome And Self Doubt - Benji Carlson 20.07.2022 13:22
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...
64. Thinking Lean: Eliminate Waste Through Continuous Improvement - Paul Akers 13.07.2022 41:39
To apply for a Business Assessment with Breakthrough Academy click here: https://trybta.com/PCEP64 To download “LEAN in a nutshell” click here: https://trybta.com/PCDLEP64 To learn more about Paul Akers click here: https://paulakers.net/ To learn more about Fastcap click here: https://www.fastcap.com/ The average American worker (across industries) outputs about $150/hour worth of value a day. O...
63. Master Your Sales To Production Hand Off: Less Finger Pointing, More Referrals - Paul Atherton 06.07.2022 27:35
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...
62. 'Bags On' Carpenter to 380M in Real Estate in Just Over a Decade: Case Study - Barrett Johnston 29.06.2022 40:26
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....
61. Supercharge Your Business By Buying Another: A Strategy Worth Exploring - Jason Paris 22.06.2022 1:03:56
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...
60. Geographic Expansion: How To Grow From A Single Location To Three - Kory Ballard 15.06.2022 49:37
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...
59. Prepping For a Downturn: 4 Things to Do If This Market Makes You Nervous - Benji & Igor 08.06.2022 28:11
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...
58. Husband and Wife Team Doubles Revenue in One Year: Case Study - Channell & Curtis Murray 01.06.2022 32:26
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...
57. Listener Q&A: Recruiting & Hiring - Benji & Igor 25.05.2022 35:11
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...
56. Solve Your People Problem with 'New School” Hiring Tactics - Brett Farrington 18.05.2022 56:06
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...
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