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Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Discover the Profit Improvement Potential hiding in your construction business!  Wade reveals the simple math that shows why chasing revenue kills profits and how sma...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Every contractor thinks growth is about backlog, but it's actually about how much damage your business can take without folding.  Wade Carpenter and Stephen Brow...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Construction M&A deals often fail after closing due to unknown risks and misrepresented warranties.  Wade Carpenter and Stephen Brown reveal how Representations &...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ready to stop being the bottleneck in your own business? In this final episode of our scaling series, Wade and Stephen reveal the 6-step blueprint to transform from o...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Feeling like your construction company is stuck in second gear? You might be the problem.  Wade and Stephen reveal the top 10 ways construction founders accidentally...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Every construction contractor hits the same wall—they become the bottleneck. You can build a $2M business on grit, but you can't scale to $10M on caffeine and ch...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Most contractors still rely on dropping off donuts and hoping for callbacks, but today's buyers research you online before they ever return your call.  Wade Carp...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Feeling like your construction business is growing but your bank account isn't? You've hit the growth gap - that predictable wall between $2-10 million wher...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Every winter, broke contractors blame the weather while disciplined ones use the slow season to rebuild and prepare for spring.  Wade and Stephen share practical cash...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Are you constantly chasing the next AI tool hoping it will magically fix your construction business? Wade and Stephen reveal why the real shortcut isn't smarter...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Discover why private equity firms and consolidators are aggressively buying construction companies and what they're really looking for.  Wade and Stephen break d...

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Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Learn more about People Processes and connect with Rhamy Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Labor is your biggest expense but least understood profit driver. Wade Carpenter sits down with HR expert Rhamy Alejeal to reveal the hidden costs of poor hiring practi...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Most contractors are flying blind, relying on gut feel and looking backward at old numbers. Wade and Stephen dive into Financial Planning &am...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE 86% of contractors are seeing more change orders in 2025 - are they boosting your profits or breaking your projects? Wade Carpenter and Steph...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Think that sync button on your construction software is magic? Wade Carpenter reveals why most contractor software integrations fail and how...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Are you running a charity for your subs and suppliers? If your construction company can't afford to pay you a fair wage, something'...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Your chart of accounts is the foundation of your financial success - if it's wrong, you're lost and broke. Join us as we break down...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Your invoice shows 14% profit, but your dumpster tells the real story. Wade Carpenter and Stephen Brown reveal 10 ways waste is silently kill...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE What if AI could run your entire construction company—from design to completion—with zero human workers? Wade and Stephen dive deep into this...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Protect your construction business from materials and supply chain disasters that can tank profitable jobs. Wade and Stephen share proven str...

Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Join the group coaching program and Master Construction Cash Flow with Profit First Visit the episode page at for more details and a transcript of the show. Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE A satirical look at contractor failure! Wade and Stephen reveal the 10 most common mistakes that send construction businesses straight to ban...