Professional Builders Secrets

In episode 20 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Scott Bywater,expert lead generator, email marketing strategist and world-class copywriter retained by many of the world’s best direct marketing companies. Throughout this episode of the podcast, Scott uncovers how builders can create great content! As a sought-after speaker Scott Bywater has spoken at...

In episode 19 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Co-founders of the Association of Professional Builders Russ Stephens and Sky Stephens, along with APB’s Head Coach, Andy Skarda. Throughout this episode, the trio reveal the proven sales process that all builders must follow. During episode 19 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, Russ, Sky an...

In episode 18 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Ryan Stannard, Director of Stannard Family Homes. Throughout this episode Ryan reveals the systems that transformed his building company. Ryan has a young family and has worked in the industry for over 25 years, and opened Stannard Family Homes to supply high-quality custom family homes with exceptiona...

In episode 17 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by one of the executive business coaches at APB, Jacob Oelofse. Throughout this episode, Jacob shares the secrets to building a winning team for a building company. Jacob’s background includes creating and selling five companies in 12 years across different industries including manufacturing, agriculture,...

In episode 16 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Ryan Lipchek, VP of Sales/Region President at CBUSA. Throughout this episode of the podcast, Ryan shares some of the purchasing best practices to help builders maximise their profits. Ryan’s role at CBUSA includes homebuilder purchasing consulting. Ryan works with builders to help them strengthen their...

In episode 15 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Co-founders of the Association of Professional Builders Russ Stephens and Sky Stephens, along with APB’s Head Coach, Andy Skarda. Throughout this episode, the trio discuss how builders should be pricing their jobs, the difference between net profit vs gross profit, markup vs margin, how to stay on top...

In episode 14 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Rocky Simmons, owner of Vision Homes based in West Virginia, United States. Throughout this episode of the podcast, Rocky shares advice on building a reputation in the construction industry. Rocky is the owner of Vision Homes and is in charge of the Sales/Marketing and Financial cash flow and profitabi...

In episode 13 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by one of the executive business coaches at APB, Clint Best. Throughout this episode, Clint shares the critical steps to becoming a professional builder. Clint joined the team in January 2021 when APB acquired his coaching company. Clint has over 19 years of experience in business and 18 years of guiding...

In episode 12 of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Kevin Weitzel who is the Business Development Manager at Outhouse. Throughout this episode Kevin reveals how builders can systemise their drafting process. Outhouse is construction software designed to help builders create and manage their construction projects. Tens of thousands of homes around the wo...

In this episode of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Co-founders of the Association of Professional Builders Russ Stephens and Sky Stephens, along with APB’s Head Coach, Andy Skarda. Throughout this episode, the trio reveal the new marketing process for builders. The Association of Professional Builders is a business coaching company that helps residen...

In episode ten of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Trevor Salter, director of Salter Builders based in Nelson, New Zealand. Throughout this episode, Trevor uncovers how builders are adapting to change. Salter Builders specialises in building bespoke, architectural new home builds. The team at Salter Builders believes that being involved in the very ea...

In episode nine of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by one of the executive business coaches at APB, Erik Cofield. Throughout this episode, Erik shares the 10 key performance indicators (KPIs) that every building company should be measuring. Erik is a strong believer in education and believes that knowledge delivered objectively is what has helped him to...

In this episode of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Bob Cain who is the Business Unit Leader at ECI Solutions. Throughout this episode, Bob shares some key insights into how technology is changing in the construction industry. ECI Software Solutions is the parent company of BuildTools and Bolt. The company offers a range of products and services speci...

In this episode of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Co-founders of the Association of Professional Builders Russ Stephens and Sky Stephens, along with APB’s Head Coach, Andy Skarda. Throughout this episode, the trio reveal the secrets behind managing client expectations as a builder. Builders often believe they are delivering a superior experience to...

In episode six of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Robert Carroll, owner of Carroll Constructions based in Louisiana, United States. Throughout this episode, Robert shares his journey on growing his building company. Carroll Construction is a family owned residential construction company serving the Greater Baton Rouge area and surrounding parishes si...

In episode five of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Head Coach at the Association of Professional Builders, Andy Skarda . Throughout this episode, Andy shares the five things that every successful building company must have. Andy is an ex-attorney/solicitor who made the transition from law into business over 30 years ago. Throughout his career he has...

In this episode of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Dan Houghton, CEO and Co-founder of Buildertrend. Dan shares the history of how Buildertend started and how the software they created continues to help thousands of builders worldwide. Buildertrend is based in Nebraska, United States, and has over 400 full-time employees. The company offers cloud-bas...

In this episode of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Co-founders of the Association of Professional Builders Russ Stephens and Sky Stephens, along with APB’s Head Coach, Andy Skarda. Throughout this episode, the trio reveal the one figure that could destroy your building company. The Association of Professional Builders is a business coaching company t...

In the second episode of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by Tye Aloe, owner of Alroe Constructions based in Queensland, Australia. Throughout this episode Tye shares his journey as a builder and the secrets that led to his success today. Alroe Constructions has been operating since 2012 and constructs boutique projects along the Gold Coast, Brisbane and...

In the inaugural episode of the Professional Builders Secrets podcast, our host, Bosco Anthony is joined by the Co-founders of the Association of Professional Builders, Russ Stephens and Sky Stephens. Together, Russ & Sky share the journey of creating APB and exactly what the association does for builders. The Association of Professional Builders is a business coaching company that helps resid...