The Contractor Fight with Tom Reber

The very bottom thing on the left side of the fight planner is the focus word. We have a tendency to be scatterbrained, and having a focus word can help give us some clarity. Why should we have a focus word every single day? We need to be very intentional about who you want to be today!   In this episode, we talk about… We should all be very intentional about who we want to be today Pick a focus w...

Right after gratitude on the planner, we’re moving to the “I am” statements and the power of “I am.” This is one of the most powerful phrases that we can say because whatever follows that statement starts to create itself. It’s up to you to decide who you want to be, and that’s who you are describing in the “I am” statements!   In this episode, we talk about… These statements are things that you h...

The first thing that you need to write down in the planner every morning is what you are grateful for. Gratitude is one of the most important factors and driving foundations of success and happiness. Too many people focus on everything that they don’t have!   In this episode, we talk about… Studies show gratitude helps improve your mental and physical health We can find gratitude in the smallest o...

Did you know that there are over 850,000 podcasts out there and 75% of listeners are just trying to learn? Those regular listeners are listening for 7 hours a week on average. The problem with this consumption is that we get addicted to looking for the next big thing, but we don’t implement what we learn. There are changes coming to this podcast!    In this episode, we talk about… The problem is c...

Knowing what it takes to be successful is not something that you are born with or born without; it’s something that you can learn. Tom’s guest today is Sean Adams from Single Ops, a CRM company focused on helping contractors put the systems in place that they need to use technology in order to grow their companies. Sean has been an entrepreneur for his entire life, growing a landscaping business f...

Building a home for someone else is more than just a project; it is an intimate experience between client and contractor. Tom’s guest today is John Hourihan, owner of Vintage Builders, a custom home-building company out of Boston. John is also the co-host of the Modern Craftsmen Podcast where he and his friends discuss what it’s like in the contracting business from their individual perspectives a...

Contractors have a great ability to go out and do the thing that got them to where they are, but hiring someone to handle everything else is a whole different story. Tom’s guest today is Michelle Myers, founder of Pink Callers, a company that handles all the office work that goes on behind the scenes in a contracting business. While she was just trying to keep an income, Michelle was able to find...

If you have any hope of growing your contracting business, consistently producing content to educate your potential clients is a necessity. Tom’s guest today is Eric Triplett, aka, The Pond Digger. Eric was a carpenter until his mid-twenties when he decided to make a shift and has been absolutely fascinated with fish and everything underwater ever since. Eric is an expert when it comes to playing...

Whether you are a massive contracting company with a hundred employees or are just getting off the ground, you must be able to market your services online. Tom’s guest today is Spencer Powell from Builder Funnel, a company that provides marketing services for home building, construction, and contracting businesses alike. Builder Funnel aims to clip into businesses as their primary digital marketer...

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Tom’s guest today is Colin Toop, the host of the Tools of the Trade podcast, where he talks to other leaders in the construction industry in order to pass on knowledge to the rest of the community. Colin has been an electrician for 14 years now, from being in the trenches all the way to project management. Over that time, Colin...

Just like any business owner, contractors want their business to grow. With that growth, contractors are faced with many questions. Should they use employees or subcontractors? How do they bring in more leads? Tom’s guest today is Ryan Amato and he knows all about these difficulties. Ryan comes from a long line of painters and decided to start his own business after 18 years in the union. Starting...

Show me a contractor that doesn’t know his numbers and I will show you a contractor that will never achieve financial freedom. Tom’s guest today is Isaac Barlow, and he knows all about the numbers. Isaac grew up in the construction industry out in Salt Lake City, Utah. He worked his way up through every aspect of a construction business all the way to starting his own company, busybusy. busybusy i...

It’s all about working on your business, not in your business. That’s the only way to make your business better! Tom’s guest today is Frank Borque, a consultant and coach to contractors all over the world. Frank has been a contractor for many years, building a business to over 100 employees only to watch it crumble with the financial crisis of 2008. At that point, he had to rebuild his company to...

Having your home remodeled is not a cheap venture, so the worst thing you can do is rush it and choose the wrong contractor. Tom’s guest today is Jean Brownhill. Jean runs a rapidly expanding business from New York City. After a classic terrible experience with a general contractor, she decided to start her own business that serves as a network for only the best general contractors that are all co...

Everything in life starts with the right mindset, and everything will fall into place after that. That same principle applies to owning a business. Tom’s guest today is Shiloh Churchill. Shiloh owns and operates a landscaping business in Boulder, Colorado. He was able to take his business from under $100k in the first year to over $1M in the second year at the age of only 16. Shiloh has found succ...

There is nothing more important to the health of any business in this country than knowing the numbers. Tom’s guest today is Vicki Suiter, a woman who simplifies the complexities of finance for contractors and business owners around the country. Vicki was a banker for 7 years and finally realized that she couldn’t work 70 hours every week for someone else’s dream. You can learn all about how manag...

Everything has been thrown up in the air like we’ve never seen before and it seems like the tendency is for everyone to run around like chickens with their heads cut off. You just don’t have to look at it that way. Abraham Lincoln said, “If I have 6 hours to cut down a tree, I’m going to spend 4 hours sharpening the ax.” Now is the time to sharpen the ax. Wherever there is crisis, there is also op...

Right now, contractors need their customers more than ever. Times are changing and there is no denying that. Tough times are ahead and the best avenue to get through to the other end is your past customers. Today, Tom and Brian Kaskavalciyan are back with a double-double, both recording for their respective podcasts. That’s 2 for 1, people! Brian’s company, gFour Marketing Group, helps contractors...

Sales are oxygen for the life of a business, and just because the world has stopped moving doesn’t mean that your business can stop breathing. Tom’s guest today, David Chism, knows all about how to bring in that oxygen. David has spent years helping contractors with their marketing, and it such unprecedented times like these, contractors need more help than ever. You need to ask yourself three que...

Right now, you can choose to let the current state of the world, a divorce, financial problems, or a million other excuses stop you from moving forward. If that doesn’t work for you, then you can grab your life by its collar and make it work for you. The choice is yours. Tom has Jeremiah Campbell in the house today, metaphorically, of course, to discuss how becoming present and self-aware trump al...

Dave Sullivan is the host of The Roofer Show which is a kick ass podcast helping contractors in the roofing industry. Even if you’re not a roofer, he’s got great guests and they dig a lot into the numbers, sales, operations, and more. Dave and I talk about some of the mindsets that are going to be crucial to you making it through the challenges that are going on right now with Coronavirus and the...

In this episode, Tom shoots the shit with Mike Klotz. Mike is a long-time member of The Contractor Fight and has been a part of our programs for quite a while and is doing some really good stuff. Since he’s joined the fight, he’s recaptured a ton of his time, doubled his personal income, and is barely running around anymore while making a ton of more money. Tom and Mike really dig into Mike’s take...

Brad Balentine is an electrical contractor and the owner of Tri-Point Electric outside of Philadelphia. He’s been part of The Fight and some of the programs for several years now and has been doing some cool stuff. Nine years ago, Brad started Tri-Point with just him and a van and since then he’s grown his business every single year to the point where he now has 10 full time employees. Listen in a...

Mark Bunker is the owner of Bunker Building, a building and remodeling company out of Massachusetts. He’s been a part of the Fight Community for some time and eventually jumped into some of the programs. In just a couple of years he’s been able to go from being in the field full time with one helper to now having four full time guys while he takes care of sales and maintaining the business. He’s a...

Today’s guest is Joe Everest, the owner of Ozark Fence. Joe has been a part of some of the programs in The Fight for the past year and a half and he’s been doing some amazing things. Not only is he learning a lot and growing his business, but he’s been a huge resource for other members in the group. He runs a rockin’ high profit, high revenue company and he’s always willing to share his insights a...