The No Bullsh*t Podcast For Contractors

ATTENTION ALL CONTRACTORS! Are you searching for strategies to enhance your likelihood of sealing more deals and expanding your business beyond your competitors? 🤔🤔🤔 If so, it's time to focus on one of the most critical aspects of success - lead tracking. In the contracting industry, a reliable and steady stream of high-quality leads is of utmost importance… Especially during slow periods in th...

HEY ROCKSTARS! Climbing up the ladder of success is tough. True enough, everyone wants to be on the TOP. 📈📈📈 But don’t be discouraged; always keep in mind that UP is the way to go! Start empowering yourself by leveraging your CALENDAR. 📆📆📆 A multimillion-dollar CEO's calendar is a reflection of their success, and now is your chance to garner ideas on how they do it. In today's episode, we di...

HEY ROCKSTARS! DID YOU KNOW THAT….? 🤔🤔🤔 Hiring A-players can have a ripple of positive effects on how you operate as a contracting team. But, sure enough, scouting for the best employees isn't that easy. If you want to be the TOP CHOICE for TOP TALENT, then this episode is catered to answer your questions. Being ATTRACT-ABLE is the key!   🔐 🔐 Today’s discussion circles around establ...

HEY ROCKSTARS! Are you a firm believer in the saying, “Teamwork makes the dream work”? It is truly a GAME-CHANGER when you align your team and define your work structure. If you really want to make the dream work, start by listing down the things that amplify team effectiveness. Boosting team efficiency is key to achieving desired results and bringing in more profits. 🤑🤑 If you still have doubts...

HEY ROCKSTARS! Do you despise leeches? So do we! 🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️🙅‍♂️ Time leeches are suckers that often distract your workflow. Do you want to know how to put salt on these time-sucking interruptions? FOCUS on things that provide the most value and manage your schedule effectively. 🧐🧐🧐 Don't lose sight of what moves your business forward. In this episode, you learn how to deal with the various lee...

HEY ROCKSTARS! 👏 REAL TALK. 👏 Instead of focusing on why your employees leave, ask, "What can I do to keep them at my company?" Therefore, in this week’s episode, we discuss how to work around some challenges you might encounter when retaining passionate team members and converting them into A-players! Remember that the salary is only one aspect of what employees are looking for. Rather than jus...

HEY ROCKSTARS! So you've finished celebrating, and you're getting your Christmas tree out. You are back running our businesses, and all the client pressure has put you in a state of chaos. How come you've found yourself in such a pickle? Right now, let's talk about the biggie. In these hectic times of the year, time management is a major challenge for contractors and tradespeople. Join us as we di...

HEY ROCKSTARS! I know you know it—the dynamic of a family business is different from the others. Certain situations may cause conflict among family members, and sometimes, boundaries between family life and work life become blurry. So, what should you do if you have some form of the family business? And how can you overcome certain challenges that come with it? Jump into this podcast as there is a...

HEY ROCKSTARS! Finding the best employee is not an easy job. You'll have to go through different personalities and it's a process from A-Z before fully knowing a person. Somehow, having a person you can rely on in your business can greatly impact you as a contractor or business owner. In this episode, together with our special guest, Jay Carter, we will talk about how to find the perfect employee...

Price increase in contracting makes a huge impact on the business. A lot of our contractors are settling for less just to get the job done but in reality, we have to think about the quality of settling for less.  In this episode, Ryan Lynch joins us. He shares how he took over their business when he doesn't even have enough knowledge.  But, he was able to stand up slowly, especially with...

Are you struggling to find success in your contracting business? ❓❓❓ Knowing your business inside out is crucial for identifying improvement opportunities. Making decisions can be difficult, but it is important to consider all options before settling on a course of action. Weighing the pros and cons of each potential outcome can help you make the BEST choice for yourself and those around you....

HEY ROCKSTARS! Why do you think it's VERY CRITICAL to understand the numbers in your business? 🤔 Filtering your efforts while measuring your revenue can make it difficult to get to where you want to be. It's important to focus on ALL ELEMENTS, not just one or two.⚠️⚠️⚠️ So in today's episode of the No BS Podcast for Contractors, we will sit down with Shayne Buckley of FilterShine Front Range. We...

Are you looking for ways to GROW and SCALE your own trades business? 👀 You're not alone. If this is your top priority, we have what you need. We'll teach you how to get there with concrete advice and actionable insights to help you achieve your goals. 🤩🤩🤩 We have Coach Carol Surbey here with us today on our No BS Podcast for Contractors, and in this episode, we will cover a simple framework of...

We receive this question a lot: "What should I do to account for the jobs that I have to do and assign to my team members?" Wouldn't it be better if you asked, "How am I supposed to quote the jobs I need?" 😉😉😉 You are going to learn in today’s No BS Podcast For Contractors episode, which is adjusted to current market conditions, that quoting on a job will increase your business's revenue. And i...

To turn a profit, it’s a rule of thumb that businesses need to charge more than they spend on producing their products or providing their services. In other words, "markup" and "margin" are related, but not synonymous. 🙅 Errors can occur when profit margins and markups are mixed up. Your bottom line may suffer as a result of either pricing your services too low or too high. Understanding the diff...

Let's get this straight. 🧐 Break Even Margin is the point at which you can put on a job and not lose money. Basically, you're breaking even here instead of gaining any money. The problem with this is that there are a couple of dangers that come with it:🤢 1. You don't have proven math, or a proven formula to ensure that your pricing or your jobs consider all the things that you need to consider w...

Often, contractors and business owners neglect to take care of themselves, especially when wearing multiple hats at once. It's common to hear the phrase "self-care" used in the context of overindulging. The concept of self-care, goes deeper than merely avoiding bad days by following a diet and taking some time off the tools.🛠️ Self-care entails more than simply nourishing your mind and body. ☝️Tak...

If you're a contractor or business owner who feels like you're doing everything but not getting anywhere, it might be time for a TIME AUDIT. ⏳ This can help you identify where you're wasting time and how you can BETTER use your time to grow your business. 🆙 If you feel like your business is in complete chaos, a time audit can help you get a HANDLE on WHAT'S GOING ON and where you need to make CH...

If you're not getting the kind of people you want to work with, it might be time to look at your hiring practices. Business owners who do any of these want to overhaul their management approach as well: 😵 You don't have any kind of training or orientation program in place. 😵 You don't do any kind of reviews or feedback sessions with your employees. 😵 You don't have regular meetings where you ta...

Psst! Contractor— How come you’re still way behind your COMPETITORS? Maybe you’re missing out on something. And here you are, still doing the same things: 👉 Payroll 👉 Appointment setting 👉 Calendar management While we don’t see anything wrong with that… Here at PFC, we wouldn’t get tired of telling you to: LEAVE the low value tasks to someone else. No doubt, that can give your business more lev...

Hey Contractors! We all know that… “Business is a journey, not a straight line.” Like anything else in life, success doesn’t happen overnight. In this episode of the No BS podcast, CEO of TEAM Builders LTD Austin Maginnis, will share his expedition in using the sticky system to make sure to get things done in his contracting business, and to have his team have a visualization of what accountabilit...

Our best quality sales leads are generated through REFERRALS. 🤝 Simply put, a referral is someone recommending your business to others. A powerful sales engine that helps you close more deals can be a powerful tool in the right hands. Reach out to current or potential customers to identify prospects who might also be interested in your business or product. There's MORE to it than that, though. Yo...

Should you always be involved in running your business - rather than you controlling it, does it control you? 🤚 The question is not only directed at business owners, but also at roofers since they often work 24/7. In spite of gains in profits, roofers are unable to enjoy them since they are always pressed for time. ⌛ You might think that we don't value the work that roofers do–Of course, we do!...

Are you treating your people well enough to keep them? The modern workforce does not want to feel excluded, so make them feel INCLUDED. You shouldn't make your contracting business all about yourself because IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU. ❌ Take note that you cannot run your business without the people in your company. As they progress, it is important to encourage them while also regularly CHECKING in...

As a business owner, what things set you up for failure? Perhaps you're still wearing too many hats instead of just one. Perhaps you don't have enough data to back up your decisions. There are many factors that come into play that could be causing your business to be less than successful. Believe it or not, our guest Adam has been there, and definitely made a lot of changes. Adam is the owner of E...