The No Bullsh*t Podcast For Contractors

Have you ever felt like “the newbie"? It’s not a nice feeling. Your millennial workers will feel like that if they are not welcomed. For millennials to feel comfortable, they must feel like they BELONG. 👨👩 They want to feel like they’re part of something BIGGER than themselves, something MEANINGFUL and VALUABLE. There is no substitute for a PROPER onboarding process! ❌ When your millennial work...

You've seen it all… The good to the bad…and the GHOSTING. 👻 No matter how long you've been in recruiting for contractors, though, it never gets any easier. 😅 That's you have to work SMART to streamline your hiring processes and make them as efficient as possible. FOCUS on what matters most: FINDING  great talent! 🌟 In part two of our hiring series, we'll talk about some of the best ways to...

A high turnover rate is a sign that something is amiss, and you have to do something about it. 📉 If you think there's no way out, you'll be surprised that there actually is! There are even more ways than one to hire competent workers and steal your competitor's people ETHICALLY. But are you up for the challenge? 😉 In this first part of our hiring series featuring Jay Carter, our COO, we’ll provi...

Were you a one-man team when you first started your contracting business? Were you the one doing EVERYTHING? So, what are you NOT DOING? Believe it or not, our guest, Jeff Lee, was like that in the past—he was wearing too many hats, believing he could do it all on his own. By changing his mindset, he promoted A-players on his team to supervisors, which improved the efficiency, effectiveness, and p...

Every business is unique. BUT… There are specific strategies that can bring you on top of your game—be it in hiring, creating a great working environment, and ultimately, generating more revenue. Like most contractors and CEOs, our guest for today’s episode, Nick Black, has also encountered several challenges as he ran his business. But he became stronger than ever and made tremendous progress in...

As a contractor, have you ever tried to see yourself from a different perspective? You know, the work ethics, how you manage your team, or perhaps, the way you deal with huge and small projects. Maybe yes, maybe not. But our guest Kienen Koga definitely has! Kienen is an influencer and civil engineer who has been interacting with a lot of contractors and tradespeople in his job. With that, he has...

As they say, numbers don’t lie. So what do the numbers tell us about the hiring situation in the construction industry? There is an ongoing crisis. That is why taking control of the situation is crucial before it gets out of hand and you start to lose clients. But we also completely understand that it is challenging for you to do so with so much on your plate. That is why we bring you Profit for C...

A winning company attracts a winning team. So if your goal is to make more money in business, you have to attract and retain A-players in your team. But do you know what these champions want? ✅ Opportunities ✅ Success ✅ Recognition ✅ Winning environment These people need assurance that working in your company will set them up for success and that you have the systems and tools in place to make...

You know what they say, “Teamwork makes the dream work.” But how can you get a team that wins in a large pool of talent? In this episode, our guest Remi Noel from Teknicon Construction Services will share his journey in hiring some people for his contracting business. We’ll also dig deeper into how he grew his team and retained the best talents, the systems that work in hiring, and how important i...

Do you feel like you’re always in a state of chaos and constantly putting out fires while running your contracting business? An administrator holds an essential business role that can greatly help you iron out your schedule and even your company. By now, you may think you can’t trust somebody to do certain tasks for you. However, administrators in your team play a significant part in paving the wa...

Stagnation in a construction business venture can happen, making it difficult to make more profit in contracting. Whether it’s getting fewer clients or having more significant losses than gains, companies and contractors may experience being stuck in a loop.  BUT, there’s definitely a way out of this situation! You can expand your construction business through effective tools, templates, and...

One of the top financial hacks you should look into involves hiring. Why? Because building long-term wealth means that you should have skilled and experienced staff who can help your contracting business run smoothly. Therefore, you will need to strategize the costs of getting these people into your company or retaining them in your team. Listen to this episode as Jackson Millan and I share some o...

Employees play a crucial role in every company. Without them, businesses are nothing but lifeless processes and systems heading nowhere. However, there is one aspect most business owners and managers fail to focus on ➡️ employee development. If you’re looking for ways to make your team better, you’re walking on the right path. But if it hasn’t crossed your mind yet, maybe it’s time to reevaluate y...

The end goal of every contracting business owner is to earn more money—hundreds, thousands, and even millions of dollars. However, some would say that to achieve a certain level of success, one has to ❌ burn themselves out; ❌ work twice as hard; and ❌ dedicate all of their time to managing their business. BUT, that will only result in stress and more problems arising. And have you ever thought...

How do you write the ultimate job ad to attract A-players?   The best contractors that I know, treat hiring like marketing.   This means they put out the same amounts of TIME, MONEY, AND ENERGY they do in marketing their business to clients, to market themselves to potential hires. So let's break down what a "marketable" job ad or A+ job ad looks like:   1️⃣ Eye-catching headline: Y...

You can get anybody to do anything with the right language and techniques” That’s the premise of Eli’s linguistic programming, and today we’re gonna leverage it to tell you just how to become THE TOP salesman in your trade. As a salesman, your strongest weapon is YOU, how YOU present yourself to the client, how YOU flash the value of your product and how YOU make yourself different from the compet...

From a guy about to close his doors to 10Xing his profits! How did Stephan do it? That's what this podcast EP is ALL about. Despite having some kick-ass core values, this CEO was working himself DRY and taking no money home. Stephan had no idea what it cost to run a business, him and his team were applying a 20% margin on every single job and hoping for the best. Things like his: ✅ Profit breakev...

"The supply chain issue will drive my business to the ground!" "Suppliers are 100% out to screw us tradies over!" "There's no way to get ahead in the trades with this shortage anymore!" You've probably heard some of these before, and I understand they come from a place of frustration. But the idea that you can't leverage this situation as a HUGE opportunity for your business, is mostly misinformed...

How do you build a 7-fig contracting business? By making the right decisions and focusing on leveraging all the information a CEO should know. I’ve got experts Leeroy Beeby and Fares Elsabbagh, President and CEO of Canadian General Contractors Group, on the hot seat today.   And we’re gonna go all-in on the dangers of guesswork as a contractor and why it might be one of the key things ke...

Can you hack the game of profits? Definitely, but there are some tricks. We created The Profit Funnel to help you get a better look at the 5 key areas that keep your business profitable. In this No Bullshit Podcast, we're gonna go all in to tell you how to leverage every area in this model to allow you to optimize and maximize your money the right way.  We will include:  -The done-for-yo...

Todd Garloff describes the former state of his business as “In total chaos”. He had no notion of his numbers, no idea where to start organizing, and zero systems in place, not to mention asking himself every end of the month: “Where did all my money go?” 9 months after coaching, he’s currently breaking even at $320 PROFITS and attributes his success to being surrounded by people who have different...

The internet is an open door for every contractor looking for A-class clients and A-players out there, even if you’re an old school guy, giving technology and more specifically social media a chance could be your pathway to success. Nate Wadsworth found that out when a channel he started with his dad just to share his knowledge on the trades with other people BLEW UP while he was sleeping. So now...

Have you ever wondered how can you carry suppliers' hikes over to your customer without making them mad and losing them Today, we are going to be talking about price increases and how to address them from the supplier's and customers' perspectives. Whether it’s about being willing to tell your clients about prices hikes so that you don’t lose profits. Or understanding that your suppliers are not o...

Times are changing, this means that if you wanna scale you’re gonna have to take some risks, either you get on board with technology bringing your SOPs to life in a practical way or your competition will do it first and leave you behind. A lot of contractors have been in business for a long time, so with that old school mindset, they fail to see just how not having a systemized business and a proc...

This week we’ve got rockstar former struggling contractor Adam Johnson on the hot seat. He went from running a broke business with no systems, no accountant, doing zero job costing, and working 40 hours a week to leveraging his position as a CEO and building a 7-Fig Contracting Business [and completely rearrange his schedule to prioritize his family while still making MORE MONEY THAN EVER]. What c...