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Contractor Evolution | How to Stay Present in a Distracted World
Episode 176
Mindfulness practices are no longer an optional luxury. The average employee loses 600 hours of productivity to distractions. And some businesses lose as much as $37K per manager each year for the same reason. Staying present = better health, bigger profits and a more functional business. What are you doing to beat distractions?
Contractor Evolution | Turn Your LAGGING Indicators into LEADING Indicators
Episode 174
Tracking dollars sold, dollars produced and profit is important. Tracking the indicators that lead to those numbers is even more important. In this episode, Coach Brayden Russell breaks down the difference between lagging and leading indicators so you can better orient your goals for success.
Contractor Evolution | Lessons From Breakthrough Academy’s 2023 Leader of the Year
Episode 171
We talk a lot on the show about leadership. But today, we’re approaching it a bit differently. My guest today is Matt Parks, VP of Business Development at Five Points Roofing and the winner of Breakthrough Academy’s Leader of the Year Award in 2023. He knows a lot about leadership. Not because he wrote a book on it—but because he has worked tirelessly over the years to develop and adopt a holistic, human-centered leadership philosophy. And it paid off.
Contractor Evolution | Is Blue-Collar Work Making a Comeback?
Episode 164
For the past few decades, we’ve been steering kids towards university and away from the trades, but why? The average North American college grad is underskilled and in debt, especially compared to their blue-collar friends who skipped the college experience and got on the job site.
Contractor Evolution | Steal These Prioritization Methods to Get More Done
Episode 52
Prioritization is one of the most important skills you can learn in business. It’s also one of the trickiest to master. Harry Max and Wes Bright are on the show to break down the systems, methods, and mindset you need to set clear priorities and get more done.
Contractor Evolution | Is Your Sales to Production Handoff Killing You?
Episode 51
After years of endless callbacks, cash crunches, and frustration, construction owner Charlie Bethell overhauled both his marketing and production systems and optimized them to sell and produce over 500 projects a year. Today, he’s on the show to tell us how he did it.
Contractor Evolution | The Profitability Mindset of Wealthy Contractors
Episode 50
You can have dialed-in job costing, a rock solid budget, and the world’s best accountant. But according to Brian Kaskavalciyan, most contractors are missing the other half of the wealth-building equation: having the right mindset.
Contractor Evolution | Matt Risinger's Secrets to Teambuilding
Episode 48
In the contracting industry, you need people who can use their brains. Critical and logical thinking skills should be non-negotiable for every one of your new hires. Matt and Benji talk about how to get great applicants in the door, tips for behavioral interviewing, the right questions to ask (and which ones to NOT), how to retain talent for the long haul, and how to know when and why to let someone go.
