284. How Hiring ONE PERSON Doubled This Contractor's Business - Joel Retherford

To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP284Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL284Joel Retherford made an extra $1.6 MILLION in the first four months of this year. How? By hiring for one simple role. In today’s episode, I’m talking to Joel to understand:How hiring a project manager helped him produce an entire year’s worth of revenue, in 4 monthsThe hiring process he used to find a rockstar capable of driving all that valueAnd why so many contractors completely botch their project management, and how to stop killing your profit as you grow.If you’re struggling to scale and want to stop bottlenecking your operations, this episode is for you.00:00-Intro01:25-Overcoming Personal Operational Bottlenecks 09:20-Hiring An External Candidate 12:19-Managing Internal Staff Friction 21:02-Presenting A United Front 26:44-Unlocking Strategic Owner Advantages 31:19-Timing The Project Manager 36:41-Structuring Tangible ROI Goals