Smart Money: A Contractor's Guide to Staying in Business
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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2026 · 32 MIN

Smart Money: A Contractor's Guide to Staying in Business

from The Intelligent Builder · host Owen Gagne

Todd Torbert, President of Level 1 General Construction in Dallas, shares his journey from finance and insurance to building a roofing and storm-restoration company that evolved into a boutique general contractor. He discusses surviving feast-or-famine hail seasons, intentionally shrinking his company to focus on better projects, and his blunt advice on money management and work ethic for younger contractors.

Todd Torbert, President of Level 1 General Construction in Dallas, shares his journey from finance and insurance to building a roofing and storm-restoration company that evolved into a boutique general contractor. He discusses surviving feast-or-famine hail seasons, intentionally shrinking his company to focus on better projects, and his blunt advice on money management and work ethic for younger contractors.

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