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Modern Craftsman is a business podcast hosted by Modern Craftsman. It has 566 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

The Modern Craftsman is a podcast for builders who think beyond the jobsite. Hosted by Nick Schiffer and Tyler Grace, this show explores what it takes to build a better business, a stronger team, and a more sustainable career in the trades.Each episode features real conversations about leadership, project management, client communication, team culture, mental resilience, and long-term success in construction. Whether you're a carpenter scaling your company, a remodeler refining your process, or a builder navigating burnout, you'll find insight, support, and hard-earned lessons from those who've lived it.

business ·en ·566 episodes

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Your Pipeline Is Costing You Money

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398 How to Make Trade Shows Actually Pay Off

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5 Systems Most Builders Wait Too Long to Fix

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397 Why Builders Need to Rethink How We Build

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How to Set Client Boundaries Without Being a Jerk

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396 Stop Chasing Dead Leads

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395 The Story Behind 45 White Oak

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The Wrong Jobs Are Killing Your Margins

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When the Business Owns You

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Stop Hoping for Referrals & Start Engineering Them

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Where "Free" Turns Into Burnout

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393 Grading Leads Before They Grade You

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Lead Filters That Save You Weeks

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392 More Leads Won't Fix Your Funnel

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How to Talk Money Without Killing the Deal

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391 Stop Over-Explaining Your Price

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Stop Bidding, Start Screening Leads

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390 Selling Isn't the Job. Vetting Is.

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389 Stop Letting Ballparks Become the Budget

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Set the Price Bar Before the Phone Rings

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Ballpark Pricing Without Overcommitting

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388 The Owner's Manual for Every Build

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387 Busy Isn't Productive, Stop Multitasking Your Business

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How to Track a Job Budget in Real Time

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386 Jobsite Photos That Actually Work For You

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385 Stop Letting "Cool Details" Kill Your Margin

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Why Two Owners Need More Than 1.5x Work

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384 Too Tired For Precon, Too Broke To Skip It

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What I'd Do Differently If I Started My Business Today

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383 Money, Anxiety, and Mental Health in the Trades

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382 Stop Wasting Time on the Wrong Leads

32

It's Not the Lattes. It's the Math.

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381 Should You Stay in Your Lane?

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What I've Learned Since Buying the Excavator

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Stop Pricing by Square Foot - You're losing so much money!

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380 How We Actually Price a Job

37

I Tried to Scale Up and Hated It

38

379 Stop Overbuilding What You Can't Maintain

39

Why "No" is a Magic Word (and why you should say it more)

40

Kids on Construction: Not Just for Boys

41

378 Money's Impact on Life & Business - Part 2

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Stop Complaints Before They Start

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377 Do You Need to Make More or Need Less?

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Not Every Day is a Win

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376 Positivity Without the BS

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Fixed Bids Burned Me — T&M Turned It Around

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375 Stop Texting Clients

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Who is Tyler Grace?

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374 Who is Nick Schiffer?

50

Risk Beats Regret

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