Skip to content
Beyond the Bid | Practical AI for Builders cover art

All Episodes

Beyond the Bid | Practical AI for Builders — 94 episodes

#
Title
1

Why Your Crew Quietly Refuses the AI You Bought | Estie Briggs

2

The GC Who Built His Own Software So His Crew Can Clock Out at 4:30

3

Why Your Construction Handbook Needs an AI Policy

4

Kill The 20-Hour Takeoff Before It Kills Your Margin

5

Give Homeowners Value Before They Call You: The Claude Toolbox

6

The Roofing Contractor Who Put His Back Office Inside AI

7

The Preconstruction Step That Kills Change Orders Before They Exist

8

The Router Table Rule | How Ted Cut a 3 Hour Estimate to 45 Minutes

9

Turn Your Best PM's Expertise Into a Training System

10

Get Your Crew to Actually Use AI | Andrew Nuhfer, AKN Interiors

11

Fix the Two Profit Leaks Your Software Can't (ft. Chad Eslinger, Eslinger Homes)

12

How to Use AI in Your Construction Business Without Losing Control" (ft. Eric, Heartwood Craft)

13

How to Stop Giving Free Estimates and Get Paid for Design (ft. Trent Raines)

14

How One Remodeler Built His Own AI Software to Run His Business

15

How Two Builders Rebuilt Their Entire Tech Stack Around AI (ft. McDevCo)

16

How To Stack 4 Construction Businesses Without VC

17

Scaling AI for Smarter Contracting | (ft. Edward Rivera of Ion Electrical)

18

What Surviving 100 Years in Construction Actually Takes (ft. Christene Marie)

19

The Builder Who Killed His SaaS Stack and Built His Own (ft. Steve Young)

20

The 5-Minute Rule Closing 40% More Roofing Deals In 2026

21

$1M Solo Stack | Zero Employees | Beyond the Bid

22

The AI Assistant for JobTread That Makes Your Company Worth More

23

365 Jobs Into One AI Model: A Builder's Precon Weapon

24

Stop Building Portfolios. Start Building Project Stories. (feat Joe Toscano | Service Stories)

25

How a Hollywood Editor Built the Anti-Contractor Playbook (feat. Gil Vaisman)

26

The "License Myth" (feat. Stefani Thatcher)

27

From 12 Months to 30 Seconds — AI That Gets Permits Approved Faster (feat. Robbie Leer)

28

Stop Promoting Your Best into the Wrong Roles (feat. Traci Austin)

29

How to Systematize Jobsite Culture (feat. Estie Briggs, MSOD)

30

The "Speed-to-Lead" Hiring System (feat. Paul Sanneman - Contractor Staffing Source)

31

Analyze 50 Properties Before Your Morning Coffee | AI Real Estate Investing

32

How To Make AI Recommend You First | Contractor SEO in 2026 | Beyond the Bid

33

Build the Vibe: Decision Matrix for Bids 📊

34

Your Vision Is Worthless (Unless You Do This)

35

The Remote Ops Playbook | How to Run Jobs From 2,000 Miles Away

36

Stop Hiding the P&L: The Open-Book System for Builder Profit (ft. Dave Parkhurst)

37

Stop Guessing: The AI System That Clones Your Best Client

38

The Showroom Funnel: How a Retail Store Fuels a Build Firm | Noah Hutchison - Hutch Design + Build

39

Own Your Marketing: The Anti-Agency Model for Builders w/ Sara Nay

40

End Feast or Famine: The Neutron Bomb Sales Method for Builders

41

Systematize Your Flip: $25K Profit Per Deal w/ Donny Corum

42

Contractor Marketing & Al Search with Josh Blakeley Beyond the Bid

43

From Dental to Design Build: A Transformative Journey 🛠️

44

Conquer Overhead Creep: Boost Construction Profits

45

Letting Go to Grow: Transitioning from Owner-Operator to Strategic CEO.

46

Smart PM Software Selection Guide for Builders & Remodelers

47

Profitable on Paper, but Panicking at the Bank?

48

Stop Being the Bottleneck! Strategic Delegation for Builder Growth

49

Scaling from $1M to $5M: A Builder's Guide to Growth & Sustainability

50

Stop Gambling on Project Success

51

Ditch the Price Race: Win Profitable Projects w/ Better Proposals

52

Your Tech Stack: Ditch the Hype, Drive the Profit

53

Stop Bleeding Cash: Master Job Costing to Fix Profit Leaks

54

Winning the Talent War: Creative Hiring Strategies for Remodelers Beyond the Job Boards

55

Why SOPs are crucial for scaling, where to start.

56

Escaping Low-Margin Leads: Strategies to Attract High-Value Clients.

57

Are You Busy But Broke? Escaping the Remodeler's 5% Net Profit Trap

58

Strategies for Sustainable Growth in Your Construction Company

59

Construction Lead Generation: Strategies for Success

60

S3E7 | From Data to Deals: Mastering CRM for Forecasting & Pipeline Success

61

S3E6 | Maximizing Construction Profitability

62

S3E5 | Beyond the Price Tag: Mastering Value Propositions

63

S3E4 | Know Your Customer: Building Buyer Personas

64

S3E3 | Using AI to Predict Project Timelines and Costs

65

S3E2 | KPIs and Metrics: Driving in Design/Build

66

S3E1 | Building Your Brand: A Design/Build Marketing Deep Dive

67

S1E12 | Navigating the CCP Drone Act: A Guide for Drone Pilots

68

S2E12 | The 3 Phases of Growth for DSPs

69

S2E11 | Handling More Drone Projects Without Adding Headcount

70

S2E9 | Strategies for Selling Drone Services into AEC

71

S1E11 | Capturing Reality & Post-Processing Software

72

S1E10 | Value of Drone Data for Virtual Design and Construction (VDC)

73

S2E8 | Using the Cost of Inaction (COI) in your Sales Process

74

S2E7 | The Race to the Bottom

75

S1E9 | Drone Scan to BIM

76

S2E6 | Project Management in Drone Services

77

S1E8 | Relative vs. Absolute Accuracy Levels

78

S1E7 | Key Deliverables and Applications for Drone Service Providers

79

S1E6 (pt. 5) | Shaping the Future of Coordinate Reference Systems

80

S1E6 (pt.4) | Challenges and Considerations in Using Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS)

81

S2E5 | Unlocking Customer Lifetime Value in AEC

82

S1E6 (pt.3) | Applications of Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS)

83

S1E6 (pt.2) | Components and Key Characteristics of Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS)

84

S1E6 (pt.1) | Foundations of Coordinate Reference Systems

85

S2E4 | The world of sUAS

86

S1E5 | RTK vs. PPK: Choosing the Right Precision for Your Drone Operations

87

S2E1 | Growing a DSP

88

S1E6 | Coordinate Reference Systems

89

S2E3 | Measuring what Matters, Top KPIs to Track

90

S1E4 | Why GSD Matters, Precision and Detail in Drone Mapping

91

S1E1 | Introduction to 'Beyond the Bid'

92

S1E3 | Accuracy Standards and Error Management

93

S1E2 | GNSS vs. RTK: Precision in Positioning

94

S2E2 | How Leading and Lagging Indicators Drive Drone Service Sales