All Episodes

S1E21 | How Stahla Scaled an Overlooked Niche with Sales, Systems, and Focus feat. Grant Stahla

S1E20 | Why Trades Owners Should Treat Recruiting Like a Risk Strategy

S1E19 | Are You Building a Resilient Business or Just Buying Insurance?

S1E18 | How Smart Contractors Use Risk Management to Protect Profit and Reduce Stress

S1E17 | How He Built a Successful Concrete Company While Working a Day Job feat. Dalton Daeges

S1E16 | Why More Leads Won’t Fix Your Trades Business feat. Mike Andes, Augusta Lawn Care

S1E15 | America Lost 90% of Its Foundries. Kory Anderson Is Fighting to Bring Them Back

S1E14 | Why Marketing to Everyone Is Expensive (And Focus Wins) feat. Natasha Broxton, CEO & Founder, Select Auto Parts and Sales

S1E13 | Why Ethical Trades Businesses Still Need to Charge More feat. Chris Tyrrell, Chris' Garage Doors

S1E12 | Why Craft Alone Won’t Save Your Business (Lessons from an Ancient "Craft" Barrel Maker)

S1E11 | Why Going Slower Built a More Durable Business (feat. Red Rooster Coffee)

S1E19 | Why Honest HVAC Companies Are Winning on Referrals (Not Marketing) feat. Xtreme Heating & Cooling

S1E9 | Why Relationships, Not Low Bids, Built This Construction Company feat. MCL Construction

S1E8 | Nobody Prepares You for the Weight of Ownership feat. Chuck Wiethop, Design8 Studios

S1E7 | What Losing Everything Taught Him About Building a Resilient Business feat. Brickway Brewery and Distillery

S1E6 | Why Smart Contractors Walk Away From “Good” Jobs (And When You Should Too)

S1E5 | “The Bank Owned Everything”: What No One Tells You About Starting a Trades Business

S1E4 | Why Specialization — Not Scale — Is What Keeps Businesses Alive feat. Zach Lubeck, CEO

S1E3 | Why Growth Almost Broke This Trades Business (And What Saved It) feat. Daedalus Construction

S1E2 | 80% of a Trades Owner’s Wealth Is Trapped in One Decision...Transitioning a Family Business

S1E1 | Why Builders, Makers, Doers Exist: Real Stories of Resilience Behind American Businesses