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Contractor Evolution — 281 episodes

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281. Systems (Literally) Saved This 8-Figure Spray Foam Business - Curt Janzen & Kevin Boschee

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280. Why Your Leadership Skills Are Killing Your Growth (And What to Do Instead) - Dr. J.J. Peterson

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279. The Only AI Guide You'll Ever Need As A Contractor - Rob Cupello

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278. He Analyzed Over 4,000 Sales: Here’s What Kills Revenue - Ryan Fenn

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277. How To Plan And Structure Your SOPs To Delegate Literally Anything - Moustafa Moursy

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276. Micromanaging Is Costing You THOUSANDS - Matt Risinger

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275. Stop Scrambling for Payroll: The 90-Day Cash Flow System for Contractors - Danny Kerr

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274. He Grew a Gutter Company to $6.5M Using This Mindset - Jason Alcott

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273. He Worked 90 Hours In A Week. Here’s What Happened - Chris Bailey

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272. Negotiating Contracts With AI Can Cost You Millions - Megan Shapiro

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271. How To Land $100K+ Projects Without Bidding Against Competitors - John Malanchuk

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270. AI for Contractors: Eliminate Admin Bloat & Scale Faster - Mark Wong

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269. Scale From $1M to $10M (The Easy Way) - Cameron Herold

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268. Open the Books, Change the Game: Ellen Rohr's Accountability Blueprint

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267. How To Hire When No One’s Applying (Builder Roundtable) - Matt Risinger, Jacob Toler, Matt Balfe

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266. How to Run a Contracting Business With Your Spouse (Without Killing Each Other) - Caleb Auman

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265. How To Get Crews To Track Their Time (Without Babysitting) - Derrik Shakespear

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264. How To Build a Modern Marketing Strategy - Matt Jones

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263. 3 Onboarding Steps to Stop Employee Turnover - Mike Matalone

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262. Accountability, Kindness, and Profit: Blake’s Path to 30% Net - Blake Butry

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261. Construction Project Management Fundamentals (Build Show Live Session) - Danny Kerr

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260. Why Business Partnerships Fail (And How to Fix Yours) - Dr. Matthew Jones

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259. How To Systemize Your Business Without Killing Creativity - Jonathan Ronzio

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258. The Accountability System That Scaled Me From $4M to $12.5M - Nick Cloutier

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257. 10+ Hours a Week Wasted: The Tasks Killing Contractor Productivity - Nick Sonnenberg

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256. The Truth About Men's Mental Health - Connor Beaton

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255. Why Contractors Are Losing the War for Talent - Aaron Witt

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254. Patrick Lencioni’s Top Team Building Tips For Contractors - Patrick Lencioni

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253. Cash Flow Q&A: Learn to Predict Your Profit in 2026 - Danny Kerr

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252. Performance Pay vs. Hourly: What Actually Boosts Contractor Profits? - Michael Fortinberry

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251. Are Trades Businesses Future-Proof? (AI Is Coming) - Kasim Aslam

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250. Can Learning Less Can Make You More Successful? - Pat Flynn

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249. How $10MM contractors get more done (with less meetings, emails, and messages) - Luke Hansen, Blake Butry and Adam Sylvester

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248. How to Destroy Your Limiting Beliefs (Real Coaching Session) - Kedma Ough

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247. How AI + One Key Role Will Systemize Your Entire Business - David Jenyns

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246. How 8 Years in a Community Changed My Contracting Business - Ryan Lermitte

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245. The AI Playbook Every Contractor Needs in 2025 - Greg Shove

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244. Secrets of $10MM Contractors: 6 Steps to Freedom - Danny Kerr

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243. Leading The Change in The Green Industry - Mark Sedgley

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242. 4 Mindset Shifts For When You Want To Give Up - Danny Kerr

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241. Is SEO Dead? Modern Contractor Marketing Tips - Phil Risher

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240. Do Free Vacations Close More Deals? John Dwyer’s CRAZY Strategy - John "JD" Dwyer

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239. Modern Contractor Sales Process REVEALED (close more jobs starting now) - James Hatfield

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238. Is Going Viral Worth It? The Vancouver Carpenter Story - Ben Degros

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237. The #1 Mistake Contractors Make With Coaching - Brendon Toyne

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236. Matt Risinger’s $10MM Time Blocking System REVEALED - Matt Risinger & Danny Kerr

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235. Contractors: Stop Solving the WRONG Problems - Mike Andes

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234. 3 Ways to Control Profit and STOP Confusing Your Finances - Spencer Sheinin

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233. No More Excuses: Stay Consistent When Goals Go Sideways - Mandy Gill

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232. 4 Matt Risinger Moments That Will Transform Your Contracting Business - Danny Kerr and Matt Risinger

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231. STOP Losing Money to Poor PM: No-Frills Project Management Tips (Contractor Roundtable) - Danny Kerr, Charley Burtwistle, Dylan Ochala, Toby Wessel, Bradley Powers

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230. How to Fire an Employee Without the Drama - Danny Kerr

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229. Why Most Contractor Marketing Fails (And How To Fix It) - Ryan Chute

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228. 4 Essential Business Systems Every Contractor Should Master - Tony Fraser-Jones

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227. This $10MM Accountability System Has Crews CRUSHING Their Goals - Danny Kerr

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226. Why Most Entrepreneurs Stay Broke - Garrett Gunderson

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225. From Reactive to Streamlined: Cory's Business Automation Journey - Cory Byron

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224. How To Lead WITHOUT Ego - Keith Mercurio

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223. How to Pick the Right Software For Your Contracting Business - James Benham

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222. Is ADHD a Superpower? - Peter Shankman

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221. What to Say to An Underperforming Employee - Jen Long

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220. How to Build a Hiring Funnel - Brandon Vaughn

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219. Tariff-Proof Your Business: A Construction Lawyer's Playbook - Trent Cotney

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218. $10MM Contractor Roadmap: Operator to Strategist - Danny Kerr

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217. Should You Niche Down or Expand Out? - Ryan Lee

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216. Sell More by Putting the Customer First - Joe Crisara

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215. Leadership Beyond the Hammer - Brian Gottlieb

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214. Head of Storybrand Talks Contractor Messaging That Sells - Dr. J.J. Peterson

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213. A New Era: Benji Reflects on Content Marketing and More - Benji Carlson

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212. How to Manage Budgets, Forecasting and Cash Flow Like Matt Risinger - Matt Risinger

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211. Surrounded By Idiots - Thomas Erikson's Tips For Contractors - Thomas Erikson

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210. Understanding the Skill/Will Matrix - Danny Kerr

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209. A Six Part System For Systemizing Your Contracting Business - Ian Ouwerkerk

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208. How to Attract Reliable Staff in a Labor Shortage - Danny Kerr

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207. How to Systemize Your Contracting Business - David Jenyns

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206. Evolution Rewind: Strategic Planning To Pull You Out Of The Daily Grind - Danny Kerr, Igor Trninic & James Dale

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205. The Alter Ego Effect: Perform Better Any Time, Anywhere - Todd Herman

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204. Open Book Management: The Employee Perspective - Ryan Markewich, Jacob Markewich, Rik Van Espen & Zac Neufield

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203. Can Contractors Work With Offshore Talent? - Rob Levin

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202. How Much Should Contractors Charge? - Ellen Rohr

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201 - Be Coachable: Advice For New Breakthrough Academy Members

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200. Celebrating 200 Episodes: Benji Reacts to His Favorite Moments - Benji Carlson

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199. Five Languages of Appreciation: Contractor Edition - Dr. Paul White

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198. How SOPs Changed the Game For Matt Risinger - Matt Risinger

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197. Keeping Faith During Tragic Times: Coach Ian’s Story - Ian Ouwerkerk

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196. The Financial Secrets of $10MM Contractors - Bob Gauvreau

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195. Tersh Blissett’s Automation Pro Tips - Tersh Blissett

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194. Essentialism for Contractors - Greg McKeown

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193. 7 Lies to Stop Telling Yourself in 2025 - Benji Carlson

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192. The Private Equity Playbook: What Contractors Can Learn From Big Business - Adam Coffey

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191. Simple Numbers for Contractor Growth - Greg Crabtree

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190. Never Lose an Employee Again - Joey Coleman

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189. Turn Your Ideas Into Fully Implemented Systems - Benji Carlson

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188. Does Time-Tracking Really Boost Staff Productivity? - Isaac Barlow

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187. How to Be a Profit First Contractor - Shawn Van Dyke

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186. Steal These Prioritization Methods to Get More Done - Harry Max and Wes Bright

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185. Is Your Sales to Production Handoff Killing You? - Charlie Bethell

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184. The Profitability Mindset of Wealthy Contractors - Brian Kaskavalciyan

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183. Turn Your Field Staff Into Customer Service Pros - Mark Matteson

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182. Matt Risinger’s Secrets to Team Building - Matt Risinger

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181. Marketing Through a Downturn - John Jantsch

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180. Avoid These 10 QuickBooks Mistakes - Nate Flake

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179. Negotiation Tactics for Contractors - Chris Voss

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178. Make More Money with Less Marketing - Allan Dib

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177. Why Most Websites Suck (and How to Make Yours Better) - Bryce Choquer

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176. How to Stay Present in a Distracted World - Mike Lee

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175. The Power of Purpose-Driven Leadership - Ryan Gill

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174. Turn Your LAGGING Indicators into LEADING Indicators - Brayden Russell

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173. Buying/Selling a Contracting Business? Listen to This. - Morgan Tate

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172. Build a Killer Brand in Three Steps - Ron Tite

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171. Lessons From Breakthrough Academy’s 2023 Leader of the Year - Matt Parks

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170. Can AI Make Better Hiring Decisions Than You? - Jonathan Whistman

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169. Land More Commercial Contracts - Business Development 101 - Dave Notte

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168. Can Mass Hiring Systems Work For Contractors? - Logan Campbell

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167. 4 Tactics To Boost Your Lead-to-Sale Ratio - Kevin Donnelly

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166. What is it ACTUALLY Like To Sell To Private Equity? - Steve Wheatcroft

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165. Could Door-to-Door Marketing Work For Your Business? - Sam Taggart

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164. Is Blue Collar Work Making a Comeback? - Ken Rusk

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163. Get Your Sales Team's Butt In Gear - Adam Bensman

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162. Tommy Mello' Secrets For Team Accountability

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161. If You Do Jobs Less Than $2000 Listen To This - Barry Hartman

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160. The 4 Phases Of Contractor Growth - Benji Carlson

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159. James Williams' Near Death Experience - Brady Williams

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158. How To Create A Vivid Vision For Your Company - Cameron Herold

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157. How To Build A Strong Employer Brand - Andrew Hansen

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156. A Tech Founder's 4 Lessons for Contractors - Luke Hansen

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155. Does Open Book Management Really Work? - Ryan Markewich

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154. 7 Archetypes Of Effective Project Managers - Kyle Nitchen

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153. 6 Revenue Driving Videos Every Contractor Needs - Marcus Sheridan

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152. Unleash The Power Of Your COO - Cameron Herold

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151. Contractor SOPs for Overwhelmed Owners - Tom Hughes

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150. Dial In Your Social Media Strategy With 6 Questions - Jonathan Cor

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149. 4 Financial Health Hacks For Contractors - Robert Gauvreau

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148. The Antidote To Your Chaotic Leadership - Jon DeWaal

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147. 5 Risk Mitigation Strategies: Protect Your Future (Wealth Builder 6) - Danielle Slavin

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146. 2024 Predictions Episode - Benji Carlson

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145. The Untold Truth Behind Growth Stocks (Wealth Builder 5) - Anthony Scilipoti

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144. How To Buy Back Your Time - Dan Martell

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143. Boring Companies & High Dividends: Value Investing 101 (Wealth Builder 4) - Matt Wood

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142. How To Stop Getting Screwed On Your Contracts - Cian Brennan

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141. Real Estate Investment Strategies For Contractors (Wealth Builder 3) - Justin Bontkes

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140. A Chief Economist's Forecast For 2024 - Pierre Cleroux

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139. Financing Your Real Estate Investments (Wealth Builder 2) - Kyle Green

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138. What Would Happen To My Business If I Died? - Sarah Cronin

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137. Should I Reinvest In My Business? Or Save For A Rainy Day? (Wealth Builder 1) - Darcie Crowe

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136. Listen To This If You've Ever Considered Franchising - Blair Rebane

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135. Performance Reviews That Don't Suck - Ashley Ennis

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134. Brian Scudamore: How A Visionary Found His Integrator - Brian Scudamore

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133. Are Service Trips The Ultimate Team-Building Activity? - Mike Sherbakov

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132. The 5 Levels Of Leadership - Perry Holley

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131. How To Build A Business Where Everyone Wins - Tommy Mello & Al Levi

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130. Tame The Chaos In Your Business With SOPs - Blaise MacDonald, Brett Bernard, Zack Wojtowicz

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129. 10 AI Tools Contractors Might Actually Use - Morgan Knox

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128. A Field Report From The Frontlines Of Work - Seth Mattison

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127. Dominate Your Local Market With Google LSAs - Austin Houser

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126. 9 Traits That Will Transform Your Leadership - David C. Bentall

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125. Which Fire Should I Put Out Next? - Mike Michalowicz

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124. Critical Communication Cadences For Contractors - Brody Funk

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123 . Mark Bradley: From 0 To 50MM + Founding LMN - Mark Bradley

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122. What Does It Mean To Be A Conscious Leader? - Mason Marquis

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121. The Case AGAINST Overusing AI In Your Contracting Business - Jeff Wraley

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120. Strong Leadership In The Face Of Tragedy: Turnaround Of Year Winner - Stephen Osborne

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119. The Easy Way To Get More 5-Star Google Reviews - Lars Kristensen

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118. Collaborate With Competition? Or Hide Your Trade Secrets? - Nick Slavik

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117. How To Squeeze “Lost Revenue” Out Of Your CRM - Alan Michael McKenna

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116. Project MGMT Hacks For Faster Projects And Chunkier Profits - Benji Carlson, Andrew Spear, Chris Collins, Michael Gogan

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115. 8 Ways To Turn Your Team Into Master Call Handlers - Zac Garside

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114. What’s Your Business REALLY Worth? - John Warrillow

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113. Why Some Family Businesses Succeed And Others Fail - David C. Bentall

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112. Increase Your Influence With Conversion Copywriting - Ami Sanyal

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111. Optimize Your Business’s Instagram For Lead Flow - Sean Walford

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110. 16 Signs You've Hired The Wrong Person - Benji Carlson

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109. Driving Alignment: The Power of Performance Pay - Shane Bannerman

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108. Selling Through A Downturn - Marcus Sheridan

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107. Skill Up New Crews Faster With DORAGI - Benji Carlson

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106. Is Wrapping Your Vehicles Worth It? - Dan Antonelli

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105. The Matt Risinger Story - Matt Risinger

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104. Implement Systems Faster: Change Management 101 - Jeff Skipper

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103. Listener Q&A: 5 Questions, 5 Answers - Igor Trninic & Benji Carlson

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102. A Contractor's Formula To High-Performance Mindset - Shawn Feurer

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101. High Conversion, Low Cost: Client Testimonials - Joseph Hughes

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100. ​​10 Commandments Of Contractor Success: 100th Episode Special - Benji & Igor

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99. How To Not Get Screwed By SEO Agencies - Devon Hayes

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98. Problem Solvers Are Better Than Problem Finders - Benji Carlson

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97. Are Blue Collar Businesses Under-Appreciated? - Tom Reber

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96. How To Get $6.6M Out Of One Salesperson - Brad Baker & Devon Crowell

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95. The Secret To Building A Brand That's Authentically 'YOU' - Erik Miller

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94. Bryan Baeumler: Balancing a 60M Business With TV Stardom

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93. How To Discover And Define Your Company's Core Values - Dr. Ken Keis

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92. 4 Tactics To Put Your Referrals On Steroids - Brian Kaskavalciyan

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91. The 'Purgatories' of Scaling: 3 Growth Stages That SUCK! - Dan Platta

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90. 2023 Workforce Trends: Adapting To A Changing Labor Market - Asad Zaman

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89. How To Get More Young Women In Trades - Lydia Crowder

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88. Strategic Planning Roundtable: How 2 Elite Contractors Plan For Growth - Matt Hambrick & Dave Fraser

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87. The Difference Between Good Tech Adopters and Bad - Brett Jones

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86. Financial 'Reality Check' For a Changing Market - Leeroy Beeby

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85. The 3 Do's and 3 Don'ts of Strategic Planning - Alex Brueckmann

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84. How and Where to Find Your Integrator: Mark C. Winters Pt. 2

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83. Visionary & Integrator Dynamics: Mark C. Winters Pt. 1

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82. 3 No-Nonsense KPI's For Contractors Who Like Making Money - Meaghan Likes

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81. Thinking Of Building Your Own Software? Here’s What It Takes - Tanner Mullen

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80. The Rise Of Cyber Attacks On Contracting Companies - Omer Segoly

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79. Project MGMT Secrets Behind 2 Rapid Growth Contractors - Iain Kent, Greg Hasler, Zack Wojtowicz

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78. SOP's: Why Your Business Is A Mess & What To Do About It - Tom Hughes

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77. How To Build A Leadership Team & Step Back - Dan Young

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76. 5 Game Changers That Helped Tommy Mello Scale to 200 Million - Tommy Mello

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75. Former Navy SEAL Changing The Future Of Construction? - Garrett Moore

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74. Build A Long Client Waitlist Using These 4 Sales Documents - Jamie Overley

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73. Is Better Financial Tracking The Secret To Scaling? Case Study - Cooper and Janelle Leary

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72. The End Of Resumes And Job Boards - Jody Underhill

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71. 19 Hilariously Accurate Client Red Flags - Benji Carlson

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70. Stop Sabotaging Your Performance - Fyfe Barraclough

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69. From 400k To 10M+ in 4 Years: Case Study - Anthony Langdon

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68. Three Profit Killers And How To Avoid Them - Benji & Igor

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67. The Case for Content Marketing (Even If You Have Too Many Leads) - Matt Jones

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66. What We're Reading In 2022: 9 Killer Books To Put On Your List - Benji Carlson

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65. The Antidote For Imposter Syndrome And Self Doubt - Benji Carlson

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64. Thinking Lean: Eliminate Waste Through Continuous Improvement - Paul Akers

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63. Master Your Sales To Production Hand Off: Less Finger Pointing, More Referrals - Paul Atherton

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62. 'Bags On' Carpenter to 380M in Real Estate in Just Over a Decade: Case Study - Barrett Johnston

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61. Supercharge Your Business By Buying Another: A Strategy Worth Exploring - Jason Paris

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60. Geographic Expansion: How To Grow From A Single Location To Three - Kory Ballard

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59. Prepping For a Downturn: 4 Things to Do If This Market Makes You Nervous - Benji & Igor

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58. Husband and Wife Team Doubles Revenue in One Year: Case Study - Channell & Curtis Murray

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57. Listener Q&A: Recruiting & Hiring - Benji & Igor

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56. Solve Your People Problem with 'New School” Hiring Tactics - Brett Farrington

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55. How to Implement a CRM Without Giving Yourself a Migraine - Ben Hodson

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54. Breed Infectious Performance Culture With Better Team Events - Benji & Igor

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53. Construction Law Fundamentals: 5 Ways to Keep Your Butt Out Of Hot Water - Trent Cotney

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52. Are you a Dreamer with Ideas or a Visionary with Traction? - Luke Hansen

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51. Get Things To Go Your Way With Active Listening - Benji Carlson

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50. Immigration and Foreign Worker Programs: Tapping Into The International Talent Pool - Brooke Finlay

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49. Critical Conversations: How to Have Those Tough Talks You'd Rather Avoid - Benji & Igor

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48. Personal Life Planning that Drives Business Strategy - Blaise McDonald

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47. Why the First 10 Minutes of Every Estimate Are The Most Important - Benji Carlson

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46. (UHF Series 6/6) Expectations Meetings: How Drawing the Line Early Breeds Success - James Dale

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45. (UHF Series 5/6) Interviewing Fundamentals With One of The Best In The Game - James Alisch

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44. (UHF Series 4/6) Filter Out The Time Wasters with The Perfect Interview Set Up Call - Danny Kerr

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43. (UHF 3/6) Active Recruiting Tactics: The 3 Talent Pools To Fish For Qualified Candidates - Asad Zaman

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42. (UHF 2/6) How to Write a Job Ad That A-Players Apply To - Josianne Gaudette

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41. (UHF Series 1/6) Ideal Candidate Profiles: Begin With The End In Mind - Josianne Gaudette

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40. Contractor Q&A - 5 Questions About High Level Leadership - Igor and Benji

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39. The 3 Most Important Traits For Managers And How To Interview For Them - Igor & Benji

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38. Proposals That Sell Themselves; The Easiest Way To Boost Your Closing Ratio - Ryan Shantz (Sumo Quote)

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37. The 5 Advisors You Need To Turbocharge Your Business - Igor & Benji

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36. Debunking The Generation Gap - Eric Termuende

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35. How To Evolve From 'Boss' To 'Coach' - James Dale

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34. How Tech Will Change The Contracting Game Over The Next Ten Years - Piers Dormeyer

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33. Strategic Planning To Pull You Out Of The Daily Grind - Igor, Danny, James

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32. 3 Brutally Honest Observations After 1000+ Contractor Business Assessments - Benji Carlson

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31. Is Your Bookkeeper Competent? - Morgan Ray

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30. Part 2: Where Did All The Good Talent Go? - Recruiting Roundtable with the BTA Coaches

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29. Part 1: Where Did All The Good Talent Go? - Recruiting Roundtable with the BTA Coaches

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28. Accountability: Are Your People Doing What You Pay Them To Do? - Dave Stephens

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27. Stop Lighting Money On Fire With Your Digital Marketing - Marc Levesque

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26. 10 Books Every Contractor Should Read - Benji Carlson

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25. The Power Of Grit: Going From 0 To An 8 Figure Contracting Company - Kim Larson

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24. How 1 Painting Contractor Achieved Explosive Growth In A Totally Different Way - Eric Barstow

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23. Have You Built A Powerful Contracting Brand That Works For You? - Noel Fox

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22. How To Hire For A Role You Don't Understand - Dr. Ken Keis

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21. Do You Have A Project Manager Or An Overpaid Errand Boy? - Coach's Corner With Paul Atherton

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20. Built To Sell: The 7 Commonalities of Contracting Companies With High Valuations - Kevin Shaw

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19. Leading Through Themes - Coach's Corner with Ashley Ennis

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18. Tax Strategy For Contractors (Because You're Probably Doing It Wrong) - Ben Dixon

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17. Career Meetings: The Best Way To Keep Your Top Talent For The Long Haul

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16. Personality Tests: A Scientific Method To Team Building - Dr. Ken Keis

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15. Contractor Q&A 1 - Answering Top 10 Listener Questions with Igor Trninic and Benji Carlson

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14. Best Financial Strategies To Run A Profitable Contracting Business - Igor Trninic

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13. Contractors: 3 Key Traits Of High Performers vs 3 Key Traits Of Low Performers - James Dale

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12. Sell More Jobs In Less Time By Making These 3 Shifts - Ryan Groth

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11. 6 Ways To Run A Team Huddle That Doesn't Suck - Igor Trninic

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10. Team Or Talent; Where Should You Invest For Growth? - Toby Woodiwiss

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09. The Military Secret That Turned My Contracting Business Into A Production Machine - Will Brown

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08. Unicorn Hunting: Secrets To Attracting And Building A Powerhouse Sales Team with Mason Marquis and Jesse Kreisman

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07. Become A Master Implementer, Step Out Of The Day-To-Day -Jason Hoke

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06. Nail Your Employee Onboarding And You'll Retain Your Rockstars - Curt Janzen

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05. How This Drywall Millionaire Took 26 Weeks Off While His Business Grew - Graeme Bouvier

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04. Ex Athletes; The Best Recruiting Pool For Your Contracting Business - Angus Reid

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03. Little Known Red Flags To Look Out For In Your Partnership - Scott Foran & Barry Hartman

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02. A Proven Method To Build A High Performance Culture - Nestor Tarango-

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01. Make More and Work Less By Focusing On 1 System - Ryan Steward