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Professional Builders Secrets — 233 episodes

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233. What Builders Never Get Taught With Anthony & Paul Mancini

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232. Too Many Tools, No Results With Mitchell Kasselman & Rick Moore

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231. Small Changes, Big Results With Owen Gardner

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230. Are Builders Actually Profitable With Russ Stephens & Sarah Biben

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229. How Elite Builders Scale With Andy Skarda

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228. Freedom Through Systems With Rob Swanson

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227. The AI First Mindset With Varant Bomoushakian

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226. Visibility Over Vanity With Trapper Roderick

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225. Running Profitable Projects With Russ Stephens and Erika Mosse

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224. The Data Behind SORCI 2026 With Russ & Andy

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223. Selling Without Pressure With Tyson Lawes

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222. How Builders Become Leaders With Andy Skarda

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221. Managing Relationships With Nicole Scanlan

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220. Preparing For 2026 With Russ Stephens

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219. Financial Literacy With Blake Doolan

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218. Lessons From A Big Year With Russ Stephens

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217. The Systems Behind Success With Andy Skarda

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216. Communication That Lands With Leah Ward

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215. Outsourcing That Works With Scott Groschel

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214. ADHD & Running A Business With Skye Waterson

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213. Building Together With Jacob Oelofse

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212. Document, Delegate and Grow With Jon Engquist

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211. Content That Converts With Rick Storlie

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210. How Coaching Creates Freedom With Rick Moore

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209. Estimating Without Overwhelm With Haydn Simmons

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208. Getting 1% Better Every Day With Jake Dornford & Nico von Wielligh

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207. Take Control of Your Marketing With Clint Best

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206. Why Systems Beat Superstars With Daniel Morton

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205. The Power of Proof With Russ Stephens

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204. Burning Money In Marketing With Emily & Helena

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203. How To Reclaim Your Time With Russ Stephens

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202. Systemising For Growth With Reegan Cusworth

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201. Delegation Made Simple With James Russell

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200. Systems, Culture, And Growth With Trevor Anderson

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199. The Builders Sales Blueprint With Sky Kolade

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198. Understanding Today's Client With Bob Cain

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197. Creating Urgency With Andy Skarda

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196. Our Expert Vs Our AI With Russ Stephens

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195. Supply Chain Efficiency With Steve Yates

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194. Cashflow Control With Andy Skarda

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193. Builders Path To Success With Jim Schneider

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192. Protect Your Profits With Glen Fitzgerald

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191. Mastering Cashflow With Adam Eagle

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190. Better Client Communication With Ron Nussbaum and Janna Colucci

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189. Avoiding Tax Shock With Josh Hallam and Sam Falanga

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188. Builders' SEO in 2025 With Bassem Ghali

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187. Managing Time & Efficiency With Russ Stephens

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186. Scaling Smart With Taylor & Mandy Shipp

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185. Building For Climate Resilience With Wyatt Roberts

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184. Balancing Personal & Business Life With Carmel Capuano

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183. Home Remodeling Trends With Marine Sargsyan

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182. Market Insights With Grant Farnsworth

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181. Building A Thriving Business With Dave Phelps

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180. Project Efficiency With Eric Fortenberry

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179. WIPAA, The Builder's Blindspot With Andy Skarda

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178. Winning The Right Jobs With Nick Schiffer

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177. AI In Construction With Jon Walker and Morgan Molitor

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176. The Power Of Consistency With Jackson Digney

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175. Simplifying Material Purchasing With Janna Colucci

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174. Marketing Homes That Don't Exist With Alannah Silva

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173. SORCI Report 2025 Insights With Russ Stephens and Sky Kolade

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172. Elite Mentoring Results in 2024 With Andy Skarda

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171. No-Time Video Marketing With Corné and JP

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170. AI & Humanity With Jeff Bullas

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169. Cashflow & Wealth With Jaya Lesley

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168. Company Culture With Eve Purdy

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167. Succession Planning With Russ Stephens and Sky Kolade

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166. Simplify Finance With AI With Matt Calvano

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165. The 2024 Recap With Russ Stephens and Sky Kolade

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164. Preparing for 2025 With Andy Skarda

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163. Cyber Safety Made Simple With Cam Rule

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162. Aligning Vision and Ambition With Daryl Smith

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161. Performance & Vulnerability With Toby Jenkins

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160. Reimagining Financial Mindset With Leah Ward

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159. Estimating With AI With Darren Wallbank

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158. Women In Construction With Erica Anenberg

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157. Manage Projects With AI With Mitchell Kasselman

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156. Mastering Negotiation With Sky Kolade

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155. Task Automation With Elena Korolkova

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154. Building Luxury The Right Way With Tim Sayce

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153. LinkedIn Strategies With Kylie Chown

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152. Growing Your Company With Ashley Beckman

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151. Learning To Delegate With Sky Kolade

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150. Predicting Buyer Behaviour With AI With Will Zhang

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149. Mentoring Your Team With Rick Moore

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148. Hiring The Right Team With Josh Hostetler

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147. Getting High Quality Leads With Cameron Upton

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146. Advanced AI Tactics With Varant Bomoushakian

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145. Data-Driven Performance With Matt Kelly

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144. Design Better With AI With Jackie & Matt

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143. Taking Control of Your Time With Andy Skarda

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142. Budgeting Your Marketing With Bosco Anthony

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141. Better Communication With Ron Nussbaum

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140. The APB Retreat Recap With Andy Skarda

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139. Choosing Software With Angus Cowan

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138. Shifting Your Mindset With Adriana Cecere

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137. Marketing Your Strengths With James & Alice Pilcher

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136. Content That Sells with Peter Butler and Scott Bywater

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135. Leveraging Partnerships With Adrian Ramsay

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134. How To Focus With Russ, Dani and Andy

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133. The Pricing Masterclass With Richard Armstrong

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132. Building Rapport With Sky Kolade

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131. Referrals Are Not A Strategy With Rick Moore

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130. Starting Something New With Lane O'Brien

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129. Using AI In Your Building Company With Russ Stephens

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128. Getting More From Your Accountant With Josh Hallam & Sam Falanga

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127. The Value Of Apprentices With Tom Coy

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126. The SORCI 2024 Report Insights With Russ, Sky & Andy

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125. The IBS 2024 Recap With Russ Stephens

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124. Offshoring Staff to Scale With Karen Walshe

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123. Winding Down A Building Company With Russ, Sky & Andy

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122. Building A Well Rounded Business With John & Joel Van Lagen

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121. Cashflow Vs Profit With Russ, Sky & Andy

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120. Elite Mentoring Results With Andy Skarda

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119. Building With Purpose With Dave Phelps

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118. Avoiding Bad Hires With Paul Sanneman

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117. Systemising a Building Company With David Jenyns

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116. Builders Mental Health With Adrien Mamet

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115. Competing With Project Builders With Andy Skarda

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114. Expanding To Design Build With Liam Marshall

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113. The 2023 Recap With Russ & Andy

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112. Construction Entrepreneurship With Steve Kreitzberg

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111. Preparing for 2024 With Russ & Andy

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110. Demonstrating Your Value With Tom Coy

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109. Building To Sell With Rick Moore

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108. Builder's Insurance Insights With Petara Tanuvasa

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107. The Industry Reset With Russ, Sky & Andy

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106. Setting Big Hairy Audacious Goals With Jay Mostyn

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105. Successful Company Signage With Erik Cofield

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104. Adopting A Learning Mindset With Norm Wales

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103. The Labour Shortage With Russ, Sky & Andy

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102. The Importance Of Estimating With Tom Lawson

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101. Closing The Sale With Clint Best

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100. Best Builders Secrets Revisited With Russ, Sky & Andy

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99. Accurate Financial Reporting With Peter Olejniczak & Chris Anderson

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98. Running a Remodeling Business With Barbara & Kris MacGregor

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97. Controlling Your Sales Process With Sky Kolade

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96. Building Homes In Guatemala With Betty & Sven

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95. Achieving High Performance With Russ, Sky & Andy

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94. End To End Client Experience With Felipe Freig

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93. Closing High Margin Contracts With Russ Stephens

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92. Recruiting Onsite Staff With Erin Longmoon

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91. Elite Mentoring With Russ, Sky & Andy

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90. Achieving Financial Independence With Ryan Stannard

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89. Accurate Project Reporting With Dennis Wong

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88. Building A Healthy Home With Zara D'Cotta

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87. Managing Stress With Russ, Sky & Andy

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86. The Building Industry Trap With Jim Schneider

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85. Working With Family With Russ and Sky

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84. How To Sign Contracts 12 Months In Advance With Roland Nairnsey

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83. The 5 Stages Of Decline For A Building Company With Russ, Sky & Andy

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82. Transitioning To Fixed Price Contracts With Lee Ambrose

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81. Setting Your Company Culture With Clint Best

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80. How To Use Video To Tell Stories With Andy Johnston

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79. Fixed Price Vs Cost Plus With Russ, Sky & Andy

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78. Transforming A Building Company Overnight With Keiron Moore

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77. Construction Financials Benchmarks With Jacob Oelofse

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76. Creating Personal Wealth Outside Your Building Company With Todd Polke

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75. The SORCI 2023 Report Insights With Russ Sky & Andy

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74. Transitioning From Home Builder To Business Builder With Daniel Troncoso

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73. The Real Cost Of Mates Rates With Andy Skarda

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72. Keeping Your Estimates Accurate With Julian Krishnan Nair

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71. Introducing APB Chapters With Russ, Sky & Andy

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70. Why Every Builder Must Have Tenacity With Stacey Shotwell

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69. How To Recruit Top Talent For A Building Company With Sky Stephens

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68. Keeping Your Sites Safe With Luke Williams

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67. Professional Contract Proposals With Russ, Sky & Andy

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66. Using APB Systems In A Small Town With Rob & Amy Burton

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65. Why Margins Are Linked To Marketing With Russ Stephens

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64. How To Avoid Pricing Mistakes With Darren Wallbank

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63. When To Scale A Building Company With Russ, Sky And Andy

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62. Relocating A Building Company With Max Peterson

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61. How To Get New Work Fast With Dennis Wong

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60. Professional Development For Builders With Devin Perry

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59. Preparing for 2023 With Russ, Sky & Andy

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58. I Thought APB Was Lying To Me With Sam Swartz

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57. Who Should You Hire Next With Jacob Oelofse

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56. Professional Builder Contracts With Paul Rojas

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55. Introducing APB Rewards With Russ, Sky & Andy

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54. Transparency, Systems & Future Proofing With Andrew & Marcus

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53. Mindset of a Professional Builder With Clint Best

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52. Website Design That Generates Leads With Peter Butler

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51. The 10 Professional Builder Levels Explained With Russ, Sky & Andy

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50. Creating A Legacy In A Family Business With Phil Turner

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49. Design And Build Vs Quoting Plans With Erik Cofield

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48. How To Generate Leads To Fill Construction Slots With Rick Storlie

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47. The Discovery Process With Russ Sky & Andy

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46. Competing On Value Not Price With Todd & Melissa Lake

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45. How Much Builders Should Pay Themselves With Russ Stephens

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44. Spearheading Change With Jonathan MacDonald

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43. Creating A Successful Brand With Russ, Sky & Andy

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42. Seeing Opportunities Instead Of Problems With Isaac Nickelson

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41. Learning New Skills With Sky Stephens

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40. Looking After Your Mental Health With Tim Hoopmann

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39. Creating An Exit Strategy With Russ Sky & Andy

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38. Building A Business That Serves You With Zak Johnson

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37. Getting Results For Your Building Company With Andy Skarda

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36. The Benefits Of Joining A Builders Network With Duane Johns

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35. Transforming Our Building Company With Michael Bolduc and Vanessa Willett

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34. Creating An Exceptional Handover Experience With Russ, Sky and Andy

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33. How To Create A Case Study With Sky Stephens

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32. Selling A Building Company With Kevin Lovewell

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31. How To Qualify Your Leads On The First Call With Russ, Sky and Andy

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30. Hill & Harbor Design+Build’s Journey To Success With Paul Vespia

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29. Understanding Construction Financials With Andy Skarda

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28. Successful Lead Generation With David Belman

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27. How To Remain 'Booked Out' For 12 Months With Russ, Sky & Andy

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26. Successfully Working With Your Spouse With Toby And Elizabeth Searle

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25. The State of Residential Construction Industry With Russ Stephens

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24. Using Story Telling To Grow A Building Company With Jimmy McKinney

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23. The Time Management Myth With Russ, Sky and Andy

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22. Why You Don't Need An MBA To Run A Successful Building Company With Rachael Boyer

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21. Using Systems To Maximise Efficiency With Dennis Wong

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20. How Builders Can Create Great Content With Scott Bywater

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19. The Proven Sales Process For Builders With Russ, Sky and Andy

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18. The Systems That Changed Everything with Ryan Stannard

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17. Building A Winning Team With Jacob Oelofse

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16. Purchasing Practices To Maximise Profit With Ryan Lipchek

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15. How To Price Your Jobs With Russ, Sky & Andy

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14. Building A Reputation In The Construction Industry With Rocky Simmons

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13. Leading A Professional Building Company With Clint Best

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12. Systemising Your Drafting Process with Kevin Weitzel

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11. The New Marketing Process For Builders With Russ, Sky and Andy

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10. How Builders Are Adapting To Change With Trevor Salter

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9. 10 KPIs For A Building Company With Erik Cofield

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8. How Technology Is Changing The Industry With Bob Cain

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7. Managing Client Expectations With Sky, Russ and Andy

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6. Growing A Building Company With Robert Carroll

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5. Five Things Every Building Company Must Have With Andy Skarda

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4. Creating Buildertrend With Dan Houghton

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3. The One Figure That Could Destroy Your Building Company with Russ, Sky & Andy

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2. The Truth Behind Growing A Building Company With Tye Alroe

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1. What Is The Association of Professional Builders?