Contractor Evolution

Contractor Evolution

This is Contractor Evolution. Where we unpack the systems, tactics, and skills you need to take your fast-growing contracting business to the next level.

If you’re here to learn what it takes to scale up, work less, and increase profitability, you’ve come to the right place.

Stay tuned to learn what separates the new breed of contractor from the old school, and welcome to your ultimate guide on the business of contracting.

Contractor Evolution
  • Construction Project Management for 10MM Businesses

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    A couple of months ago we did a Project Management Roundtable with some of our highest-performing members in the construction space.

    It was so popular and well-received that we thought we would release it as a Con...

  • Un-Suck Your SOP's & Get Team Buy In

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    If you don’t have clear SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for all the things you do in your business you’re in trouble.

    Here’s why:

    - You won’t be able to scale
    - You can’t take a vacation
    - You can’t promo...

  • How To Build A Leadership Team & Step Back

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    Do you have a leadership team? Do you let them lead?

    I’m sure you’ve probably heard that you need to hire a leadership team who will allow you to take a step back from the grind. But rarely do you hear HOW to nurtur...

  • Stop Doing That, Try This

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    'You ever heard that quote about the bumblebee flying? The one that goes, “Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it flies anyway.”

    I feel like Tommy Mello di...

  • Robots Build Houses in Days

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    Have you ever run a project and gotten so fed up with the people doing the job that you wished you could swap them out with robots?

    Yeah, so did Garrett Moore and then he built the robots.

    While on deployment, this...

  • Build A Brand That Sells Itself

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    Episode Resource: https://trybta.com/PCA74

    When selling to your prospects and customers, do you ever get tired of answering the same exact questions over and over again?

    Are you ever bored by the sound of your vo...

  • Ready to Scale? Watch This

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    If you’ve ever felt like your profit should be increasing with your revenue, you’re not alone.

    If revenue goes up…profit goes up. Right? It’s simple math. It should work like that.

    You think if you just work a litt...

  • Resumes Are Useless

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    Episode Resource: https://trybta.com/PCA72

    As a millennial myself, I take a small amount of personal offense whenever I hear frustrated contractors verbally bash my entire generation (or young people broadly speakin...

  • Client Red Flags

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    Nothing in the world of contracting sucks the life out of you or your team like a miserable client. A sorry SOB whose apparent mission in life is to ruin yours. It almost seems they take pleasure in the process.

    Wh...

  • 10 Signs of Self Sabotage

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    If you roll into a multi-day hike with tons of vertical and a 50-pound pack after 6 months on the couch eating Doritos, chances are you’re probably not going to have the best time.

    But what about if you're asking a ...

  • From 400k To 10M+ in 4 Years

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    Episode Resource: https://trybta.com/PCA70

    In this episode of Contractor Evolution, we’ve brought in Anthony Langdon of Asset Roofing in Seattle, WA. It wasn’t too long ago that Anthony’s business hit a ceiling bec...

  • Not Over 15% Net Profit? Watch This

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    Your business is a “For-Profit Entity”.

    Profits are a slippery business though.

    Sometimes it can feel like what you made on paper and what is in your bank account don’t quite line up.

    Sometimes top-line growth...

  • Contractor Content Strategy For 2022

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    “Create Content” is such an easy thing for some marketing guru to tell you to do.

    But those people are the ones that sit in front of a screen all day and have no realistic clue what goes into running the average co...

  • 2022 Contractor Reading List

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    As you might have guessed by the subject line of this email, we’re talking about books in this episode of Contractor Evolution?

    Why?

    Because someone way smarter than you has devoted DECADES of their life mastering...

  • The Antidote For Imposter Syndrome And Self Doubt

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    Do you ever feel like a fraud?
    In certain situations do you ever feel like you are one minor mistake, one missed detail away from being found out by everyone as a phony?

    Do you sometimes feel totally under qualifi...

  • Only 2% of Contractors Do This

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    Episode Resource: https://trybta.com/PCA64

    Our guest in this episode, Paul Akers, runs a company called Fastcap who’s workers now output $500-$700 a day and are happier than when the company started. He’s been so re...

  • No More "Go Backs"

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    Episode Resource: https://trybta.com/PCA63

    Misaligned expectations between contractor and client are the route of all evil when it comes to:

    -Hitting or missing budget
    -Finishing the project on time or way behind s...

  • From 0 to 380m in 10 Years

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    Just 13 years ago, Barrett was working as a bags-on carpenter fresh out of school.

    Since then, he has not only built an extremely successful construction company but has also become a full-blown multi-family develo...

  • Contractor Acquisition Model: Does It Work?

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    This painter crushes it by buying into his competition

    You may have, at some point, pondered the idea of supercharging your growth by buying another business.

    Entrepreneurs naturally see opportunity all around them...

  • The Benefits of New Territory

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    If you have ever wondered what it takes to expand into a new market, begin operations in a new city, or even a new state, this episode is a must-listen. Our guest for this episode is Kory Ballard, founder of Perficu...

  • Will You Weather The Storm

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    One situation you are inevitably going to face at some point, or many points, is an economic downturn. Or Recession. Or Meltdown. Whatever you (or the media) want to call it.

    You get what I’m saying though. Business...

  • Bigger Business = More Family Time

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    Today’s episode is a case study with Curtis and Channell Murray of 180 Kitchens: A kitchen cabinet refacing business based in Vancouver BC. Listen carefully now okay? In one short year, they accomplished the follow...

  • Contractor Hiring Q's Answered

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    Episode Resource: https://trybta.com/PCA57

    About 2 months ago we put on our first digital Contractor Evolution Summit where we focused on recruiting and hiring.

    We had so many questions during the live event that w...

  • The New Way To Recruit In The Trades

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    Episode Resource: https://trybta.com/PCA56

    When it comes to solving business problems there will always be hundreds of theoretical or formulaic sounding answers floating around out there.

    There is certainly value...