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Welcome to the Imperfect Entrepreneur podcast! This show is for employees that want to be entrepreneurs and business owners that want to learn and grow their business. Inside each episode, Oliver shares his biggest “a-ha moments” and business growth strat

Oliver Fernandez


    • May 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 265 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Imperfect Entrepreneur

    How to build a reliable subcontractor network... | Ep 266

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 20:01


    That helps you save time, make more money and have a bigger impact...By: Oliver Fernandez

    We are building a championship team... | Ep 265

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 22:15


    We are here to win, to grow, to expand, to have an impact...By: Oliver Fernandez

    How I almost went Broke and what I did to Fix it... | Ep 264

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 18:21


    I needed to get better at negotiating terms on the front end...By: Oliver Fernandez

    The Fastest Way to Grow Your Construction Business | Ep 263

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 21:45


    My back was against the wall, and I needed to generate deal flow...By: Oliver Fernandez

    How I live in DC and Win Millions of Dollars worth of Construction Contracts throughout the USA | Ep 261

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 18:39


    We are making money in all these areas so why wouldn't we continue to go after more contracts...By: Oliver Fernandez

    A fear stopping a Construction Business owner from getting more work... | Ep 261

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 18:21


    I don't have enough people to get all this work done...By: Oliver Fernandez

    The Biggest Hiring Mistake That cost me millions... | Ep 260

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 15:47


    One person can only do so much...By: Oliver Fernandez

    The 3 Things I wish I knew before Scaling my Construction Business... | Ep 259

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 22:19


    Growth is really messy and its never a smooth process...By: Oliver Fernandez

    Why do some guys lose their families while building their construction business... | Ep 258

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 20:00


    Family life and Business life are fragile... Don't break it...By: Oliver Fernandez

    How to work through someone from the team asking for a raise... | Ep 257

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 18:35


    I used to get intimidated by team members asking for more money and I didn't hire people because of it...By: Oliver Fernandez

    How to Win Better Projects and Maximize Profits... | Ep 256

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 26:59


    We had to start going after bigger projects to have the opportunity to win a bigger project...By: Oliver Fernandez

    How to Spend Money (or Not) as you Grow Your Construction Business | Ep 255

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 16:12


    Podcast Description: - Most people miss this cost, and it starts chipping away at profit...

    How I Turned My Money Losing Business to a Money Making Machine | Ep 254

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 16:56


    I don't ever want to be the cheapest or have to deal with the pain that being the cheapest causes...

    How I Stopped Being the Bottleneck & Scaled My Business to $20M+ | Ep 253

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 24:37


    Podcast Description: - I was like wow, how did that happen without me?

    Why Your Business Feels Broke Even at $1M+ Revenue | Ep 252

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 18:58


    The problem doesn't change it is just much bigger...

    The mindset required for construction business success... | Ep 251

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 17:38


    What happens when you get hit with 100 different things at the same time...

    Subcontract to multiply in 2025... | Ep 250

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 18:08


    Focus the team's effort on bigger opportunities... 

    How to get off to a fast start in 2025... | Ep 249

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 21:49


    You can let your story play out in whatever way you want it too...

    My top insight after speaking at an event to get 2025 off to a fast start... | Ep 248

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 18:16


    Nothing is slow unless you allow it to be slow...

    A couple simple ingredients to setup a massive year | Ep 247

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 15:18


    Pick your opportunity and go all in...

    The 3 challenges that present themselves every time you set a big target... | Ep 246

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 19:37


    It's not going to be just a straight line... The ups and down are all a part of the game...

    Do you go when your number is called?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 18:25


    A confused mind will always find failure... And there was a lot of confusion... "

    What's getting by you? | Ep 244

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 12:27


    We have to take advantage of the opportunity in the lifetime of the opportunity...

    Everything I am Thankful For That Has Helped Grow The Construction Business | Ep 243

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 26:44


    When you have breakthrough after breakthrough you start to build the life and business you can be proud of...

    Why opening your big mouth can help you grow your construction business... | Ep 242

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 16:27


    The faster we can go from point A to point Z the more momentum we can build to the target...

    Smelling blood in the water... | Ep 241

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 19:51


    The goal is to have more wins than failures...

    Why do most contractors fail... | Ep 240

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 19:22


    Putting so much time, energy and effort into what...

    The blueprint for success | Ep 239

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 19:56


    Once you understand how it works you can take action and continue to change your life...

    The number one thing that has got my mindset right | Ep 237

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 11:44


    Your mindset is the key to everything...

    David vs Goliath | Ep 237

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 21:08


    My wife has been asking to go to Italy for 10 years and I was scared...

    The two E's not Easy and Easier... | Ep 236

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 14:04


    They are what defines you and the business... 

    If I had $5,000 or less and I wanted to start a construction company, I would do this... | Ep 235

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 16:10


    No one is going to take care of you and your family like you...

    Are you a burst pipe or are you a diamond? | Ep 234

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 13:51


    There was a tremendous amount of stress in the environment...

    Small Jobs and Big Jobs which ones do you want? | Ep 233

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 15:21


    We still have people questioning if we have what it takes... 

    These are the things that are required to have a successful business | Ep 232

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 22:23


    There's a lot to do when you are first starting out... 

    Building the person that is going to produce the results | Ep 231

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 20:05


    Where you are right now is the results of the work you did months ago...

    The #1 thing to know when in Sales | Ep 230

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 23:21


    Don't sell what you want... Sell what they want... 

    My top takeaway from speaking to the Syracuse Football Team | Ep 229

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 21:25


    The winning mentality came from this...

    When I started to develop my mindset and business strategies... | Ep 228

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 21:06


    I went to work and started building the man that is here today... 

    What happens when you face your fears? | Ep 227

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 31:16


    Most people never face their fears and wonder why they never grow...

    When you get the call are you going to be ready? | Ep 226

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 26:36


    Sharing my top takeaways that Syracuse University Football taught me and how I am implementing them in the business...

    Sometimes you need to let go, in order to keep going... | Ep 225

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 25:24


    For things to change you have to change...

    My 3 Biggest Takeaways from the 10x Business Training | Ep 224

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 19:11


    What's better than me coming back to the business excited? 25 people coming back to the business excited...

    Top 3 Reasons to Bring the Team to a 10x Business Training | Ep 223

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 21:59


    Success isn't going to happen by accident... 

    How we submitted 8 projects valued at over 20M in one day... | Ep 222

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 24:33


    It's crazy to think that last year there were only 3 months that we submitted more than 20M worth of proposals...

    A huge missed money opportunity... | Ep 221ode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 25:10


    Sometimes you need a no quit attitude through prolonged physical or mental effort...

    A common Trap I found myself falling into... | Ep 220

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 15:11


    We can't be inconsistent one day and expect the result the next day...

    My top 3 Lessons from being 38... | Ep 219

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 24:11


    Everything is getting upgraded as we are going to a new level in business...

    Does Practice Make Perfect? | Ep 218

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 11:58


    Once we see things differently we can start down a new direction to get different results...

    The #1 Issue Holding Back Your Business in 2024... | Ep 217

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 23:58


    Once you understand that you are not going to be able to do it all by yourself...

    Top 3 Takeaways from Being the Convocation Speaker at Syracuse University... | Ep 216

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 18:10


    Get around people and organizations that stretch you... 

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