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EPISODE 312: Here's the reality: Most small construction businesses have unintentionally designed their failure. Surprising, right? And that's why eight out of ten construction companies find themselves where selling becomes nearly impossible. So, what mistakes should you avoid if you dream of selling your business and enjoying retirement? In this latest episode of The Construction Leading Edge, I unravel the six mistakes that could render your business unsellable. We'll also dig into the symptoms signaling trouble under the surface. Lastly, I also share four actionable steps to make your business sellable and why planning an exit strategy shouldn't be the first thing on your list. Let's dive in! Key Takeaways: Introduction (00:00) Why 80% of small construction businesses can't be sold (01:02) Symptoms that your business is designed to fail (03:54) Mistake #1 that makes businesses unsellable (10:04) Mistake #2 that makes businesses unsellable (13:02) Mistake #3 that makes businesses unsellable (14:08) Mistake #4 that makes businesses unsellable (17:50) Mistake #5 that makes businesses unsellable (19:42) Mistake #6 that makes businesses unsellable (21:01) Four actionable steps to make your business sellable (23:43) Why planning an exit strategy should be last on your list (28:02) Additional Resources: - Watch the replay on How to Recession Proof Your Business HERE - FREE training on how to get out of your business and make it run without you HERE - Hear our clients' success stories HERE - Schedule your business evaluation call with our team HERE -- The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time. Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!
EPISODE 311: How can you make your business resilient in the face of challenges? Forget the traditional definition of a recession as a financial crisis–it goes beyond that. When I say recession, it could be when your star employee jumps ship to a competitor. It could also mean something happens to you, and your business can't run without you. As a CEO, what's your game plan when those happen? In this episode, I'll be sharing ten (10) foolproof strategies to recession-proof your business so it can weather any storm that comes its way. I'll be sharing some practical and actionable steps you can implement as early as possible, highlighting some of the great resources we have at your disposal so you'll be better equipped with the knowledge to run your construction business through any rough waters. Ready to recession-proof your business? Let's dive right in! Key Takeaways: Introduction (00:00) The many faces of recession (02:25) Drive your cash flow (04:24) Focus on maximizing your bottom line (06:24) Make your team more agile and efficient (11:39) Monitor your trade partners in your supply chain (17:27) Establish a go/no-go date on all of your projects (24:05) Upsell to current and past clients (28:43) Focus on your core competencies (30:51) Jim Collin's The Hedgehog Concept explained (32:10) Lead your team well (33:34) Operate as the CEO (37:26) Leverage the 80-20 principle (40:44) Quick recap (42:14) Great resources for you to check out (43:22) Additional Resources: - Watch the replay on How to Recession Proof Your Business HERE - FREE training on how to get out of your business and make it run without you HERE - Hear our clients' success stories HERE - Schedule your business evaluation call with our team HERE -- The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time. Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!
EPISODE 307: 70% of construction businesses fail in the first five years. Alarmingly, the construction industry also has the second highest rate of suicide of all workplace industries. What if some of the most painful issues that construction business owners deal with can be traced back to a wrong belief? In this week's episode, we'll discuss how you should reexamine your job as CEO of a construction company. Today, I'll unveil the biggest problems that most construction business owners face, how to prepare yourself as a leader to sustain your business growth, the problem with the if attitude, and so much more! Tune in now! Key Takeaways: Introduction (00:00) The biggest lie (01:23) Biggest problems for construction business owners (04:20) The story of Tanner, who wants to be a starting catcher (05:51) What happens when you're focused on getting something (10:08) The question you should be asking yourself (12:07) Two attitudes toward preparation (15:18) The problems with the “if attitude” (17:07) Questions for you to think about (20:36) What does it look like to prepare as a leader (22:44) Final thoughts (24:41) Additional Resources: - Join the FREE Get Paid for Estimates Masterclass HERE - Get your FREE customized blueprint to systematize your construction business HERE - Hear our clients' success stories HERE Listen to these episodes and learn from other CEOs - How Navy SEALS Would Build Houses, Mantras & Attacking the Housing Shortage with Garrett Moore | E250 - 3 Key Concepts to Grow a Custom Home Building Business with Alex Gregg | E299 - Foundations for Scaling a Business to $50M with Shawn Dominguez | E297 - Nailing the Handoff, Small Adjustments, and Navigating a Business Transition | E286 -- The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time. Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!
EPISODE 296: Adversity has a remarkable way of bringing out the best in you, which is exactly what happens when you start burning the ships. This act becomes a symbol of your unwavering commitment to your goals. When those ships go up in flames, all means of escape vanish, leaving no safety net or fallback plan behind. Through this situation, success becomes a matter of life or death, and the only way forward is through sheer determination, resilience, and perseverance. The question is: are you ready to go through this? So in today's episode, we will explore various misconceptions around stress, why you should be burning the ships, practical ways to manufacture adversity, and some tips on applying what you'll be learning today to your construction business. Make sure to tune in now! Key Takeaways: Introduction (00:00) The Johnny Cash song (00:53) Misconceptions about stress (02:39) How Navy Seals see adversity (07:09) Why you want to manufacture adversity (08:51) What does it mean to burn your ships? (14:09) Practical ways to manufacture adversity (18:19) Applying what you have learned (24:29) Great resources for you to bookmark (27:04) Additional Resources: - Listen to Episode 274 with Torrey Hawkins HERE - FREE training on how to get paid for estimates HERE - FREE webinar on how to make your business run without you HERE - Hear success stories from our clients HERE - Book a FREE call with our team HERE - Visit Construction Leading Edge for more HERE Books Mentioned: - Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill - The Art of War by Sun Tzu -- The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time. Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!
EPISODE 295: Do you ever wonder if you can get paid for estimates even when doing small home building, remodeling, or commercial projects? In today's episode, we've invited one of our Masterclass students, Bobby Williams, president and CEO at BGW Construction in Indiana. Today, Bobby shares his experience after joining our Get Paid for Estimates Masterclass. He talks about some of the biggest problems with giving out free estimates, why it's high time you start charging for pre-construction work, and the transformative ripple effects it can have on your construction business. Tune in now to learn more! Key Takeaways: Introduction (00:00) Meet Bobby Williams of BGW Construction (04:38) What are the biggest problems that come with free estimates? (09:16) Ripple effects of providing paid pre-construction services (12:37) Don't compare yourself to your competition (21:24) The best of Get Paid for Estimates Masterclass (24:36) Why sign up for the Get Paid for Estimates Masterclass? (31:13) Episode wrap-up (34:29) Additional Resources: - FREE training on how to get paid for estimates HERE - Hear success stories from our clients HERE - Book a FREE call with our team HERE - Visit Construction Leading Edge for more HERE -- The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time. Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!
EPISODE 294: How resilient is your construction business? And what should you do as a business leader to mitigate the risks? There is a military and business strategy called red teaming. Basically, it allows an organization to expose its weak points and stress test plans and strategies to counter them. So in today's episode, we'll dive deep into what a red team is, why you should use it, and some tools to help you red team your construction business to make it more resilient. Plus, we also have Leyah interviewing John Hall, a construction business leader, on how the Systematize Your Construction Business (SYCB) program helped him reclaim his time and empower his team. Tune in now to learn more! Key Takeaways: What is a red team? (01:44) 5 reasons why a construction business needs to run a red team (05:43) The above-the-waterline or below-the-waterline analogy (09:46) The five-by-five risk matrix explained (13:22) Questions you need to ask as a business leader (18:57) Whose job is it to red team a construction business? (20:09) How to recession-proof your construction business (22:58) Leyah's interview with John Hall (25:11) Problems that led John to join the SYCB program (25:53) How the SYCB program helped John and his team (27:46) Life before and after joining the SYCB program (31:31) Additional Resources: - FREE webinar on how to recession-proof your business HERE - Hear success stories from our clients HERE - Book a FREE call with our team HERE - Visit Construction Leading Edge for more HERE -- The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time. Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!
On this episode of The Therapy Edit's 'One thing', Anna Mathur chats with Hollie de Cruz..Hollie's one thing she'd like to impart to other parents is that when it comes to the process of birth, you always have options and you don't have to do what others do or what you're advised is the normal or best way of doing things. Hollie is a renowned pregnancy and birth educator, two-time author and podcaster. She is also a mother to two boys, Oscar (11) and Cosmo (3). Hollie's new platform – Here/Hear – will be a place for expectant and seasoned mothers to learn, grow, and feel supported in coming home to themselves. You can stay up to date with the launch on Instagram at @weare_herehear, or follow Hollie at @theyesmummum.
William Beckmann joins us this week to talk about his new radio single, his recent cover of a classic Springsteen tune and how he's become the songwriter and performer that we all know and love!Find William's music, tour dates and merchandise HERE Hear his latest single "In The Dark" + many other great Texas Toast features on our TEXAS TOAST Spotify Playlist HEREYou can support Texas Toast by following us on social medias (@texastoastpod), giving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, subscribing on YouTube, making a donation via PayPal or MOST IMPORTANTLY, sharing the show with a friend!Intro song: "The Ride" by Jon StorkOutro song: "You Can Go To Hell" by Phineus RebSupport the show (https://paypal.me/texastoastpodcast)
Becoming a mum is something that shifts our identity and we can often find ourselves trying to mother in a way that our culture and the media tells us we should. But my guest today says we should all try to do motherhood our own way, trusting our instincts and leaning into what we think we should do, not what we are being told to do by others.Hollie de Cruz is a mum of two and a hugely successful hypnobirthing coach with clients including Fearne Cotton, Izzy Judd and Giovanna and Tom Fletcher. Hollie is also the creator of the award-winning yesmum positive affirmation cards and the author of two books – Your Baby, Your Birth and Motherhood Your Way. Her latest venture Here Hear is a platform to educate and support mums as they find their feet in this new world.Follow Hollie on Instagram here and check out her books and hypnobirthing website.If you enjoyed this episode then please leave a rating or review - and you can subscribe to ensure you don't miss future episodes. Thank you! Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and author Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people about parenthood on the podcast. You can check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: @iamalisonperry or on Twitter: @iamalisonperry. You can buy my book OMG It's Twins now. Producer: Imogen HartMusic: Epidemic SoundArtwork: Eleanor BowmerSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/notanothermummy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jesse Daniel joins us this week to talk about his new album and recent radio success, as well as his musical foundation, relationships and some of his hobbies outside of music. Find Jesse's music, tour dates and merchandise HERE Hear his latest single "Lookin' Back" + many other great Texas Toast features on our TEXAS TOAST Spotify Playlist HEREYou can support Texas Toast by following us on social medias (@texastoastpod), giving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, subscribing on YouTube, making a donation via PayPal or MOST IMPORTANTLY, sharing the show with a friend!Intro song: "The Ride" by Jon StorkOutro song: "You Can Go To Hell" by Phineus RebSupport the show (https://paypal.me/texastoastpodcast)
It's been the never ending Spring Break! Are we REALLY back to school? So many options, so many obstacle, so many opportunities. With virtual and in person school both available, this school year has been totally different. Is there a right choice? Is there a wrong choice? Here's how we are navigating this season. Join our private community for more fun and resources HERE Hear more from Natalie with My Think Fit HERE Hear more from Christi HERE Episode sponsored by FRE' Skincare...get your discount HERE with code 'LIFEWORK'
Do you have a filter system when deciding what to say or do? Listen as we chat about are we 'helping or hurting' with our words and our actions. Plus takeaway tips that YOU can use to decipher. Join our private community for more fun and resources HERE Hear from from Natalie with My Think Fit, Inc by going HERE Hear from Christi by going HERE Episode sponsored by FRE Skincare...get your discount HERE with code 'LIFEWORK'
We have all been thrown a curve ball or two over our lifetime and 2020 has been no exception! ,But what do we learn from those? How can we take a tough situation and grow for future trials? How do we pivot when nothing seems right? Join our private group HERE for more resources Hear from Natalie regularly HERE Hear from Christi regularly HERE If this episode was helpful, make sure to SHARE, SUBSCRIBE and RATE us!
Summer is here and we are feeling the HEAT! Let's talk some of our faves...from sunscreen to shorts to sandals and beach bags. It's our Favorite Things SUMMER edition!!! Join our Facebook group HERE for more resources and convo: Hear from Natalie Tuman (My Think Fit) weekly HERE Hear from Christi Reid weekly HERE
In our 4th episode, we gave you our strategies to help make life work while facing the Covid struggle. That was then and this is now. Listen in to see if we stuck to the plan, how we have learned to pivot and what we are doing now! Join us on Facebook for more convos and resources HERE Hear from Christ Reid on the regular: Click HERE Hear from Natalie Tuman on the regular: Click HERE
HEAR the 1st hour HERE: HEAR the 2nd hour HERE: PLAYLIST: Hawkwind “Orgone Accumulator (Live)” [Bring Me The Head Of Yuri Gagarin: Welcome To The Future, Vol. 2 (Live)] Off World “Scrubdown” [2] Hans Castrup “Prophecy I/o” [Shadowplay] The Pink Fairies “Do It! (1970 Demo)” [Fuzz Freakout 1970-1971] … Continue reading →
HEAR the first hour HERE: HEAR the second hour HERE: PLAYLIST: Measuring the Stones of Light with Primitive Wooden Tools “noisepoetnobody & Vance Galloway” [Uranium 238] Doug Theriault “Pragmatic Sparse sense of deinitite parsnips” [Momentus Pickoramus] Liars “Grown Men Don’t Fall In The River, Just … Continue reading →
Our friend Nate Crawford talks mental illness and superheroes with us. We had a ton of fun with this conversation, and hope it's fun for you to listen in on. We love this guy.
This week Rafael and Jeremy, two refugees of the browser wars, share tales of sacrifice and chivalry from the early days of the internet. A Muppet Family Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojtGHXsTXmU Bike sharing in China https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/world/asia/china-beijing-dockless-bike-share.html?mcubz=1&_r=0 Browser wars https://www.wired.com/2009/01/awesome-infogra/ Mosaic browser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser) Hotline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotline_Communications Serial Box https://twitter.com/peteavey/status/24423749486903296 SVG https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG Webkit https://webkit.org/ Firefox https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ Imagemagick https://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php WebVR https://webvr.info/ Netscape https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape AOL CDs https://techcrunch.com/2010/12/27/aol-discs-90s/ Compuserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuServe Apple eWorld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EWorld Information Superhighway, 1991 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk82TI92GO4 Information Superhighway, attributed to Nam June Paik and Al Gore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_superhighway Adobe Flash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash_Player Why Chrome uses so much freaking RAM http://lifehacker.com/why-chrome-uses-so-much-freaking-ram-1702537477 The Story of Firefox OS https://medium.com/@bfrancis/the-story-of-firefox-os-cb5bf796e8fb Mobile First design https://www.uxpin.com/studio/blog/a-hands-on-guide-to-mobile-first-design/ Steve Jobs promotes Web 2.0 / Ajax apps (no SDK) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=42&v=8Vq993Td6ys App Fatigue https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/03/app-fatigue/ Mark Zuckerberg: Our Biggest Mistake Was Betting Too Much On HTML5 https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/11/mark-zuckerberg-our-biggest-mistake-with-mobile-was-betting-too-much-on-html5/ React Native https://facebook.github.io/react-native/ Rafael’s new app, Here Hear http://www.newrafael.com/herehear/ ** Commercial Break ** Reflections on the Burden of Men https://www.rotbom.com/ Jack Conte on reality of being famous on YouTube https://www.ted.com/talks/jack_conte_how_artists_can_finally_get_paid_in_the_digital_age Microserfs, Douglas Coupland, 1995 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2748.Microserfs JODI http://v2.nl/archive/organizations/jodi.org The Web Browser as Aesthetic https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/z4yagw/digart-the-web-browser-as-aesthetic-framework-why-digital-art-today-looks-different Text Free Browsing http://textfreebrowsing.com/ Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ A/B testing and Multi-armed bandits https://vwo.com/blog/multi-armed-bandit-algorithm/ Tinder https://www.gotinder.com/ Why doing less drives more conversions https://neilpatel.com/blog/less-drives-conversions/ Olia Lialina, Summer, 2013 http://www.emiliegervais.com/olia/summer/ Rhizome’s Net Art Anthology https://anthology.rhizome.org/ The Browser Wars are back https://www.wired.com/2015/09/thompson-3/ Torrent files https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrent_file
Click picture to open in iTunes. We have two phenomenal guests this week: Gabe Howard is host of the Psych Central Show and diagnosed with Bipolar I. Nate Crawford is founder of Here/Hear and is diagnosed with Bipolar II. They give us insight into what life is like with Bipolar Disorder, as well as the difficulties in navigating personal relationships with a mental illness diagnosis.Connect with Gabe on Twitter, his website, or listen to the Psych Central Show.Connect with Nate on Twitter, Here/Hear's website, or listen to the Here/Hear Podcast.Intro/outro music on this episode is Hidden Personality by CloZee.Connect with Robert on Twitter or his website.Connect with Steve on Twitter or his website.
We have two phenomenal guests this week: Gabe Howard is host of the Psych Central Show and diagnosed with Bipolar I. Nate Crawford is founder of Here/Hear and is diagnosed with Bipolar II. They give us insight into what life is like with Bipolar Disorder, as well as the difficulties in navigating personal relationships with a mental illness diagnosis.
We have two phenomenal guests this week: Gabe Howard is host of the Psych Central Show and diagnosed with Bipolar I. Nate Crawford is founder of Here/Hear and is diagnosed with Bipolar II. They give us insight into what life is like with Bipolar Disorder, as well as the difficulties in navigating personal relationships with a mental illness diagnosis.Connect with Gabe on Twitter, his website, or listen to the Psych Central Show.Connect with Nate on Twitter, Here/Hear's website, or listen to the Here/Hear Podcast.Intro/outro music on this episode is Hidden Personality by CloZee.Connect with Robert on Twitter or his website.Connect with Steve on Twitter or his website.
Today's episode features a conversation with Nate Crawford, director of Here/Hear, a nonprofit advocacy group focused on mental health. Nate shares his story, including his experience with bipolar disorder. Trigger warning: this episode contains frank discussions of mental health issues, so if that is triggering, please keep that in mind. Follow Blake on Twitter: @brchastain Follow Exvangelical on Twitter: @exvangelicalpod Follow Exvangelical on Facebook: facebook.com/exvangelicalpod Here/Hear's website: herehear.org - Show Notes: Here/Hear blog: http://www.herehear.org/blog The Mighty: https://themighty.com/ National Alliance on Mental Illness: http://www.nami.org/ Boy Meets Depression: Or Life Sucks and Then You Live: https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Meets-Depression-Life-Sucks/dp/0553418378 Intro and Outro Music: "The Fleecing" by Pedro the Lion itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-fle…0959?i=572010962
I see you've made it through another weekend! Good for you! And this past weekend may have been crucial, because it was Cupid's weekend. Everybody is not in love, and quite a few people are not into love, and so many of you NOT ALL, but so many of you are NOT READY FOR LOVE. There are ups and downs to just about everything you go through in life, and why should Cupid's day be any different? Did you steal somebody's love? Was love taken from you? Oh well, it's in the past now - so LETS MOVE ON!!! Are you ready for KINGS IN THE MORNING? We're ready for you, regardless how you step up on stage, we are HERE HEAR! Just in case I didn't have the right HEAR HERE. 347-205-9366. Women let your hair down, guys - don't drop anything - none of the crew, will doo dat doo - KITM - let's do it! How did you like the NBA All Star game yes tiddy?