Stephen Isaac’s company, Custom Country Homes Inc. in Kenora, Ontario, more than doubled its revenue in 8 months and tripled its net profit, with three of his sons and his wife’s nephew on the crew. Before that his books were a mess, and when he was on site he felt he should be at his desk, so he never kept up with either.
So the numbers came first, which meant getting his books organized and working with his accountant to have an accurate profit and loss by the 10th of every month. One of his TPB coaches also got him using Claude, and when he showed his wife Gloria the forecast he’d built with it, she said it couldn’t be true. Once the numbers were clear he stepped back from the schedule, which George Perdue now runs, right down to who can take days off. The crew plans the week over breakfast every Monday while Stephen does the estimating and invoicing. Marti also asks how he handled a client who pushed back on higher prices and how he leads a crew made up of his own sons. They finish on his Business Maturity Date and what he’d tell a builder who’s stuck.
If you’re still the one deciding who gets a day off, start at 04:32.
What’s covered:
About Stephen:
Stephen Isaac owns Custom Country Homes Inc. in Kenora, Ontario, on Lake of the Woods, after about 20 years running his own building company in southeastern Manitoba as a certified R-2000 builder.
Chapters:
Too many building company owners work long hours for very little profit, aren’t able to spend time with their families, and are stressed to the limit.
This is not your fault.
You can be the best builder in the world but trade school doesn’t teach you how to run a business.
This is why we created The Professional Builder.
Gaining control over your business doesn’t need to be hard.
Our proven systems have been used by 5,000+ builders from New Zealand, Australia, USA, UK, Canada, and all around the world to get back their freedom.
