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'THE BUILDERS LADDER'

Hosted by Marti Amos and Owen Chambers. Get the latest insights and interviews on what’s working right now for residential building companies.

Why New Builders Must Spend 10 PERCENT To Compete With Established Brands | Elly Smith

Elly from Gordon Digital explains that residential builders actively burn their marketing budgets by treating ads as a short-term fix. Many builders try to run their own marketing by randomly boosting Facebook posts or paying for cheap SEO that only targets basic keywords. Because the residential buying cycle is long, ...

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Why Accepting The First Qualified Applicant Guarantees A Bad HIRE | Scott Rammage

Scott Ramage from HireVP discusses how residential builders fall into the habit of solving every site problem themselves. Taking 50 ...

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Australia

Why Your Free Spreadsheet Is The Most EXPENSIVE Tool On Site | Ahmed Noor Yusuf

Ahmed from Wunderbuild observed that residential builders fail themselves by relying entirely on their brains or paper books to track ...

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Australia

[ON SITE] How Outsourcing Administration Cut Overheads From 35% To 8% | Joshua Rosinski

Josh runs Helix Group alongside his brother in northern Sydney. Before applying a formal management structure, the company operated with ...

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Australia

Stop Waiting On Third-Party Couriers Before You DELAY Your Framers | Clint Adams

Clint from ATS Building Products outlines the severe logistical vulnerabilities that stall residential construction projects. Relying on a single region ...

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Australia

Epi 222: How Mohammed Replaced Six-Figure PROCUREMENT MANAGERS For $59 A Month | Mohammed Brais

Mohammed Brais from Asset Builders in New South Wales realized that independent construction owners suffer financially because they lack the ...

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In-Person

[ON SITE] How James Fell Used An OVERHEAD RECOVERY MARGIN To Hit 25% Profit | James Fell

James Fell from Pōneke Construction in Wellington was running a growing residential renovation business but found himself getting poorer. He ...

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In-Person

Rebuilding Cash Flow After Losing A Major Build | Derek Rowe

Derek Rowe faced a massive bottleneck in his building company when his partner spent eight hours formatting a single bathroom ...

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Australia

The Website Checklist Stopping Builders From Losing $1M PROJECTS | Leon Sokolski

Leon from Atelic Digital joins the podcast to address a critical operational failure: losing high-value construction bids due to an ...

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In-Person

[ON SITE] Stop Sweeping Extras Under The Rug Before You LOSE Money | Chris Warren

Chris Warren from K2C Remodeling in Georgetown, Texas spent years hustling on the tools and flying blind on his financials. ...

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Australia

How Builders Used The QBE SYSTEM To Turn Around Quotes In 3 DAYS | Haydn Simmons

Haydn from Price A Plan breaks down the massive operational flaw of residential builders doing their own estimating. Because owners ...

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In-Person

[ON SITE] Scaling To 22 REPEAT PROJECTS: How Michelle Fixed Her FRONT END SALES | Michele Fonzi

Michele Fonzi from M Fonzi Designs in Austin, Texas, actively attacks the specific mistake of trying to fill every role ...

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Australia

Why Jumping Into Jobs Blindly Forces You To Suffer Abusive CLIENTS | Michele Bonola

Michele Bonola from Riviera Renovations found himself completely lost and ready to quit the building industry. Despite generating revenue, he ...

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Australia

Why Blending Overheads Forces You To Fly BLIND On Cash Flow | Phil Brown

Phil Brown from Xact Accounting specifically targets the massive industry flaw of builders bouncing between disparate data spaces to calculate ...

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In-Person

[ON SITE] The MARGIN VS MARKUP Fix That Saved Palace Construction | Matt Sleith

Matt Sleith from Palace Construction in Wellington found himself trapped in a constant cash flow nightmare. Despite running a successful ...

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Australia

The Exact Hiring Timeline To Implement At 80% CAPACITY | Tamsin Parry

Tamsin Parry from The Doing Co actively attacks the specific mistake of hiring administrative help when the business owner is ...

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