Episodes

Delegate or Die: How Founders Sabotage Scale with Dhana Kannan

Ep. 114 - Building Wealth: Life Insurance as an Operator's Asset with Mika McFadden

Ep. 113 - Quality Control Systems: Building Profitable Project Management with Renee and Greg Glendenning

Ep. 112 - Field Labor to Founder: Managing Heavy Operations

Ep. 111 - Ignorance Tax: Surviving Your First Five Years with John Seaman

Ep. 110 - Applied AI: Automating Construction Bids with Bassem Hamdy

Ep. 109 - Private Equity: Exiting the Utility Space with Shenar Wood

Ep. 108 - Vacuum Trucks: The Shift in Utility Digging with JC Spalding

Ep. 107 - Track Your Data: Stop Leaving Profit Behind with Alec Pestov from vSite

Ep. 106 - People Problems: Fixing Your True Bottleneck with Mike Matalone

Ep. 105 - Real Dirt Training: Building an Education Network with More Dirt Pro

Ep. 104 - Staying Small: Beating the Trap of Endless Growth with Ron Bylo

Ep. 103 - Calluses Sell: The Power of Blue-Collar Networking with Cheri and Rocco Molfese

Ep. 102 - Ditch the Whiteboard: Simple Tracking for Dirt Crews with Long Nguyen

Ep. 101 - Process Before Software: Fixing Construction Chaos with Moustafa Moursy

Ep. 100 - Geotech Reports: Decoding the Dirt Before Digging with Ben Brunni

Ep. 99 - Inclusive Networking: Building Spaces for Blue-Collar Pros with Queenie Be

Ep. 98 - Solo Contracting Success: How One Painter Masters Social Media with Ryan Dandrea

Ep. 97 - Call Before Catastrophe: Modernizing 811 Safety with William Sanders

Ep. 96 - No More Reopened Trenches: Tech That Actually Works with Alec Pestov

Ep. 95 - Bad Culture Bankrupts: Building a Blue-Collar Team that Stays with David McCune

Ep. 94 - Bidding the Cost: Stop Bleeding Cash in the Field with Josh Luebker

Ep. 93 - Build Business Capital: Beyond the Personal Guarantee

Ep. 92 - Fight for Your Crew: Changing Bad Policy Before It Hits the Field

Ep. 91 - Damage Prevention Redefined: Tech Tactics with CGA Co-Chairs

Ep. 90 - Bilingual Safety First: Stopping Construction Line Strikes

Ep. 89 - Damage Prevention Truths with CGA Contractor Experts

Ep. 88 - Utility Safety: The Cost of Taking Shortcuts

Ep. 87 - Family First ROI: Why Presence is Provision

Ep. 86 - Machine Control Secrets for Grading and Utilities

Ep. 85 - Stop Hiring C-Players: Using Tech to Scale with Jonathan Whistman

Ep. 84 - Identify the Need: Building a Niche Empire in the Trades with Ed Katz

Ep. 83 - Why Your Crews are Failing at Implementation with Ron Nussbaum

Ep. 81 - Digging Blind: The 811 Truth No One Tells You with Khrysanne Kerr

Ep. 80 - Contractor to Consultant: How Kory Mitchell Mastered the Exit

Ep. 79 - Overbilling is Survival: Managing Construction Cashflow With Ben Justesen

Ep. 78 - California Concrete: Navigating Rules and Regulation With Kyle Harris

Ep. 77 - 33 Million Views: How a Ditch Digger Built a Media Empire | With Marvin Joles from In the Mix Podcast

Ep. 76 - Empower, Don’t Exhaust: Fixing Leadership at the Core With Missy Washam and Mayce DelValle

Ep. 75 - Brewing Brotherhood: A Coffee Brand Born in the Dirt | With Matthew Gleaves

Ep. 74 - Scaling Slow, Winning Big With Matt Bachtel

Ep. 73 - Win More Bids, Lose Less Money with Baxter Horton

Ep. 72 - Build Better, Share Louder

Ep. 71 - Why 2025 Humbled Me

Ep. 70 - Systems, Schools & Screwups: Real Talk for Blue Collar Growth

Ep. 68 - Marketing That Actually Pays

Ep. 67 - How A Tradesman Builds A Website That Wins Work

Ep. 66 - How Storytelling And Simulators Can Close The Trades Labor Gap

Ep. 65 - Profit Is Not A Dirty Word

Ep. 64 - From HVAC to Excavation Boss

Ep. 63 - Fixing Bad Data Before It Breaks Your Job

Ep. 62 – Visibility Wins: Make the Invisible, Visible

Ep. 61 - Digging Digital Trenches

Ep. 60 - From Machines to Mentorship

Ep. 59 - Big Jobs, Bigger Mistakes: What They Don’t Teach in Construction

Ep. 58 - From Bids to Brotherhood: How ARCO Wins with Subs

Ep. 57 - Solving Equipment Chaos, One Part at a Time

Ep. 56 - Get Heavy Machines Repaired Without Dealer Delays

Ep. 55 - Fixing Financial Blind Spots in Construction

Ep. 54 - Why Your Next Career Insurance Policy Should Be Manual Skills

Ep. 53 - Tiered Pricing Secrets Every Blue Collar Boss Must Know

Ep. 52 - Keep the Peace, Grow the Business

Ep. 51 - Designing a Future and a Legacy Together

Ep. 50 - Why You Should Be Winning Federal Contracts as a Small Business

Ep. 49 - Making Time for What Truly Matters

Ep. 48 - Rebuilding Intimacy, Building Business

Ep. 47 - How to Move Forward When You're Mentally and Physically Stuck

Ep. 46 - Cash Flow Clarity: Funding Big Jobs Right

Ep. 45 - Your Questions Answered: Blue-Collar Business Growth and Hard Truths

Ep. 44 - How to Get Paid Faster

Ep. 43 – Hard Bids, Bad Clients, and Better Business Models with Mark Zweig

Ep. 42 – Digitizing the Trades: An Aussie Tradie's Mission

Ep. 41 - Why Buildertrend Failed Us (and How Project Management Saved It)

Ep. 40 - Ditching Corporate America to Build a Landscaping Empire

Ep. 39 - The Plumbing Pioneer's Playbook

Ep. 38 - How to Thrive When You’re Tired of the Blue Collar Rut

Ep. 37 - How to Handle Honest Questions from Your Team

Ep. 36 - Performance Pay in Construction: Boost Culture and Profits

Ep. 34 - When Content Became My Most Valuable Tool: Why I Started a Podcast

Ep. 33 - The Hidden Challenges of Excavation Growth

Ep. 32 - Dirt to Dollars: Excavating Success with Clay Hudspeth

Ep. 31 - Turning Your Side Hustle into a Thriving Business: Bear Iron Works

Ep. 30 - Finding Your Next Job Just Got Easier

Ep. 29 - Reclaim Your Time and Grow Your Business

Ep. 28 - Unlocking Billions in Government Contracts

Ep. 27 - Bridging the Contractor-Architect Gap

Ep. 26 - From Classroom to Career: Starting Trades Education Early

Ep. 25 - Training the Next Generation of Blue-Collar Workers

Ep. 24 - Mastering Cash Flow in Blue Collar Business

Ep. 23 - The Trey Bo Dirt Story: From Lawnmowers to Millions

Ep. 22 - Tech Meets Tough: Fixing Blue Collar Communication

Ep. 21 - Dirty Job, Big Payoff: Inside the Septic Scene

Ep. 20 - From Work Trucks to Workforce: Buying Smart & Hiring Right

Ep. 19 - How to Build a Landscaping Business That Thrives in Any Season

Ep. 18 - Handyman to Entrepreneur: Building Trust & Referrals

Ep. 17 - Building Bridges: Enhancing Blue-Collar and White-Collar Connections

Ep. 16 - Boost Construction Outcomes: Aviation Engineering Strategies

Ep. 15 - Concrete Costs & Labor: A Subcontractor's Guide to Success

Ep. 14 - Trade School vs. On-the-Job Training: Building a Successful Construction Career

Ep. 13 - Constructing a Life: Immigration & Entrepreneurship