The Builders Ladder: Business Growth Strategies for Residential Construction Businesses
By The Professional Builder
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Welcome to The Builders Ladder, for residential builders and construction business owners who want to fast-track their results, scale their construction company, and create a systemized, profitable construction business.
If you’re ready to free up your time, increase profit, and build a high-performing team, you’re in the right place.
Your host, Marti Amos, has worked with over 5,000 building companies globally over the last 19+ years through builder coaching and proven business systems. His mission? To help you climb the builder’s ladder and run a predictable, high-margin construction business.
Tune in to hear from industry experts and discover step-by-step strategies to become a strategic building business owner - and ultimately, achieve true wealth, time freedom, and financial freedom through your residential construction business.
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Epi 227: If I Had To Sell SIX-FIGURE Design Agreements: Here Is EXACTLY What I Would Do | Will Pritikin
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 14: How Narelle Reclaimed 10 HOURS A Week Instantly Using A Simple Diary Audit | Narelle Brown
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 13: Stop Answering Crew Questions: Do THIS Instead To Buy Back Your Time | James Delaney
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 12: Fixing A 3 PERCENT Margin Mistake On A Commercial Build | Tyrone & Marion Galloway
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Epi 226: Why New Builders Must Spend 10 PERCENT To Compete With Established Brands | Elly Smith
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Epi 225: Why Accepting The First Qualified Applicant Guarantees A Bad HIRE | Scott Rammage
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Epi 224: Why Your Free Spreadsheet Is The Most EXPENSIVE Tool On Site | Ahmed Noor Yusuf
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 11: How Outsourcing Administration Cut Overheads From 35% To 8% | Joshua Rosinski
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Epi 223: Stop Waiting On Third-Party Couriers Before You DELAY Your Framers | Clint Adams
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Epi 222: How Mohammed Replaced Six-Figure PROCUREMENT MANAGERS For $59 A Month | Mohammed Brais
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 10: How James Fell Used An OVERHEAD RECOVERY MARGIN To Hit 25% Profit | James Fell
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Epi 221: Rebuilding Cash Flow After Losing A Major Build | Derek Rowe
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Epi 220: The Website Checklist Stopping Builders From Losing $1M PROJECTS | Leon Sokolski
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 09: Stop Sweeping Extras Under The Rug Before You LOSE Money | Chris Warren
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Epi 219: How Builders Used The QBE SYSTEM To Turn Around Quotes In 3 DAYS | Haydn Simmons
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 08: Scaling To 22 REPEAT PROJECTS: How Michele Fixed Her FRONT END SALES | Michele Fonzi
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Epi 218: Why Jumping Into Jobs Blindly Forces You To Suffer Abusive CLIENTS | Michele Bonola
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Epi 217: Why Blending Overheads Forces You To Fly BLIND On Cash Flow | Phil Brown
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 07: The MARGIN VS MARKUP Fix That Saved Palace Construction | Matt Sleith
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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Epi 216: The Exact Hiring Timeline To Implement At 80% CAPACITY | Tamsin Parry
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Epi 215: This Builder Went From 60 HOURS On Site To 40 In The Office! | Hugh Matheson
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Ep 06: REVEALING The Big Lie About Job Boards & Why You MUST Stop Using Seek! | Brad Young
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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Epi 214: The Big Lie About Employee Trust & Why You MUST Stop Babysitting Foremen! | Mathew Price
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Epi 213: Stop Signing Fixed Price Contracts Before You Beg Family For LOANS | James Taylor
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 05: The #1 Estimating Mistake Attracting UNQUALIFIED Tire Kickers | Steve Glover
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Epi 212: The #1 Delegation Mistake Attracting Unrealistic EXPECTATIONS | Scott Eckard
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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[SPECIAL] Epi 02: Why Flipping A Coin On Hires Forces You To Lose $40,000
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 04: Stop Wearing Every Hat Before You Bottleneck Your Entire CREW | Dayna Bailey
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Epi 211: The #1 Paperwork Mistake Attracting LOST Tenders | Kieran Cripps
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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[SPECIAL] Epi 01: Why Dropping Your Margin By 1% Costs You 16 Days Of LEAVE
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May 31, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 03: Why Calling Yourself A General Contractor Attracts CHEAP Clients | Matt Jarvis
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May 27, 2026 |
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Epi 210: Why Accepting 10% Margins Forces You To Work For FREE | Harry Buckley
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May 24, 2026 |
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Epi 209: The #1 Marketing Mistake Attracting NIGHTMARE Clients | The Arrow Agency
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May 21, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 02: If You Only Build For Clients You Will NEVER Retire | Wade Flake & Ty Crowther
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May 18, 2026 |
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Epi 208: If You Trust Cheap Subs You Are Bleeding CASH | Eitan Bendesky
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May 16, 2026 |
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Epi 207: If You Ignore Paid Traffic You Will NEVER Scale | The Arrow Agency
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May 14, 2026 |
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Epi 206: Why Meeting Every Lead Will NEVER Let You Scale | Ken Longshaw
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May 12, 2026 |
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Epi 205: If You Track Cash Like THIS You Will Lose EVERYTHING | Matt Price
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May 10, 2026 |
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Epi 204: If You Quote Jobs Like THIS You Will Run Out Of Cash | Nick Clements
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May 06, 2026 |
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[ON SITE] Epi 01: Why Carrying A Full-Time Crew Will DESTROY Your Cash Flow | Michael Day
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May 04, 2026 |
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Epi 203: Why You CANNOT Scale A Broken System | Ernest & Albert Cantu
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Epi 202: How To Turn A Net Loss Into MULTIMILLION Dollar Contracts | Dean Julian
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Epi 201: The Hidden Policy Clause DESTROYING Top Builders
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Epi 200: How To DISQUALIFY Bad Clients Instantly
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Epi 199: Why Daily Site Work Will DESTROY Your Business (With Danny Flood)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Epi 198: DO NOT Price Another Project Until You Implement THIS
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Epi 197: DO NOT Expand Your Business Until You Fix This First (with Matt Banks)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Epi 196: If Your Business Is Stagnating, DO NOT Blame Your Team
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Epi 195: If You Treat Your Staff Like THIS, You Will Lose Everything
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Epi 194: If You Price Jobs Like THIS, You Are Bleeding Margin
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Epi 193: Stop Posting Project Photos And Start Doing THIS Immediately
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Epi 192: Why You MUST Fire The Team That Got You Here (with Craig O'Leary)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Epi 191: If You Only Post Finished Projects, You Are BLEEDING Money (with Stanley Henry)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Epi 190: Why Hiring Carpenters To Estimate Is A Mistake
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Epi 189: The Risk Of Ignoring AI In Construction (with Dmitry of Handoff AI)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Epi 188: How To Hit A 90% Quote Conversion Rate
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Epi 187: Stop The Brain Drain: How To Keep Tradies In New Zealand
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Epi 186: Why "Word Of Mouth" Is A Dangerous Construction Business Model
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Epi 185: Stop "Guessing" Labor Hours: How To Fix Massive Profit Leaks (With Martin & Helen)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Epi 184: What the Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand say about “Bad Employees” - David Seymour
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Epi 183: From "10% of 10 Tasks" To Getting It Done: The Default Diary System (With Jamie & Brady)
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Epi 182: Why "Free Quotes" Are Killing Your Profit (And How To Fix It)
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Epi 181: Why Being A Woman In Construction Is An Advantage (With Sarah Lowe)
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Epi 180: From "Ready To Quit" To 10 Staff: The Turnaround Blueprint (With Tyrone)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Epi 179: From 2 to 10 Employees: How Ben & Lindsey Scaled in 6 Months
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Epi 178: Husband & Wife Teams: The Rule That Saved Our Marriage & Business (With Kylie Gardner)
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Epi 177: Stuck at $1.2M? Stop Leaking Profit In The "Gaps" (With Glenn Stevenson)
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Epi 176: Why Your "Busy" Construction Business Isn't Making Money (With Dylan Mansell)
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Epi 175: From Survival Mode to Scaling: What Changed for Marvel Concept Building? (With Chris & Hugo)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Epi 174: Winning First vs. Going to War: Is Your Pre-Construction Costing You Millions? (With Arch)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Epi 173: What Saved This Builder? Hiring "Dead Wood" vs. Brave Leadership (With Simone)
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Epi 172: Double Your Close Rate With These Sales, Pricing, & Variation Fixes (With Ben Milgate)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Epi 171: From Limiting Beliefs to Leading a Team
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Epi 170: Fixing Your Builder Hiring Process
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Epi 169: From Tradesperson to Proactive Leader
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Epi 168: The $5M Scaling Bottleneck
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ep 167: From Corporate to Construction: Lessons in Leadership
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Epi 166: How a Builder Scaled by Letting Go of Control
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Epi 165: What Builders Learn the Hard Way
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Epi 164: Protect Your Margins with THESE Pricing Tips
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Epi 163: From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Builders Escape the 7-Day Grind
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Epi 162: From Overworked & Underpaid to Locking in $1.2M Build
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Epi 161: He Quit Working 80 Hours a Week… And Built a $75M Empire
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Epi 160: What actually happens at our Builders Summit & Why We're Investing Millions in Member Events
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Epi 159: If You Walked Away Tomorrow, Your Business Dies: How to Build an Asset Worth 3-4X Your Profit
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Epi 158: Stop Treating Sales Like a Lottery: The Professional Process That Eliminates Price Competition
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Epi 157: Stop Waiting for the Phone to Ring: The Four Questions That Make Clients Choose You Before Meeting You
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Epi 156: Spending 20+ Hours Pricing Jobs for Free? The Systematic Process That Guarantees 20%+ Margins
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Epi: 155: I Can't Get 20% Margins in My Market: Why This Excuse Is Costing You $100K+ Per Year
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Epi 154: The Team Scorecard System That Creates Accountability Without Micromanaging
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Epi 153: The Builder Who Can't Take Vacation: Personal Leadership Problems Disguised as Business Issues
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Epi 152: Sometimes You Gotta Get People Off the Damn Bus: The Same Page Plan That Changes Everything
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Epi 151: Top 5% vs Bottom 25% of Building company owners: The 30-Hour Weekly Difference with Marti
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Epi 150: You Can't Scale Chaos or Lack of Profits": How 3,000+ Builders Escaped the Prison They Built
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Epi 149: People Don't Leave Jobs, They Leave Bosses" (Part 4): The Same Page Plan That Retains Top Talent
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Epi 148: Projects Finishing Ahead of Schedule: The Hiring Framework That 10X'd This Texas Builder
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Epi 147: Stop Keeping Everything In Your Head (Part 3): The Visual Framework That Transforms Chaos Into Systems
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Epi 146: From Builder to Business Owner" (Part 2): Calculate Your Real Hourly Rate and Delegate Everything Below it
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Epi 145: I Had $347K in Debt and 1,400 Clients: The Business Model That Nearly Destroyed Me
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Epi 144: I See 500+ Builder P&Ls Per Year: The Brutal Financial Truth About Construction Companies
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Jun 04, 2025 |