Professional Builders Secrets brings you an exclusive episode recorded live at the International Builders Show (IBS) 2025 with Jim Schneider of Schneider Construction. In this episode, Jim shares his journey from struggling with profitability to running a lean, high-performance building company.

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INSIDE EPISODE 193 YOU WILL DISCOVER

• What makes a high-performance home
• The critical financial mistakes that were draining profits from Jim’s business
• How to confidently define your ideal client and say no to the wrong jobs
• Why openness, vulnerability, and peer accountability accelerated Jim’s success
• How implementing construction slots, pricing for profit, and work in progress tracking transformed his margins
• And much, much more.

ABOUT JIM SCHNEIDER

Jim is the owner of Schneider Construction, LLC. He is a master builder, and builds and remodels high-value custom homes in Virginia’s Eastern Shore that stand as exemplars of quality, design and coastal living.

Connect with Jim: linkedin.com/in/schneiderconstructionva

TIMELINE

• 1:46 What a high-performance home really is
• 5:56 The turning point that forced Jim to change how he ran his business
• 11:11 Why chasing every project drained his profits
• 15:26 How defining his ideal client improved margins and reduced stress
• 19:41 The power of collaboration and openness with your team
• 23:14 Jim’s number one piece of advice for builders who want to get out of survival mode

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