So You Want To Be A Contractor?

#34 - Nick Yahoodain

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Our guest on this episode is Nick Yahoodain. Nick came into the industry as a complete novice and as a favor to a friend to help him accounting and paperwork. Through that work, he found his passion for organization, collaboration, and building a thriving business as a general contractor.

00:00 - Intro

01:49 - Breaking into the industry

  • Partnering with a friend just for admin duties
  • Slowly learning the trade and taking over the business

    • 07:51 - Pros and cons of being a GC

    • Advantage of being a jack of all trades
    • Managing subcontractors

      • 17:33 - What Nick loves about the work

      • Growing via word of mouth

        • 24:57 - The sales process

        • Pricing and itemizing bids
        • Being willing to walk away

          • 34:35 - Expanding offerings to design services

          39:14 - Perfect vs. Not ideal clients

          • Expectation setting
          • Industry reputation

            • 55:10 - Branding vs. Advertising

            56:42 - Rapid fire

            • 1 resource you can’t do without
            • 1 podcast or book you love
            • Best advice you’ve received
            • 1 habit that fills you up

              • 01:05:51 - Outro

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