EPISODE 213: What you'll hear about in this construction podcast episode: - Why Margaret Whelan says we have a process constraint, not a labor constraint. - What's going on with the build to rent product. - How to be a thought leader. - Creating demand vs. adding to supply. - The builders who are disrupting housing. - The best career advice Margaret received. - Why some of the biggest homebuilders aren't really homebuilders. - Why successful builders build every house twice -The biggest risk to the homebuilding industry right now? - What are some things going on at the macro level of the housing industry Margaret is most interested in? -The biggest opportunities builders should prepare to jump on over the next few years. - Autopsy accounting - What you need to do if you want to sell your business. How to connect with Margaret Whelan: Company website - <a href= "https://www.whelanadvisoryllc.com">https://www.whelanadvisoryllc.com</a> LinkedIn - <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelanmargaret">https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelanmargaret</a> Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: STRUXI Labor Productivity Software - <a href= "https://www.struxi.com/">https://struxi.com</a> Apparatus Bookkeeping Service - <a href= "https://goapparatus.com">https://goapparatus.com</a> Construction Financial Masterclass - <a href= "https://buildermasterclass.com/cfo">https://buildermasterclass.com/cfo</a>

EPISODE 213: What you'll hear about in this construction podcast episode: - Why Margaret Whelan says we have a process constraint, not a labor constraint. - What's going on with the build to rent product. - How to be a thought leader. - Creating demand vs. adding to supply. - The builders who are disrupting housing. - The best career advice Margaret received. - Why some of the biggest homebuilders aren't really homebuilders. - Why successful builders build every house twice -The biggest risk to the homebuilding industry right now? - What are some things going on at the macro level of the housing industry Margaret is most interested in? -The biggest opportunities builders should prepare to jump on over the next few years. - Autopsy accounting - What you need to do if you want to sell your business. How to connect with Margaret Whelan: Company website - https://www.whelanadvisoryllc.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelanmargaret Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: STRUXI Labor Productivity Software - https://struxi.com Apparatus Bookkeeping Service - https://goapparatus.com Construction Financial Masterclass - https://buildermasterclass.com/cfo

EPISODE 213: What you'll hear about in this construction podcast episode: - Why Margaret Whelan says we have a process constraint, not a labor constraint. - What's going on with the build to rent product. - How to be a thought leader. - Creating demand vs. adding to supply. - The builders who are disrupting housing. - The best career advice Margaret received. - Why some of the biggest homebuilders aren't really homebuilders. - Why successful builders build every house twice -The biggest risk to the homebuilding industry right now? - What are some things going on at the macro level of the housing industry Margaret is most interested in? -The biggest opportunities builders should prepare to jump on over the next few years. - Autopsy accounting - What you need to do if you want to sell your business. How to connect with Margaret Whelan: Company website - <a href="https://www.whelanadvisoryllc.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.whelanadvisoryllc.com</a> LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelanmargaret" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelanmargaret</a> Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode: STRUXI Labor Productivity Software - <a href="https://www.struxi.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://struxi.com</a> Apparatus Bookkeeping Service - <a href="https://goapparatus.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://goapparatus.com</a> Construction Financial Masterclass - <a href="https://buildermasterclass.com/cfo" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://buildermasterclass.com/cfo</a>

Autopsy Accounting, Process vs. Labor Constraints & Creating Demand with Margaret Whelan | E213

Construction business owners doing $1M–$20M: fix your preconstruction and handoffs so you can stop firefighting and build a profitable business that runs without you.  

For custom home builders, remodelers, commercial GCs, and trade contractors, this podcast shows you how to design a real preconstruction process and nail the handoff from office to field. If your projects are slipping, profit is bleeding out through rework and giveaways, and everything lives in your head, you'll get practical systems to tighten precon, cut chaos, and turn your construction business into a more profitable, controllable machine that runs without you.  

Over time, you'll use what you hear on this show to:  

✅ Buy back your time– spend less of your week in day‑to‑day fires and more of it leading, selling, and actually living your life.  

✅ Maximize your profit from the work you already do instead of just grinding for more volume.
  
✅ Scale with confidence – grow the business without doubling your hours or losing control.
  
✅ Turn your company into a real asset, not just a job – one that can run without you, give you real vacations, and eventually support whatever exit or lifestyle you want.  

Host Todd Dawalt has spent nearly 30 years in construction and the last decade coaching hundreds of builders, remodelers, GCs, and trade contractors on these issues, managing over $300M of projects and helping companies uncover millions in hidden profit.  

Hit *Follow* so you don't miss an episode and keep turning your construction business into a systematized, profitable machine that doesn't depend on you for every decision. To go deeper, tools and resources are at constructionleadingedge.com.

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Construction business owners doing $1M–$20M: fix your preconstruction and handoffs so you can stop firefighting and build a profitable business that runs without you. For custom home builders, remodelers, commercial GCs, and trade contractors, this podcast shows you how to design a real preconstruction process and nail the handoff from office to field. If your projects are slipping, profit is bleeding out through rework and giveaways, and everything lives in your head, you'll get practical systems to tighten precon, cut chaos, and turn your construction business into a more profitable, controllable machine that runs without you. Over time, you'll use what you hear on this show to: ✅ Buy back your time– spend less of your week in day‑to‑day fires and more of it leading, selling, and actually living your life. ✅ Maximize your profit from the work you already do instead of just grinding for more volume. ✅ Scale with confidence – grow the business without doubling your hours or losing control. ✅ Turn your company into a real asset, not just a job – one that can run without you, give you real vacations, and eventually support whatever exit or lifestyle you want. Host Todd Dawalt has spent nearly 30 years in construction and the last decade coaching hundreds of builders, remodelers, GCs, and trade contractors on these issues, managing over $300M of projects and helping companies uncover millions in hidden profit. Hit *Follow* so you don't miss an episode and keep turning your construction business into a systematized, profitable machine that doesn't depend on you for every decision. To go deeper, tools and resources are at constructionleadingedge.com.

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