Contractor Cents

By Ruth King

Discover ideas, tactics, news, and information that matters to your contracting business and you. Increase productivity, profitability, customer and employee satisfaction.... more

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The podcast currently has 465 episodes available.

Contractor Cents episodes:

December 15, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 404 - Death By 1,000 Cuts - Part 1
Death by 1,000 cuts is how the ancient Chinese tortured people. No single
cut killed them. However, it was the accumulation of 1,000 cuts that
eventually killed the person. I explain what this has to do with your
business. It’s the little things that could add up and kill your business. This
podcast discusses the first cut: Running your business on cash and/or not
paying attention to cash trends.
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18min
December 08, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 403 - Safety Training Mistakes That Could Cost You Everything
Safety training is crucial. You never know when it will pay for itself. My
guest, Eric Wik, founder of Safety Team Technologies, tells you why safety
meetings fail and what you can do about it. He’ll also give you some of the
horror stories of what happens when you don’t comply with the safety
training laws.
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Nick Uttam
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20min
December 02, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 402 - From Classroom to Jobsite: Why Training Matters More Than Ever
Is training really worth it? What are the short term and long term tangible
benefits for you, the employer?
My guest today, Spencer Pope, the Manager of Technical Support and
Training for Bradford White, gives you examples of how continuing education
in the trades directly impacts contractor success – whether that training is in
the classroom, on line, distance learning, or a combination of them.
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Ruth King
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Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
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18min
November 24, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 401 - Thanksgiving Message
My Thanksgiving wishes for you. There is a lot to be grateful for as we
reflect during this season.
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Ruth King
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Nick Uttam
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6min
November 17, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 400 - Hiring Disasters and How to Avoid Them
Let’s face it. The recruiting process is broken. Everyone complains about not
finding good employees and many of you “just settle” which can turn into a
disaster.
My guest today, Ryan Hogan, has been in the trenches…he’s lived the real
world challenges contractors face as he grew his company to $50 million in
revenues. The wrong cultural fit was one of his biggest mistakes. Ryan gives
you ways to fix the broken recruiting system and make better hires.
Go to https://talentharbor.com/ryan/ to get the questions he asks during
interviews.
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19min
November 10, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 399 - How to Market Successfully in 2026
Grow by designing marketing campaigns where every piece amplifies the
others – a philosophy that is called 2 + 2 = 5 by my guest, Crystal Williams,
the founder and CEO of Lemon Seed Marketing.
Crystal gives you questions you should answer and the marketing
percentages that you can implement for a successful marketing program in
2026.
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Ruth King
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20min
November 03, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 398 - Do You Really Need All That Software?
Are you sitting on a pile of expensive, underused software that is supposed
to make business easier but it doesn’t. Pam Duffy, COO and co-founder of
Powerhouse Consulting Group helps you take stock of all of the technology
platforms you are using and the one simple question you must ask of each
platform.
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Ruth King
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18min
October 27, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 397 - Your Maintenance Service Process – Part 2
In this two part series Roger Daviston gives you the background for a
successful maintenance process and the three areas that technicians need to
focus on. In this second podcast Roger discusses the final two areas for a
successful maintenance process.
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Ruth King
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Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
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19min
October 20, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 396 - Your Maintenance Service Process – Part 1
In this two part series Roger Daviston gives you the background for a
successful maintenance process and the three areas that technicians need to
focus on. In this first podcast Roger discusses the responsibilities of the
owner or service manager as well as the first area for a successful
maintenance process.
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Ruth King
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Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
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9min
October 13, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 395 - Death, Divorce, and Other Dangers: The 5 D’s of Business Risk
The 5 D’s of business that you need to be aware of and protect yourself
from. A few podcasts ago, Justin Maxwell gave us the ways to identify and
predictably reduce taxes. He mentioned the 5 D’s and we didn’t have time
to cover them. This episode covers the 5 D’s: Death, Divorce, Disability,
Disruption, and Disagreements.
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Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
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Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
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19min

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How many episodes does Contractor Cents have?

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