Contractor Cents

By Ruth KingBusiness Management

Contractor Cents episodes

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.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
18 min
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.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
19 min
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.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
9 min
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.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
19 min
October 06, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 394 - Do You Really Know If You’re Making a Profit?
Without good books you never know if you are earning a profit and you have a great chance of sleepless nights worrying about cash. Join Erin Andrews, owner of Level Accounting, as she explains why your bookkeeping is the roadmap of your business – not just a deduction tracker or afterthought. She’ll break down why hiring the wrong person to do your books is like hiring a Walmart greeter to draft your contracts…and yes, she actually said that.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
18 min
September 29, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 393 - Stop Throwing Money Into a Marketing Black Hole
How do you know your marketing and advertising is paying for itself? Or are
you throwing money down a black hole and not seeing any returns?
Parker Ruiz, the CEO of Signature Media, gives you ways you can discover
whether your marketing and advertising is producing the returns you
want…and what to do if it isn’t.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
20 min
September 22, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 392 - Discipline. Direction. Done. The Formula for Growth
Discipline. Direction. Done. My guest on this podcast, Beau Parenteau, lives
by these three words. He discusses ways you can grow through better
systems, marketing, and operations strategy.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
19 min
September 15, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 391 - Confident Crews, Confident Leaders: A New Approach to Management
Imagine leaving your field people alone feeling confident that you don’t have
to micromanage them – you’re confident that when you check up on the job
you know it will be right.
How do you make this happen? My guest today, Traci Austin, is the owner of
Elevated Talent Consulting. Traci has a proven track record teaching
contractors how to inspire their crews to work harder without
micromanaging. To schedule time with Traci: https://elevatedtalentconsulting.com/the-tough-talk-blueprint/
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
18 min
September 08, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 390 - After Hours, No Headaches: AI Agents for Contractors
How many of you REALLY like your answering service? If you do, I’d love an
introduction. In my experience, most contractors put up with bad answering
services because they can’t find a good one.
What if AI could take over your after hours calls? And, where do you find
this AI after hours agent? My guest, Stephen Price, the owner of Price
Telecom, gives you the answers and how to do this. In terms of full
disclosure, Stephen is my IT and phone guy…he has taken care of our IT and
phone needs for more than 15 years…through all the tech updates and
progressions…and done a phenomenal job with them!
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
22 min
September 01, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 389 - Making Every Hour Count: Billable Hours & Productivity (Part 2)
Happy Labor Day! This two part series revolves around your labor force
which generates your billable hours. Today I discuss different ways to
increase labor productivity.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
10 min

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