PowerHouse Fence Show

Welcome back Powerhouse Fencers! Dan's back droppin insights on bidding and installing big jobs. Are they worth it? What are some possible challenges and ways your business could suffer?

Drop a comment with your thoughts!

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PARTNERS:

Thornton Fence/Business Consulting: https://fenceconsultinggroup.com

Thornton Skool: https://www.skool.com/fencelinetosuccess/about

FenceNews: https://fencenews.com

EZG Manufacturing: https://ezgmfg.com

mySalesman: https://mysalesman.com

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This week Dan shoots from the hip and talks about what he thinks a fence company will be like in 2030. Dan didn’t do any research or really prepare so the thoughts will be raw and on the spot. Share your thoughts and opinions for a more polished version in the future!

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PARTNERS:

Thornton Fence/Business Consulting: https://fenceconsultinggroup.com

Thornton Skool: https://www.skool.com/fencelinetosuccess/about

FenceNews: https://fencenews.com

EZG Manufacturing: https://ezgmfg.com

mySalesman: https://mysalesman.com

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Most estimating problems do not begin with the takeoff.

They begin when the process lives in someone’s head.

This week on the PowerHouse Fence Show, Dan builds a step-by-step system for bidding commercial fence work to general contractors. He starts with the bid invitation and follows the job through qualification, document intake, takeoff, RFIs, estimating, proposal submission and follow-up.

It is not about creating a massive manual nobody will use. It is about giving your team a clear process, defining who owns each step and knowing when the work is actually complete.

If your company is still relying on tribal knowledge to train estimators and manage bids, this episode is for you.

Dan has been neck deep in the weeks of bidding and managing jobs again. Stop in to listen to the war stories, lessons learned and the lessons he has been reminded of over the last month.

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PARTNERS:

Thornton Fence/Business Consulting: https://fenceconsultinggroup.com

Thornton Skool: https://www.skool.com/fencelinetosuccess/about

FenceNews: https://fencenews.com

EZG Manufacturing: https://ezgmfg.com

mySalesman: https://mysalesman.com

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EFP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CdjxbcxGQ/

Today Dan has Aaron Libner from Coulee Tech on the show. They talk about Ai, where to get started, where it started and what you should be doing today for your business. This is an episode you don’t’ want to miss!

https://aibmm.ai/

https://www.coulee.tech/resources/ai-mastermind

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PARTNERS:

Thornton Fence/Business Consulting: https://fenceconsultinggroup.com

Thornton Skool: https://www.skool.com/fencelinetosuccess/about

FenceNews: https://fencenews.com

EZG Manufacturing: https://ezgmfg.com

mySalesman: https://mysalesman.com

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EFP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CdjxbcxGQ/

Dan is making an announcement: we are building a Baja race team.

This episode is not a normal fence-business topic, but it is still about business, leadership, growth, and deciding to stop waiting on “one day.” Dan talks through why this bucket-list goal is finally becoming a real plan, how this year has changed him, and how working out, quitting nicotine, reading more, learning AI, and getting around different people have all pushed him into a new season of action.

For business owners, the bigger question is simple: is your company helping you build a life, or has it quietly replaced one?

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PARTNERS:

Thornton Fence/Business Consulting: https://fenceconsultinggroup.com

Thornton Skool: https://www.skool.com/fencelinetosuccess/about

FenceNews: https://fencenews.com

EZG Manufacturing: https://ezgmfg.com

mySalesman: https://mysalesman.com

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EFP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CdjxbcxGQ/

In this episode, we are going to play out a scenario. If I sold Memphis Fence, moved to a new city, and had to start completely over with nothing but experience and $150,000 in the bank, what would I do first?

This episode is not about theory. It is a step-by-step rebuild plan from the perspective of someone who already understands the commercial fence business, relationships, estimating, operations, and cash flow.

The money matters. $150,000 is enough to start, but it is not enough to be stupid. Every decision has to protect runway until the company can generate consistent cash.

In this episode, Dan talks through a question he’s been sitting on for weeks. What do you actually want your life and work to look like in the next 5 to 10 years?

Not surface-level answers but real answers.

He gets into why he’s never connected with traditional goal setting, what actually matters instead, and the uncomfortable truth that most of us already know what we need to do, we just don’t do it.

No fluff. Just a hard look at direction, discipline, and the actions it takes to get where you say you want to go.

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PARTNERS:

Thornton Fence/Business Consulting: https://fenceconsultinggroup.com

Thornton Skool: https://www.skool.com/fencelinetosuccess/about

FenceNews: https://fencenews.com

EZG Manufacturing: https://ezgmfg.com

mySalesman: https://mysalesman.com

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EFP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CdjxbcxGQ/

In this episode, Dan walks through how he actually bids a commercial job—from the first look to submitting a number.

This isn’t theory. This is the real thought process behind deciding whether a job is worth bidding, what to look for in plans and specs, where most people miss critical details, and how small mistakes in the bid turn into big losses in the field.

If you’ve ever wondered why some jobs look good on paper but lose money in reality, this episode breaks it down step by step.

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PARTNERS:

Thornton Fence/Business Consulting: https://fenceconsultinggroup.com

Thornton Skool: https://www.skool.com/fencelinetosuccess/about

FenceNews: https://fencenews.com

EZG Manufacturing: https://ezgmfg.com

mySalesman: https://mysalesman.com

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EFP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CdjxbcxGQ/

Too many people talk about what they’re going to do… and never take a single step. They like the idea of success, but they never actually move.

In this episode, we break down what it really takes to separate yourself from average:

• Why doing the minimum will keep you exactly where you are

• What “doing more than expected” actually looks like in real business

• How your self-talk is holding you back more than anything else

• The excuses that are quietly killing your progress

• Why most people don’t fail because they can’t… they fail because they never start

This isn’t for everyone.

But if you’re serious about getting better—this one will hit.

At the end of the day, it comes down to one question:

Are you going to keep talking… or are you finally going to get to work?

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PARTNERS:

Thornton Fence/Business Consulting: https://fenceconsultinggroup.com

Thornton Skool: https://www.skool.com/fencelinetosuccess/about

FenceNews: https://fencenews.com

EZG Manufacturing: https://ezgmfg.com

mySalesman: https://mysalesman.com

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EFP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CdjxbcxGQ/