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Stop Hiding the P&L: The Open-Book System for Builder Profit (ft. Dave Parkhurst)


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Tired of your crew wasting materials or dragging out timelines? This episode reveals the exact Open-Book Management system to get your entire team bought into profitability.

In this powerful episode of Beyond the Bid, Grant sits down with Dave Parkhurst, the 31-year CEO of Green Haven Interactive. Dave shares his incredible "Fail to Succeed" story of building a $3.8M flooring construction business, losing it all in the 2008 crash, and rebuilding with invaluable wisdom. He reveals the exact Open-Book Management playbook he used to get his installers to read a P&L and care about profit, building an unstoppable culture that solves 90% of business problems.

THE BRUTAL TRUTH

  • Without Open-Book Management, your team doesn't understand why profit matters.

  • The hidden cost of a bad culture fit is 90% of your management time spent on 10% of your team.

  • Over-reliance on "gut feel" hiring leads to high turnover and inconsistent project quality.

WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER

  • The $100K Profit Leak 9/10 Builders Suffer From: A Bad Culture

  • Dave's "Fail to Succeed" Story: Building & Losing a $3.8M Flooring Business

  • What is Open-Book Management? (And Why It Works for Construction)

  • How to Train Your Crew to Read a P&L

  • The #1 Skill Leaders Must Master (Hint: It's Not Sales)

  • How Green Haven Uses AI as a "Co-Intelligence"

  • The "Funny Shaped Door" Method for Qualifying Perfect-Fit Clients

  • Why Human Relationships are Now Your Biggest Competitive Advantage

PROFIT ACCELERATORS MENTIONED

  • Book Recommendation: The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack

  • Green Haven Interactive: https://www.greenhaveninteractive.com/

  • Free Business Assessment Tool: https://gofirstconsulting.com/assessment

  • MAP™ Implementation Program: https://gofirstconsulting.com/map

  • Builders Academy™: https://gofirstconsulting.com/academy

ABOUT OUR GUESTDave Parkhurst is the 31-year CEO of Green Haven Interactive, a digital marketing company. As a serial entrepreneur, he has built and run multiple businesses, including a highly profitable $3.8M flooring construction company.

WORK WITH GO FIRSTReady to stop leaving money on the table?

  1. Take our free assessment: https://gofirstconsulting.com/assessment

  2. Book a strategy call: https://gofirstconsulting.com/contact

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