What you'll hear in this construction podcast episode with Tom Reber of The Contractor Fight:

- Your mindset and why it's where the game is won or lost.

- How to get out of your comfort zone.

- Time is the fuel for fear.

- A few great questions you can ask to sell at higher margins.

- A few things you absolutely need to think about as you come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

The Contractor Fight - https://thecontractorfight.com/

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy session with Todd Dawalt to identify your biggest profit bleeds and map out a plan to eliminate them - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

FieldChat - Get your free trial at www.fieldchat.com/edge

When Kelly Hollatz left her corporate event planning career to start a construction safety business, she was turned down by every bank she met with.  What lessons from beauty pageants kept her going? What does she mean "the weak weed themselves out of her team?"

What you'll hear in this construction podcast episode with Kelly Hollatz owner of First Star Safety:

- How a conversation with a man in a restaurant affected her entrepreneurial journey.

- The lessons she learned from participating in beauty pageants that set her up for business success.

- How to boost your confidence.

- How she didn't back down or quit after being turned down by every banker she met with.

- "Doing what you're passionate about is a cardinal mistake."

- The difference between being comfortable and complacent.

- Making it your strong suit to find your weaknesses.

- What she looks for in a potential employee, and why the weak weed themselves out of her company.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

Offload your bookkeeping headaches - Learn more about the Apparatus Team and how outsourcing your bookkeeping, reporting and payroll headaches could help - www.constructionleadingedge.com/headache

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy session with Todd Dawalt to identify your biggest profit bleeds and map out a plan to eliminate them - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

How to get in touch with Kelly Hollatz:

www.firststarsafety.com

Kelly's LinkedIn page

Company Facebook page

First Star Safety's Instagram page

How does your marketing affect your employees, and what does it mean to turn your organization inside-out?

What you'll get from this construction podcast episode:

• How does your marketing affect employee attraction and retention?
• What does it mean to "give it all away to keep it?"
• Tips for generating more leads
• Common mistakes and misconceptions about your website
• The entrepreneur mindset
• How to get found by Google
• What happens if strangers land on your website?

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

Offload your bookkeeping headaches - Learn more about the Apparatus Team and how outsourcing your bookkeeping, reporting and payroll headaches could help - www.constructionleadingedge.com/headache

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy session with Todd Dawalt to identify your biggest profit bleeds and map out a plan to eliminate them - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

The Hook Agency - www.hookagency.com

Tim Brown's Lead Generation Guide - www.hookagency.com/leads

Tim's SEO Strategy - www.hookagency.com/seo-basics

Listen to a master class on contract law with construction attorney Bruce Inosencio. Common mistakes to avoid and contract "red flags" to run from.

What you'll get from this construction podcast episode:

• Some of the risks you should be looking at, but probably aren't.
• The biggest risks to watch out for in your contracts.
• How to prevent disputes.
• The most common mistakes Bruce sees various contractor types making from a legal standpoint.
• A few red flags in contracts that should be non-starters for you, and you should run from.
• Advice that could save you thousands of dollars, and could even save your business. 

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

Offload your bookkeeping headaches - Learn more about the Apparatus Team and how outsourcing your bookkeeping, reporting and payroll headaches could help - www.constructionleadingedge.com/headache

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy session with Todd Dawalt to identify your biggest profit bleeds and map out a plan to eliminate them - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

There are some counter-intuitive things you should be doing, and some mistakes to avoid during this recession. There's also one thing you should do that your banker might not like...

What you'll get out of this construction podcast episode:

• The "ambulance chasers" that could come out in a few months, and how to prepare for them now.
• How to recession proof your resume if you're an employee.
• One thing you should consider doing right now that your banker might not appreciate.
• Avoiding "air bubbles" in your backlog.
• A surprising thing about marketing during a recession.
• A few things you should be tracking right now to set yourself up in case you want to make an insurance claim.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

Rock the Recession - The book by Jonathan Slain - www.constructionleadingedge.com/rock

Offload your bookkeeping headaches - Learn more about the Apparatus Team and how outsourcing your bookkeeping, reporting and payroll headaches could help - www.constructionleadingedge.com/headache

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy session with Todd Dawalt to identify your biggest profit bleeds and map out a plan to eliminate them - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

What's one thing you should do at the beginning of a crisis that your banker might not like? How can you make your business a "hard target" for failure? Spencer Padgett and I discuss...

What you'll get out of this construction podcast:

• Advice from a couple of guys who have been through financial disaster before.
• A few things you can to set up a proper baseline to deal with all the chaos.
• Some advice that your banker might not appreciate.
• Five lessons you can learn from a financial crisis, and what you can do right now.
• A few self-destructive behaviors to avoid (from personal experience.)
• How to use the COVID-19 induced recession as an opportunity.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast:

CoConstruct - The software and community that will help you run your entire construction business. 

More details on CoConstruct at this link - http://www.constructionleadingedge.com/coconstruct

Apparatus Team - Offload your bookkeeping, reporting and payroll headaches.  Learn more at this link - www.constructionleadingedge.com/headache 

Eliminate Profit Bleeds - Schedule a free strategy call (if still available) with Todd Dawalt by selecting a time at this link - www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

What stimulus funds are available, and how can you request them?How can you manage finances during this crisis so you survive AND are in a better position when things start returning to normal? Get your questions answered by Nicole Landau, who specializes in providing CFO (Chief Financial Officer) services to a variety of construction businesses.

Contact Nicole Landau - www.landauconsultingsolutions.com

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

FieldChat - Get 15% off by going to www.fieldchat.com/edge

Companycam - Get your 14 day free trial + 50% off your first two months at https://companycam.com/cle

Suffering from profit bleeds?  Schedule your free strategy call with Todd Dawalt at www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

Here's a different way to to look at the Coronavirus pandemic.

What you'll get out of this construction podcast episode:

- What are some of the new problems being created by COVID-19 that could turn into projects?

- How to "flow to problems."

- How to take this opportunity to "sharpen the saw."

- Answer the question, "how much of the profit in your backlog do you want to keep?"

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

FieldChat - Get 15% off by going to www.fieldchat.com/edge

Companycam - Get your 14 day free trial + 50% off your first two months at https://companycam.com/cle

Suffering from profit bleeds?  Schedule your free strategy call with Todd Dawalt at www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

Why did Scott Wentz set up a nonprofit to get young people into the construction trades, and how is the Builders Bridge program working?

Here's what you'll get out of this construction podcast episode:

• The overlooked group of people whose misconceptions about the construction industry are keeping young people away.
• What's missing from the typical approaches many are using to try to attract young people to the trades?
• What is a "homebuilding immersion trip?"
• What's in it for homebuilders and trade partners to get involved with creating pathways into the trades?
• How you can get involved with Builders Bridge.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

FieldChat - Get 15% off by going to www.fieldchat.com/edge

Companycam - Get your 14 day free trial + 50% off your first two months at https://companycam.com/cle

Suffering from profit bleeds?  Schedule your free strategy call with Todd Dawalt at www.constructionleadingedge.com/call

Builders Bridge - Bridging the gap between the opportunities in the homebuilding industry and the needs in our communities https://buildersbridge.com/

What if you hire all the right people and your company still breaks.  What if filling all your openings actually makes things worse?

Here's what you'll get out of this construction podcast episode:

• Would you vote yes or no to raise the dam?
• Why you may not actually have a labor shortage.  (What is it then?)
• How hiring more people could be the worst thing you can do.
• Details on the "other" skilled labor shortage that's much worse than ours, and what they're doing about it.
• What is load shedding, and how might it help you?
• Learn about one type of "organizational malware."
• Details of one contractor who is busier than ever, but not making more money.  What are the "profit bleeds" he's suffering from...and the alarming amount it's costing.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

The ADVANCE Bottom Line Growth Hacks and Secrets Conference - https://constructionbusinessaccelerator.com/advance

Are you suffering from profit bleeds?  Map out a plan of attack to stop the bleeding. 

Schedule your free strategy call with Todd Dawalt at www.constructionleadingedge.com/call