In this new podcast episode, I sit down with CFO and financial expert Bob Gauvreau to talk about a season of business I've never publicly shared before, a serious cash flow crisis that led to layoffs, stretched payables, sleepless nights, and some hard lessons. We break down why growing construction companies run into cash flow problems, the warning signs most contractors miss, and the exact steps business owners can take to regain control before things spiral out of hand.
If cash flow is keeping you up at night, book a free calibration call with my team at Profit for Contractors.
We'll help you identify the bottlenecks, install the right financial systems, and build a plan to get back in control.
📌https://calendar.profitforcontractors.org/pfc-call-pod

In this new Tradie Tip, I break down three massive financial mistakes I uncovered while reviewing a client's business. These weren't complicated accounting errors; they were everyday habits that quietly destroyed profit, distorted the numbers, and made it harder to build real wealth.
If you're serious about improving profitability and taking control of your numbers, book a free calibration call with our team at Profit for Contractors.
📌https://calendar.profitforcontractors.org/pfc-call-pod
We'll help you identify hidden profit leaks, strengthen your financial systems, and build a business that pays you what you're worth. 💪📈

In this Tradie Tip, Carol Surbey breaks down the hard truth many business owners face: if your company can't operate without you, you don't own a business, you own a job. Learn why so many trades businesses become dependent on the owner and the first practical step you can take to start building a company that grows without requiring your constant involvement.
If you're tired of being the bottleneck in your business and ready to create more time, freedom, and scalability, book a free calibration call with our team at Profit for Contractors.
📌https://calendar.profitforcontractors.org/pfc-call-pod

Your team might be capable of doing the work—but if everything falls apart the moment you step away, the issue usually isn’t people. It’s that the systems, expectations, and decision-making still live in your head.
In this video, Business Coach Carol Surbey breaks down why that keeps contractors stuck in the day-to-day and the first practical step to building a business that can actually operate without you.
If you’re tired of being the one holding everything together, book a call with our team.

We’ll help you build the systems that give you your time back.
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In this Tradie Tip, Financial Coach Anna Caruso breaks down how the fuel crisis actually impacts your business, where contractors tend to absorb the hit without realizing it, and practical ways to respond without automatically sacrificing profit or pushing clients away.
If you want help protecting your margins as costs continue to rise, book a call with our team.
We’ll help you build a pricing structure that keeps your business healthy without operating in panic mode.
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In this episode, Coach Carol Surbey, from Profit for Contractors, and I break down why contractors get stuck in a reactive cycle and how to shift toward a more controlled, proactive way of running the business. You’ll see how calendar structure, boundaries, and intentional planning create space; not just for better work, but for a business that stops pulling you in every direction and actually supports the lifestyle you want.
If you need some help building this kind of structure into your own contracting business, book a free call with our team.
We’ll walk through your setup and show you where to take back control!
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If your markup feels like a guess, it usually is! In this video, I break down how your overhead and target profit actually determine your gross margin, and how that translates into the markup you should be using on every job. Once you understand the relationship, pricing becomes a decision you can control, not something you hope works out.

If you want help so your pricing consistently produces real profit, book a call with my team at Profit for Contractors.

We’ll walk through your setup and show you exactly where to adjust.

📌 Apply for a FREE calibration call:

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In Part 2 of the Magic Equation, we move past leads and sales volume and into something that quietly determines whether your business actually works: your overhead.
In this session, we break down how to organize your overhead into five practical buckets, how to project it based on where you’re going (not just where you’ve been), and why visibility here is what allows you to set the right markup with confidence.
If you want help getting your numbers structured so your pricing actually supports your life, not just your workload, book a free call with our team, and we’ll walk through it with you.
📌 https://calendar.profitforcontractors.org/pfc-call-pod

In this video, I break down a simple equation that connects your target volume to your average job size, close rate, and the exact number of leads you need each week.

If you want help building this into your own scorecard so your marketing and sales actually line up with your goals, book a call with our team, and we’ll walk through it with you.

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In this video, I break down why spec projects don’t belong on your P&L, how they should be tracked on your balance sheet, and why getting this wrong makes your business look less profitable than it really is.

And if you want help cleaning this up in your own books so your numbers actually reflect reality, book a call with our team and we’ll walk through it with you.
📌https://calendar.profitforcontractors.org/pfc-call-pod