About this podcast
Breakthrough Academy presents Contractor Evolution.
In this show we unpack the systems, tactics, and skills you need to take your fast-growing contracting business to the next level.
If you’re here to learn what it takes to scale up, work less, and increase profitability, you’ve come to the right place.
Stay tuned to learn what separates the new breed of contractor from the old school, and welcome to your ultimate guide to the business of contracting.
Named one of the Top 100 Business Growth Podcasts by FeedSpot! https://podcast.feedspot.com/business_growth_podcasts/
Episodes
The newest 50 of 297 episodes
- 297. Why Your Managers Keep Asking You What To Do - Perry Holley · 39 min · Season 6 Episode 297Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about…
- 296. How $10M Contractors Keep Crews Busy All Winter (Roundtable) - Mason Marquis, Joe Kelly, Toby Woodiwiss, Luke Hansen · 1 h 46 min · Season 6 Episode 296Get the free templates from this session here: https://trybta.com/DL296 Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business…
- 295. How Contractors Get Better Pricing From Their Suppliers - Rhydon Atzenhoffer · 38 min · Season 6 Episode 295Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about…
- 294. Subcontractors or Employees: What’s The Better Model? - Jacob Toler · 41 min · Season 6 Episode 294Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about…
- 293. Why Do So Many Contractors Hate Their Business? - Spencer Sheinin · 60 min · Season 6 Episode 293Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about…
- 292. How To Build A Company Brain With NotebookLM - Grant Fuellenbach · 45 min · Season 6 Episode 292Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 Get a copy of our AI Guide…
- 291. How To Implement AI Without Losing Your Mind [For Contractors] - Tyler Folkman · 60 min · Season 6 Episode 291Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about…
- 290. What Happens When You Sell To Private Equity? - Tyler Goodhue · 1 h 4 min · Season 6 Episode 290Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about…
- 289. How To Dominate AI Search Results (For Home Services) - Phil Risher · 50 min · Season 6 Episode 289Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about…
- 288. The REAL Impact Of AI in Construction [And How To Prepare] - DJ Carroll · 57 min · Season 6 Episode 288Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about…
- 287. How To Run Projects Like a $34M Contractor - Caleb George, Scott Kelley, Jordan Coolidge · 1 h 18 min · Season 6 Episode 287Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To get the Project Management…
- 286. $7M Playbook: Build A Profitable Landscaping Company - Riley Rivers · 1 h 2 min · Season 6 Episode 286Book an implementation call and join thousands of contractors like Jason in running a better business while working less: https://trybta.com/DI1026 To learn more about becoming…
- 285. The Formula For Consistent Cash Flow In 7-Figure Contracting Businesses - Bob Gauvreau · 57 min · Season 6 Episode 285Grab a copy of Bob's Top 10 Tax Tips For Self-Employed Contractors: https://trybta.com/DL285 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP285 Ever…
- 284. How Hiring ONE PERSON Doubled This Contractor's Business - Joel Retherford · 43 min · Season 6 Episode 284To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP284 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL284…
- 283. How This Contractor Made $200K From Change Orders - Eric Olson · 50 min · Season 6 Episode 283To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP283 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL283…
- 282. She Sold 600 Homes In A Year. Here's How $100M Contractors Scale. - Charlene Barrett · 49 min · Season 6 Episode 282To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP282 Ready to build smarter? Meet Breakthrough Academy at Build Show Live in San Antonio, Sept 10–12…
- 281. Systems (Literally) Saved This 8-Figure Spray Foam Business - Curt Janzen & Kevin Boschee · 37 min · Season 6 Episode 281To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP281 Ready to build smarter? Meet Breakthrough Academy at Build Show Live in San Antonio, Sept 10–12…
- 280. Why Your Leadership Skills Are Killing Your Growth (And What to Do Instead) - Dr. J.J. Peterson · 57 min · Season 6 Episode 280Ready to build smarter? Meet Breakthrough Academy at Build Show Live in San Antonio, Sept 10–12. Use code BTA26 for 25% off. Click the link to register…
- 279. The Only AI Guide You'll Ever Need As A Contractor - Rob Cupello · 58 min · Season 6 Episode 279To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP279 Download Rob’s AI Opportunity Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL279 AI is exposing everything…
- 278. He Analyzed Over 4,000 Sales: Here’s What Kills Revenue - Ryan Fenn · 1 h 6 min · Season 6 Episode 278To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP278 Get a copy of Ryan’s Lead Follow Up Formula (The Revenue Engine) here: https://trybta.com/DL278…
- 277. How To Plan And Structure Your SOPs To Delegate Literally Anything - Moustafa Moursy · 59 min · Season 6 Episode 277To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP277 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL277…
- 276. Micromanaging Is Costing You THOUSANDS - Matt Risinger · 52 min · Season 6 Episode 276Register for Matt and Danny’s team accountability web class: https://trybta.com/DL276 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP276 If you're…
- 275. Stop Scrambling for Payroll: The 90-Day Cash Flow System for Contractors - Danny Kerr · 1 h 0 min · Season 6 Episode 275To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP275 Download your free Cash Flow Resource Bundle here: https://trybta.com/DL275 You're winning jobs…
- 274. He Grew a Gutter Company to $6.5M Using This Mindset - Jason Alcott · 36 min · Season 6 Episode 274To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here:https://trybta.com/EP274 We’re actively working with ~600 contractors, and a LOT of them are struggling — and it's not the…
- 273. He Worked 90 Hours In A Week. Here’s What Happened - Chris Bailey · 54 min · Season 6 Episode 273To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP273 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL273…
- 272. Negotiating Contracts With AI Can Cost You Millions - Megan Shapiro · 57 min · Season 6 Episode 272To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP272 Grab a copy of Megan’s OWN Your Contracts QuickStart Guide…
- 271. How To Land $100K+ Projects Without Bidding Against Competitors - John Malanchuk · 47 min · Season 6 Episode 271To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP271 Get a copy of John’s slide deck here: https://trybta.com/DL271 If you’re relying on leads coming…
- 270. AI for Contractors: Eliminate Admin Bloat & Scale Faster - Mark Wong · 49 min · Season 6 Episode 270To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP270 What’s slowing down your contracting or construction business isn’t always obvious. In this…
- 269. Scale From $1M to $10M (The Easy Way) - Cameron Herold · 1 h 6 min · Season 6 Episode 269To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP269 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL269…
- 268. Open the Books, Change the Game: Ellen Rohr's Accountability Blueprint · 1 h 4 min · Season 6 Episode 268Download a copy of Ellen's Weekly Financial Quick Check Templates here: https://trybta.com/DL268-2 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard…
- 267. How To Hire When No One’s Applying (Builder Roundtable) - Matt Risinger, Jacob Toler, Matt Balfe · 1 h 26 min · Season 6 Episode 267To get your free Hiring Resource Bundle, click here: https://trybta.com/DL267 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP267 Most contractors…
- 266. How to Run a Contracting Business With Your Spouse (Without Killing Each Other) - Caleb Auman · 1 h 7 min · Season 6 Episode 266To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP266 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL266…
- 265. How To Get Crews To Track Their Time (Without Babysitting) - Derrik Shakespear · 45 min · Season 6 Episode 265To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP265 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL265…
- 264. How To Build a Modern Marketing Strategy - Matt Jones · 1 h 1 min · Season 6 Episode 264To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP264 Stop obsessing over lead generation and start building a real marketing machine. In this episode…
- 263. 3 Onboarding Steps to Stop Employee Turnover - Mike Matalone · 1 h 11 min · Season 6 Episode 263To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP263 Make training your next hire a breeze by grabbing a copy of our training checklist template…
- 262. Accountability, Kindness, and Profit: Blake’s Path to 30% Net - Blake Butry · 1 h 1 min · Season 6 Episode 262To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP262 To download the exact accountability resources Blake used to turn a 30% Net Profit, click here…
- 261. Construction Project Management Fundamentals (Build Show Live Session) - Danny Kerr · 52 min · Season 6 Episode 261To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP261 Grab your free Project Management Resource Bundle here: https://trybta.com/DL261 In this episode…
- 260. Why Business Partnerships Fail (And How to Fix Yours) - Dr. Matthew Jones · 1 h 0 min · Season 6 Episode 260To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP260 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL260…
- 259. How To Systemize Your Business Without Killing Creativity - Jonathan Ronzio · 39 min · Season 6 Episode 259To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP259 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL259…
- 258. The Accountability System That Scaled Me From $4M to $12.5M - Nick Cloutier · 54 min · Season 6 Episode 258To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP258 Download the accountability resources Nick used to scale from $4M to $12.5M here…
- 257. 10+ Hours a Week Wasted: The Tasks Killing Contractor Productivity - Nick Sonnenberg · 30 min · Season 6 Episode 257To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP257 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL257…
- 256. The Truth About Men's Mental Health - Connor Beaton · 1 h 6 min · Season 6 Episode 256To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP256 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL256…
- 255. Why Contractors Are Losing the War for Talent - Aaron Witt · 58 min · Season 6 Episode 255To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP255 Take our five minute quiz and get your free Contractor Growth Roadmap: https://trybta.com/DL255…
- 254. Patrick Lencioni’s Top Team Building Tips For Contractors - Patrick Lencioni · 1 h 2 min · Season 6 Episode 254To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP254 Use code EVOLUTION (at check out) for 20% off both the Ideal Team Player and Working Genius…
- 253. Cash Flow Q&A: Learn to Predict Your Profit in 2026 - Danny Kerr · 13 min · Season 5 Episode 253To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP253 Grab a free copy of our annual budgeting template here: https://trybta.com/DL253 Check out our…
- 252. Performance Pay vs. Hourly: What Actually Boosts Contractor Profits? - Michael Fortinberry · 59 min · Season 5 Episode 252Take our 5 minute quiz and get your free roadmap to contractor growth: https://trybta.com/DL252 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP252…
- 251. Are Trades Businesses Future-Proof? (AI Is Coming) - Kasim Aslam · 50 min · Season 5 Episode 251Take our 5 minute quiz and get your free Contractor Growth Roadmap: https://trybta.com/DL251 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP251 Will…
- 250. Can Learning Less Can Make You More Successful? - Pat Flynn · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 250Take our 5 minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Roadmap: https://trybta.com/DL250 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP250 Do…
- 249. How $10MM contractors get more done (with less meetings, emails, and messages) - Luke Hansen, Blake Butry and Adam Sylvester · 1 h 23 min · Season 5 Episode 249Get your free communication resource bundle here: https://trybta.com/DL249 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP249 How much money have…
- 248. How to Destroy Your Limiting Beliefs (Real Coaching Session) - Kedma Ough · 1 h 11 min · Season 5 Episode 248To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP248 Take our 5 minute quiz and get your custom roadmap to growing your contracting business…
