EPISODE 324: Are you spending most of your time putting out fires instead of working on your construction business?

Join us in this week’s episode as Leyah Hostetter, our Director of Customer Success, sits down with Charles Rogers, co-founder of Rethink Enterprise, a dynamic custom home builder company based in Colorado.

Today, Charles shares his transformative journey after signing up for our Systematize Your Construction Business (SYCB) program. From chaotic operations to streamlined success, Charles unveils how focusing on streamlining preconstruction processes and implementing rigorous accountability measures reshaped his custom home building business.

Ready to transform your business? Tune in now and learn more!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Meet Charles Rogers and his works at Rethink Enterprise (04:34)

Charles’ challenges before signing up for the SYCB program (05:45)

How frustration affects his personal and business life (07:07)

Turning  point with the SYCB program (11:58)

Key benefits from the SYCB program (14:41)

Impact on the team and operational efficiency (18:05)

How life looks like after implementing SYCB program insights (20:27)

Episode wrap-up (22:30)

Additional Resources:

- Download your FREE strategic planning guide HERE

- Schedule your business evaluation call with our team HERE

- Join the FREE Get Out of Your Construction Business Masterclass HERE

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EPISODE 323: Do you wish you could sit down with a successful construction business CEO and pick his brain? This week’s interview with 30-year veteran CEO Jonathan Orpin is something you don’t want to miss.

In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Orpin, CEO of multiple profitable companies, including New Energy Works and Pioneer Millworks. 

Jonathan’s passion for energy conservation and sustainable building led him to establish multiple interconnected and profitable businesses.

Today, he shares how he transitioned his companies to 100% employee ownership by setting up an employee stock option plan (ESOP). He also explains how this plan ensures employees are well-invested in the company’s success, the best strategies for succession planning, and what businesses can achieve when prioritizing the triple bottom line approach.

If you’re intrigued by how businesses can drive positive change, this episode is a must-listen!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Meet Jonathan Orpin and the businesses he built (02:26)

The inception of Jonathan’s New Energy Works (06:35)

The triple bottom line concept explained (08:50)

How to articulate the company’s mission & vision with your employees (12:44)

How to transition to 100% employee ownership (ESOP) (18:38)

Benefits and challenges of an ESOP (28:23)

Biggest mistakes most construction business owners make (37:16)

What are the top priorities of a CEO? (39:59)

The number one thing to look for when hiring an employee (46:11)

What people need to know when starting a business (48:27)

Rapid fire questions answered (53:22)

Keep up with Jonathan (55:37)

Additional Resources:

- Download your FREE strategic planning guide HERE

- Schedule your business evaluation call with our team HERE

- Join the FREE Get Out of Your Construction Business Masterclass HERE

Keep up with Jonathan’s works:

- Check out New Energy Works HERE

- Check out Pioneer Millworks HERE

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EPISODE 322: Is your construction business not making any progress? Are you putting things on hold for so long? You could be stuck in one of these hidden and destructive thinking traps.

In this week's episode, I've invited Leyah Hostetter, our Director of Customer Success, and Monish Khadye, our Systematize Your Construction Business coach, to discuss the thinking traps holding back construction business owners. We uncover these pitfalls, how they affect your business and personal life, and some practical solutions to get out of these traps and unlock your business and life's full potential.

So, if you want a meaningful change in your life, whether it's relationships, health, or business, this episode is for you. Tune in now!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Thinking trap #1: Fortune-telling (02:46)

Thinking trap #2: Fear as a major obstacle (09:16)

Thinking trap #3: Too busy or no time at all (14:39) 

Thinking trap #4: Micromanagement (19:34)

Thinking trap #5: Not trying something new (22:48)

Thinking trap #6: I can’t afford____ (27:56)

Thinking trap #7: Self-sabotage (35:06)

Thinking trap #8: The comfort trap (36:18)

Thinking trap #9: The shiny object syndrome (40:57)

Thinking trap #10: Perfectionism (46:43)

How to get out of these traps (57:42)

Final thoughts (1:07:04)

Additional Resources:

- Download your FREE strategic planning guide HERE

- Schedule your business evaluation call with our team HERE

- Join the FREE Get Out of Your Construction Business Masterclass HERE

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EPISODE 321: Do you feel like you’re always falling short? Are you constantly comparing yourself to others? 

Here’s what most of us don’t realize: Comparing your current situation to an ideal outcome is a sure way to get yourself frustrated. Unfortunately, that’s how most of us are hardwired–focusing on what’s wrong and living in the gap. 

Measuring yourself against ideals is like measuring yourself against a moving horizon–you’ll never be contented or happy. The gap can never be satisfied externally. So, how does this affect you as a construction business owner? How do you break free from this deadly trap?

In this week’s episode, we’ll explore what it’s like living in the gap, how to break free from it, and how to start living in the gain and generate enjoyable profits. To better understand what it’s like living in the gain, our Director of Customer Success, Leyah Hostetter, sat down with Alex Thompson, owner and CEO of Monon Construction Group, for an insightful interview.

Don’t miss out on this one. Tune in now!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Seven questions you have to ask yourself (01:25)

What happens when you’re in the gap? (02:52)

What is living in the gain? (05:50)

How to live in the gain (08:47)

What have you accomplished? (16:47)

Three options if you want to make a change (19:39)

Meet Alex Thompson of Monon Construction Group (23:22)

What does lack of accountability and systems look like (24:28)

The impact of having a CEO schedule (29:01)

What Alex learned from SYCB’s nailing the handoff process (31:08)

Generating enjoyable profits (36:07)

How’s life and business now for Alex (39:53)

Additional Resources:

- Download your FREE strategic planning guide HERE

- Schedule your business evaluation call with our team HERE

- Join the FREE Get Out of Your Construction Business Masterclass HERE

– Listen to Episode 298: Why 10x Is Easier than 2x HERE

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The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time.

Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!