What Most Construction CEOs Get Wrong About Success | E395
The Construction Leading Edge Podcast
Release Date: 06/09/2025
The Secret to Building Client Trust and Team Loyalty with Brady Fry | E398
The Construction Leading Edge Podcast
šJoin our Live Meetup this coming 16th of October. Register āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 398: Still struggling with chaos in your construction business? Youāre not alone. A lot of construction business owners assume that chaos comes from rapid business growth, but thatās a myth and thatās what keeps you stuck. In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge Podcast, I sit down with Brady Fry, the owner of Fry Classic Construction, who shares valuable insights on managing a construction business with efficiency and clarity. Today,...
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Build Your Business So You Can Sell It with John Warrillow | E397
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šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 397: Have you ever thought about selling your construction business? Many construction business owners believe that all businesses are meant to be sellable. But hereās the truth: selling a business isnāt just about finding a buyerāitās about building something that can thrive without you. In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge Podcast, Iām joined by John Warrillow, the expert in business value creation. Today, he...
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Downsizing Could Be the Key to Explosive Growth in Your Construction Business with John Wojtas | E396
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šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 396: Are you tired of dealing with constant delays, cost overruns, and frustrated clients on your construction projects? Youāre not alone. Most construction problems can be prevented even before work begins. And this weekās guest has cracked the code. In this episode, weāre joined by John Wojtas, owner of PAXISgroup, a custom home building company based in Georgia. Today, John shares how his decision to downsize his business...
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What Most Construction CEOs Get Wrong About Success | E395
The Construction Leading Edge Podcast
šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 395: Most construction business owners believe that success is all about āgetting itā. Getting that big contract. Hitting that revenue goal. But chasing milestones can feel exhausting and overwhelming. Around 70% of construction businesses shut down within five years. Whatās even more alarming? Construction has the second-highest suicide rate of any industry. What if many of the deepest struggles owners face stem from one flawed...
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Built to Fail: Why Most Construction Businesses arenāt Sellable | E394
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šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 394: If youāve ever felt trapped by your construction business, like everything will fall apart the moment you step away, youāre not alone. Meet Stan. After 35 years of building a thriving construction business, he was ready to retire. But there was a problemāhis business couldnāt survive without him. All the systems, knowledge, and decisions lived in his head. Retirement? Impossible. The business wasnāt...
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6 Months to Skilled Labor? This System Proves Itās Possible with Mike Brewer | E393
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šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 393: What if the answer to your labor shortage isnāt in job ads or recruitersābut your warehouse? Todayās guest was done fighting for tradespeople. Instead of poaching skilled plumbers, he built a training program from scratch. Brewer Craftsman Academy turns complete rookies into $60-$80K/year professionals in just six monthsāand itās working. His company now builds 23% of homes with workers who had zero experience just...
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How $10M Construction CEOs Think Differently | E392
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šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 392: Why do some contractors scale to $10M and beyond, while others stay stuck? Most construction business owners believe that working harder and saying āyesā to everything is the key to growth. But hereās the truth: saying yes to every job is how you build revenue, but saying NO to the wrong ones is how you build a profitable construction business. In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge, weāre unpacking the five key...
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How to Create a Killer Lead Generation System for Your Construction Business with Logan Shinholser | E391
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šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 391: Youāve built your construction business on word of mouth and referrals. Things were boomingāuntil they werenāt. Now what? If your phone isnāt ringing as much, and youāre worried about what the future holds for your construction business, youāre not alone. Many contractors are facing the same challenge. But thereās good newsāthereās a better way to generate leads (no cold calling required!). In this episode...
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The Missing Link Thatās Draining Profit and Breeding Chaos | E390
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šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 390: Are you constantly up at night thinking if your team has ordered the correct items? How do you have the confidence that things are getting done? Most construction business owners spend their days chasing updates instead of leading their teams. If that sounds like you, then thereās a crucial piece missing from your operations: a single source of truth. In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge, Iāll share a powerful story...
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Exposed: Learning More ISNāT Helping Your Business (What You Actually Need) | E389
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šIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment āļøSchedule your free business evaluation call with our team ā EPISODE 389: Are you constantly learning new business strategies, but nothing ever changes? A lot of construction business owners are stuck in a loopāchasing the next strategy, the next big ideaāhoping it will finally be the thing that works. But hereās the truth: if you keep trying the same thing that isnāt working, then thereās something that you believe that isnāt true. In this weekās episode, weāre diving deeper into the...
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EPISODE 395: Most construction business owners believe that success is all about āgetting itā. Getting that big contract. Hitting that revenue goal. But chasing milestones can feel exhausting and overwhelming.
Around 70% of construction businesses shut down within five years. Whatās even more alarming? Construction has the second-highest suicide rate of any industry.
What if many of the deepest struggles owners face stem from one flawed belief?
In this episode of Construction Leading Edge Podcast, Iāll share a powerful mindset shift for construction CEOs and business owners.
Listen in and learnā¦
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Why preparation, not just achievement, is the real key to lasting success
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How to sustain success without burning out
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The hidden cost of shortcuts and risk-taking
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How amateurs and professionals prepare differently
ā¦and so much more!
Ready to stop scrambling and start sustaining success?
Tune in now!
Key Takeaways:
Introduction (00:00)
The biggest lie from the Karate Kid movie (00:30)
Symptoms of wrong beliefs in construction CEOs (03:26)
Tannerās story about wanting to be a catcher (04:57)
The problem with focusing only on āhow do I get it?ā (06:40)
Charles Barkleyās turning point story (11:13)
The mindset shift questions (13:38)
Lessons from a Navy SEAL on training (15:43)
Four key challenge questions for CEOs (19:17)
Business owners who are focused on sustaining success (21:32)
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ā”Listen to Episode 297 on Foundations for Scaling a Business to $50M with Shawn Dominguez HERE
ā”Listen to Episode 286 on Nailing the Handoff with Max and Lori Christiansen HERE
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