Why Only a Few Builders Ever Find True Success (From a 30-Year Veteran) with Jeff Bowers | E407
The Construction Leading Edge Podcast
Release Date: 09/01/2025
4 Hidden Metrics Top Builders Use to Boost Profit and Freedom | EP 427
The Construction Leading Edge Podcast
âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team đIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment â EPISODE 427: If it feels like something's off in your construction business, like youâre working your butt off, but profit isnât where it should be, jobs are dragging on, and you are always being pulled into every little decision, you need to listen to this episode. It might sting a little... but it could change everything. Iâm breaking down 4 simple, unconventional metrics that explain a scary amount of what...
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How We Found $400,000 of Hidden Profit in A Custom Builderâs Business | EP 426
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đDownload your free Strategic Planning Guide âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team â EPISODE 426: Mike was running a $5 million custom home building company, but it felt like he was running on fumes. Even with steady referrals, a solid team, and growing demand, he and his VP were stuck in chaos. Firefighting every day and turning away work they wanted to take. The bank account did not match the effort. After a single evaluation, we unlocked $400,000 in hidden profits, all without adding a single new project. The fix was systematization,...
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Stop Setting More Goals. Fix One Constraint | EP 425
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âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team â EPISODE 425: You have always started the year with clear goals to grow revenue, increase profit, and finally step out of operations. If youâre being honest, 2026 is no different; youâre just reliving the same year over again with different job numbers on the whiteboard. In this episode, I unpack why goals fail. Itâs not because you are bad at goal-setting; itâs because your goals are ignoring the real constraint thatâs actually running your business. Youâll get a simple, powerful framework you...
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Average People: The Secret for Profitable Construction Business Growth | EP 424
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đWatch the Get Out of Your Construction Business Masterclass - âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team â EPISODE 424: If you're constantly hunting for that one dream employee, the unicorn who can wear all the hats and solve all your problems, you are doing it wrong. Building your business around unicorns isn't smart. It's risky and keeps you stuck. In this episode, Iâll walk you through why relying on rare âsuperstarsâ is a losing game and how a mindset shift can help you build a construction business that runs predictably without you...
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Your Construction Business Is Doing Exactly What Itâs Designed To Do | Ep 423
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đDownload the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team â EPISODE 423: Does this sound familiar? You set goals every year, swear you'll fix the chaos in your business, and then 12 months later, youâre still firefighting, still stuck in the same mess, and all you have is a stack of âalmosts.â In this episode, I am breaking down why so many construction businesses hit the same wall over and over again no matter how hard the owners work. Youâll hear the 4 structural traps that are secretly...
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How Elon Musk Would Streamline Your Construction Business: 5 Steps | E422
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âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team đIs Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment â EPISODE 422: If youâre a general contractor, and you feel like you're buried under processes, stuck in the weeds, and constantly spinning to keep things moving... this episode is going to give you the roadmap to simplify, systematize, and scale without burning out. I will be diving into Elon Musk's 5-step algorithm for making complex systems work better and show you exactly how to apply it to your construction business....
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The Builder Identity Crisis: What Got You Here Wonât Get You There | Ep 421
The Construction Leading Edge Podcast
đDownload the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team â EPISODE 421: If you feel stuck in your business, the problem might not be your team, your schedule, or your subs⌠it might be your identity. In this episode, Iâm discussing one of the biggest hidden growth killers Iâve seen in the construction world. The version of you that got your business to this point likely wonât get you to where you want to go. In fact, it might be the very thing holding you back. I will unpack 4 old...
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Cut Preconstruction Timelines in Half: 6 Strategies From Managing $300M | E420
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đDownload the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team â EPISODE 420: If pre-construction is dragging on, youâre not just losing time but also revenue, team capacity, and control. In this episode, Iâm going to show you how to cut your pre-construction timelines in half and finally get your projects to the starting line on time. Hereâs what weâre going to cover: The biggest mistakes contractors make at the beginning of a project Why do many projects die in pre-construction How to...
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Repossess Your Time by Fixing These 3 Hidden Design Flaws in Your Construction Business | Ep 419
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đDownload the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team â EPISODE 419: Youâre regularly putting in 70-hour weeks, but the needle still isnât moving. Calls. Texts. Problems. Decisions. It all falls on you. It may not be a time management problem but a design problem. In this episode, Iâll explain why your business keeps pulling you back into chaos, and how to finally break free from the day-to-day firefighting. Hereâs what weâll cover: Why working harder wonât fix your time problem ...
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Accountability Requires Clarity: How to Get Your Team to Take Ownership | E418
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đDownload our FREE Strategic Planning Guide âď¸Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team â EPISODE 418: Are you tired of chasing your team for every little thing? Getting your team to take ownership is one of the most common frustrations I hear from construction business owners. But hereâs the truth: your team isnât lazy, and itâs not a people problem. Itâs a clarity problem. In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge podcast, Iâll explain why the real barrier to accountability is often a lack of clear expectations, processes,...
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EPISODE 407: If construction chaos is your normal, youâre probably missing the systems that can fix it.
Jeff Bowers, owner of Masterpiece Design Build, joins us to share the hard-won wisdom from decades in the construction industry and how everything changed once he stopped trying to be the best home builder and started becoming a business builder.
Based in Stuart, Florida, Jeff has been building homes for over 30 years. But it wasnât until a crisis that he realized his business couldnât grow without real systems. Thatâs when he discovered our Systematize Your Construction Business (SYCB) program and joined the CEO Alliance.
In todayâs episode, youâll learnâŚ
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The truth behind most customer horror stories (hint: itâs not the drywall)
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How he rebuilt his business to run less with chaos
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The mindset shift that freed him to become a real construction CEO
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The systems that changed everything for his team and his clients
âŚand more!
Want to eliminate chaos and grow a construction business that runs without you?
Tune in now!
Key Takeaways:
Introduction (00:00)
Meet Jeff Bowers and his construction background (02:48)
Dealing with economic downturns (10:08)
Jeffâs biggest realization while running his business (20:07)
Importance of pre-construction and nailing the handoff (28:25)
Symptoms of the âJust Enough to Startâ trap (30:31)
The real reason behind most customer horror stories (32:54)
Key processes Jeff implemented to reduce chaos (38:25)
What changed in Jeffâs life after implementing systems (45:11)
Why training to become a better business owner is crucial (49:28)
The role of CEO Alliance in Jeffâs transformation (56:11)
Advice that Jeff wishes heâd known sooner (1:07:00)
Rapid-fire questions (1:10:16)
Additional Resources:
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