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Escape the Bottleneck Trap for Good Using 3 Simple Systems with Travis Balcom | E411

Release Date: 09/29/2025

4 Hidden Metrics Top Builders Use to Boost Profit and Freedom | EP 427

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☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team 🚀Is Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment – EPISODE 427: If it feels like something's off in your construction business, like you’re working your butt off, but profit isn’t 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. I’m breaking down 4 simple, unconventional metrics that explain a scary amount of what...

How We Found $400,000 of Hidden Profit in A Custom Builder’s Business | EP 426

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🚀Download your free Strategic Planning Guide ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team – 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,...

Stop Setting More Goals. Fix One Constraint | EP 425

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☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team – EPISODE 425: You have always started the year with clear goals to grow revenue, increase profit, and finally step out of operations. If you’re being honest, 2026 is no different; you’re just reliving the same year over again with different job numbers on the whiteboard. In this episode, I unpack why goals fail. It’s not because you are bad at goal-setting; it’s because your goals are ignoring the real constraint that’s actually running your business. You’ll get a simple, powerful framework you...

Average People: The Secret for Profitable Construction Business Growth | EP 424

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🚀Watch the Get Out of Your Construction Business Masterclass - ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team – 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, I’ll walk you through why relying on rare “superstars” is a losing game and how a mindset shift can help you build a construction business that runs predictably without you...

Your Construction Business Is Doing Exactly What It’s Designed To Do | Ep 423

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🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team – 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, you’re still firefighting, still stuck in the same mess, and all you have is a stack of “almosts.” 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. You’ll hear the 4 structural traps that are secretly...

How Elon Musk Would Streamline Your Construction Business: 5 Steps | E422

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☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team 🚀Is Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment – EPISODE 422: If you’re 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....

The Builder Identity Crisis: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There | Ep 421

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🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team – 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, I’m discussing one of the biggest hidden growth killers I’ve seen in the construction world. The version of you that got your business to this point likely won’t get you to where you want to go. In fact, it might be the very thing holding you back. I will unpack 4 old...

Cut Preconstruction Timelines in Half: 6 Strategies From Managing $300M | E420

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🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team – EPISODE 420: If pre-construction is dragging on, you’re not just losing time but also revenue, team capacity, and control. In this episode, I’m going to show you how to cut your pre-construction timelines in half and finally get your projects to the starting line on time. Here’s what we’re going to cover: The biggest mistakes contractors make at the beginning of a project Why do many projects die in pre-construction How to...

Repossess Your Time by Fixing These 3 Hidden Design Flaws in Your Construction Business | Ep 419

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🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team – EPISODE 419: You’re regularly putting in 70-hour weeks, but the needle still isn’t 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, I’ll explain why your business keeps pulling you back into chaos, and how to finally break free from the day-to-day firefighting. Here’s what we’ll cover: Why working harder won’t fix your time problem ...

Accountability Requires Clarity: How to Get Your Team to Take Ownership | E418

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🚀Download our FREE Strategic Planning Guide ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team – 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 here’s the truth: your team isn’t lazy, and it’s not a people problem. It’s a clarity problem. In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge podcast, I’ll explain why the real barrier to accountability is often a lack of clear expectations, processes,...

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EPISODE 411: What happens when you realize you are the bottleneck in your construction business?

Meet Travis Balcom, owner of TAB Construction LLC, a custom home-building company based in upstate New York.

Last year, Travis was ready to quit. His construction business was growing, but so were the late nights, the headaches, and the burnout. He was the go-to for every problem—and it was breaking him.

Travis realized he was the bottleneck in his business. Everything was in his head, and he needed to be involved in every aspect of the project.

In this episode of the Construction Leading Edge podcast, Travis unpacks how he turned his business—and life—around.

Today, you’ll learn…

How Travis transitioned from electrician to full-time custom homebuilder
The danger of the “Just Enough to Start” trap in construction
How the Systematize Your Construction Business (SYCB) program helped him delegate and empower his team
Why letting his team handle the planning improved efficiency and ownership
How systematizing his business gave him freedom, balance, and growth

..and much more!

If you’re stuck in reactive mode, constantly firefighting, or just want more freedom from your episode, this episode is a must-listen.

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Travis’s journey from electrician to homebuilder (01:41)

Recognizing himself as the bottleneck in his business (09:28)

The danger of the “Just Enough to Start” trap (15:13)

Implementing the "Big Five" system for daily tasks (22:18)

Importance of the “Nail the Handoff” process (23:53)

A key aspect of the business that Travis didn’t realize was crucial (30:01)

Delegating planning to the people closest to the problem (34:05)

Working on the business instead of in the business (41:30)

The unexpected freedom that comes with delegating effectively (43:51)

Why you should join the SYCB program and the CEO Alliance (45:49)

Keys to implementing systems that transform your business (49:31)

Rapid-fire questions (52:13)

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