Breakthrough Academy

How good is your employer brand? Many businesses competing over a small supply of talent drives up its price and gives your would-be employee a sea of options. Ensure your business is the best choice for them by building a world-class employer brand. Our guest on Contractor Evolution today is Andrew Hansen, founder and CEO of SitePartners, A specialized marketing agency that works exclusively with the industrial sector. Over the last 5 years, he’s shifted from helping businesses get customers to helping them find talent. And for news, trends and insights in Canadian construction visit SiteNews To Watch the Full Episode click here: https://lnkd.in/gvHMzqDg Listen to the Audio version here: https://lnkd.in/gimDR6AR

Check out the latest Breakthrough Academy Case Study with Ian Price from Forest St. Builders.

How do you make the world simple for your people? Our guest on Contractor Evolution today is Luke Hansen - Founder and CEO of CompanyCam, the industry-leading job site photo tool that allows you to manage work from anywhere. Today’s episode is a Tech CEO’s 4 Business Lessons for Contractors. We talk about brand building, strategy, social media, and more. To Watch the Full Episode click here: https://lnkd.in/gi5NK4he Listen to the Audio version here: https://lnkd.in/gj5whbg7

Would you ever try Open Book Management? Open Book Management, or OBM for short, is a business philosophy and system that communicates the entire financial picture of the business all the way down to the laborer in the field. Our guest in Contractor Evolution today is Ryan Markewich, founder of Creative Roots Landscaping in Kelowna, BC, and a certified Great Game of Business Coach. For the last twenty years, he’s run Creative Roots fully “Open Book” and is here today to tell us about it. To Watch the Full Episode click here: https://lnkd.in/gRfwdz_Z Listen to the Audio version here: https://lnkd.in/gch7naaW

Think Slow = Build Fast I found Kyle Nitchen through his substack and newsletter called “The Influential Project Manager” - which is worth a follow, btw. As a senior project manager for Layton Construction, Kyle has built over 350 million dollars worth of hospital wings, Surgery rooms, and urgent care centers all over Los Angeles. He writes about all things construction, leadership project management on his substack and in this episode we talk about: Why Project Management in the construction industry is as big of a dumpster fire as it is. How many of the modern tools and methods, from Gantt charts to critical paths, while useful, are incomplete in today's construction environment - and what to do instead. Lastly, he takes us through the 7 archetypes of effective project managers - a simple but powerful framework to develop your PMs with. To Watch the Full Episode click here: https://lnkd.in/ggypzDYZ Listen to the Audio version here: https://lnkd.in/gRnhqWdQ

Why you need an “80% Video” Marcus Sheridan is back! As if writing one of the most celebrated marketing books (They Ask, You Answer) of the last 10 years wasn’t enough, he’s co-authored a new book all about how to CRUSH IT with video content. It’s called The Visual Sale. Kinda catchy 😉 Two out of every three adults already choose video as their primary information source, and one recent study showed that 96% of consumers look for videos about products and services before buying them. So the question is… is your business geared for this? Because this is one mega trend you want to be on the right side of. To Watch the Full Episode click here: https://lnkd.in/gVKXUps3 Listen to the Audio version here: https://lnkd.in/g3igMZgh

How to Piss Off Your COO In this week's episode of Contractor Evolution we have CAMERON HEROLD, best-selling author of 6 books, many of which you'll know and love: The Miracle Morning, Meetings Suck, and arguably his most popular Vivid Vision. He's even built a mastermind group for COOs called the COO Alliance, which is like a breakthrough academy but just for COOs. Super Cool. To Watch the Full Episode click here: https://lnkd.in/gHXskrmg Listen to the Audio version here: https://lnkd.in/gvenXHz7 #coo #entrepreneurlife #contractorlife

If you are a contractor and you’re great at what you do — work floods in …  and your operations can turn into a 💩storm. So, what can you do to tame the chaos in your business if you are already overworked? 🔴 Smart contractors stop charging through their growth like a bull in a china shop. 🟢 Instead, they add structure to their businesses by implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and overcoming their biggest headaches. On Mar 12, join Benji Carlson (from Contractor Evolution) as he gives you an exclusive "show-and-tell" walkthrough of the most impactful SOPs for contractors. This event is free, but space is limited to allow you to ask questions and get answers about your specific business challenges. Click the link below to register free for this BRAND NEW Web Class exclusively for 7-figure contractors 👇 https://lnkd.in/dMdEFujN

Does social media still have ROI? Find it out in this week's Contractor Evolution episode with our guest Jonathan Cor, the founder of Customer Growth - A contractor-focused social media agency. Jonathan's profile: https://lnkd.in/gpdkjjJX To Watch the Full Episode click here: https://lnkd.in/g9f6zt4G Listen to the Audio version here: https://lnkd.in/gZAmzFUy #socialmediastrategy #socialmediaconsulting #contractorlife

The % of business owners who OVERPAY their taxes will blow your mind. This week we have Robert Gauvreau, FCPA, FCA on the show. Bob is the founder and CEO of Gauvreau | Accounting Tax Law Advisory, a 100+ professional services firm that specializes in the contracting niche. To Watch the Full Episode click here: https://lnkd.in/ggZRAuNY Listen to the Audio version here: https://lnkd.in/gzGzZTPU #taxes2024  #entrepreneurlife #contractorlife