283. How This Contractor Made $200K From Change Orders - Eric Olson

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   S6 · E288 · 2 Sep 2026 · 56 min

   288. The REAL Impact Of AI in Construction [And How To Prepare] - DJ Carroll

   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP288 When ChatGPT released in 2022, we all knew the start of a new era in tech was coming. But we couldn't possibly comprehend just how much our industry was about to change. Although robotics are a few years away from replacing field labor, pretty much every other area of a contracting business has been totally disrupted. Today, I've brought on DJ Carroll, a former contractor known for scaling home service companies through disciplined AI and automation, to share his opinions on where the industry is now, where it's…

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   S6 · E287 · 26 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

   287. How To Run Projects Like a $34M Contractor - Caleb George, Scott Kelley, Jordan Coolidge

   To get the Project Management resource bundle, click here: https://trybta.com/DL287 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP287 Caleb George produces $34M in projects with just three project managers. Scott Kelley’s team can run a million dollar project without asking him a single question. What do these two builders have in common? Exceptional project management systems. In this roundtable discussion, I sat down with Caleb George of Chris George Custom Homes, Scott Kelley of Evolution Design Build, and Jordan Coolidge from Buildertrend to break down the…

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   S6 · E286 · 19 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   286. $7M Playbook: Build A Profitable Landscaping Company - Riley Rivers

   To learn more about becoming a Member, click here: https://trybta.com/EP286  Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL286 At just 30 years old, Riley Rivers owns a $7M dollar landscaping business, pulling in $120K in profit every month. Multiple divisions. Massive contracts. Complex operations. And he does it all in less than 40 hours a week. In this episode, I'm talking to Riley to find out how he built his company, including the key decisions he made as he scaled. If you're ready to step out of the day-to-day and become a real CEO,…

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   S6 · E285 · 12 Aug 2026 · 57 min

   285. The Formula For Consistent Cash Flow In 7-Figure Contracting Businesses - Bob Gauvreau

   Grab a copy of Bob's Top 10 Tax Tips For Self-Employed Contractors: https://trybta.com/DL285 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP285 Ever run out of money despite making millions of dollars? This is the situation Bob Gauvreau has seen hundreds of contractors fall into. Revenue is up, profit may even be up. But they run out of cash unexpectedly and when they get hit with an unexpected bill or expense… …they crumple. In today’s episode, Bob walks us through a foolproof system for managing your cash flow so financial stress becomes a thing of the past.…

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   S6 · E284 · 5 Aug 2026 · 43 min

   284. How Hiring ONE PERSON Doubled This Contractor's Business - Joel Retherford

   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP284 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL284 Joel Retherford made an extra $1.6 MILLION in the first four months of this year. How? By hiring for one simple role. In today’s episode, I’m talking to Joel to understand: How hiring a project manager helped him produce an entire year’s worth of revenue, in 4 months The hiring process he used to find a rockstar capable of driving all that value And why so many contractors completely botch their project management, and…

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   S6 · E282 · 22 Jul 2026 · 49 min

   282. She Sold 600 Homes In A Year. Here's How $100M Contractors Scale. - Charlene Barrett

   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP282 Ready to build smarter? Meet Breakthrough Academy at Build Show Live in San Antonio, Sept 10–12. Use code BTA26 for 25% off . Click the link to register: https://www.buildshowlive.com/ Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL282 Most contractors struggle to build four to ten homes a year. Today’s guest, Charlene Barrett sold six hundred. That's hundreds of millions in sales. Today we're going to go through: - What contractors get wrong about scaling from 1 to 10…

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   S6 · E281 · 15 Jul 2026 · 37 min

   281. Systems (Literally) Saved This 8-Figure Spray Foam Business - Curt Janzen & Kevin Boschee

   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP281 Ready to build smarter? Meet Breakthrough Academy at Build Show Live in San Antonio, Sept 10–12. Use code BTA26 for 25% off . Click the link to register: https://www.buildshowlive.com/ Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL281 When most contractors think about disaster planning, they picture insurance policies, backup equipment, and emergency contacts. But what if the real question is this: Would your team know what to do if you weren't there? BTA Members Curt…

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   S6 · E280 · 8 Jul 2026 · 57 min

   280. Why Your Leadership Skills Are Killing Your Growth (And What to Do Instead) - Dr. J.J. Peterson

   Ready to build smarter? Meet Breakthrough Academy at Build Show Live in San Antonio, Sept 10–12. Use code BTA26 for 25% off . Click the link to register: https://www.buildshowlive.com/ To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP280 Take our five minute quiz and get a custom Contractor Growth Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL280 Most contractors become leaders by accident. You start a business because you're great at your trade. Then suddenly you're managing crews, handling conflict, giving feedback, and trying to keep good people from walking out the door. And…

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   S6 · E279 · 1 Jul 2026 · 58 min

   279. The Only AI Guide You'll Ever Need As A Contractor - Rob Cupello

   To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP279 Download Rob’s AI Opportunity Scorecard: https://trybta.com/DL279 AI is exposing everything that's broken in your contracting business… …before it fixes anything. Everyone's racing to adopt AI right now. But here's what nobody's saying: if your workflows are messy, AI doesn't clean them up. It accelerates the chaos. This episode is your filter; a practical, no-hype walkthrough of where AI for contractors actually fits, where it makes things worse, and how to know if your business is even ready. If you're running a…

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    S6 · E278 · 24 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    278. He Analyzed Over 4,000 Sales: Here’s What Kills Revenue - Ryan Fenn

    To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP278 Get a copy of Ryan’s Lead Follow Up Formula (The Revenue Engine) here: https://trybta.com/DL278 Most contractors assume the sale is dead after two ignored messages. The data says otherwise, and the money you're leaving on the table is staggering. Ryan Fenn, founder of CHIIRP, has analyzed massive volumes of real customer conversations to find out what actually gets replies, what kills deals, and what the best follow-up systems do differently. In this episode, we break it all down into the three elements that…