The Construction Leading Edge Podcast

By Todd Dawalt

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Construction business owners doing $1M–$20M: fix your preconstruction and handoffs so you can stop firefighting and build a profitable business that runs without you. For custom home builders, remodelers, commercial GCs, and trade contractors, this podcast shows you how to design a real preconstruction process and nail the handoff from office to field. If your projects are slipping, profit is bleeding out through rework and giveaways, and everything lives in your head, you'll get practical systems to tighten precon, cut chaos, and turn your construction business into a more profitable, controllable machine that runs without you. Over time, you'll use what you hear on this show to: ✅ Buy back your time– spend less of your week in day‑to‑day fires and more of it leading, selling, and actually living your life. ✅ Maximize your profit from the work you already do instead of just grinding for more volume. ✅ Scale with confidence – grow the business without doubling your hours or losing control. ✅ Turn your company into a real asset, not just a job – one that can run without you, give you real vacations, and eventually support whatever exit or lifestyle you want. Host Todd Dawalt has spent nearly 30 years in construction and the last decade coaching hundreds of builders, remodelers, GCs, and trade contractors on these issues, managing over $300M of projects and helping companies uncover millions in hidden profit. Hit *Follow* so you don't miss an episode and keep turning your construction business into a systematized, profitable machine that doesn't depend on you for every decision. To go deeper, tools and resources are at constructionleadingedge.com.

Episode Date
How Cody Scaled His Custom Home Business to Increase Profit and Win Back His Life | Ep. 454
Jul 27, 2026
Why Waffle House Is More Systematized Than Your Construction Business | Ep. 453
Jul 20, 2026
The 5-Step Hire Right System: How Construction Business Owners Can Hire Better with Justin Landry | Ep. 452
Jul 13, 2026
Crossing the Rubicon & the Desperate Ground Principle for Builders | Ep. 451
Jul 06, 2026
AI Is Lying, Customers Aren't: Radical Transparency and Culture-Building with Eric Fortenberry | Ep. 450
Jun 29, 2026
The Hidden Design Shift That Unlocks Growth, Profit, and Free Time in Your Construction Business | Ep. 449
Jun 22, 2026
The One Question That Finally Gets Your Clients To Follow Your Process | Ep. 448
Jun 15, 2026
Short-Staffed or Just Disorganized? 5 Tests Before You Hire | Ep. 447
Jun 08, 2026
The 4 Questions to Ask Before You Try to Fix What's Not Working | Ep. 446
Jun 01, 2026
How to Sell on Value Instead of Price | Ep. 445
May 26, 2026
The Toyota "Pull the Cord" Method Your Construction Business Is Missing | Ep. 444
May 19, 2026
The Firing: A Business Parable for Construction Owners | Ep. 443
May 11, 2026
The Nail the Handoff Framework: 4 Crucial Handoffs to Increase Profit and Eliminate Chaos | EP 442
May 04, 2026
The Cost‑Plus Contract Trap: 3 Simple Moves to Prevent Budget Blowups and Legal Nightmares | EP 441
Apr 27, 2026
3 Keys to Operating from a Position of Strength in High-End Remodeling with Andy Kolp | EP 440
Apr 20, 2026
3 Keys to Taking Back Control of Your Construction Business with Daaron Yester | EP 439
Apr 13, 2026
Your Customers Experience Your Systems, Not Your Intentions | EP 438
Apr 06, 2026
What the P-38 Fighter Plane Can Teach You About Business Strategy | EP 437
Mar 30, 2026
How John Springstead Doubled Revenue While Cutting His Work Hours | EP 436
Mar 23, 2026
Mental Malware | EP 435
Mar 16, 2026
The Solution Is Inside the Problem | EP 434
Mar 09, 2026
5 Decisions That Free the Overworked Construction Owner | EP 433
Mar 02, 2026
This Is How We Do It Builders: Leading Clients With a Proven Process | EP 432
Feb 23, 2026
Is Indecision Crippling Your Construction Business? | EP 431
Feb 16, 2026
Nail the Handoff System: Build a Rock‑Solid Preconstruction Checklist Your Team Actually Follows | EP 430
Feb 09, 2026
Grow Your Profit Without Growing Your Team | EP 429
Feb 02, 2026
Scale Without Sacrificing Profit, Control, Or Freedom: The 3-Legged Stool Every Builder Needs | EP 428
Jan 26, 2026
4 Hidden Metrics Top Builders Use to Boost Profit and Freedom | EP 427
Jan 19, 2026
How We Found $400,000 of Hidden Profit in A Custom Builder's Business | EP 426
Jan 12, 2026
Stop Setting More Goals. Fix One Constraint | EP 425
Jan 07, 2026
Average People: The Secret for Profitable Construction Business Growth | EP 424
Dec 29, 2025
Your Construction Business Is Doing Exactly What It's Designed To Do | Ep 423
Dec 22, 2025
How Elon Musk Would Streamline Your Construction Business: 5 Steps | E422
Dec 15, 2025
The Builder Identity Crisis: What Got You Here Won't Get You There | Ep 421
Dec 08, 2025
Cut Preconstruction Timelines in Half: 6 Strategies From Managing $300M | E420
Dec 01, 2025
Repossess Your Time by Fixing These 3 Hidden Design Flaws in Your Construction Business | Ep 419
Nov 24, 2025
Accountability Requires Clarity: How to Get Your Team to Take Ownership | E418
Nov 17, 2025
Get Out of the Builder Trap with Daniel Queen | E417
Nov 10, 2025
Scaling Fast? Stop Chasing Sales and Fix THIS First with Cole West | E416
Nov 03, 2025
7-Figure Growth Starts with Lean Systems w/ Tod Ingersoll | E415
Oct 27, 2025
The Hidden Reason Your Projects Keep Slipping—and How to Stop It | E414
Oct 20, 2025
Your Most Important Hire Isn't on the Jobsite—It's an Executive Assistant with Steven Neuner | E413
Oct 13, 2025
What's Your #1 Constraint? Here's How to Find It | E412
Oct 06, 2025
Escape the Bottleneck Trap for Good Using 3 Simple Systems with Travis Balcom | E411
Sep 29, 2025
How to Use the Moneyball Strategy to Run Your Construction Business Like a Machine | E410
Sep 22, 2025
They Doubled Their Business by Saying No, Building Systems, and Setting Clear Expectations with Ryan Brining & Tom Battersby | E409
Sep 15, 2025
Before You Hire or Buy Software, Fix This First in Your Construction Business | E408
Sep 08, 2025
Why Only a Few Builders Ever Find True Success (From a 30-Year Veteran) with Jeff Bowers | E407
Sep 01, 2025
How to Delegate Results by Letting Go of Control the Right Way w/ Max Christiansen | E406
Aug 25, 2025
One Thing Every Professional Construction Business Must Have to Grow | E405
Aug 18, 2025
The Real Reason Visionary-Integrator Partnerships Finally Click (and Keep Growing) | E404
Aug 11, 2025
How to Engineer Your Construction Business to Double in 12 Months | E403
Aug 04, 2025
The Real Reason You Don't Have Time & What to Do About It | E402
Jul 28, 2025
How to Make Faster, Better Decisions Like a CEO | E401
Jul 21, 2025
How to Free Up 40 Hours a Month in Your Construction Business | E400
Jul 14, 2025
5 Ways Right-to-Left Thinking Can Work for You | E399
Jul 07, 2025
The Secret to Building Client Trust and Team Loyalty with Brady Fry | E398
Jun 30, 2025
Build Your Business So You Can Sell It with John Warrillow | E397
Jun 23, 2025
Downsizing Could Be the Key to Explosive Growth in Your Construction Business with John Wojtas | E396
Jun 16, 2025
What Most Construction CEOs Get Wrong About Success | E395
Jun 09, 2025
Built to Fail: Why Most Construction Businesses aren't Sellable | E394
Jun 02, 2025
6 Months to Skilled Labor? This System Proves It's Possible with Mike Brewer | E393
May 26, 2025
How $10M Construction CEOs Think Differently | E392
May 22, 2025
How to Create a Killer Lead Generation System for Your Construction Business with Logan Shinholser | E391
May 19, 2025
The Missing Link That's Draining Profit and Breeding Chaos | E390
May 15, 2025
Exposed: Learning More ISN'T Helping Your Business (What You Actually Need) | E389
May 12, 2025
Why Most Construction Family Partnerships Fail (And How to Avoid It) with Jake Lewendal | E388
May 05, 2025
Feel Like Giving Up? 9 Proven Ways to Overcome Business Adversity | E387
Apr 28, 2025
From Burnout to Balance: How the Franklin Brothers Beat Construction Chaos For Good | E386
Apr 24, 2025
Avoid These Critical Mistakes When Building Your Construction Business with Alex Gregg | E385
Apr 21, 2025
Secrets of Buying and Selling a Construction Business & Why Most Are Unsellable with Mark Powers | E384
Apr 17, 2025
The Leadership Unlock: How to Delegate Without Losing Control | E383
Apr 14, 2025
7 Sales Pitfalls Costing You Profit and Freedom - And How to Fix Them | E382
Apr 07, 2025
7 Reasons to Fire Yourself from Sales | E381
Mar 31, 2025
Boost Profit with the First Hour Principle: The Key to a Productive Construction Jobsite | E380
Mar 24, 2025
Why Are You Stuck in Firefighting Mode? The Linchpin Syndrome | E379
Mar 17, 2025
Lock In Profits & Assign Risk with a Solid Buyout Process | E378
Mar 10, 2025
Scaling a Construction Business Using the 4L Framework with Mike Andes | E377
Mar 03, 2025
How to Get Clients to Make Decisions Faster | E376
Feb 24, 2025
The Missing System That Helps Construction Leaders Build Accountable Teams: How Pro Sports Teams Do It | E375
Feb 17, 2025
Cut Project Schedules by 25% and Boost Profitability by 38% - Here's How w/ Michael Thorp | E374
Feb 10, 2025
4 Foolproof Steps to Stop Construction Chaos (Before It Costs You Thousands!) | E373
Feb 03, 2025
Exposing 6 Lies that Keep Construction Businesses Stuck in Chaos | E372
Jan 27, 2025
4 Profit-Killing Mistakes Construction Business Owners Make and How to Fix Them | E371
Jan 20, 2025
Reduce Stress While Growing Your Construction Business with Tod Ingersoll | E370
Jan 13, 2025
Secrets to Building a Multi-Generational Construction Business to $20M | E369
Jan 06, 2025
How to Hire and Retain A-Players for Your Construction Business w/ Isaac Barlow & Derrik Shakespear | E368
Dec 30, 2024
Pre-Construction Secrets That Built a $250M Business with Wes Palmisano | E367
Dec 23, 2024
From $0 to $200M: The Ultimate Construction Business Guide with Torrey Hawkins | E366
Dec 16, 2024
10x Is Easier Than 2x | E365
Dec 09, 2024
Why More Sales Won't Save Your Business from Chaos with Cole West | E364
Dec 02, 2024
5 Steps to Creating a Foolproof Customer Acquisition System for Builders with Spencer Powell | E363
Nov 25, 2024
Pitfalls to Avoid When Scaling a Construction Business | E362
Nov 18, 2024
Breaking Free From the Construction Overwork Culture and Client Chaos w/ Kris Miller | E361
Nov 11, 2024
From Breaking Even to Big Wins: How Empowered Teams Drive Real Profits w/ John & Shannon Springstead | E360
Nov 04, 2024
Why Saying "No" to Clients Could Save Your Construction Business w/ Dan Flansburg | E359
Oct 28, 2024
How to Get Paid for Upskilling Your Construction Employees w/ Krysta Van Ranst | E358
Oct 21, 2024
How Construction Business Owners Can Have an Empowered and Accountable Team by Fixing the Actual Problems | E357
Oct 14, 2024
How a Lawsuit and Knee Injury Saved a Construction Business with Nate Mielke | E356
Oct 07, 2024
The Key to Growing a Profitable Family-Owned Construction Company with Sam and Jake Holman | E355
Sep 30, 2024
Critical Pitfalls Every Home Builder Needs to Avoid w/ Brad Haubert | E354
Sep 23, 2024
Build Unbreakable Client Trust Even in Tough Times w/ Andrea and Ashley Fleschner | E353
Sep 16, 2024
Construction Accounting Mistakes Ruining Your Business with Chris Lee | E352
Sep 09, 2024
The Secret to Building a Self-Managing Construction Business w/ Eric Brownson | E351
Sep 02, 2024
Double Your Revenue While Cutting Work Hours in Half w/ Jacob Richmond | E350
Aug 26, 2024
How to Get Out of Estimating: A 5 Step Process | E349
Aug 19, 2024
This is How to Break Free from the Owner's Trap in Your Construction Business | E348
Aug 12, 2024
Growth Tactics For Your Family-Owned Construction Business with Ashlee & Alexis of MDT Inc. | E347
Aug 05, 2024
How Technology Can Efficiently Scale Your Construction Business | E346
Jul 29, 2024
Build a Brand: Why It's As Crucial as Your Systems and Processes | E345
Jul 22, 2024
Insider Tips: How to Keep Your Client Pipeline Full Year-Round | E344
Jul 15, 2024
Why Neglecting Pre-Construction is the Biggest Mistake You Can Make with Mikhail Gannage | E343
Jul 08, 2024
From Fear to Success: A 20-Year Veteran Builder's Proven Success Formula with Mark Williams | E342
Jul 01, 2024
Achieve Absolute Freedom with This Transformative Principle | E341
Jun 24, 2024
The Hidden Dangers of Neglecting Estate & Succession Planning with Attorneys Dusty and Jennifer King | E340
Jun 17, 2024
Lessons from Dad: Daughters in Construction on Working With Their Fathers and Empowering Women in the Construction Industry | E339
Jun 10, 2024
Lead from Behind: 9 Strategies to Get Architects, Designers, and Clients to Meet Your Deadlines | 338
Jun 03, 2024
The Freedom of Accountability, Delegating and Letting Go of Control with Max Christiansen | E337
May 27, 2024
Why Business Continuity Planning Equals Freedom for Entrepreneurs | E336
May 20, 2024
Estate Planning Myths, Mistakes, and Nightmares with Jon Braddock | E335
May 13, 2024
Inc. Magazine Honoree Reveals 1,126% 4-Year Growth Strategies with Chris Tatge | E334
May 06, 2024
Using the MMDD List to Get Your Team to Solve Problems and Follow Processes | E333
Apr 29, 2024
Is This Deficiency Plaguing Your Business? | E332
Apr 22, 2024
What Construction CEOs Actually Need: A Roundup of the Best Ideas From a CEO Alliance Meetup | E331
Apr 17, 2024
The CEO Mindset Shift: A Panel Discussion | E330
Apr 08, 2024
Executing a Successful Business Turnaround & Strategically Letting Go with Michael Moore | E329
Apr 01, 2024
How to Become Addicted to Your Business Without Dealing 24/7 Phone Calls with Alex Knapp | E328
Mar 25, 2024
Tracking Metrics, Casting Vision & Implementing Systems with Alex Gregg | E327
Mar 18, 2024
From Homebuilder to Business Builder: The Systems That Eliminate CHAOS and Improve Everyone's Experience with Jeff Bowers | E326
Mar 11, 2024
Structuring a Construction Business For Growth with the Right Systems with Nolan Harris | E325
Mar 04, 2024
Eliminating Chaos Through Accountability and Focusing on Preconstruction with Charles Rogers | E324
Feb 26, 2024
Succession Planning, The Triple Bottom Line, and Setting Up an ESOP with Jonathan Orpin | E323
Feb 19, 2024
Stop Sabotaging Your Success: Hidden Thinking Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid | E322
Feb 12, 2024
Living in The Gain and Generating Enjoyable Profits with Alex Thompson | E321
Feb 05, 2024
How Adversity Can Crush You or Make You Unstoppable (You Choose) | E320
Jan 29, 2024
Why Breaking Old Habits is Key to Achieving New Business Heights | E319
Jan 22, 2024
How Referrals Can Hurt You & Other Insider Marketing Secrets with Spencer Powell | E318
Jan 15, 2024
4 Crucial Steps to Level Up Your Business in 2024 | E317
Jan 11, 2024
Breaking Down the Top 10 Challenges and Myths of a Visionary Leader with Monish Khadye (A Replay) | E316
Jan 03, 2024
Business Building Lessons from the Fighter Plane That Won WW2 | E315
Dec 26, 2023
How CEOs Think Differently About Money & Financial Systems with Luke Holcomb | E314
Dec 18, 2023
The Systems Behind an 8-Hour Workweek with Monish Khadye | E313
Dec 11, 2023
Mistakes to Avoid If You Want Your Business Sellable: Why 80% of Construction Businesses are Designed to Fail
Dec 04, 2023
Recession Proof: 10 Ways to Make Your Business More Resilient | E311
Nov 27, 2023
5 Ways Right-to-Left Thinking Can Work for You | E310
Nov 20, 2023
Growing a $250M Business by Focusing on Preconstruction with Wes Palmisano | E309
Nov 13, 2023
From Chaos to Control: Four-Step Blueprint to Save 40 Hours a Month | E308
Nov 07, 2023
Reexamine Your Job as CEO | E307
Oct 02, 2023
Wealthy Clients, Reframing Problems and Letting Your Team Create Processes with Michael Algren | E306
Sep 25, 2023
How to Make Faster, Better Decisions Like a CEO | E305
Sep 18, 2023
How to Get Anyone to Do Anything with Instant Influence Principles | E304
Sep 13, 2023
Will Your Business Scale or Is It Designed to Fail? | E303
Sep 05, 2023
The Reality of Running a Construction Business with Your Spouse | E302
Aug 28, 2023
The Real Reasons Your Team Won't Change | E301
Aug 22, 2023
5 Secrets to Hire and Retain the Right Employees: Never Make a Bad Hire Again | E300
Aug 14, 2023
3 Key Concepts to Grow a Custom Home Building Business with Alex Gregg | E299
Aug 07, 2023
Why 10X is Easier Than 2x | E298
Jul 31, 2023
Foundations for Scaling a Business to $50M with Shawn Dominguez | E297
Jul 24, 2023
Manufacturing Adversity and Burning the Ships | E296
Jul 17, 2023
Escaping the Free Estimate Trap and Indoctrinating Your Clients with Bobby Williams | E295
Jul 10, 2023
How to Red Team Your Construction Business to Make it More Resilient | E294
Jun 28, 2023
How to Get a Check From the IRS: Tax Credits Your CPA Isn't Telling You About | Justin Rupple | E293
Jun 19, 2023
How to Use Femininity to Nail the Handoff Process in a Male-Dominated Industry w/ Amy Rans | E292
Jun 12, 2023
The Burnout Cycle & Letting Go of Control with Josh Fravel | E291
Jun 05, 2023
Stop Trying & Stopping Profit Bleeds with Ashley Fleschner | E290
May 29, 2023
Your Customer Experience Roadmap: How It Impacts Your Bottom Line & Company Culture | E289
May 22, 2023
What High Performers Actually Want & Finding Opportunity in Chaos with Isaac Barlow | E288
May 15, 2023
How a Rigorous Handoff and a Solid Pre-Construction Process Leads to More Freedom with Daniel Hickey | E287
May 08, 2023
Nailing the Handoff, Small Adjustments, and Navigating a Business Transition | E286
May 01, 2023
Family Partnerships, Hard Conversations, and Dealing with Rejection with Jake Lewendal | E285
Apr 24, 2023
How a Special Forces Commander Used Team Meetings to Fight Terrorists | E284
Apr 17, 2023
Communication & Delegation Hacks to Help You Get Out of Operations | E283
Apr 10, 2023
How Great Entrepreneurs Think About Adversity & The Stockdale Paradox | E282
Apr 03, 2023
Eclipsing Financial Targets by Saying "No" and Focusing on the People | Mikhail Gannage | E281
Mar 27, 2023
The Habits of Success: 3 Things You Need to Do Daily to Set You up for Success | E280
Mar 14, 2023
Housing Crisis Opportunities & How a Venture Capital Firm Looks at the Construction Industry | E279
Mar 06, 2023
Are You a Visionary? The Top 10 Challenges For a Visionary & Myths They Believe | E278
Feb 27, 2023
5 Things Successful Entrepreneurs Manage That Nobody Warned You About | E277
Feb 20, 2023
The Hidden Dangers of Procrastination & How to Conquer It | E276
Feb 13, 2023
Stewardship, Creating Terminal Value & Increasing Profit 60% with Michael Moore | E275
Feb 06, 2023
Scaling to $200 Million: How Torrey Hawkins Did It | E274
Jan 31, 2023
Forget About Goal Setting: Focus on Habits & Systems Instead | E273
Jan 24, 2023
Discipline, Systems, and 75% Annual Revenue Growth with Andy Kolp | E272
Dec 27, 2022
Why Every Construction Business Owner Needs a Virtual Assistant | E271
Dec 19, 2022
How to Avoid Lawsuits Over Construction Defects & Reducing Risk with Attorney Marc Gravely | E270
Dec 12, 2022
First Principles, Taking Ego Out of Ideas and Solving Big Problems with Paolo Tiramani, Boxabl CEO & Founder | E269
Dec 05, 2022
Jett Set Farmhouse's Noell and Daniel Jett On Adversity, Perseverance, and Success | E268
Nov 28, 2022
How to Get Your Team Engaged and On Board with New Processes | E267
Nov 21, 2022
3 Secrets to Eliminating Subcontractor Chaos | E266
Nov 14, 2022
Why All Business Problems are People Problems with Eric Anderton | E265
Nov 07, 2022
How to Set Up a Company That Earns 8 Figures WITHOUT You | E264
Oct 24, 2022
Time-Tracking Hacks Every Construction Company Should Know | E263
Oct 17, 2022
The $11 Million Sales Strategy w/ Josh Dembicki & Matt Lewis | E262
Oct 10, 2022
Recession Proof: 10 Tips to Make Your Business More Resilient | E261
Oct 10, 2022
3 Things Entrepreneurs Believe That Technicians Don't | E260
Sep 20, 2022
Are You Headed for a Tipping Point? | E259
Aug 31, 2022
Designed to Fail: Why 80% of Construction Businesses Have No Value | E258
Aug 22, 2022
The 8 Hour Work Week: How Monish Khadye Did It | E257
Aug 15, 2022
Repossess Your Time with the CEO Schedule | E256
Jul 18, 2022
Side Effects of a Poorly Designed Organization & Starving Horse Syndrome | E255
Jul 11, 2022