Podcast Episodes

TCF684: Friday Fails - Stop Stealing Time from Your Family

You often steal your family's time when you work long hours and weekends as a contractor. Dan reminds you that you have to work hard for your business, but you can't handle everything alone—reach out…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

TCF683: Contractor Q&A: “When Should You Invest in Paid Coaching?”

The guys answer your questions about investing in paid coaching, restarting your business after losing money, and giving clients a rough estimate of the project during the prequalification phase.

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Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

TCF682: Best Growth Strategies for Contractor Businesses with John Salzarulo

Tom’s guest is John Salzarulo—the founder of Hoist—who left the coding world to run his family service business, which he grew to double its value within two years. After John sold his family busines…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

TCF681: The Sales Show - Two Lives

It can be hard to get the work-life balance right. You want to spend time with your family, but you also want to work hard to build a successful business. In this episode, Derek shares how he manages…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

TCF680: Monday Mojo - Gratitude

When it's hard to see the good things in life, being grateful for what you have is an instantly uplifting and positive ritual! Tom tells why it's important to think of gratitude as something fundamen…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

TCF679: Friday Fails - Lone Wolf

Doing it alone seems so much easier, and logical doesn't it? It's just you, being smart and efficient, doing whatever you want, for better or for worse—but it is not without cost. Dan shares why you …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

TCF678: Contractor Q&A: “How to Compete With Big Companies in Your Area?”

Tom and Dan answer your questions about the impact of the current state of the economy on contractors, how contractors can thrive and survive during this time, and what they can do to compete with la…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

TCF677: The Sales Show - Common sense

Tom and Steve discuss some of the dumbest things that contractors do. If you ever wonder why you're not making money or struggling to grow your business, it may be because of these things. Some of th…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

TCF676: Monday Mojo - Should I Promote This Guy?

Should I promote this guy? Tom explores the question of whether or not it’s a good idea to promote an employee who isn’t working as hard as they used to, why that might be, and gives you his advice o…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

TCF675: Friday Fails - Your Next Step after Events

After events and workshops, there's a lot of hype, positive energy, and people are excited about the new information they gained — but this is where it goes wrong. Unfortunately, most people leave ev…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago