The Construction Leading Edge Podcast
Todd Dawalt
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.
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Latest episodes
- How You're Accidentally Making Your Team Resist Change | Ep. 465
- You're Solving the Wrong Problems in Your Construction Business | Ep. 464
- Stop Putting Out Fires by Building a Real Pre-Construction Process | Ep. 463
- Why Generic Business Coaching Never Works for Your Construction Company | Ep. 462
- How to Turn Customer & Employee Excuses Into Action | Ep. 461
- Why Starting Projects Too Soon Is Killing Your Profit | Ep. 460
- How to Design Your Construction Business for Growth, Profit, and Freedom with Tom Raisanen | Ep. 459
- What To Do When Your Construction Business Finally Runs Without You | Ep. 458
- The Skywalk Collapse & The 5 Decision Questions Every Construction Leader Must Train Their Team On | Ep. 457
- How To Hold Employees Accountable: The Big 5 System | Ep. 456
- How Builder CEOs Get Sh*t Done (Without More Willpower or Fixing Your ADHD Brain) | Ep. 455
- How Cody Scaled His Custom Home Business to Increase Profit and Win Back His Life | Ep. 454
- Why Waffle House Is More Systematized Than Your Construction Business | Ep. 453
- The 5-Step Hire Right System: How Construction Business Owners Can Hire Better with Justin Landry | Ep. 452
- Crossing the Rubicon & the Desperate Ground Principle for Builders | Ep. 451
- AI Is Lying, Customers Aren't: Radical Transparency and Culture-Building with Eric Fortenberry | Ep. 450
- The Hidden Design Shift That Unlocks Growth, Profit, and Free Time in Your Construction Business | Ep. 449
- The One Question That Finally Gets Your Clients To Follow Your Process | Ep. 448
- Short-Staffed or Just Disorganized? 5 Tests Before You Hire | Ep. 447
- The 4 Questions to Ask Before You Try to Fix What's Not Working | Ep. 446
- How to Sell on Value Instead of Price | Ep. 445
- The Toyota "Pull the Cord" Method Your Construction Business Is Missing | Ep. 444
- The Firing: A Business Parable for Construction Owners | Ep. 443
- The Nail the Handoff Framework: 4 Crucial Handoffs to Increase Profit and Eliminate Chaos | EP 442
- The Cost‑Plus Contract Trap: 3 Simple Moves to Prevent Budget Blowups and Legal Nightmares | EP 441
- Keys to Operating from a Position of Strength in High-End Remodeling with Andy Kolp
- 3 Keys to Taking Back Control of Your Construction Business with Daaron Yester | EP 439
- Your Customers Experience Your Systems, Not Your Intentions | EP 438
- What the P-38 Fighter Plane Can Teach You About Business Strategy | EP 437
- How John Springstead Doubled Revenue While Cutting His Work Hours | EP 436
- The Belief System That's Capping Your Construction Business | EP 435
- The Solution Is Inside the Problem | EP 434
- 5 Decisions That Free the Overworked Construction Owner | EP 433
- This Is How We Do It Builders: Leading Clients With a Proven Process | EP 432
- Is Indecision Crippling Your Construction Business? | EP 431
- Nail the Handoff System: Build a Rock‑Solid Preconstruction Checklist Your Team Actually Follows | EP 430
- Grow Your Profit Without Growing Your Team | EP 429
- Scale Without Sacrificing Profit, Control, Or Freedom: The 3-Legged Stool Every Builder Needs | EP 428
- 4 Hidden Metrics Top Builders Use to Boost Profit and Freedom | EP 427
- How We Found $400,000 of Hidden Profit in A Custom Builder's Business | EP 426
- Stop Setting More Goals. Fix One Constraint | EP 425
- Average People: The Secret for Profitable Construction Business Growth | EP 424
- Your Construction Business Is Doing Exactly What It's Designed To Do | Ep 423
- How Elon Musk Would Streamline Your Construction Business: 5 Steps | E422
- The Builder Identity Crisis: What Got You Here Won't Get You There | Ep 421
- Cut Preconstruction Timelines in Half: 6 Strategies From Managing $300M | E420
- Repossess Your Time by Fixing These 3 Hidden Design Flaws in Your Construction Business | Ep 419
- Accountability Requires Clarity: How to Get Your Team to Take Ownership | E418
- Get Out of the Builder Trap with Daniel Queen | E417
- Scaling Fast? Stop Chasing Sales and Fix THIS First with Cole West | E416