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Wall Street Backing Trades, The Renovation Wave, and Why Contractors Don't Sell
Wall Street isn't investing hundreds of millions in trades training because they care about blue collar workers. BlackRock and Lowe's are doing it because they need el...
Red and True: Why Canada's Construction Workforce Needs Its Own Voice w/ Manny, Construction Life
Most people with a microphone in construction are giving you answers. Nobody's asking questions. That gap, between what gets said publicly about the industry and what'...
From Electrician to Business Owner: Almost Quit at 6 Months w/ Elber, Made Electric
Most electricians who start their own company know how to wire a house. What they don't know is how to run payroll, fill a pipeline, hire the right people, or say no t...
If We Started Our Trades Company Today, Here's What We'd Do Differently
Most contractors are slow right now. Input prices are up nearly 20%, new construction starts are down, and the guys who are still busy aren't doing anything magical. T...
Canada’s Construction Crisis: Condo Collapse, AI For Trades & What Comes Next w/ Daniel Foch
If you're a contractor in Canada and your pipeline has been slower than usual, this episode explains why. Daniel Foch breaks down the condo collapse, what caused it, h...
Concrete Costs, Fuel Spikes, and Survival in Construction Right Now
The construction industry is shifting fast—and if you're a contractor, you're feeling it. Rising material costs, fuel volatility, tighter margins, and more competition...
Crane Business Secrets: Scaling, Cash Flow & Survival in Construction
What does it really take to run a high-stakes construction business where mistakes aren’t an option?In this episode of The Deconstruction Podcast, we sit down with Jef...
From Army Engineer to Contractor: Systems, Estimating & Winning More Jobs
What does it take to go from military engineer to running a successful construction business? In this episode, Preston shares how he built his company from scratch — a...
Why Contractors Need Community (Not Competition) to Grow
Most contractors operate in silos - figuring things out alone, guarding information, and learning through trial and error. But what if that’s actually holding your con...
From Toronto to Miami: How Phil Russo Scaled a Construction Business
What does it really take to grow a construction business in a tough market and expand into the U.S.? In this episode of The Deconstruction Podcast, Kosta, Johny, and C...
Commercial Cash Flow, Crew Loyalty, Safety Culture (w/ Paver King Mike Pennington)
What does 40 years in hardscape and landscape construction teach you about running a profitable construction business? In this episode, Mike Pennington (Paver King) br...
Job Costing, Cash Leaks, Contractor Education (w/ John MacDonald)
Most contractors don’t lose money because they’re bad at the trade — they lose money because money leaks quietly: missed invoices, forgotten extras, slow receivables, ...
ADHD in Construction: Why You’re Busy but Still Behind (w/ Skye Waterson)
Busy all day but still behind? For a lot of construction business owners, the problem isn’t effort — it’s executive function. In this episode, Skye Waterson (ADHD stra...
Bigger Jobs, Smaller Margins, Better Systems
What really changes when you go from “two guys and a truck” to bigger commercial jobs? In this episode, the Jobtable founders break down the real transition: tighter m...
Accountant Truth Bombs: Tax Prep, CRA Audits, and Contractor Bookkeeping (w/ Andrew Mahorn)
Tax season sneaks up fast, and for a lot of contractors, the stress comes from one thing: disorganized books. In this episode, we sit down with Andrew from LNM Account...
Women in the Trades, Marketing Wins, and Building a Tile Business w/ Jada Finch
Jada Finch is part of a growing wave of women doing real work in the trades — and proving themselves the right way: skill, grit, and job site experience. In this episo...
Scaling Back Without Slowing Down: Systems, Money, and Freedom w/ Effect Electric
Most contractors think “freedom” means a bigger company. Carlo Di Renzo (Effect Electric) says the real unlock is systems + money knowledge — so you can work less in t...
How a $40M Custom Builder Scales Without Losing Craftsmanship
Most contractors say they want to “scale”… but the real question is: how do you grow without sacrificing craftsmanship, quality, and your name? In this episode, we sit...
Construction Business Growth: ICP, Leadership, and Winning Jobs Without Being Lowest Bid
Too many contractors believe “lowest price always wins.” In this episode, Kosta and Johny break down why that’s only true in the wrong market, and how the right positi...
Labor “Shortage” Lies, Staying Lean, 2026 Predictions w/ Manny Neves
Only a small percentage of podcasts hit 50 episodes — and we’re celebrating Episode 50 with one of the biggest voices in Canadian construction media: Manny Neves.We ge...