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ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Every construction contractor hits the same wall—they become the bottleneck. You can build a $2M business on grit, but you can't scale to $10M on caffeine and chaos.

Wade and Stephen kick off a three-part series exploring how to scale your construction company by getting out of your own way.

Discover the growth stages that trip up contractors and why your business isn't outgrowing the market—it's outgrowing you.

⌚️ Key moments in this episode:

• 00:00 Introduction: The Bottleneck in Construction Businesses
• 00:30 The Chaos of Winning Big Jobs
• 01:46 Setting Goals and Realizing Bottlenecks
• 03:16 The Founder’s Dilemma: Control vs. Growth
• 04:43 The Importance of Delegation
• 08:35 Recognizing and Overcoming Scaling Problems
• 12:39 Conclusion: Identifying the Real Problem

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