In this episode, I sit down with Matt Mabe, Partner at Arise Homes, to talk about his journey from early hustle to scaling a homebuilding business into the millions — and doing it with intention.

Matt shares the real story behind building Arise Homes: the risks he took early on, the lessons learned while scaling fast, and the discipline required to grow without losing sight of why the business exists in the first place. We talk candidly about leadership, building strong teams, and the role faith and values play in decision-making as the company grows.

This episode is for founders, builders, and operators who want to scale something meaningful, not just something big.

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In this episode of American Builders, we sit down with Paul Sanneman, CEO of Contractor Staffing Source, who has spent 40+ years coaching and consulting 400+ construction companies on one thing: building teams that actually work.

Paul breaks down why most contractors think they have a labor shortage, when in reality they have a broken hiring system. We talk about what’s changed in the workforce, what hasn’t, and why the contractors who win aren’t just better operators — they’re better at attracting, training, and retaining people.

You’ll learn:

- Why “nobody wants to work anymore” is the wrong diagnosis
- The biggest hiring mistakes contractors make as they scale
- What the best residential contractors do differently when building teams
- How the right staffing systems lead to more profit, more time, and less chaos

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This episode of American Builders, presented by TradeGuard, highlights Kansas City Developer Zach Molzer. We discuss how we got his start in development, the importance of building for a specific "user", and his desire to leave behind a legacy.

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In this episode, I sit down with Bob Hamilton to unpack the real story behind building, scaling, and ultimately selling a wildly successful plumbing & HVAC business. We cover Bob’s career journey, the sales and marketing principles that actually drove growth, and the hard lessons learned along the way. It’s a candid conversation about what it really takes to win in the trades—and how to think about your business if an exit is ever the goal.

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