Nicholas White: He Could've Started at 16. He Waited Until 40
Try TULBOXX Free — AI estimating & invoicing for contractors. First 5 estimates free, no credit card: www.tulboxx.comNicholas White grew up around excavation.His father has been in the dirt business h...
8 Apr 1h 11min
Daniel Snell: The $4,000 Mistake That Taught Him How Commercial Work Really Works
He lost $4K over one line of missing wording. Not bad work. Not bad equipment. Just one mistake in a contract.Daniel jumped into excavation young with “$10K and a dream”… but commercial work hit him h...
1 Apr 1h 1min
Cody Cocas: Why “Nice Customers” Almost Cost Him His Business
He was mowing customers’ lawns… after finishing their job.Not charging for extras… because he liked them.That mindset almost killed his margins—until he flipped to utilities.Cody Cocas went from small...
25 Mars 1h 22min
John Seaman: The Day He Fired His Entire Crew (And Rebuilt a Stronger Company)
Most contractors complain about employees.John Seaman fired his entire crew in one day.What he built after that changed how his excavation company runs forever.Running excavation crews in the mountain...
4 Mars 1h 5min
Jack Eso: The $4M Move Most Contractors Are Afraid to Make
He went from renting a skid steer on weekends to landing $4 million in work in 60 days.But the real shift wasn’t equipment — it was systems.And the biggest lesson? Stop racing to the bottom on price.J...
25 Feb 1h 3min
Jeremy Whitson: Why Too Much Work Nearly Broke His Excavation Business
He walked away from a VP position with 208 employees.Bought one excavator. No real plan.Then learned the hard way that “booked out” doesn’t mean profitable.Jeremy Whitson left a 21-year career in the ...
18 Feb 1h 36min
Sheldon Gould: What 25+ Years in a Small-Market Contracting Business Really Teaches You
Running a contracting business in a small town isn’t glamorous—and Sheldon Gould doesn’t pretend it is. With over 25 years in lawn care, snow removal, land leveling, and property maintenance, Sheldon ...
4 Feb 59min
