The Construction Leading Edge Podcast
This podcast is dedicated to helping construction business owners eliminate chaos, maximize profit, and reclaim their freedom. Designed for leaders who are ready to step out of the daily grind and take control of their business, The Construction Leading Edge Podcast delivers actionable strategies on systematization, time management, increasing profitability, and business growth. Whether it's stopping profit bleeds, building high-performing teams, or creating systems that allow your business to run without you, each episode will leave you with practical tools to unlock more profit, freedom, and impact. Join Todd Dawalt every week for solo episodes packed with insights and guest...
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Grow Your Profit Without Growing Your Team | EP 429
<p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >🚀Is Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 429:</p> <p >If you're hiring more people but your profit still isn't moving, this episode is for you.</p> <p >Many construction business owners assume the only way to grow profit is to add headcount. More project managers. More superintendents. More office staff. But in reality, hiring too early often creates higher overhead, more chaos, and flatter margins.</p> <p >In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge Podc...
Scale Without Sacrificing Profit, Control, Or Freedom: The 3-Legged Stool Every Builder Needs | EP 428
<p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >🚀Is Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 428:</p> <p >Trying to scale your construction business in 2026 but feeling stretched thinner than ever?</p> <p >Many builders, remodelers, and general contractors try to grow by hiring more people or chasing more work, only to see construction profit margins shrink and chaos increase.</p> <p >In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge Podcast, Todd DeWalt breaks down three construction business mistakes that quietly hold contractors back as th...
4 Hidden Metrics Top Builders Use to Boost Profit and Freedom | EP 427
<p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >🚀Is Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 427: If it feels like something's off in your construction business, like you're working your butt off, but profit isn't where it should be, jobs are dragging on, and you are always being pulled into every little decision, you need to listen to this episode. It might sting a little... but it could change everything.</p> <p >I'm breaking down 4 simple, unconventional metrics that explain a scary amount of what yo...
How We Found $400,000 of Hidden Profit in A Custom Builder's Business | EP 426
<p >🚀Download your free Strategic Planning Guide HERE</p> <p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 426: Mike was running a $5 million custom home building company, but it felt like he was running on fumes.</p> <p >Even with steady referrals, a solid team, and growing demand, he and his VP were stuck in chaos. Firefighting every day and turning away work they wanted to take. The bank account did not match the effort.</p> <p >After a single evaluation, we unlocked $400,000 in hidden profits, all without adding a single new project...
Stop Setting More Goals. Fix One Constraint | EP 425
<p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 425: You have always started the year with clear goals to grow revenue, increase profit, and finally step out of operations.</p> <p >If you're being honest, 2026 is no different; you're just reliving the same year over again with different job numbers on the whiteboard.</p> <p >In this episode, I unpack why goals fail. It's not because you are bad at goal-setting; it's because your goals are ignoring the real constraint that's actually running your business.</p> <p >You'll get a simple, powerf...
Average People: The Secret for Profitable Construction Business Growth | EP 424
<p >🚀Watch the Get Out of Your Construction Business Masterclass - HERE</p> <p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 424: If you're constantly hunting for that one dream employee, the unicorn who can wear all the hats and solve all your problems, you are doing it wrong.</p> <p >Building your business around unicorns isn't smart. It's risky and keeps you stuck.</p> <p >In this episode, I'll walk you through why relying on rare "superstars" is a losing game and how a mindset shift can help you build a construct...
Your Construction Business Is Doing Exactly What It's Designed To Do | Ep 423
<p >🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook HERE</p> <p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 423: Does this sound familiar? You set goals every year, swear you'll fix the chaos in your business, and then 12 months later, you're still firefighting, still stuck in the same mess, and all you have is a stack of "almosts."</p> <p >In this episode, I am breaking down why so many construction businesses hit the same wall over and over again no matter how hard the owners work.</p> <p >You'll hea...
How Elon Musk Would Streamline Your Construction Business: 5 Steps | E422
<p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >🚀Is Your Construction Business Ready to Scale? Take the free online assessment HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 422: If you're a general contractor, and you feel like you're buried under processes, stuck in the weeds, and constantly spinning to keep things moving... this episode is going to give you the roadmap to simplify, systematize, and scale without burning out.</p> <p >I will be diving into Elon Musk's 5-step algorithm for making complex systems work better and show you exactly how to apply it to your cons...
The Builder Identity Crisis: What Got You Here Won't Get You There | Ep 421
<p >🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook HERE</p> <p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 421: If you feel stuck in your business, the problem might not be your team, your schedule, or your subs… it might be your identity.</p> <p >In this episode, I'm discussing one of the biggest hidden growth killers I've seen in the construction world.</p> <p >The version of you that got your business to this point likely won't get you to where you want to go. In fact, it might be the...
Cut Preconstruction Timelines in Half: 6 Strategies From Managing $300M | E420
<p >🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook HERE</p> <p >☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE</p> <p >–</p> <p >EPISODE 420: If pre-construction is dragging on, you're not just losing time but also revenue, team capacity, and control.</p> <p >In this episode, I'm going to show you how to cut your pre-construction timelines in half and finally get your projects to the starting line on time.</p> <p >Here's what we're going to cover:</p> <p >The biggest mistakes contractors make at the beginning of a project</p> <p >Why do many p...
