Episodios
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I've hesitated to put this episode out, because I generally try to take an optimistic, encouraging tone. But we can't get better until we accept the reality of our situation. So, here's to each of us, and the building industry as a whole, staring reality in the eyes - and getting better. Wishing everyone nothing but success! Enjoy the episode.
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
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At the most fundamental level, there are really only two strategies in business, and only one that works for small businesses. Most home builders get this wrong, and end up stuck in the middle, never generating the profits they should.
In this episode Jared discusses the risks of getting your strategy wrong, and the opportunities once you find the one that truly sets your business apart.
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
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Joey Fentress is the founder and owner of Proform Builds, a Seattle-based luxury home builder. Joey recently expanded his operation into Austin, where I was introduced to him and his team. The level of professionalism with which Joey runs his business is evident in just a short conversation, and it's reflected in the quality of their builds.
This episode is a conversation with Joey about his in-house labor, and how he manages that aspect of his business. Enjoy the episode, and if you like this and others we have done, it would be a huge help if you leave us a review here in your podcast player. Thanks for listening!
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
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A quick 7-minute episode to help you make more progress and find some big wins in your business. Credit to Tim Ferriss for his recent blog post on the topic, the inspiration for this episode.
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
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We've been obsessed for over a year now with different AI apps that can help home builders. This is an extremely short episode on the best we've found. Enjoy!
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
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This is one of the most inspiring episodes I've recorded. I have mentored Joe Hodge over the last few years as he set out on his dream to start his own home building company. Starting alone is difficult enough, but the market forces over the last few years added major complications as Joe came out of the gate.
But Joe is a fighter (literally and metaphorically), and built a resoundingly successful project even with serious headwinds. We visit on both his wins and his lessons learned from this first of what will surely be many successful projects as Joe grows his company.
Enjoy the episode!
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
Quaker
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Gossett & Co recently closed two construction loans with Arixa Capital, and sat down with executive Greg Hebner and his team during their visit to Austin. The group discusses the Austin market, California immigration, the latest market and financing trends, qualities of a good lender, and more. Thanks for listening.
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
Quaker
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This is the final installment of our series on Charlie Munger, an episode devoted to the memory of the late investor who recently passed away. In this episode we cover the reason to read, the need to get into a great business, and the only way to run a good company.
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
Quaker
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In the third installment of our mini-series on Charlie Munger, we delve deeper into the wisdom of one of the greatest investors and thinkers of our time. This episode continues up our series with a focus on Munger's most impactful strategies and philosophies that have influenced generations of investors and entrepreneurs.
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
Quaker
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Part 2 of our mini-series on Charlie Munger, one of the greatest investors of all time. He’s also one of the most profound thinkers of our era. This continues a multi-part series of short episodes dissecting some of Jared’s favorite lessons from the investing giant.
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
Also, we just released new products to take your home building company to the next level at the BUILDING OPTIMAL SHOP.
And don't forget to sign up for our NEWSLETTER where we have all kinds of good tips and info you don't get with the podcast.
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Subzero Wolf Cove
Grand Openings
Quaker
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Charlie Munger is one of the greatest investors of all time. He’s also one of the most profound thinkers of our era. This begins a multi-part series of short episodes dissecting some of Jared’s favorite lessons from the investing giant.
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
And don't forget to sign up for our NEWSLETTER where we have all kinds of good tips and info you don't get with the podcast.
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
Huber Engineered Woods
Grand Openings
Quaker
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This is a departure from our regular programming - Jared shares a very short story from World War II, and how you can apply it as a problem-solving model in your own business.
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
And don't forget to sign up for our NEWSLETTER where we have all kinds of good tips and info you don't get with the podcast.
Looking for tools to make more money and grow your biz?
In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Thank you to our amazing brand partners...
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
RAM Windows
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Trey Farmer is an architect with Forge Craft Architecturehere in Austin. We interviewed him previously on#63: Lessons From a Passive House Build. Today we revisit some of those passive home principles and also discuss some of his beliefs for building healthier, more grid-resilient homes.
If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do us a favor and leave us a review on Spotify or Apple!
And don't forget to sign up for our NEWSLETTER where we have all kinds of good tips and info you don't get with the podcast.
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
Huber Engineered Woods
RAM Windows
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It's hard to spend a few minutes chatting with Jacob Deva Racusin without leaving inspired. He is the Director of Building Science and Sustainability for New Frameworks, an innovative, socially inclusive design/build firm in Vermont. He also serves as an Embodied Carbon Analyst and BEAM Trainer with Builders for Climate Action.
In this conversation we discuss Jacob's ideas on how to minimize the embodied carbon in our buildings or even turn them into carbon sinks. Jacob also shares his benefits of straw bale building techniques and the socially inclusive culture they have created through a worker's co-op structure at New Frameworks.
Enjoy!
Links from the episode:
Builders for Climate Action
BEAM Estimator
New Frameworks Website
New Frameworks on Instagram
Croft Straw Panels
The U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Companies We Keep, by John Abrams
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
Huber Engineered Woods
RAM Windows
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In this conversation we sit down with Dan Kolbert, co-author of Pretty Good House, and owner of Kolbert Building in Portland, Maine, to discuss high performance homes, the next evolution in building, and Dan's advice in today's economy.
Links mentioned:
Pretty Good House Book
Water in Buildings, by Bill Rose
Christine Williamson's Instagram
Huber Engineered Wood
Climate Zone Map
Timber HP
BEAM Estimator
BS and Beer
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
Huber Engineered Woods
RAM Windows
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We have a new, slightly different (and hopefully upgraded) direction for Building Optimal, and are excited to share it with you in this episode.
We also visit with Mark Sprague, State Director of Information Capital for Independence Title. Mark is one of the most respected real estate market analysts and forecasters in Texas, and shares some of his insights with us in this short, 25-minute episode. In full disclosure, 75% of the information Mark Shares is specific to Austin or Texas, but 25% covers a national focus.
Enjoy!
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Thank you to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
Huber Engineered Woods
RAM Windows
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David Gerstel has written some of the top books available for construction professionals who want to build a better business. His latest book, Building Freedom: A Construction Pro's Path to Financial Independence, is the topic of today's conversation.
We cover some novel concepts from David such as Employee-Centered Companies, thinking errors that hold us back, his research on selling construction companies, and more.
In the episode we discuss a few books:
Small Giants: Companies That Choose to be Great Instead of Big
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple
Please enjoy this enlightening episode!
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Muchas gracias to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
Huber Engineered Woods
RAM Windows
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We are visiting with Amy Kerr of Sub-Zero Wolf Cove to discuss supply chain updates and new innovations in their appliance lines. This episode is a short one, but full of great updates. Enjoy!
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out The Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Muchas gracias to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
Huber Engineered Woods
RAM Windows
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Wally Staples is back. This time, we talk specifics of his employee compensation practices as well as some of his principles for being an "anti-fragile" builder. And don't miss my first interview with Wally, #68: Ensuring Profitability and Employees First with Wally Staples.
Enjoy the episode!
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out the Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Muchas gracias to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards Program
Subzero Wolf Cove
Huber Engineered Woods
RAM Windows
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Vik Szemerei is the Vice President of Sales for luxury plumbing company, House of Rohl. They own brands such as Riobel, Victoria and Albert, and Rohl.
We discuss cool new plumbing trends like aromatherapy shower heads, hand-crafted fireclay sinks, touchless faucets, and more.
And, to my delight, Vik explains the rise in popularity of biophilic design as we find ways to make our homes healthier and more comfortable.
Enjoy the episode!
Tools to make more money and grow your biz
Need a little help growing your business or making more money at it? In addition to almost 100 free episodes of the podcast, check out the Building Optimal Shop, a place where we have business tools for builders and contractors…and the list is growing. Or, if you want full-scale consulting or business startup help, check out our brand new:
Building Optimal Business Accelerator
Muchas gracias to our amazing brand partners
Lowe’s and the new Lowe’s MVP Pro Rewards ProgramWolf/Subzero
Huber Engineered Woods
RAM Windows
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