The business podcast for contractors

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Benji Carlson

Host of Contractor Evolution, Head of Content at BTA
Ex Painting Contractor
Assessed 1000+ Businesses
Produced 200+ Episodes

Welcome to your ultimate guide on the business of contracting

This is the Contractor Evolution Podcast. We unpack the systems, tactics, and skills you need to take your fast-growing contracting business to the next level. If you’re here to learn what it takes to scale up, work less, and increase profits, you’ve come to the right place.

Join 40,000+ contractors that learn from Contractor Evolution. New episodes drop every Wednesday.

Latest Episodes

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206

60 min

Evolution Rewind: Strategic Planning To Pull You Out Of The Daily Grind
Strategic Planning

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205

53 min

The Alter Ego Effect: Perform Better Any Time, Anywhere
Leadership
Time Management

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204

47 min

Open Book Management: The Employee Perspective
Leadership
Staff Accountability
Strategic Planning
Recruiting & Hiring

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203

53 min

Can Contractors Work With Offshore Talent?
Recruiting & Hiring

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84 min

The Financial Secrets of $10MM Contractors
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195

60 min

Tersh Blissett’s Automation Pro Tips
Internal Systems
Recruiting & Hiring
Sales & Marketing
Training & Onboarding
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Meet the host

As the Head of Content at Breakthrough Academy, host of Contractor Evolution, and a former painting contractor, Benji deeply understands what it takes to scale. Pulling from his own entrepreneurial journey and his analysis of over 1,000 individual construction and trades businesses, he and the Breakthrough Academy team create the best business content for contractors on all of the interwebs.

Loved by many

“The Contractor Evolution podcast is an absolute game-changer for anyone in the construction industry! Each episode is packed with actionable insights and innovative strategies that truly resonate with contractors at any level.”

“Definitely one of the most engaging and inspiring business development podcasts out there.I've been absolutely loving listening to it. The people interviewed are so inspiring, and Benji and Igor lead a great discussion.”

“So many of these lessons can be applied to different types of businesses. They are tailored for trades and definitely will make it easy for owners, managers and contractors in this space to understand and apply, but I also found some lessons go beyond that industry.”

“Super valuable info that normally would have to pay top dollar for. James and BTA team are incredible.”

“I love how this podcast dives deep into the specific challenges of large and complex contracting businesses.”

“This is an awesome podcast for any contractor looking to pick up a few golden nuggets, as Igor would say, while driving around.”

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Systemizing your business is a lot of work. NOT doing it is even more.

We’re here to help you implement The Contractor Growth Method™ in an order that makes sense and at a pace that you can handle.

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