MEET THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Host, Contractor Evolution
HOST BENJI CARLSON
Benji is a ‘says it like he sees it, no BS kinda guy. He’s assessed thousands of contracting companies to get them on track to scale and really gets the contracting realm. You can hear him behind the 🎙 weekly as the co-host of the Contractor Evolution podcast.
Breakthrough Academy works with over 450 contractors across the continent, managing over $1.3 billion worth of revenue, and was rated Canada’s 213th fastest growing company by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business in 2021; the fourth consecutive year on a national growth list for the brand.
PANELIST PHIL DEVEY
Co-Owner // Strategic Visionary, Grizzly Roofing
When your company grows from 0 to $10MM in three years, you need enough of the right people so you don’t sink your own ship.
But how to you hire for the future of the business… when you feel stuck on the wheel of labor desperation?
Phil went from being pro baseball player to real estate investor to sudden co-owner of an 8-figure roofing company.
Now he’s the “Strategic Visionary” at Grizzly Roofing where he focuses on identifying issues in the business and putting the right people in the right seat to fix them.
In this roundtable, you’ll hear about the horrible hiring mistakes that lead Phil to create the recruiting systems that are now fuelling their $20MM vision.
You’ll also get the exact tools Phil uses to lay out their org. chart and plan for specific hires - now and 5-years from now!
PANELIST ANDREW CHRISTENSEN
Owner, AC Roofing & Siding
How do you steadily grow your company with zero customer and employee complaints while maintaining double-digit margins?
Andrew left corporate finance to become a General Contractor before honing his craft in roofing, siding, and gutters.
Now he’s refining, reclaiming, and redeeming the contractor experience for his employees and customers at AC Roofing & Siding.
In this roundtable, you’ll hear how Andrew focuses on a hyper-specific candidates, then goes deep to find and filter the right people, because, “‘let’s just put a body in this role’ never works out,” he says.
Want to avoid ever doing another 45-min interview when you knew they were the wrong person at the hand shake? Check out this roundtable!