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The Construction Leading Edge Podcast

The Construction Leading Edge Podcast

Todd Dawalt 200 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

This podcast is for construction business owners with annual revenues between $1 million and $20 million. It focuses on improving preconstruction processes and handoffs between office and field to reduce chaos and firefighting. The host provides practical systems to tighten precon, cut rework, and increase profitability. The goal is to help owners buy back their time, maximize profit from existing work, and scale their businesses without losing control.

Episodes

How You're Accidentally Making Your Team Resist Change | Ep. 465
How You're Accidentally Making Your Team Resist Change | Ep. 465 Oct 12, 2026 59:05 Your team keeps resisting new processes and software, and the way you roll out change might be the reason. Dr. Anna Hunter, Director of Learning & Development at JobTread, breaks down why teams resist change and how to lead them through it so it sticks. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team: HERE 👉 You introduce a new process or a new piece of software, and
You're Solving the Wrong Problems in Your Construction Business | Ep. 464
You're Solving the Wrong Problems in Your Construction Business | Ep. 464 Oct 5, 2026 25:07 In this episode of the Construction Leading Edge podcast, Todd Dawalt explains why construction business owners keep solving the wrong problems, and how looking upstream at your pre-construction process fixes the chaos at its root cause. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team: HERE 👉 Years ago, the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC was slowly being damaged
Stop Putting Out Fires by Building a Real Pre-Construction Process | Ep. 463
Stop Putting Out Fires by Building a Real Pre-Construction Process | Ep. 463 Sep 28, 2026 22:39 On this rerun episode of the Construction Leading Edge podcast, custom home builder Eric Brownson sits down with our Director of Customer Success, Leyah Hostetter, to talk about how he used to wake up three hours behind, stuck in reactive mode and buried in daily firefighting. Here's how building a real pre-construction process changed how he runs his construction business. ⚡Schedule a Business Ev
Why Generic Business Coaching Never Works for Your Construction Company | Ep. 462
Why Generic Business Coaching Never Works for Your Construction Company | Ep. 462 Sep 21, 2026 17:26   Kris Miller runs a commercial, multifamily, and residential construction company in Denver, and he is on his way to cutting his workweek from 80 hours down to 10. In this episode, he shares the construction business systems that got him moving, from a simple weekly client update to an accountability chart that finally put the right people in the right seats. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call
How to Turn Customer & Employee Excuses Into Action | Ep. 461
How to Turn Customer & Employee Excuses Into Action | Ep. 461 Sep 14, 2026 40:03 Every construction business owner hears the same objections: now isn't a good time, this will take too long, and it's too big to tackle. In this episode, Todd Dawalt breaks down the three excuses that keep customers and employees from taking action, and the calibrated questions that get them to move. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team: HERE 👉 If you run a
Why Starting Projects Too Soon Is Killing Your Profit | Ep. 460
Why Starting Projects Too Soon Is Killing Your Profit | Ep. 460 Sep 7, 2026 34:02 Todd Dawalt explains why starting construction projects before they're fully ready creates "dead days," the hidden overhead that bleeds profit out of your business. This episode breaks down the "just enough to start" trap and how a complete pre-construction handoff and buyout protect your schedule and margins. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team: HERE 👉 Mo
How to Design Your Construction Business for Growth, Profit, and Freedom with Tom Raisanen | Ep. 459
How to Design Your Construction Business for Growth, Profit, and Freedom with Tom Raisanen | Ep. 459 Aug 31, 2026 51:05 Designing a construction business with the right systems and processes from day one is how you build for lasting profit and freedom. New Hampshire home builder Tom Raisanen shares how he set up pre-construction, project handoffs, a CEO schedule, and his first hire so the company can eventually run without him. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team:  HERE 👉 H
What To Do When Your Construction Business Finally Runs Without You | Ep. 458
What To Do When Your Construction Business Finally Runs Without You | Ep. 458 Aug 24, 2026 43:30 You systematized your construction business and now it runs without you, so what do you actually do next? Todd Dawalt and CEO Alliance coach Monish Khadye break down the operator-to-owner shift and how to build a construction business that supports the life you want. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team: HERE 👉 Most construction business owners spend years
The Skywalk Collapse & The 5 Decision Questions Every Construction Leader Must Train Their Team On | Ep. 457
The Skywalk Collapse & The 5 Decision Questions Every Construction Leader Must Train Their Team On | Ep. 457 Aug 17, 2026 38:17 The 1981 Kansas City Hyatt skywalk collapse came down to one unchecked decision, and it holds a hard lesson for every construction business owner. In this episode of the Construction Leading Edge podcast, Todd Dawalt shares a decision-making framework of five questions and four tips to train your team to make better calls in the field and in pre-construction. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call w
How To Hold Employees Accountable: The Big 5 System | Ep. 456
How To Hold Employees Accountable: The Big 5 System | Ep. 456 Aug 10, 2026 32:52 Todd Dawalt breaks down how to hold employees accountable in your construction business using the Big 5 Accountability System. It's a simple, repeatable way to build ownership across your team without micromanaging or hovering all day. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team: HERE 👉If you're constantly repeating yourself and correcting the same mistakes, this
How Builder CEOs Get Sh*t Done (Without More Willpower or Fixing Your ADHD Brain) | Ep. 455
How Builder CEOs Get Sh*t Done (Without More Willpower or Fixing Your ADHD Brain) | Ep. 455 Aug 3, 2026 47:44 If you stay busy all day but the work that actually grows your construction business keeps getting pushed to tomorrow, the problem probably isn't your willpower or your ADHD brain. In this episode, Todd Dawalt breaks down the deep work system builder CEOs use to cut interruptions, protect their time, and get the important work done. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leadin
How Cody Scaled His Custom Home Business to Increase Profit and Win Back His Life | Ep. 454
How Cody Scaled His Custom Home Business to Increase Profit and Win Back His Life | Ep. 454 Jul 27, 2026 46:37 Custom home builder Cody Reimer went from a burned-out two-man crew to running a 12-person company that operates without him in the day-to-day. Todd Dawalt breaks down the construction business systems and the paid pre-construction process that moved Cody out of the field and into a real CEO role. ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team: HERE 👉When Cody Reimer

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