The Construction Leading Edge Podcast Podcast By Todd Dawalt cover art

The Construction Leading Edge Podcast

The Construction Leading Edge Podcast

By: Todd Dawalt
Listen for free

Get 3 months for $0.99 a month + $20 Audible credit

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 interviews featuring industry experts who've mastered the art of building self-sustaining businesses. If you're ready to stop wearing so many hats and start leading your business like a visionary CEO, this podcast is for you.Copyright : The Construction Leading Edge 300976 Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Repossess Your Time by Fixing These 3 Hidden Design Flaws in Your Construction Business
    Nov 24 2025

    🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook HERE

    ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE

    EPISODE 419: You're regularly putting in 70-hour weeks, but the needle still isn't moving.

    Calls. Texts. Problems. Decisions. It all falls on you.

    It may not be a time management problem but a design problem.

    In this episode, I'll explain why your business keeps pulling you back into chaos, and how to finally break free from the day-to-day firefighting.

    Here's what we'll cover:

    • Why working harder won't fix your time problem

    • The "Just Enough to Start" trap that hijacks your calendar

    • How your business may be unintentionally designed to fail without you

    • The hidden cost of running on tribal knowledge

    • The key systems that protect your time and attention

    …and more.

    If you're constantly overwhelmed, feel like your business can't run without you, and want your life back, tune in now!

    Key Takeaways:

    Introduction (00:00)

    Overwhelm from texts, calls, and low-value tasks (00:24)

    CEO time should be spent on $1,000/hour tasks (05:56)

    Visualization of business without constant interruptions (10:28)

    Root Cause #1: The "Just Enough to Start" trap (17:36)

    Root Cause #2: Poor business design that relies on the owner (22:01)

    Root Cause #3: Business runs on tribal knowledge (26:43)

    How to identify which root cause affects you most (30:34)

    Call to action for qualified business owners (31:47)

    Additional Resources:

    ⚡Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook HERE

    ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE

    ⚡ Is Your Business Ready to Scale? Take the free assessment - https://todd-rofimfx4.scoreapp.com

    ⚡Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

    ⚡Subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE

    ⚡Visit The Construction Leading Edge for more information HERE

    --

    The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time.

    Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!

    Show more Show less
    34 mins
  • Accountability Requires Clarity: How to Get Your Team to Take Ownership | E418
    Nov 17 2025

    🚀Download our FREE Strategic Planning Guide HERE

    ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE

    EPISODE 418: Are you tired of chasing your team for every little thing?

    Getting your team to take ownership is one of the most common frustrations I hear from construction business owners.

    But here's the truth: your team isn't lazy, and it's not a people problem. It's a clarity problem.

    In this episode of The Construction Leading Edge podcast, I'll explain why the real barrier to accountability is often a lack of clear expectations, processes, and vision.

    Here's what we'll cover:

    • Why capable people underperform when one key element is missing

    • The three areas of clarity your business needs to unlock accountability

    • What "winning" looks like for every role on your team

    • The problem of having unclear systems and roles

    • How to build a culture where ownership becomes the norm

    …and more.

    If you're overwhelmed, stretched too thin, and tired of doing everyone else's job, this episode is for you.

    Tune in now!

    Key Takeaways:

    Introduction (00:00)

    Symptoms that your team lacks accountability (02:09)

    The real cost of low accountability (04:24)

    What does it look like to have a culture of accountability (07:33)

    Thinking traps that keep construction leaders stuck (09:46)

    Clarity of results: define what winning looks like (14:27)

    Clarity of process: build your playbook (20:55)

    Clarity of vision: connect work to purpose (25:06)

    Real-world impact stories (29:44)

    Quick recap (32:36)

    Final thoughts (35:31)

    Additional Resources:

    ⚡Download our FREE Strategic Planning Guide HERE

    ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE

    ⚡Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

    ⚡Subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE

    ⚡Visit The Construction Leading Edge for more information HERE

    --

    The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time.

    Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!

    Show more Show less
    39 mins
  • Get Out of the Builder Trap with Daniel Queen | E417
    Nov 10 2025

    🚀Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook HERE

    ☎️Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE

    EPISODE 417: Are you tired of doing everything in your construction business and still feeling stuck?

    Most construction business owners believe that working harder will solve everything. However, Daniel Queen, founder of Built by Coalition, a custom home building company in Charlotte, North Carolina, discovered that by wearing too many hats, he became the bottleneck in his business.

    In this episode of the Construction Leading Edge podcast, Daniel shares his transformative journey from a burned-out solo builder to a strategic leader.

    Today, you'll hear…

    • The mindset shift that helped Daniel stop being the bottleneck

    • Why working harder isn't the answer (and what works instead)

    • How letting go of control transformed Daniel's team

    • Why involving his team in creating systems was crucial

    …and more!

    Are you ready to systematize your construction business and reclaim your time?

    Tune in now!

    Key Takeaways:

    Introduction (00:00)

    The story behind "Built by Coalition" (02:39)

    Struggles with doing everything solo (04:28)

    Implementing systems and processes (17:39)

    How clarifying everyone's role is crucial (19:50)

    Wearing many hats isn't serving your clients (23:12)

    Results of focusing on pre-construction (25:57)

    Keys to implementing changes in your business (32:21)

    Let your team help design systems (35:38)

    The real value of the CEO Alliance group (37:33)

    Gaining understanding of everything (39:42)

    Why join the SYCB program (42:32)

    Final question (43:47)

    Episode wrap-up (47:06)

    Additional Resources:

    ⚡Download the How to Buyout a Construction Project Playbook HERE

    ⚡Schedule a Business Evaluation Call with The Construction Leading Edge Team HERE

    ⚡Check out Built by Coalition's website HERE

    ⚡Follow them on Facebook and Instagram

    ⚡Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

    ⚡Subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE

    ⚡Visit The Construction Leading Edge for more information HERE

    --

    The Construction Leading Edge Podcast helps construction business owners maximize their revenue, eliminate chaos, systematize their work, and win back their time.

    Follow us on your favorite podcasting platform so you never miss an episode!

    Show more Show less
    51 mins
No reviews yet