Contractor Success Forum

About Contractor Success Forum

Tips and advice to run a successful construction business from two long-term industry professionals: Wade Carpenter, a construction CPA, and Stephen Brown, a construction bond agent. Each host has unique, but complementary views and advice from each of their 30+ years in the contracting industry. Their goal is to promote healthy, thought-provoking discussions and tips for running a better, more profitable, and successful company. Subscribe for new insights and discussion every week. Visit ContractorSuccessForum.com to view all episodes and find out more.

Publisher

Contractor Success Forum

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2021

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

293 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   What Labor Shortages and Lost Days Really Cost You

   Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page for more details and a transcript of the show. Join the FREE Build a Better 2027 Challenge Sign up for group coaching to get your Cash Flow MRI Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE When your crew doesn't show up, the financial damage goes far beyond one lost day. In this episode, Wade Carpenter and Stephen Brown break down the real cost of l...

2. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Your Numbers Are Telling the Bonding Company a Story. Here's How to Understand it.

   Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page for more details and a transcript of the show. Join the FREE Build a Better 2027 Challenge Sign up for group coaching to get your Cash Flow MRI Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Are your financials telling the bonding company a story you don't even know? In this episode, Wade Carpenter and Stephen Brown break down exactly how your WIP sc...

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Would you bond your own company? Lessons from a Lemonade Stand

   Send us Fan Mail 🔗 LINKS Visit the episode page for more details and a transcript of the show. Join the FREE Build a Better 2027 Challenge Sign up for group coaching to get your Cash Flow MRI Get Profit First for Commercial Construction--OUT NOW! Subscribe to get notified as soon as new episodes go live. ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Would you bond a lemonade stand with no working capital, no profit history, and a cigar box for bookkeeping? Probably not. And neither would a bonding company looking a...

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YouTube views

579,765

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

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Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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