Being a contractor is hard. Dealing with clients, employees, billing, managing jobs, and making money consume your every waking hour. Which leaves you no time for what matters most: your family. Success Unleashed was created to give you the frameworks and tools you need to be successful not just on the job site...but in your personal life as well. Gerritt dives into his wealth of experience helping contractors build seven figure businesses that support the personal life they want. His direct approach cuts through the BS of life and help you get results. So if you're ready to make that change and take that tool belt off for good...then strap on your seat belt and listen in.
The Marketing Strategy That Took This Handyman Business to 7 Figures
What if not knowing how to do the actual work was an advantage?
In this episode, I sit down with Tim Leary, founder of Handy's Handyman Services. Tim didn't grow up in the trades and he'll be the first one to tell you he isn't the guy you want swinging the hammer. But that's exactly what makes his approach to building a home service business so interesting.
Tim and his dad started Handy's in 2024 almost by accident. Then his dad suffered a serious back injury and suddenly Tim had no choice but to figure out how to turn what they had started into a real business.
We get into how he built systems around work he couldn't personally perform, why they invested heavily in branding early, and the simple marketing strategy they used to become recognizable in their market. Tim breaks down the actual playbook too: Google reviews, Facebook groups, yard signs, door hangers, referral partners, branded vans, and most importantly, doing it consistently.
If you're a contractor who thinks you need another complicated marketing strategy, listen to this one. Sometimes the answer isn't doing more things. It's doing the simple things over and over until your market can't ignore you.What's in this episode:
00:00 Why Tim left a successful real estate career
04:30 Finding an opportunity in the handyman industry
08:45 The moment his dad's injury changed everything
13:15 Building a business around skills Tim didn't have
17:00 Systems, SOPs, and getting the business off his shoulders
21:00 Hiring employees before having consistent work
25:30 Building a brand people actually remember
31:15 Turning attention into a real marketing funnel
35:00 The neighborhood marketing strategy that started working
40:45 Tim's marketing playbook for contractors under $1M
44:00 Growing to nine employees and six vans
49:30 Scaling beyond Utah and building the next growth engine
52:45 What Tim would do with $1,000 if he had to start over
Has running your business become too complicated and stressful?Build Pro gives contractors the systems to stop winging it and build a business that doesn’t depend on them in every decision.Watch these next:📹 I Achieved Work Home Balance with These 5 Simple Changes https://youtu.be/9yRaqwEe1fw📹 Construction Contractor makes millions |Turned $300K into $14M https://youtu.be/tYJYR3PkNN8📹 Is Your Contracting Business Costing You Family Time? https://youtu.be/G1KDIy4Q_Yk📹 Building a $35 Million Garage Door Contracting Business (Strategies shared) https://youtu.be/NPyeKq8mS3c📹 Struggling with Low-Performing Team? What You’re Missing as a Leader https://youtu.be/KQ0qcLg_kwIApply for Blueprint: https://www.buildpro.io/Contact & Social Media:Build Pro: https://www.buildpro.io/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gerrittbake/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gerritt.bakeSubscribe me to my YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@buildprocommunity_______________________Build Pro is a coaching and operating system for contractors doing $500K–$5M. We install the people, process, and profit systems that get your business running smoothly and without you having to be trapped inside of it.
15 Sept 2026
How to Scale a Construction Business Past $1 Million
Getting past seven figures is a huge milestone, but it doesn't mean business suddenly gets easier. In this episode, I sit back down with Dan of Panden Construction to talk about what happens after you hit that first big milestone and realize the problems don't disappear. They just change.
Dan has made a massive transition since the last time we had him on the show. We get into how he's built a culture that can grow with the company, why accountability starts with the owner, and how he transitioned from basements and remodels into custom homes.
We also break down one of the craziest challenges his team has taken on: building a Parade of Homes house in just 92 days. Dan shares what that experience taught him about planning, belief, and the relationship between quality, speed, and cost.
If you're somewhere between $1 million and $5 million and wondering why it still feels like you're fighting every day, pay attention to this one. That stage of business is hard, but there is another side if you're willing to keep pushing.
What's in this episode:
00:00 Why hitting seven figures doesn't make business easier
02:45 From flipping houses to building Panden Construction
06:45 Building a team around character and culture
11:40 Why your company culture has to evolve as you grow
15:00 Why accountability starts with the owner
18:00 Personal development means nothing without action
22:20 Making the jump from remodels to custom homes
25:15 Taking on the Parade of Homes with only months to build
28:30 Building a quality home in just 92 days
32:15 Why $1M–$5M can be the hardest stage of business
35:45 If Dan started over, he'd go after bigger opportunities
Has running your business become too complicated and stressful?
Build Pro gives contractors the systems to stop winging it and build a business that doesn’t depend on them in every decision.Watch these next:📹 I Achieved Work Home Balance with These 5 Simple Changes https://youtu.be/9yRaqwEe1fw📹 Construction Contractor makes millions |Turned $300K into $14M https://youtu.be/tYJYR3PkNN8📹 Is Your Contracting Business Costing You Family Time? https://youtu.be/G1KDIy4Q_Yk📹 Building a $35 Million Garage Door Contracting Business (Strategies shared) https://youtu.be/NPyeKq8mS3c📹 Struggling with Low-Performing Team? What You’re Missing as a Leader https://youtu.be/KQ0qcLg_kwIApply for Blueprint: https://www.buildpro.io/Contact & Social Media:Build Pro: https://www.buildpro.io/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gerrittbake/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gerritt.bakeSubscribe me to my YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@buildprocommunity_______________________Build Pro is a coaching and operating system for contractors doing $500K–$5M. We install the people, process, and profit systems that get your business running smoothly and without you having to be trapped inside of it.
2 Aug 2026
From Zero to $35M: The Brutal Truth About Scaling
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Summary:
In this episode, I sit down with Jeff Dumas, who’s built a $35 million concrete company over the last 22 years and his story is nothing like what most people expect. Jeff didn’t come from construction, didn’t have a roadmap, and didn’t have a safety net. He got thrown into it, figured it out, got punched in the face during the 2008 crash, and rebuilt into what it is today. We talk about arrogance, hard lessons, why taking action beats having a perfect plan, and what it really takes to build something that lasts. If you’re a contractor trying to grow and wondering what it actually looks like at a high level, this one’s going to challenge how you think.
What’s in this episode:
00:00 How Jeff built a $35M concrete business over 22 years
02:05 Starting at 16 years old with zero construction background
05:30 Why hard work early on changed everything
09:40 Getting forced into starting his own business with no plan
13:45 The reality of starting with nothing and figuring it out
17:50 Scaling to $2M in the first 3 years
20:10 The 2008 crash and losing major customers overnight
23:40 Ego, arrogance, and the lessons that almost killed the business
26:10 Why getting outside your bubble changes everything
28:30 The turning point that created real growth after 2017
30:45 Advice for contractors: hunger, sales, and customer focus
33:00 Starting over with $1,000 and how he’d rebuild today
Suggested Videos:📹 Proven Strategies to Grow Your Contracting Business https://youtu.be/f9NE7ia7gDA?si=A3JFa1cus-CgnBS9📹 Is One Bad Hire Threatening Your Business? https://youtu.be/A0waQvno7Ms?si=-qmq9iXTdIU4GO5w📹 Is Your Contracting Business Costing You Your Family Life? https://youtu.be/G1KDIy4Q_Yk?si=KwyfkaTNQjSA8fAR📹 Why Hustling 60+ Hours a Week is Destroying Your Contracting Business https://youtu.be/vOC1OTdUzAo?si=f2-yw77QbbzE7cfu📹 From Hustling Alone to an 8-Figure Business: The Contractor’s Blueprint for Success https://youtu.be/NLvYE_jy9Ss?si=F5iMDs8DtcVU4TKxContact & Social Media:American Contractor Network: https://www.americancontractornetwork.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gerrittbake/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gerritt.bakeSubscribe me to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@UCewWukVmYzA7_fCVv4-UnKQThanks for watching my video! Stay tuned for more high-quality content that could change your life.
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