Behind the scenes at TCH and random checklist!
Today Mike reviews what he has distilled as the 16 most important take home messages from his 17 interviews with contractors, con…
In this second installment of my talk with Kyle Hunt of "Remodelers on the Rise", we hit upon the importance of being genuine wit…
Today, Kyle Hunt, host of Remodelers on the Rise (podcast) and founder of Remodel Your Marketing joins Mike for a lively chat abo…
In the second installment of my talk with Kendra Ferguson, we delve into finances and accenting best practices from the perspecti…
In this talk between Mike Knoche and Kendra Ferguson they discuss why you should hire accounting out immediately. The story unfol…
Wow, I can't believe a grown can do so many unacceptable things on a job site! Here I list ten of my top actions that happen on j…
In this episode Mike draws on his 16 years experience listening to customers on cold calls, at first time site visits, under cont…
In this episode there is advice on setting wages and talking about how you find employees. Mike tells you his preferences and som…
Author and remodeling consultant, Jim Molinelli joins Mike to talk about his work in preparing clients for contractors. This info…
Today, Mike tells some stories about his employees and asks you to think about how you're going to use them. It's not that good.
In the second part of this interview, we get into a discussion on scope of work as it relates to budget and billing. Daniel has a…
Today, Daniel Preston of Clay Contracting talks with Mike about his start as an apprentice to a mason, his years wearing tool bag…
Here, I outline ten essential tasks to do on Fridays!
Andy Bannister tells Mike what he loves most about his work. His response? Maybe somewhat unexpected. Mike and Andy talk about bu…
Andy Bannister describes how his company went from 1 to 67 employees. We talk about what factors allowed him to grow that busines…
Mike tells couple stories about working with friends and the lessons learned.
In this second installment of my talk with Kat Willer we talk about the importance of good communication, woman in the trades, an…
Today, Kat Willer tells her story about how she came to run her remodeling company, Revision Remodel and Design. It's a great tal…
This episode is a description of how to take the information gained at your sight visit and transforming it into an informative, …
In this episode, Matthew and Mike talk about supply chain issues relative to managing expectations and contractual clauses. Matth…
In this episode, Matthew Coates describes his current business structure and it's evolution. Matthew describes biophilia and its …
In this episode, I line you out on how to best estimate time for your proposals. I outline best practices to avoid the costly mis…
Today, Mike talks to Vinnie Vecchio of The Unstoppable Tradesman about nutrition and health of construction workers. In this seco…
Today, Mike talks to Vinnie Vecchio of The Unstoppable Tradesman about nutrition and health of construction workers. Vinnie expla…
In this episode, I cover why I think its important to get control of diet, stress, and sleep as it relates to your personal perf…
Bryan Kaplan is all about improving your business efficiency and understanding your financials. He and Mike discuss the "planning…
Face it, you don't have a plan for organizing your thoughts, details, receipts, plans, or anything. In this episode, Mike walks y…
In the second half of the interview, Mike and Aron talk about the importance of relationships with trade partners, trusting your …
Aron talks about the development of Big Dog Construction. Aron, a self described teacher (checkout his instagram page @bigdogcons…
In this episode, Mike discusses the four human time wasters in order of worst and most pernicious to just plain innocent. Listen …
Tim Waring, director of Arden Vale Homes, an award winning design-build firm, comprehends the variables of the design build proce…
The title says it all. Mike takes a good look at the builders he worked for, works around and himself in this new episode. Listen…
Andrew starts off explaining the structure of Masters Roofing and how they came to be. In 13 short years they have done 9000 roof…
Today Mike discusses your company credibility. What do you do to gain credibility for your company? How do you maintain it? From…
In this episode, Mike talks about the pitfalls of wearing too many hats when you're trying to run your small business. The conseq…
Award winning interior designer, Carmen Hansberry, ranks among the top 3 interior designers in Perth, listen to her story and fin…
Mike talks about the key "must do" components when you go to visit with your clients for the first time. This episode is the logi…
This episode is a candid conversation between a general contractor with a crew (Mike Knoche) and a foreman that runs a crew (Marc…
Today I talk about five things you should never do when you are talking to a client for the first time (or ever for that matter).…
Mike lists and discusses what he knows to be six essential takeaways when your first phone call with a client. This is the result…
Mike asks Steven to discuss the expansion of his business in number of employees and having operations both in Aukland, on the No…
Listen as Mike talks about whether to expand company size for growth or stay small and elite. This episode sets the stage for Thu…
Today, Mike talks about your company definition again. This time about how you personalize your company, that everyone is not you…
Mike asks questions, Randy answers questions. Randy and Mike talk about the importance of client and employee relationships, what…
Mike waxes philosophical about defining your company through directing your efforts to get work you want to be doing, public perc…
In this first show, Mike will tell you all about his idea and where he plans to take the program. He talks about the schedule and…
In this episode Mike talks about why you need to do your homework when you take on work that you are unfamiliar with, why not kno…
Mike asks Sean questions, Sean answers questions. It's a fun conversation about how Sean has achieved a stellar reputation for A…
Show host, Mike Knoche, briefly describes The Contracting Handbook Podcast