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World wide construction tribe !
I am a currently a Pick up/ punch list carpenter for a custom home building contractor out of Delaware. I started listening to the podcast a couple months ago on my drive to and from work and have almost made my way through every episode. Many of us try and work for and learn from people that we look up to, and this podcast gives us all a unique position of being able to do that from people all around the world. I love what I do, and as mentioned many times throughout the podcast, the validation of the struggles and successes shared between us is reassuring. Thank you Mike and to all the guests for sharing your time and knowledge, allowing us to soak in from your experience what might take us years to learn on our own.
This should not be free!
Big fan of this podcast. Mike does a great job of bringing in a variety of industry related guests. He branches out in areas that I would not usually seek out on my own. Always learning and growing from the information I get here. Thank you, Mike, for bringing this podcast to the construction industry!
- IsaacBowersDFC
- Dec. 14, 2023
Big help
Sooooooooo great! Where did you go? I miss the show. The conversations are so awesome to hear because I have so litle experience but I want to be a better businessman. Thanks for all you do.
Unique perspective
The Contracting Handbook is a welcome addtion to the construction podcast world. Mike, "your friend at the end of the road", shows us that our experiences are not that different, that we are professionals, and that there is no reson to hide ideas or horde trade secrets. When I listen to this podcast, I feel like I have a crew of friends, then it ends and I'm back to my community where no one looks out for each other. Thank you, Mike.
No sales pitch
I love the show. You have great guests, you dont try to sell products, and your guests and yourself just want to do this for the greater good. I salute you, sir!
Very Helpful!
I started listening to The Contracting Handbook two weeks ago and love the show. Finding good information is next to impossible in this industry. What Mike Knoche does for this industry is so valuable and I greatly appreciate it.
Hoping that some future episodes will talk about numbers as that’s where I struggle a lot being a new contractor. I don’t honestly know what labor rates for certain installs go for and it’s been a very hard learning process. Great podcasts!
- AtrainVT
- July 25, 2023
Business perspective
Total game changer. I wish I have found this podcast before I started business. It’s been a challenge from beginning, still almost 6 years in business and I still looking how to improve it. Always been a hard worker, wanted provide a good quality product but for some reason wasn’t making enough money. This podcast opened eyes, I knew from a bottom of my mind that I need new system to implement, but where to start that is the hardest question and the contractor handbook is the right place. I try my best to listen it, as more I listen the more I find out!
I'm 21 and been in house remodeling for 2 years, working for a small company. I've listened to this podcast on and off for about 8 months. This podcast has helped teach me and understand more of the business side of construction. I've started to take what I've learned and using it to get my own jobs. I would recommend this podcast to anyone that's interested in construction and their own business. Mike always has the best conversations with people around the world. Always keeping it funny and interesting with theirs stories and the questions asked.
Instagram: borgman_builds
- Austin Borgman
- June 29, 2023
I can't recomend this podcast enough for any person in the trades. Mike gives excellent, clear cut advise born straight from personal experience. As a fellow GC its great to know that my own struggles are just par for the course.
Keep a pen and paper close by. These episodes are so densely packed with great information you'll want to take notes.
Keep up the great work Mike
- leftcoastremodel
- June 20, 2023
A Mike Nugget
Mike, in the episode with Kyle Stumpenhorst when you guys were talking about marketing through social media, you commented that you only posted pics of the work YOU WANTED TO BE DOING. Click! Thanks guys! Great episode with fun stories.
Desmond
Love listening to Desmond, so down to earth and a wealth of knowledge! It’s awesome to follow him on ig for the tips and tricks he has learned over the years!
- nextlevel77
- June 4, 2023
such an amazing podcaast!
This podcast is great! I've listened to every episode, and i seem to learn something new in every episode. Through listening, I got encouraged to go out on my own and am now a General Contractor for the past two years. great job on the content Mike!
Canadian carpenter
Just listened to this episode! Love hearing Joe’s thoughts on bringing in kids to learn and his straightforward attitude, makes him believable! I’ve had the privilege to chat with him on ig a few times and I always come away with useful information! Definitely had to move this one to the top of the listen list!
- nextlevel77
- May 24, 2023
Crew management
I'm hooked! A friend sent me your episode with Joe Mitchell, who I have followed a long time. It's inspriing to hear about their trade program and how diligently they approach employee management. The thing you said about employers saying stuff like "they should just work hard, they should just be good employees...". It's so typical becasue like Joe said, "they're afraid". Great show guys. I'm actually binging...how did I not know about this podcast? Please keep up the great work!
Modern Craftsman 2.0
This is the builders builder podcast. You have removed the time wasting fluff of the the other construction podcasts. Your unique line of questioning sets you apart. You are the new thought leader in the construction industry, sir. Thank you for you for all of your hard work. I'm going back and starting at the begining.
- cornfed81
- May 8, 2023
A Rare Look Into the Trades
I love this podcast because it gets into the details of being in the trades. You walk away from each episode with a clearer idea of what the day to day struggles and triumphs are for a successful tradesperson who is passionate about their craft.
- Tayrorey
- April 30, 2023
A Rare Look Inside the Trades
There are plenty of tradespeople on youtube or instagram sharing knowledge, but they're mostly sharing highlights. They don't get into the nuts and bolts of their business or the mistakes they've made or the struggles they've had. This podcast does all that, which is why its is so valuable. It can also be really inspirational, because it's people talking about what they love.
Modern Craftsman 2.0
This is the builders builder podcast. You have removed the time wasting fluff of the the other construction podcasts. Your unique line of questioning sets you apart. You are the new thought leader in the construction industry, sir.
P.S. Keep asking weird questions at the end!
- cornfed81
- April 28, 2023
Affirmation and Wisdom
This is a great show. I look forward to every one because I never know what to expect. Your episode with Allison Ianstosca was so cool. I absolutely loved it. Allison from Integro Builders just lays it out about clients. I didn’t even think about the time when it ended, I just wanted to hear more. Then to Tasmania! Wow. Freddy Roman sent shivers down my spine. No one talks about stuff like this around here. Somehow I’m more proud after listening to your podcast.
Mike Knoche, you're a bad ass. I love that you thought no one was listening nin Season 1 but have never stopped. I'm sorry I didn't write sooner. I don't know what it would be like to not have this reference material. I keep thinking about you and roofslayer talking about "when you were young" and had nothing. You have given us all something.
"Everything you do each day is your legacy, so make it a legacy that matters" - Mike Knoche
Thank you.
- Jimmy
- April 27, 2023
Must listen if you are in the trades
My buddy sent me this in the beginning of my company’s journey and I overlooked it thinking I didn’t need help. I was wrong we all need help and we all need to keep learning. This podcast has completely changed the way I will be operating going forward. These first ten episodes have skyrocketed my realization that I’m a work in progress and this is exactly the mastermind type setting to exponentially expand my horizon as I navigate this Fairbanks, Alaska gold trove of fun exciting jobs and also weed out the tire kickers I been letting get deep into my daily time..
Tony Peterson here with
Hestia Contractors
Thanks Dan LaBarre and Chris Brandenburg of UB Wiring
Let’s get these good productive builds flowing 🤙
- uncletonytone
- April 20, 2023
Excellent podcast
Mike- you bring out the best in people. I mean it. Every pod has nuggets but this season has stood out for me. I look forward to every episode.
More “topical” episodes please!
Mike, I love TCH. You’re killing it. I’m not complaining but I wish you were still doing the “topical” episodes as you call them. The “cold call” , “first time site visit…”, etc from the first season we’re just killer. Freddy’s baseball bat is too, don’t get me wrong! Really! Lol
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- maddisoncalvert01
- April 10, 2023
Great show
I have a small excavation and septic biz on the oregon coast and enjoy this shows themes on running a small trades based business and balancing work and life. He has a great progressive flavor on the industry which isn’t something you always find in the trades.
Keith
Owl properties LLC
- Keith owl
- April 5, 2023
- nextlevel77
- April 2, 2023
Greg
Great podcast! The thing Greg touched on at the end, it’s becoming easier to figure things out because of social media! I used to be that guy that didn’t want to ask because back then if you didn’t know you were a joke so to speak, now it’s becoming so much easier to reach out and ask those questions that you used to have to just wait and watch
Dense
This podcast packs a punch. I can’t listen to it in the background while I work, so I cue it up for materials runs or while I clean. There’s always something to write down. Plus, there is a good variety of guests. This makes my Mondays less manic!