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The Builder’s Edge - Mastering the Business Side of Building
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The Builder’s Edge - Mastering the Business Side of Building

Hosted by Deanna Lucas · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 60 episodes

★★★★★5.0(4 ratings · Apple Podcasts)

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Episodes
60
Last ep.
11 days ago
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37m
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48
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Listen Score
25
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50
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About this podcast

Are you a small business owner, contractor, or entrepreneur in the construction industry struggling to manage and grow your business? The Builder’s Edge is here to help you create the business you want, one that doesn’t consume your life but works for you.Hosted by an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience, this podcast dives into the real challenges business owners face, too few leads, too many leads with no system, overwhelming workloads, pricing struggles, staffing headaches, and managing your reputation.

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Deanna Lucas hosts The Builder’s Edge - Mastering the Business Side of Building, a business show with 60 episodes published.

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The Simple Benefit That Helps Contractors Keep Good Crews

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One accident can change everything for a contractor, an employee, and their family. In this episode of The Builder’s Edge, we talk with Yvette Kahn about how contractors can protect their crews with affordable supplement

This One Business Leak Could Cost You $100K a Year

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Most contractors are working harder than ever, but still watching profit disappear every month. One reason? Hidden payment processing fees from platforms like Stripe, Square, PayPal, and outdated merchant systems may be

Stop Chasing Leads Until You Fix This First

May 14, 202639mEp. 59S1

Are you getting leads but still not seeing the growth, profit, or cash flow your business should have? In this episode of The Builder’s Edge, Deanna Lucas talks with business growth expert Mickey Lyles about why more mar

How Contractors Can Stay Profitable as Costs Rise

May 7, 202643m

Rising material costs, labor costs, fuel prices, banking fees, and unpredictable market shifts are squeezing contractors harder than ever. If you run a construction business, remodeling company, HVAC company, roofing com

Why Discipline Alone Won’t Fix Your Energy

May 1, 202642m

If your day starts with gas station breakfast, energy drinks, job sites, long drives, and ends with you completely drained, this episode is for you. Today we’re talking about how busy contractors, entrepreneurs, truckers

Why So Many Contractors Work Forever and How to Stop

Apr 23, 202631mEp. 56S1

Contractors build America, but too many contractors, builders, and trades business owners never get taught how to build wealth. If you work long hours, bring in money, and still feel unsure about retirement, taxes, savin

How to Turn More Leads Into Paying Clients in 2026

Apr 16, 202644m

If you’re a builder, contractor, or service pro struggling to close more deals without feeling pushy, this episode is your blueprint. The truth is, sales have changed. Today’s buyers are more informed, more skeptical, an

Your Google Business Profile Could Be Costing You $50,000

Apr 9, 202637m

Your Google Business Profile might be the reason you are losing local jobs, missing calls, and leaving serious revenue on the table. In this episode of The Builder’s Edge, we break down how to optimize your Google Busine

How to Get Exclusive Home Service Leads From Real Estate Agents

Apr 2, 202641mEp. 53S1

Tired of paying for shared leads, fighting competitors to the phone, and wasting money on platforms that send the same job to everyone? In this episode, contractors, HVAC companies, roofers, plumbers, electricians, remod

The Business Credit Mistake Putting Contractors at Risk

Mar 19, 202644m

Most contractors and service business owners think they get denied funding because banks do not like construction companies. But that is not always the real problem. In this episode of The Builder’s Edge, Deanna Lucas si

Skill Isn’t Enough: Why AI Ignores Your Business (And How to Fix It)

Mar 5, 202637mEp. 51S1

If you’re great at what you do but your business still feels invisible online, this episode is for you. In today’s AI-driven search world, Google and AI don’t reward skill, they reward visible authority. That means you c

Your Calendar Is Telling on You (Fix This to Stop Burning Out)

Feb 26, 202642mEp. 50S1

If your business is “successful” but you feel trapped, exhausted, and strangely unmotivated… it’s probably not a strategy problem. It’s an identity problem. In this episode, business coach Caleb Nelson (Naked Sunday Stud

Why Profitable Businesses Still Feel Broke (And How to Fix It)

Feb 19, 202636m

If your business is doing “well” on paper but you still feel stressed, behind, and cash-tight… this episode is for you. Many contractors and small business owners have an accountant, get monthly financial statements, and

From Employee to Entrepreneur: The Simple System That Works

Feb 5, 202652mEp. 48S1

Tired of the 9–5 grind… but scared to start a business that turns into another job? In this episode of The Builder’s Edge, business strategist Jonah Cascio (founder of Employee Escape Plan) breaks down how to escape a so

He Survived the Widowmaker… Then God Gave Him a Message

Jan 30, 202637mEp. 47S1

What if the hardest moment of your life is the moment God uses to activate your calling? In this episode of The Builder’s Edge, Deanna Lucas sits down with Victor Dawson, author of As You Go, to talk about faith, obedien

How to Charge More as a Contractor Without Losing Customers

Jan 22, 202626m

If you’re a contractor or service pro tired of competing on price, chasing low-quality leads, and feeling stuck in feast-or-famine… this episode will flip the way you think about growth. Veteran drywall repair specialist

Short-Term Rentals Aren’t a “Light Switch” (Here’s Why)

Jan 15, 202652m

If you’ve been watching Airbnb / short-term rental videos that make success look instant, this episode will save you years (and expensive mistakes). Josh Hatter—CEO in the hospitality space and founder of Keys Collective

Stop Doing $10/hr Work: The VA Shift Contractors Need

Jan 7, 202629m

If you’re a contractor or builder wearing every hat in your business, this episode will feel like a wake-up call—in the best way. You didn’t start a contracting business to live inside email, scheduling, DMs, invoicing,

Stop Chasing the Wrong Goals: Find Your God-Given Vision

Dec 30, 202539mEp. 43S1

If you’re winning on paper but feeling empty, stressed, or burned out, this conversation is for you. In this episode of The Builders Edge, host Deanna Lucas sits down with Zachary Roberts, a certified Christian coach and

Show notes

Stop Just Building Jobs: Build a Business That Supports Your Family

Dec 23, 20258mEp. 42S1

If you’re a builder trying to stay steady in an uncertain market, this episode is for you. In this Christmas solo episode of The Builder’s Edge, we talk about the business side of building, and why mastering visibility,

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The Builder’s Edge - Mastering the Business Side of Building has published 60 episodes.

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