881 episodes

Stop stressing out about your contracting business and take back control. The Contractor Fight is bringing respect and dignity back to the trades one contractor at a time. Discover how to market, sell, and consistently produce your projects at a profit with industry expert and powerful motivator Tom Reber.

Stop stealing from your family.
Earn what you're worth.
Build a business that serves you.

The Contractor Fight with Tom Reber Tom Reber

    • Business
    • 4.8 • 382 Ratings

Stop stressing out about your contracting business and take back control. The Contractor Fight is bringing respect and dignity back to the trades one contractor at a time. Discover how to market, sell, and consistently produce your projects at a profit with industry expert and powerful motivator Tom Reber.

Stop stealing from your family.
Earn what you're worth.
Build a business that serves you.

    TCF884: He Sold 14 Bathrooms in 13 Days

    TCF884: He Sold 14 Bathrooms in 13 Days

    Today’s guest, Samuel DeMaio, shares how, within 13 days, he and his team were able to sell an incredible 14 bathroom jobs. That’s over 1 bathroom renovation booked per day on average, right out of the gate! Sam is the owner of Showcase Remodels and a real estate investor. He shares, how he markets his business without actually paying for it, and how he plans to keep scaling the business.
    Episode Highlights:
    [00:00] - Intro
    [02:24] - Sam’s career background
    [10:03] - Sam’s motivation for starting his construction company
    [10:48] - Financial discipline
    [13:23] - Advice on investing in yourself
    [15:19] - Being accountable and starting small
    [16:16] - Transition from fieldwork to leadership roles
    [17:27] - Struggles with delegation
    [18:38] - The right time to open new divisions
    [20:08] - Sam’s approach to spearheading new divisions
    [22:11] - Marketing without paid ads
    [25:00] - Personal branding on social media
    [29:11] - Things Sam does to better himself
    [30:40] - Achieving financial stability for philanthropy
    [32:34] - Finding reliable employees
    [33:47] - Working with spouses in business
    [39:10] - Advice for couples in business
    [40:35] - Importance of taking time off work
    [44:59] - Rebuilding after setbacks
    [47:19] - Advice for contractors interested in real estate
    [50:37] - Real estate investors being cheap
    [53:46] - 2 things where people go wrong with realtors
    [54:35] - How Tom tailored his services to work with realtors
    [56:23] - Power of providing value and building relationships
    [59:28] - Using gift cards for acquiring clients
    [1:01:00] - Using signs to build neighborhood awareness and get referrals
    [1:03:13] - Value of coaching and continuous improvement
    [1:04:01] - Connect with Sam

    Resources:
    = Showcase Remodels Website: www.showcaseremodels.com  
    = Showcase Remodels on Ig: https://www.instagram.com/showcaseremodels/  
    = Showcase Remodels on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShowcaseRemodels/ 
    💰 You didn’t become a contractor to struggle financially. Download our worksheet and start calculating a 50% gross profit on every job. It’s time to get your shit together! https://thecontractorfight.com/50/ 
    💸 Grab your copy of our FREE Contractors Guide to Spotting Cheap Prospects here: https://thecontractorfight.com/cheap 
    == Join us in BATTLEGROUND ==
    Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info, check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground 
    == Get your questions answered and connect with other contractors building stronger businesses in The Contractor Fight: https://thecontractorfight.com/facebook 
    == Grab the Gear ==
    https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/ 
    == Find Us on Social Media ==
    YouTube: a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TomReber" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    • 1 hr 6 min
    TCF882: Blueprint for Success

    TCF882: Blueprint for Success

    Spring is here, and as pond water feature and outdoor living space business owners Tim and Derek know all too well, springtime is crunch time. With warmer weather on the horizon, lots of people want to start outdoor projects, but how do Tim and Derek keep up with all the work while staying organized? Listen in as they share their blueprint for success — the systems, tools, and processes they use to keep things organized and make their busiest time of year go smoothly.
    In this episode, they discuss:
    Getting organized with a CRM — store all customer info, tasks, communications, etcHaving clear roles and responsibilities within the team to prevent confusionPutting together a calendar of process planning sessions with your teamLeveraging tools like Calendly and pinning texts to stay organized and follow up efficientlyScheduling time off in the winter to recharge before the spring rush

    Resources:
    💰 You didn’t become a contractor to struggle financially. Download our worksheet and start calculating a 50% gross profit on every job. It’s time to get your shit together! https://thecontractorfight.com/50/ 
    💸 Grab your copy of our FREE Contractors Guide to Spotting Cheap Prospects here: https://thecontractorfight.com/cheap 
    == Join us in BATTLEGROUND ==
    Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info, check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground 
    == Get your questions answered and connect with other contractors building stronger businesses in The Contractor Fight: https://thecontractorfight.com/facebook 
    == Grab the Gear ==
    https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/ 
    == Find Us on Social Media ==
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomReber 
    Instagram: https://thecontractorfight.com/ig 
    == Rate the Podcast ==
    Help your fellow contractors find the podcast! Please leave a rating/review! 
    Apple Podcasts  
    Spotify
    Mentioned in this episode:
    💰 You didn’t become a contractor to struggle financially. Download our worksheet and start calculating a 50% gross profit on every job. It’s time to get your shit together! https://thecontractorfight.com/50/

    • 15 min
    TCF881: Top 5 Tips to Make 6 Figures

    TCF881: Top 5 Tips to Make 6 Figures

    Are you tired of having financial struggles? Do you want to make six figures of personal income? Then you’ll want to listen up. Tom shares the top five tips for making six figures from your contracting business. He breaks down what he would have done if he had to build his personal income from zero to $100,000 in 12 months. If you take action on these tips and strategies, you’ll see your bank account start growing faster than ever before.
    Episode Highlights:
    [00:00] - Building personal income from $0 to $100k in 12 months
    [02:40] - #1: Get clarity on why $100k is the minimum income goal
    [02:55] - Why you need to make at least six figures
    [04:57] - The rising cost of raising a child
    [06:41] - #2: Answer phone calls promptly
    [08:10] - #3: Serve every client as if they are your only client
    [10:15] - #4: Leverage social media and local networking
    [12:58] - #5: Reverse engineer the math
    [15:32] - Recap
    Resources:
    💰 You didn’t become a contractor to struggle financially. Download our worksheet and start calculating a 50% gross profit on every job. It’s time to get your shit together! https://thecontractorfight.com/50/ 
    💸 Grab your copy of our FREE Contractors Guide to Spotting Cheap Prospects here: https://thecontractorfight.com/cheap 
    == Join us in BATTLEGROUND ==
    Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info, check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground 
    == Get your questions answered and connect with other contractors building stronger businesses in The Contractor Fight: https://thecontractorfight.com/facebook 
    == Grab the Gear ==
    https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/ 
    == Find Us on Social Media ==
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomReber 
    Instagram: https://thecontractorfight.com/ig 
    == Rate the Podcast ==
    Help your fellow contractors find the podcast! Please leave a rating/review! 
    Apple Podcasts  
    Spotify
    Mentioned in this episode:
    Learn how to spot cheap prospects
    https://thecontractorfight.com/cheap/

    • 17 min
    TCF880: How to Stop Being a Deer in the Headlights

    TCF880: How to Stop Being a Deer in the Headlights

    This week, Tim and Derek explain how important it is to use multiple platforms for marketing your business. If you’re only advertising on one platform, you’re missing out on reaching a lot of potential customers. Just like a deer frozen in the face of oncoming headlights, your businesses can become paralyzed by focusing solely on one marketing channel. You need to spread your marketing across different places, like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts etc.
    In this episode, they discuss:
    Marketing strategies and the importance of expanding your marketing effortsDifferent ways businesses can market themselves todayDisadvantages of focusing strictly on one marketing platformTargeting your marketing for different generations and a wide range of customersTracking your marketing data and understanding your social media platforms
    Resources:
    💰 You didn’t become a contractor to struggle financially. Download our worksheet and start calculating a 50% gross profit on every job. It’s time to get your shit together! https://thecontractorfight.com/50/ 
    💸 Grab your copy of our FREE Contractors Guide to Spotting Cheap Prospects here: https://thecontractorfight.com/cheap 
    == Join us in BATTLEGROUND ==
    Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info, check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground 
    == Get your questions answered and connect with other contractors building stronger businesses in The Contractor Fight: https://thecontractorfight.com/facebook 
    == Grab the Gear ==
    https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/ 
    == Find Us on Social Media ==
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomReber 
    Instagram: https://thecontractorfight.com/ig 
    == Rate the Podcast ==
    Help your fellow contractors find the podcast! Please leave a rating/review! 
    Apple Podcasts  
    Spotify
    Mentioned in this episode:
    Nail Your Numbers
    Nail Your Numbers
    https://thecontractorfight.com/nail/

    • 14 min
    TCF879: Is Your Marketing Strategy Working?

    TCF879: Is Your Marketing Strategy Working?

    As a business owner, you understand that you must pour time, money, and effort into marketing your business. But are you really getting the results you want from your marketing efforts? Today's guest is a marketing expert, Spencer Powell from Builder Funnel. The two discuss the mistakes you’re making with your marketing that are stopping you from generating quality leads and reaching more people. In this episode Spencer also shares tips you can use to test if your current marketing plan is truly working or needs an update.
    Episode Highlights:
    [00:00] - Intro
    [01:47] - Spencer’s background
    [04:58] - How Tom and Spencer connected
    [08:34] - Brand
    [12:05] - Advertising
    [13:06] - Marketing
    [14:10] - Lack of Leads: Why?
    [16:15] - Why some marketing investments don't yield results
    [20:11] - How to find ideal clients
    [23:31] - Marketing vs referrals
    [25:10] - Marketing advice for leveraging neighborhood presence
    [28:33] - Website spending considerations
    [30:05] - Creating a website without pictures of your work
    [32:48] - Spencer’s successful lead conversion campaigns
    [35:44] - Cost guide strategy
    [42:09] - Nurturing clients who download cost guide
    [44:35] - Marketing for long-term lead generation
    [48:17] - Bamboo growth analogy for consistent marketing efforts
    [50:17] - Importance of strategic planning in marketing 
    [54:06] - Importance of niching down
    [59:37] - Naming your business
    [1:06:04] - How AI can impact contractors
    [1:09:09] - Quantity vs quality in content creation
    [1:12:42] - Tracking business metrics and conversion rates
    [1:14:42] - Spencer’s favorite marketing KPI
    [1:15:56] - Counting referrals and lifetime value
    [1:19:09] - Connect with Spencer
    [1:19:53] - Struggle of businesses in marketing
    [1:21:55] - Biggest unlock in Tom’s business
    [1:24:30] - Book recommendation
    Resources:
    == Builder Funnel Website: https://www.builderfunnel.com/ 
    == Builder Funnel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuilderFunnel
    == Builder Funnel Radio: https://www.builderfunnel.com/builder-funnel-radio  
    💰 You didn’t become a contractor to struggle financially. Download our worksheet and start calculating a 50% gross profit on every job. It’s time to get your shit together! https://thecontractorfight.com/50/ 
    💸 Grab your copy of our FREE Contractors Guide to Spotting Cheap Prospects here: https://thecontractorfight.com/cheap 
    == Join us in BATTLEGROUND ==
    Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info, check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground 
    == Get your questions answered and connect with other contractors building stronger businesses in The Contractor Fight: https://thecontractorfight.com/facebook 
    == Grab the Gear ==
    https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/ 
    == Find Us on Social Media ==
    YouTube: a...

    • 1 hr 26 min
    TCF878: Living your Reality and Leaving your Legacy

    TCF878: Living your Reality and Leaving your Legacy

    Do you want to create the life and legacy you want? Then, write a will. Write a will that clearly defines your values and the legacy you want to leave behind and use it as a guide for how to live your life today. Simply wishing or thinking about the legacy you want isn't enough—writing it down in a will makes it real and concrete. 
    In this episode, Steve dares you to write a will that clearly defines the legacy and impact you want to leave behind and spend the rest of your life trying to live up to that.

    In this episode, Steve discusses:
    Practicing what you preach and being authenticCreating a positive legacy for the next generationSaying yes to things outside your comfort zone and seizing opportunities that come your wayTraining and improving your skills for growth and successEncouragement to start living your reality and writing your legacy today

    Resources:
    💰 You didn’t become a contractor to struggle financially. Download our worksheet and start calculating a 50% gross profit on every job. It’s time to get your shit together! https://thecontractorfight.com/50/ 
    💸 Grab your copy of our FREE Contractors Guide to Spotting Cheap Prospects here: https://thecontractorfight.com/cheap 
    == Join us in BATTLEGROUND ==
    Everything your contracting business needs in one comprehensive program with three main focus areas: Leadership, Communication, and Numbers. For more info, check out: https://TheContractorFight.com/Battleground 
    == Get your questions answered and connect with other contractors building stronger businesses in The Contractor Fight: https://thecontractorfight.com/facebook 
    == Grab the Gear ==
    https://gear.thecontractorfight.com/ 
    == Find Us on Social Media ==
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomReber 
    Instagram: https://thecontractorfight.com/ig 
    == Rate the Podcast ==
    Help your fellow contractors find the podcast! Please leave a rating/review! 
    Apple Podcasts  
    Spotify

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
382 Ratings

382 Ratings

Mira Frenkel ,

At the risk of sounding trite…

The Contractor Fight could change your life.

I stumbled upon Tom’s videos on YouTube a year and a half ago and couldn’t get enough. At the time I was working in the field, a solo handywoman/woodworker/budding contractor trying to forge my own path. Tom was in my ears all day everyday, because everything he was saying made sense. By the way, I had experience as a project manager for a developer, but zero work experience in the field and zero experience starting or running any business. Fast forward to now, I went from less than $60k in annual top-line revenue, with less than $30k left for me, to over $325k in revenue last year and kept over $150k of it. And I absolutely could not have done that without this podcast, and ultimately the TCF coaching program (BATTLEGROUND). The hard knowledge is all in the podcast; the coaching gave me the structure and mental strength and direct guidance to apply all of it quickly. My numbers may sound small to some, but for zero experience and less than 2 years in business I feel proud of those results, and so, so grateful to Tom & The Contractor Fight team for laying out the exact map for how to run a successful contracting business.

What’s unique about Tom and the TCF team is how much they really care about helping people be the best version of themselves. Anyone can understanding cash flow and KPI’s; actually being a good human being sets you apart, attracts the right people to you, and that core value permeates everything TCF does, and I think that’s what makes this podcast & the surrounding company special.

Now for the life-changing part: take to heart what they say here about believing in yourself, about putting yourself first, that success is an inside-out game. I truly believe now that anything is possible for me, and that’s a life-changing gift and realization. You can’t go wrong with this podcast. Give it a listen. I hope you’ll apply what they say and change your life too.

BiestekRI ,

Game Changer

I have been listening to Tom Reber for over 5 years and have been implementing his free business advice in my business.

Now dont get me wrong, This show is freaking awesome and the content is on point but the real game changing happened when I joined his coaching program called Battelground. Anybody that’s part of it knows what I’m talking about, anybody that’s not needs to figure it out.

You don’t know until you know, and now you know.!!!! Five stars all the way Tom💪

Uroboy92 ,

Valuable Content

Tom and his coaches that are on the podcast are true leaders and provide valuable content to run a successful business. I’ve learned how to handle objections, sales skills and having the right numbers. I continue to listen to every episode and still learning something new.

Top Podcasts In Business

REAL AF with Andy Frisella
Andy Frisella #100to0
The Ramsey Show
Ramsey Network
The Dough
Lemonada Media
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Money News Network
The Marketing Architects
Marketing Architects
The Money Mondays
Dan Fleyshman

You Might Also Like

The Home Service Expert Podcast
Tommy Mello: $100 Million Founder|Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur Columnist
Modern Craftsman
Modern Craftsman
The Build Show Podcast
Matt Risinger
Waste No Day: A Plumbing, HVAC, and Electrical Motivational Podcast
Brian Burton & Nate Minnich
Contractor Growth Network
Logan Shinholser
Dropping Bombs
Brad Lea: CEO, Entrepreneur, and Host of The Bottom Line