The Builder’s Edge – Mastering the Business Side of Building
The Builder’s Edge - Mastering the Business Side of Building
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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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The show addresses specific challenges faced by construction business owners, such as lead generation, pricing strategies, staffing issues, and management of reputation. Episodes include discussions on the transformative power of mentorship, the significance of consistency over motivation, leadership techniques for long-term success, and the necessity of embracing social media. For instance, one episode highlights the importance of systematic business processes to avoid pitfalls in the construction industry.
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.
If “success” is costing your soul, this is your reset. In this episode of The Builder’s Edge, we sit down with Darryl Dudley, founder of She’s My Daughter, to unpack purpose-driven leadership that protects women, strengthens communities, and kills burnout at the root. Leading with purpose starts here.What You’ll Learn / Highlights • The origin of She’s My Daughter and the mindset that actually reduces violence against women • “Honor as a leadership skill”: how men can model dignity at home, work, and in community • Practical first steps for dads and male mentors to protect, encourage, and reconnect • The programs: The Tea, Reconnect, Operation Job Readiness, and Club Free—what they do and why they work • From business to movement: Darryl’s music/entrepreneurship background and building systems that last • Gen Z activation & “reverse peer pressure”: changing what’s “cool” in male circles • Powerful transformation stories—and why small, consistent actions beat grand gesturesChapters (timestamps)00:00 Intro — Why The Builder’s Edge exists00:36 Meet Darryl Dudley & She’s My Daughter01:24 Origin story: from youth advocacy to a global mission02:10 The dignity gap in media & culture03:15 The mission in action: “Treat every woman like your own daughter”04:02 A father’s hope: sending his daughter across the country06:19 Modeling respect at home and in business07:11 How fathers shape daughters’ confidence09:54 Programs overview: The Tea, Reconnect, Operation Job Readiness, Club Free11:10 Building self-esteem to prevent exploitation12:34 Reconnect: helping fathers & incarcerated dads re-engage14:12 Trauma’s generational impact—and why it matters at work15:26 Darryl’s business & music background → movement leadership17:40 “All Be Free” clothing line: funding impact & teaching entrepreneurship19:18 Design contests: activating Gen Z for change20:07 Impact stories that still move us24:30 Confidence vs. predation: why voice matters27:38 Where men start: Chief Encouragement Officer & shared activities30:42 Vision: clubs in schools and reverse peer pressure35:24 Builder’s Edge challenge + call to action36:21 How to get involved & closing#ProtectWomen #MenAsAllies #PositiveMasculinity #Honor #Respect #Fatherhood #Mentorship #GirlsEmpowerment #WomenSafety #DomesticViolenceAwareness
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