Built to Scale: Timely advice for scaling your construction biz!
Built to Scale: Timely advice for scaling your construction biz!
Podcast Description
Built to Scale is THE podcast for construction business owners looking to not just grow, but scale their business! Listen in for timely financial management and business strategy advice geared specifically for the construction industry. Learn how to increase your revenues and produce strong margins in your business. Let’s scale!
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on key themes such as financial management, business strategy, and operational efficiency in the construction industry. Specific episodes cover topics like preparing construction businesses for economic downturns, navigating volatile material costs, and preventing profit fade, providing insights on diversifying services and maintaining strong margins.

Built to Scale is THE podcast for construction business owners looking to not just grow, but scale their business! Listen in for timely financial management and business strategy advice geared specifically for the construction industry. Learn how to increase your revenues and produce strong margins in your business. Let’s scale!
Cut your taxes, drain your bonding. Is anyone on your team seeing the whole picture?
In Part 2, Mason Brady sits back down with Layton Johns, Brady CFO’s construction-dominant CFO, to break down where a CFO fits in tax planning, equipment purchases, and M&A — and why the right answer is sometimes “not yet.”
Topics we cover:
(0:00) – Intro with Layton Johns
(3:37) – The CFO’s role in tax planning
(9:31) – Going multistate? Find a SALT specialist
(12:15) – Why “never pay taxes” is a red flag
(16:12) – Taxes, credit line, bonding: pick two
(27:36) – Should you buy that equipment?
(29:45) – The 2% margin math for GCs
(35:52) – Where a CFO fits in M&A
Links & Resources
🌐 Brady CFO: https://www.bradycfo.com?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_campaign=BTS&utm_content=EP27
🎤️ Connect with Mason Brady: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masonbrady/
🏨 The Bookend Hotel: https://www.bookendhotel.com/
🏚️ Abandoned to Boutique on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@structureandstory
🤝 Connect with Layton Johns: https://www.linkedin.com/in/layton-johns/
Built to Scale is the podcast for construction business owners who want to scale — not just grow. Every episode brings you real financial strategy and business advice built specifically for the construction industry. Follow, rate, review, and share.
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