On Site

Brandon Fuchs talks with Brandon Layton of Layton Lines and Sealcoating about leaving a trucking career, starting a business with family, pricing larger jobs, and building customer relationships. They explore the difference between being good at the work and learning to run the business, plus the courage it takes to start.Guest: Brandon LaytonLayton Lines and Sealcoating: https://www.instagram.com/laytonlines/Host: Brandon Fuchs Connect with Brandon FuchsInstagram: www.instagram.com/the_contractorcoachJoin the Elite Builder SocietyWebsite: https://ebsworks.com/

Is your business giving you freedom, or taking over your life?Brandon Fuchs sits down with entrepreneur, real estate team owner, and growth coach Tanner Helm for an honest conversation about burnout, faith, family, and building a business around your strengths. Tanner shares how a record year gave way to a difficult reset, what helped him rebuild, and why systems and daily priorities matter more than simply working harder.They also share practical ways to get comfortable on camera, create content for your ideal client, and protect the life you’re building outside your business.Connect with Tanner: https://www.instagram.com/tannerhelm/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6eNw5zW0JECHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:13 Meet Tanner Helm00:46 Legacy and purpose04:06 Finding purpose through service05:49 Burnout and rebuilding13:19 Coaching and building business systems17:17 Get comfortable on camera19:49 Who Tanner helps21:27 Connect with Tanner22:25 Outro Connect with Brandon FuchsInstagram: www.instagram.com/the_contractorcoachJoin the Elite Builder SocietyWebsite: https://ebsworks.com/

What does it take to hand a family construction business to the next generation without letting the business take over your life?Brandon Fuchs sits down with John, Joel and Brent Van Lagen from Joe’s Carpentry, joined by Brady Morris, to talk about family boundaries, leadership disagreements, and building a business that can run without the owner in every decision.The team shares how paid pre-construction helps protect their time, qualify clients, and turn planning into better projects, including an $11,000 pre-construction agreement that led to a roughly $550,000 project.Joe’s Carpentry: https://joescarpentry.ca/If this conversation helped you, pay the tax and share the show. Connect with Brandon FuchsInstagram: www.instagram.com/the_contractorcoachJoin the Elite Builder SocietyWebsite: https://ebsworks.com/

Live from Chilliwack on the final On-Site Podcast episode of the day, the host talks with returning guest Toby (Tobias), founder of Handshake.app, about how fast AI changes and Handshake’s new beta product. Toby explains the vision for “Julia,” an AI front-desk agent that can respond immediately across phone, SMS, text, email, and other channels, and can route tasks across multiple LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Groq) to choose the best and most cost-effective model, including “LLM hopping” workflows. They discuss how Julia could handle event updates or business disruptions with minimal setup, and the importance of tech being easy for small businesses. The conversation also covers the weekend’s seminar, fishing, and shooting activities, takeaways from engaged small-business attendees, and plans for future events, including one in Ontario; Toby directs listeners to beta.handshake.app.Chapters00:00 Live in Chilliwack00:35 Toby and Handshake Intro01:55 Names and Nicknames04:31 Handshake Beta Update05:06 One Contact for All LLMs07:21 DIY Design Cost Rant10:22 Using Julia for Events10:44 Ridiculously Easy Setup12:35 Business Owner Scenarios13:35 Robots and Smart Tools14:25 Time Saving Tech Shock14:39 Tesla FSD To Robots15:18 AI Skeptic To Fan15:51 Weekend Event Recap16:16 Fishing Surprise Highlight16:50 Presentation Prep Stories17:46 Friday Seminar Takeaways21:16 Why Chilliwack Anchor22:30 Designing Future Events25:24 Handshake Beta Plug25:57 Addicted To The Build26:16 Podcast Wrap And Next Ep Connect with Tobiasz Dankiewicz:Website - https://www.beta.handshake.app/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/handshake.pro/  Connect with Brandon FuchsInstagram: www.instagram.com/the_contractorcoachJoin the Elite Builder SocietyWebsite: https://ebsworks.com/

In a live On Site Podcast episode in Chilliwack, the host recaps a weekend event for contractors that included a Friday business seminar, sturgeon fishing, a shooting range trip, and group networking, then interviews returning guest Tom Dunne, an electrical contractor from Owen Sound, Ontario and Elite Builder Society member coached one-on-one for over two years. They discuss the value of meeting the community in person after Zoom relationships, Tom’s approach of taking action quickly and asking frequent questions, and the importance of giving clients a memorable experience. Tom shares takeaways on systems and knowing numbers, the comfort of learning other contractors also struggle, and details from his boat group catching a 6-foot, 120-pound sturgeon. He describes his three-year-old business with three crews doing residential, commercial, and high-voltage pole line maintenance, a truck engine seizure before travel, and how an administrator helps operations run while he and Kayla travel to Vegas.Chapters00:00 Live in Chilliwack00:46 Meet Tom Dunne01:32 Meeting in Person02:51 Take Action Mindset06:47 Seminar Takeaways07:49 Sturgeon Boat Stories10:29 Range Day in Langley11:54 Yellow Deli and BC Driving12:35 Running an Electrical Crew13:12 Truck Breakdown Chaos13:51 Rolling With Setbacks14:23 Weekend Range Stories16:04 Travel Plans and Systems Test17:04 Hiring Admin to Reduce Stress19:23 Ask Better Questions21:27 Weekend Highlights and Wrap Connect with Tom Dunne:Website - https://dunnepower.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dunne.power.inc/    Connect with Brandon FuchsInstagram: www.instagram.com/the_contractorcoachJoin the Elite Builder SocietyWebsite: https://ebsworks.com/