Six Figure Exit

What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn't your employees, the economy, or your competition but you?

In this episode, Carson and Gavin dive into the uncomfortable truth that growing a successful business starts with growing yourself. We discuss how your personal habits, ego, discipline, and leadership directly impact your company's ability to succeed.

From learning to let go of control to taking accountability for y...

Fuel prices are up 57% this year alone and that's driving. Huge cost increases across the board in this episode. We talk about how you can combat that how you can raise your prices with fuel surcharges to try to sell through these challenging times and keep growing your business.

We talk about how selling with confidence and value is better than selling price and ultimately selling price keeps you trapped and broke in your own bus...

Episode 73: Get Uncomfortable or Get Run Over

If you want to grow in business, leadership, or life, getting uncomfortable isn’t optional.

In this episode, we talk about why staying comfortable for too long can quietly put you behind. The market changes, competition gets better, your team needs more from you, and the things that got you to where you are today probably won’t get you to the next level.

We break down what i...

In this episode of The Six Figure Exit, we’re talking about why profitability starts long before your crew ever shows up to the jobsite.

We break down how using professional designs and detailed job planners can help contractors quote projects more accurately, plan labor and materials ahead of time, communicate expectations with the crew, and eliminate costly surprises during production.

Too many contractors sell a job with a...

Episode 71: Pride Is in the Way of Your Success

Is pride keeping you from building the business, and life, you actually want?

In this episode, we discuss why contractors shouldn’t be afraid or too prideful to work as subcontractors for larger companies. Not everyone needs to wear every hat, chase every lead, manage every customer, and build a massive company. For some people, the better path is focusing on the craft, becoming...

In Episode 67 of The Six Figure Exit, Carson and Gavin break down the difference between recurring revenue and project based work, and why both models come with major advantages and challenges.

For contractors and business owners, project-based work can create big revenue opportunities, higher ticket jobs, and strong profit potential, but it can also come with inconsistent cash flow, constant selling, and the pressure of always nee...

In Episode 65 of The Six Figure Exit, Carson and Gavin sit down with Missy Scherber, co-owner and operator of T. Scherber, to talk about what it really takes to build a respected construction brand in today’s world.

Missy shares her journey from the nonprofit world into the excavation and demolition industry, how she and her husband Trevor helped grow T. Scherber into a nation...

In this solo episode, Carson breaks down a truth most entrepreneurs don’t want to hear, but need to understand: the business you’re trying to build doesn’t happen in a few good years… it takes decades.

He dives into the long game of entrepreneurship and why patience, consistency, and perspective are your biggest advantages. Carson shares real moments from his own journey where things felt like they were fal...

In this episode of The Six Figure Exit, Carson and Gavin break down why sharing the wealth with your team isn’t just the right thing to do it’s one of the smartest business decisions you can make.

Too many owners try to hold onto every dollar, thinking it protects their margins. In reality, it often limits growth, creates disengaged employees, and keeps the business dependent on the owner. We dive into how aligning your...

Episode 62 of The Six Figure Exit is a gut-check for anyone heading into the chaos of the spring busy season.

In this episode, Carson and Gavin break down one of the biggest traps business owners fall into getting buried in the day to day fires and losing sight of what actually moves the needle. When work starts piling up, it’s easy to live in reaction mode… but that’s exactly what keeps you stuck.

They talk abou...

In Episode 61 of The Six Figure Exit, we sit down with Evan Koelher, owner of a growing excavating company, to break down what it really takes to build a profitable business in the dirt world.

Evan shares how he got started, the challenges of scaling an excavation company, and the lessons he’s learned navigating jobs, equipment, and crews. We dive into real numbers, decision-making under pressure, and what separates contracto...

If you're a trades or landscape business owner ready to stop working in your business and start working on it, this episode is for you. Logan Sendle, founder of the Blue Collar Business Accelerator, joins us to break down the exact sales and marketing strategies helping contractors, landscapers, and blue collar entrepreneurs scale past six figures and build businesses they can actually exit. Whether you're a lawn care owner trying ...