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The Curious Builder

Mark Williams

Every great home starts with a person who decided to build something. Behind every kitchen, custom home and remodel is a business owner who took a risk, made payroll, lost sleep over a bid and kept going anyway. The Curious Builder tells their stories.Host Mark Williams has spent more than 22 years building custom homes, and he's still curious about how other people do it. Each week he sits down with builders, remodelers, architects, interior designers and trade owners from across the country for honest conversations about what it takes to build a business, and a life, in this industry.These aren't polished success stories. Guests talk about starting with a truck and a borrowed toolbox, the job that nearly sank them, the hire that changed everything, and the moment they realized the business was running them. You'll hear how they price, sell, lead teams, find clients, build a brand and protect their time, health and families along the way.Who it's for: owners and leaders in resident

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329 episodes

  1. #191 | Kelly Grace | Travis Price Architects | Why We Need to Stop Building Bigger and Start Building Better 58:25
  2. Case Study | Running Through Pain, Setbacks, and Self-Doubt with Leah Koschak & Ben Torres 32:52
  3. #190 | Josh Sprague | Seven Clay | The $186K Mistake Josh Sprague Couldn't Get Google to Fix 1:20:11
  4. Talking Shop | How Francis King Turned Connections Into a Community 29:25
  5. #189 | Paul Kealey | EkoBuilt | Paul Kealey on the Future of Homebuilding (And Why We're Not Ready) 44:38
  6. Losers are Winners | Alex Johantgen on the Power of Doing Less 22:56
  7. #188 | Nick Quijano | Southerly Homes | Nick Quijano on What Custom Builders Can Learn from the Big Guys 1:03:53
  8. Losers are Winners | Better Benefits, Bigger Profits, & Less Headaches with Mike Notte 20:12
  9. #187 | Rob Stein | Author & Speaker | Rob Stein Cracked the Code to More Money, Time, & Mental Freedom 1:14:58
  10. Losers are Winners | The Success Trap That Caught Aaron Hall 25:44
  11. #186 | Melissa Oholendt and Karl Adalbert | Mysa Hus | The Mistakes, Risks, & Big Ideas 1:03:44
  12. Losers are Winners | Trapper Roderick and the $4.4M Problem 25:59
  13. #185 | Ryan Rutzick | All, Inc. | Ryan Rutzick on Owning the Mistake & Winning the Customer 55:56
  14. Losers are Winners | Jeremy Huson on Getting Hacked, Losing Data, & Fighting Back 27:37
  15. #184 | Nick Schiffer | NS Builders | Nick Schiffer Did WHAT? The Business Decisions That Changed Everything 1:03:38
  16. Losers are Winners | Mark on Big Goals & the Post-Mountain Blues 25:14
  17. #183 | Melissa Oholendt | Oho Interiors | The Great Mysa Hus Chopping Block 1:08:17
  18. Talking Shop | Brad Robinson on the AI Habit That's Getting You Ghosted 28:06
  19. #182 | Billy Beson | Billy Beson Co. | Building a Design Empire on Trust, Not Trends 1:04:58
  20. Losers are Winners | The Construction Mistakes Brad Leavitt Won't Make Twice 26:44
  21. #181 | Wilson Harwood | Soundproof Your Studio | Wilson Harwood on What Builders Get Wrong About Soundproofing Every Time 1:17:10
  22. Winners are Losers | Adam McChesney on the $113,000 Check That Blew Up His Business 21:18
  23. #180 | Lauren Riddei | Haus Holistics | Lauren Riddei on Why Her Phone Has Been on Airplane Mode for a Year and a Half 1:03:20
  24. Inside the Big Wins | Gabe Norcross on Squeaky Floors & Hidden Time Capsules 31:41
  25. #179 | John Brenard | Southview Timberland Investments | John Brenard on Why a Board Game About Sheep & Wood Explains Lumber 1:00:13
  26. Losers are Winners | Gabe Norcross Returns to Finish the Story He Couldn't Finish Alone 18:41
  27. #178 | Tanner Konrady | Konrady and Son Construction | The Trim Joint That Taught Tanner Konrady How to Lead 1:00:34
  28. Losers are Winners | Gabe Norcross on the Deposit Strategy That Changed Everything 22:51
  29. #177 | Gabe Norcross | Norcross Builders | Depression, Construction, & Deciding You Are Worth Saving 1:12:52
  30. Losers are Winners | Ashley Ortiz vs. the Client From Hell 26:37
  31. #176 | Louise Woehrle | Whirlygig Productions | Fear, Vision, and Why Your Story Is Worth Telling 1:08:23
  32. Losers are Winners | Chad Guillory's Secret to Failing Fast and Winning Bigger 35:42
  33. #175 | Etinosa Agbonlahor | Decision Alpha | Stop Underpricing Your Work: Etinosa Agbonlahor on Money Conversations Nobody Wants to Have 1:05:37
  34. Losers are Winners | Building Smarter Homes One Circuit at a Time with Reina Smyth 21:35
  35. #174 | Don Forsman | Welch Forsman Associates | Don Forsman on Why Precision Beats Perfection Every Single Time 1:10:28
  36. Losers are Winners | Josh Frei Fought Fires for 17 Years Then Started One 23:56
  37. #173 | Billy Beson | Billy Beson Company | Billy Beson on Bowling Alleys, Billionaires, & Building for 100 Years 1:14:45
  38. Inside the Big Wins | Alyssa Abbott & Mary Clark on the Power of Putting People in a Room 23:22
  39. #172 | Mark Stankey & Matthew Byers | PLAAD | Design NEVER EVERs: Good Design Outlasts Trends 1:03:38
  40. Losers are Winners | Alyssa Abbott & Mary Clark on Why AI Can't Touch Real Storytelling 21:02
  41. #171 | Taylor Hall O'Brien | Architectural Photographer | Taylor Hall O'Brien Makes AI Nervous and Homes Look Incredible 1:05:58
  42. Losers are Winners | Anthony Janckila on 20 Years of Floors, Fires, & Friendship 34:38
  43. #170 | Mark D. Williams | Enough Is Enough: What Two Books Taught Mark About Time and Money 1:07:40
  44. Losers are Winners | Hans Frees Lost the Spec Home, the Savings, and His Dignity. Then Rebuilt. 32:18
  45. #169 | Mark D. Williams & Mysa Hus | Mark Built His Soul Into a House: The Story Behind Mysa Hus 1:37:53
  46. Inside the Big Wins | Paul Cramer on Why Surviving Something Shapes Everything 32:56
  47. #168 | Melissa Oholendt | Oho Interiors | The Finish Line to Mysa Hus 1:03:06
  48. Losers are Winners | Paul Cramer Built the Dream… Then It Fell Apart 30:34
  49. #167 | Tyler Webster | Old Mill Building Products | Tyler Webster on Risk, Relationships, & Why Enough Is a Moving Target 1:06:37
  50. Inside the Big Wins | Kyle Schlesser's 3 Daily Non-Negotiables That Keep It All Together 31:22