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Episode 243: Where Your Profit Is Disappearing With John Cunningham

Professional Builders Secrets brings you an exclusive episode featuring John Cunningham, Global CEO of Ox Tools, a pro-grade tool company operating in 35 countries worldwide. With nearly 30 years of experience in the tool industry, John brings a fascinating perspective on on-site efficiency, material wastage and how the right tools, and the right mindset, can directly improve a builder's profitability.

Inside episode 243 you will discover

  • Why wastage on the job site is quietly eating into your profit margins
  • How small inaccuracies compound across a build and extend your timelines
  • Why measure once, cut once is the goal and how the right tools make it possible
  • How Ox Tools works directly with contractors to solve real on-site pain points
  • Why asking your team where waste is happening could be your biggest untapped opportunity
  • Why communication is the number one thing that makes any team more productive
  • And much, much more.

Special mentions:

Ox Tools Website
Ox Tools Instagram
Ox Tools TikTok

key moments

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  • 4:11 John's background in finance and how it shaped his obsession with contractor productivity
  • 11:06 What makes Ox Tools different and why they go directly to job sites to find problems to solve
  • 13:59 Why material wastage is costing builders between 15 and 30 percent of job materials
  • 19:06 The story behind the Speed Frame and how one contractor's idea became an industry solution
  • 29:16 How Ox Tools uses authentic contractor content to build demand without traditional advertising
  • 34:49 How builders can get more consistency and accuracy out of their teams on site

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key moments

  • 4:11 John's background in finance and how it shaped his obsession with contractor productivity
  • 11:06 What makes Ox Tools different and why they go directly to job sites to find problems to solve
  • 13:59 Why material wastage is costing builders between 15 and 30 percent of job materials
  • 19:06 The story behind the Speed Frame and how one contractor's idea became an industry solution
  • 29:16 How Ox Tools uses authentic contractor content to build demand without traditional advertising
  • 34:49 How builders can get more consistency and accuracy out of their teams on site

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Apparatus Contractor Services

This episode is proudly sponsored by Apparatus Contractor Services

John is a driven entrepreneur with 20 years of corporate experience now being applied to small innovative businesses that want to scale and disrupt industries. Skilled at running $1B divisions to $5M small companies to start ups.  A well rounded leader committed to building businesses, brands and innovative products.

“A specialised podcast made just for the owners of custom home building companies. Extraordinary guests, valuable content and  amazing stories from other builders.”

Cheri K

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