Construction Champions Podcast E-23 Tom Reber – How To Survive The Business Fight 101

On this episode of Construction Champions Podcast Ron Nussbaum and Tom Reber talk about numbers and the daily fight you have as a construction business owner. Tom is an expert at overcoming the daily struggles that cause most to fail and he helps others over the roadblocks.

Tom Bio

My name is Tom Reber, and I come from a family of tradesmen. That’s me and my dad in the picture.

My dad was a tile guy — my uncle and grandfather were painters.

They worked hard. Each day they’d come home tired, dirty, and stinking of a job site.

We were broke. I grew up in Wheaton, Illinois. It’s an expensive place to live. My friends’ dads were all doctors, lawyers, and dentists. I never had the money to hang with them.

In the summers, I worked for my uncle. At least as a painter, I didn’t have to crawl around on the floor and lug heavy boxes of tile.

I never wanted to be in the trades. It looked like a shitty option to me. So straight out of high school, I joined the Marines.

When I got back from the Corps, I got a job in sales, selling rebar and other building materials. It paid the bills, and I was pretty good at it, but I was never going to get rich.

A family friend needed his deck stained. I told him I could do it. A couple of days later, I pocketed $1,800. This painting thing was easy!

I bought a beat up Ford van from my uncle for $1,200. He even threw in an extension ladder.

I was in business!

Tom Links

https://thecontractorfight.com/

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