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Success built a great job, not a business. The solution came as a cold email, says Chris on Builder Straight Talk. Build something with a team, processes, and a value someone would pay for. #BuilderStraightTalk #ConstructionBusiness
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Rates at 7.5% feel like a crisis if 3% is all you know. Greg has seen them in the mid-teens. There are tools to work with. #HousingAffordability #HomeBuilding
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A labor of love becomes forced labor when there are no systems, no team, and no way out. Chris built a great reputation and strong revenue, but no real business. The solution found him before he knew he needed one. #BuilderStraightTalk #Construction
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Being in the room where housing policy gets made changes how you see the whole industry. Greg Ugalde sits on a housing finance board, advises a state Department of Housing, and serves on a governor's workforce council — all while still building. #homebuilding #housingpolicy
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Talent first. That is the one word every employer needs to understand right now. Mike says the biggest lie we told young people is that success is handed to you. #SkilledTrades #BuilderStraightTalk
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A business degree won't start your plumbing company. You need something of value to sell first, says Mike Reeser of Texas State Technical College. The trade is the business. #SkilledTrades #Trades
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It's not the length of the degree that determines your future. It's the field of study. Pick a practitioner path, and employers will find you irresistible, says Mike on Builder Straight Talk. #SkilledTrades #CareerAdvice
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Employers pay top dollar for people they find irresistible. Mike at TSTC builds graduates that way on purpose, because their funding only comes when students get hired. No hoop jumping. Just craft. #SkilledTrades #Trades
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