On Site
Welcome to ON SITE—the weekly contractor check-in powered by the Elite Builder Society. Hosted by the #1 contractor coach in North America, this podcast brings real stories, real strategies, and real conversations straight from the job site to your ears. Each week, we sit down with top educators, service providers, and working contractors to unpack the tools, tactics, and lessons that are shaping the construction industry today. From project wins to problem-solving, AI tools to team dynamics, this is where builders come to stay sharp and stay connected. Whether you’re already part of the Elite Builder Society or just tuning in to level up, ON SITE is your go-to space to hear what’s working in the field and how to apply it to your own business. No bullshit. No gimmicks. Just valuable insight you can use right now.
Episodes
Brandon Fuchs talks with Brandon Layton of Layton Lines and Sealcoating about leaving a trucking career, starting a business with family, pricing larger jobs, and building customer relationships. They explore the difference between being good at the work and learning to run the business, plus the courage it takes to start.
Guest: Brandon Layton
Layton Lines and Sealcoating: https://www.instagram.com/laytonlines/
Host: Brandon ...
Is your business giving you freedom, or taking over your life?
Brandon Fuchs sits down with entrepreneur, real estate team owner, and growth coach Tanner Helm for an honest conversation about burnout, faith, family, and building a business around your strengths. Tanner shares how a record year gave way to a difficult reset, what helped him rebuild, and why systems and daily priorities matter more than simply working harder.
They also...
What does it take to hand a family construction business to the next generation without letting the business take over your life?
Brandon Fuchs sits down with John, Joel and Brent Van Lagen from Joe’s Carpentry, joined by Brady Morris, to talk about family boundaries, leadership disagreements, and building a business that can run without the owner in every decision.
The team shares how paid pre-construction helps protect their ...
Live from Chilliwack on the final On-Site Podcast episode of the day, the host talks with returning guest Toby (Tobias), founder of Handshake.app, about how fast AI changes and Handshake’s new beta product. Toby explains the vision for “Julia,” an AI front-desk agent that can respond immediately across phone, SMS, text, email, and other channels, and can route tasks across multiple LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, G...
In a live On Site Podcast episode in Chilliwack, the host recaps a weekend event for contractors that included a Friday business seminar, sturgeon fishing, a shooting range trip, and group networking, then interviews returning guest Tom Dunne, an electrical contractor from Owen Sound, Ontario and Elite Builder Society member coached one-on-one for over two years. They discuss the value of meeting the community in person after Zoom ...
On the Onsite Podcast in Chilliwack, the host interviews local builder Bruce Hoch of Northwest Prestige Building & Contracting Ltd. ahead of a day that includes a shooting range visit and a members-only dinner at the Coast Hotel to build community. Bruce shares his move to Chilliwack 10 years ago from Gun Lake, BC, details his blended family with partner Katrina Springer and four kids, and outlines his 23-year carpentry backgro...
The Onsite Podcast host interviews sturgeon guide Rod Toth after a full day of sturgeon fishing in Chilliwack, BC, where 16 people fished across four boats for eight hours, catching three fish on the host’s boat while Rod’s team landed both the largest and smallest fish. Rod, a guide for 24 years and former welder for 14, explains how he started guiding after being noticed by another guide, and outlines his offerings: s...
In this live Onsite Podcast episode recorded in Chilliwack after the Contractor Growth Seminar, the host interviews Kari from Stampede Sales, a Calgary-based local marketing agency that helps service businesses across the US and Canada acquire customers through hyper-local Instagram ads. Kari explains why he focuses on Instagram as a “blue ocean” attention platform, how landmark-based visuals build familiarity and trust...
Recorded live at the Contractor Growth Seminar in Chilliwack, the hosts recap the event with speaker and Elite Builders Society coach Brady Morse, discussing travel fatigue, improvising through logistical issues, and the value of in-person connection for contractors. Brady explains his presentation goal: emphasizing systems and processes while encouraging contractors not to pursue growth alone and to leverage experienced coaches. T...
In the first live in-person On-Site podcast episode, recorded after the Elite Builder Society’s first contractor growth seminar in Chilliwack, the host interviews Josh, a CPA/CEPA educator, about key takeaways for contractors. Josh says many owners excel at their trade but lack business skills, and the seminar offered concentrated guidance across marketing, operations, and finance. He explains his talk’s focus on money ...
On episode 60 of the On Site Podcast, the host interviews Joel from Joe’s Carpentry, a multi-generation Ontario construction business and client of Brady, a coach in the Elite Builder Society (EBS). Joel explains the company was founded by his grandfather Joe in 1975 and has grown into three related businesses: Joe’s Carpentry (renovations), Van Lagen Homes, and a cabinetry company, now owned by Joel’s dad and unc...
On Site Podcast episode 59 features guest Ole J. Hartman, a serial entrepreneur who is a writer/director/producer with a self-financed feature horror film about an AI tablet heading to Amazon Prime with a limited theatrical release in Texas, plus an online health coach and co-owner of an AI agency with his wife. Ole recounts moving from California, deciding to make a marketable AI-centered film after learning Robert Rodriguez self-...
In episode 58 of the On Site Podcast, host Brandon interviews Aaron Cocks, owner of Stronghold Marketing, a former plumber who has spent 11 years in marketing helping primarily service businesses generate leads and improve efficiency. Aaron describes how AI tools like ChatGPT have accelerated work such as website building and decision-making, and explains Stronghold’s approach as “lead capture” and demand capture:...
On episode 57 of the On Site Podcast, Brandon interviews Tobiasz, founder of Handshake, about using an AI voice response agent (“Julia”) to help contractors and other service businesses stop missing calls and capture more opportunities. Tobiasz shares his background in Ontario, building and exiting his first venture Reeby (a retail circulars app) after growing it to 7–8 million Canadian users and selling into ente...
On the On Site Podcast, Brandon interviews Eric Fortenberry, CEO of JobTread, about the company’s growth and the rapid evolution of AI in construction. Eric shares milestones including reaching 10,000 active customers at the International Builders’ Show five years after launching sales, growing to over 11,500, and celebrating wins to build culture (including a team steakhouse dinner after a strong Q1). They discuss JobT...
In a solo On Site Podcast episode, Brandon promotes the Elite Builder Society Contractor Growth Seminar in Chilliwack/Vancouver area on July 24 ($97 with breakfast and lunch; VIP sold out) and previews topics to be covered. He argues contractors lose jobs by emailing quotes without context and recommends scheduling an in-person or Zoom proposal review to frame the next step, handle objections in real time, and avoid “follow-u...
The host welcomes listeners to the On Site Podcast and brings on his 18-year-old son, Jaxson, a welder who is about to graduate high school. After sharing old photos as an icebreaker and noting a delayed recording due to the production manager’s condo fire, they discuss Jaxson’s first year in welding, including working afternoons at Falcon on crane trucks and building components for decks, plus a challenging repair on a...
On-Site Podcast episode 53 features Andrew Cobb of Cobb Construction in Clear Lake, Iowa, discussing his background in construction, launching his own company in 2021, and operating in a highly seasonal tourist lake community with many one-man contractors. Cobb explains how his business positions for higher-end lake-home projects and stays busy year-round by serving surrounding towns, noting Clear Lake’s population swings and...
The On-Site Podcast hosts Kari Mansur from Calgary, an educator in the community and founder of Stampede Sales, who helps local service businesses (contractors, roofers, plumbers, med spas, realtors, and others) get high-paying clients through Instagram by building a hyper-local brand. Kari explains a three-pillar system: running 30–60 second hyper-local Instagram ads within a 15–25 mile radius that drive follows to an ...
On the On Site Podcast, host Brandon interviews Nick Elliott, owner/project manager of Sun Builders, a general contracting and construction management company in Greater Cincinnati doing residential remodeling and commercial tenant fit-out work for small businesses. Nick shares personal background (married with two kids) and explains how his wife, a freelance graphic designer, created Sun Builders’ vibrant brand to differenti...
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