{"podcast":{"title":"Contractor Growth Network","slug":"contractor-growth-network-709426","podcast_index_feed_id":709426,"rss_url":"https://contractormarketingtips.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://contractormarketingtips.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/1/8/1/c181defe4c18922de55e3c100dce7605/Pod_art_new.jpg","author":"Logan Shinholser","episode_count":556,"summary":"Growing up as the son of a successful contractor, Logan experienced firsthand the benefits of a healthy contracting business: less stress, more money, and more time for family. Now Logan runs Contractor Growth Network to help guide you on your journey to create a strong and reliable contracting business for your family. Interested in learning more? Visit contractorgrowthnetwork.com or join our Facebook group, Common Sense Contracting, today.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T22:19:27.916901+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/contractor-growth-network-709426"},"episode":{"title":"#477 Building a Multi-Million $ Team in a Small Town (ft. Slate Creek Builders)","slug":"477-building-a-multi-million-team-in-a-small-town-ft-slate-creek-builders","published_at":"2026-01-21T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/contractor-growth-network-709426/477-building-a-multi-million-team-in-a-small-town-ft-slate-creek-builders","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/contractor-growth-network-709426","url":"https://contractormarketingtips.libsyn.com/477-building-a-multi-million-team-in-a-small-town-ft-slate-creek-builders","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/contractormarketingtips/477_Slate_Creek_Builders.mp3?dest-id=819083","summary":"Logan sits down with Sean Beliveau and Cassidy Jones of Slate Creek Builders to break down how they've built an award-winning remodeling team in a small college town —without relying on job boards, recruiters, or desperation hires. Based in Blacksburg, Virginia, Slate Creek Builders has grown to a 14-person team delivering multi-million-dollar remodels in a market of just 35,000 people. In this conversation, they unpack how community reputation, always-on recruiting, strong systems, and a clearly defined org chart allow them to attract talent before they ever need it. If you're struggling to hire, retain great people, or build a culture that recruits for you , this episode offers a real-world playbook—especially for remodelers operating in smaller or tighter markets. 🎯 Timestamps: 00:00 — Why Slate Creek attracts talent without actively recruiting 03:00 — Building a high-end remodeling business in a small market 06:30 — How community reputation fuels growth and referrals 10:45 — The pressure (and upside) of working in a small town 14:00 — Why most of Slate Creek's hires come from personal networks 17:00 — Always recruiting—even when you're not hiring 20:45 — Hiring a \"unicorn\" without a job opening 23:15 — Using org charts to justify new roles 27:30 — How systems give confidence to hire ahead of demand 31:15 — Dividing leadership: vision vs. execution 34:30 — Protecting work-life balance as a core cultural value 38:00 — Learning from bad hires (and why desperation hires fail) 42:00 — Turning a questionable hire into a long-term win 46:30 — Separating emotion from estimating and pricing 50:30 — What Slate Creek looks for in cultural fit 55:00 — Hiring for skilled roles vs. training from scratch 59:30 — Why people stay once they join the team 01:02:30 — The benefits of b…","meta_description":"Logan sits down with Sean Beliveau and Cassidy Jones of Slate Creek Builders to break down how they've built an award-winning remodeling team in a small c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4543,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/contractor-growth-network-709426/episodes/477-building-a-multi-million-team-in-a-small-town-ft-slate-creek-builders/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/contractor-growth-network-709426/477-building-a-multi-million-team-in-a-small-town-ft-slate-creek-builders.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}