Beyond the Bid Podcast

Builder conversations
worth your commute.

Real frameworks for builders scaling from $500K to $5M. Every episode is a specific operational problem — cost codes, estimating, hiring, AI — with a specific fix. No fluff, no filler.

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About the Show

Built for builders
doing real work.

Beyond the Bid is the operations podcast for construction business owners scaling from $500K to $5M. Hosted by Grant Fuellenbach — founder of GO First Consulting, 10+ years in construction technology, 312+ builders helped.

Each episode tackles one operational problem every builder in this range faces: the estimate that takes 8 hours when it should take 30 minutes. The cost codes that don't map to how you actually build. The AI tool that promises everything and delivers nothing useful in the field.

The format is simple: specific problem, specific fix, specific action. No motivation. No filler. Just the system that works.

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Topics We Cover
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Estimating & Pricing Systems Turning 8-hour estimates into 30-minute quotes with tighter margins
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Cost Codes & Job Costing CSI-aligned structures that tell the truth about job profitability
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AI for the Trades Field-tested AI tools that actually work — not the hype
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JobTread & Tech Stack Implementation walkthroughs and integration workflows that stick
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Hiring & Team Systems Building a team that runs jobs without you in every decision
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Operations & Automation Daily log systems, Zapier workflows, and the weekly operating cadence
Your Host
Grant Fuellenbach, founder of GO First Consulting and host of Beyond the Bid
Grant Fuellenbach
Founder, GO First Consulting · Host, Beyond the Bid

10+ years in construction technology — drones, LiDAR, data systems, and now AI ops for the trades. 312+ builders helped. $5.3M in documented client impact. Grant built GO First because the systems that work for $500K–$5M construction companies weren't being taught anywhere. Now they are.

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