64: Finding Success with the Unconventional Pumpkin Plan Strategies with Steve Dale

<p>Steve Dale has a story that you very likely will be able to relate to. Steve had mentors but easily admits that none taught him how to run a profitable business. He missed out on hours of family time and vacation because he knew how to bring in work. The only problem...the work consumed his life. When Steve discovered The Pumpkin Plan and Profit First, he recognized a different, more effective way to run a business.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Steve is a Pumpkin Plan strategist and a big ambassador for <em>How to Hire the Best - Contractors Edition.</em> It’s important to Steve to show other contractors a better, more sustainable path as an entrepreneur. Will they listen?</p> <p>Steve Dale is the owner/operator of Angle Contracting, LLC in Idaho. After college, he worked as a truck dispatcher and then tried a cubicle with no windows for a short time. He quickly realized working for others was not his cup of tea. After marrying and purchasing a home, he dove into home projects. He merged his love of construction projects with his business skills to build Angle Contracting.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Listen in to discover the realizations that moved Steve from working too many hours, missing time with his family, and unable to juggle his workload, to learning some lessons and becoming a firm believer in the unconventional strategies offered in<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> <em>Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, Clockwork</em> and <em>How to Hire the Best.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></em></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How the “Special Sauce” in the <em>Pumpkin Plan</em> changed Steve’s business and family dynamics.</li> <li>Steve lists the negative health effects of working too hard and too long and not enjoying family time. There is a better way!</li> <li>Dr. Sabrina, Mike, and Steve discuss what to do when you have the desire to share these tools with family, friends, and business associates, and they aren’t se