Be Careful What You Wish For | Mario Gallego, Avisionary Construction

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Summary

Mario Gallego started as a roofing laborer at 17, worked union construction in the New York area, and has run his own general contracting company in Palm Beach County, Florida for about five years. He tells Juan Pablo Gaxiola that most of his work is subbed out, so the job is coordination: a morning meeting with his assistant, estimating, client visits and keeping subs in sync through job tracking software. He is frank that growth brings new problems, and shares his ten-year goal of a business that runs well enough that he works because he wants to.

Key takeaways

• For a general contractor, coordination of subs is the work.
• Start each day with a short planning meeting.
• Use one job tracking tool for clients, subs and the office.
• Every stage of growth brings a new set of problems; plan for them.
• Set a long-range goal for a self-sufficient business.

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