Breakthrough Academy
Business coaching and systems for trades and home services contractors
| Hourly rate range | $100 to $225 an hour |
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| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Based in | Vancouver, Canada |
Breakthrough Academy is a business coaching company for contractors in construction, trades and home services. It helps owners add systems so the business runs without them. Its program is called the Contractor Growth Method. It covers finances, roles, hiring and training. Coaches work with owners in trades like roofing, painting, landscaping, electrical and plumbing. The company has coached more than 3,299 companies and runs live web classes for 7-figure landscaping contractors.
What Breakthrough helps with
Breakthrough Academy helps contractors who want more profit, less chaos and more time away from daily work. It focuses on building systems for money, people and hiring.
- Knowing your numbers with budgets and job costing
- Tracking overhead and forecasting finances
- Planning sales and production
- Defining roles and building an org chart
- Setting up performance pay and bonus structures
- Hiring better people with stronger job postings and interviews
- Training and onboarding new staff
- Fixing cash flow crunches
Who Breakthrough works with
Breakthrough Academy works with contractors and owners of construction, trades and home services companies. Industries include roofing, painting, construction, landscaping, electrical, plumbing and general home services. It also runs a live class for 7-figure landscaping contractors.
How Breakthrough works
Coaching follows the Contractor Growth Method, a system built for construction, trades and home services. It uses prebuilt processes and credentialed coaches. Members also join a community of peers. The method covers financial controls, defined roles, hiring systems, and training and onboarding. Owners start with a discovery call.
Background and qualifications
Breakthrough Academy is led by co-founder Danny Kerr. Its coaches work with contractors using the Contractor Growth Method. The company has coached more than 3,299 companies for an average of 29 months. It says its method has helped more than 1900 entrepreneurs step back from daily work. It also hosts a podcast, web classes, a blog and free tools for contractors.
Breakthrough Academy pricing
Programs and services
- Contractor Growth Method coaching program
- Prebuilt systems
- Peer community
- Live web classes
- Discovery call
Breakthrough Academy reviews
The CoachVouch take
Its coaching system is built only for construction, trades and home services contractors.
Best for contractors who want to add systems, improve profit and work fewer hours.
Common questions
How much does Breakthrough Academy charge?
Coaching with Breakthrough runs $100 to $225 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Breakthrough Academy help with?
Breakthrough Academy helps with knowing your numbers with budgets and job costing, tracking overhead and forecasting finances, planning sales and production and defining roles and building an org chart.
Does Breakthrough Academy work with landscaping contractors?
Yes. Landscaping is one of its listed industries, and it hosts a live web class for 7-figure landscaping contractors.
How do I contact Breakthrough Academy?
Request an intro on this page. It's free, and we'll connect you with Breakthrough and, if you want, 2 or 3 similar coaches to compare.
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