Scaling a Debt-Free Construction Empire with Brad Leavitt

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🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Brad Leavitt, the owner of AFT Construction, shares his journey of scaling his business from a one-man show to a team of 28. He discusses the importance of developing systems, building a strong team, and maintaining a leadership mindset to support the company's growth.

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0:00.0	Today we have Brad Levitt.
0:07.0	You're the owner of AFT, which is a finer touch construction.
0:11.0	You're out of Scottsdale, Arizona.
0:14.0	You've been in business 12 years.
0:16.0	That's it?
0:17.0	Yeah, 12 years.
0:18.0	March 2013.
0:19.0	So yeah, this March will be, this March will be 12 years.
0:22.2	And you focus primarily high-end, ground-up, residential construction. Obviously, you have a strong
0:29.1	online presence. We were just talking about your YouTube, social media, and you have the AFT
0:35.7	construction podcast.
0:39.5	And not many people know this about you,
0:41.8	but you're a high-level elite swimmer.
0:45.9	Wait, what?
0:49.6	I thought that's why you shaved your body.
0:51.8	Oh, my God.
0:55.0	I was like, where did that come from? I was like, I was in Brad to a lot of things.
0:58.0	I thought that was just to lower your times.
1:01.0	Tyler's the best man.
1:02.0	I know Nick and I are like, what is he talking about swimming?
1:05.0	I was like, did I not know this?
1:07.0	No, we were at the Contractor Coalition in Boston.
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