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In this special FAQ-style episode of The Mobilization Mindset, Scott Peper is joined by Mobilization Funding President Drew Aldridge to answer the most common questions they hear from business owners every single week.

Drawing from thousands of conversations with contractors, executives, bankers, sureties, and high-performing companies, Scott and Drew break down what really separates businesses that scale from those that stay stuck. This is a fast-paced, candid conversation covering growth stages, leadership transitions, risk, performance, and the mindset shifts required to build a durable business.

Together, they tackle questions like:

● What actually causes companies to stall at the same revenue year after year

● How growth from $1M to $5M differs from scaling $5M to $20M

● The leadership habits founders must develop to let go and scale

● Which risks owners overestimate—and which ones quietly threaten their business

● The single most important thing an owner can start doing today to be more successful tomorrow

This episode is real talk, no fluff—grounded in experience, honest reflection, and practical insight. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re truly ready to grow, or what might be holding your business back, this FAQ episode will challenge how you think and how you lead.

Growth doesn’t fail because of a lack of work. It fails when financial systems can’t support it. In this episode we talk with Mobilization Funding’s own, Drew Aldridge, who has spent years inside business banking and now works closely with construction leaders. He breaks down why commercial construction companies often face resistance from banks just as they begin to scale and how misunderstood cash flow dynamics create tension during credit approval and bank loan decisions.

You’ll hear:

– Why growing construction firms appear higher risk to banks.

– How retainage and pay when paid clauses distort cash flow visibility.

– The difference between survival financing and readiness based financing.

– Why customer concentration and project timing impact credit decisions.

– How predictability and certainty support long term growth strategies.

We also explore how Mobilization Funding changes the equation by removing labor materials and mobilization costs from working capital unlocking cash flow clarity and allowing construction leaders to scale with control and confidence.

In this week’s Mobilization Mindset, Scott Peper sits down with Trey Bohannan – Founder & President of Design One Contracting – to unpack what it really takes to build a construction company: leadership, risk, and relentless execution. Inside this episode: – The no-partner philosophy (and why trying to “look successful” with trucks, toys, and debt kills more businesses than bad margins)

– Capital vs. debt: using delayed gratification, paid-off equipment, and retainage checks to build real freedom – How to manage cash when you can’t see what’s behind the next door – Getting paid: draws, retainage, when to lean on a job, and when to pull off and never go back

– Hiring and promoting: give everyone a shot, watch where they make you money, then put them in the right seat

– Building culture in the yard: clean trucks, clean shop, winter rebuilds, cooking together, and zero participation trophies

– Letting go of control the moment you realize others could do the work better than you – and how that unlocked growth

If you’re a contractor trying to grow without drowning in debt, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar in all the best ways.

Hit play, take some notes, and then go bid that job.