Cover art for Episode 30 of the Commercial Painting Podcast titled “Mastering Business Growth with Liz Chism,” featuring a photo of Liz Chism smiling in a red blouse against a blue and green graphic background with the podcast logo

Mastering Business Growth: Liz Chism on Building Systems That Scale

October 31, 20251 min read

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From Bottleneck to Builder: How Contractors Can Reclaim Their Time and Profit

Liz Chism on The Commercial Painting Podcast

In a recent episode of the Commercial Painting Podcast, hosts David Chism and Aaron Moore sat down with Liz Chism to talk about what every contractor struggles with—how to scale a business without it running you into the ground.

Liz shared how her Contractor Operating System helps contractors simplify, strategize, systemize, ensure sustainability, and scale — a framework that turns chaos into clarity. She emphasized that real growth doesn’t come from working harder or adding more systems—it comes from putting the right systems in place, tracking the right numbers, and empowering the right people.

“If you don’t measure the right metrics—like leads, labor hours, and profitability—you can’t fix what’s broken,” Liz explained. “Clarity creates profitability.”

Through real-world stories from her contractor clients, Liz illustrated how building systems around numbers and accountability reduces workload, increases margins, and helps owners step into the CEO role instead of being the “Chief Everything Officer.”

🎧 Listen to the full episode to learn how to streamline your operations, eliminate bottlenecks, and build a business that runs like a well-oiled machine.

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Liz Chism is a business coach for contractors who are ready to scale their construction businesses without sacrificing their time, profits, or sanity.  Liz is the founder of the Contractor’s Roundtable Mastermind, a high-level coaching program that helps contractors build scalable, systemized businesses with the support of a proven framework and a powerful community. When she’s not coaching, you’ll find her homeschooling her three kids, hiking with her family, or helping her husband grow their real estate business.

Liz Chism

Liz Chism is a business coach for contractors who are ready to scale their construction businesses without sacrificing their time, profits, or sanity. Liz is the founder of the Contractor’s Roundtable Mastermind, a high-level coaching program that helps contractors build scalable, systemized businesses with the support of a proven framework and a powerful community. When she’s not coaching, you’ll find her homeschooling her three kids, hiking with her family, or helping her husband grow their real estate business.

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