
#1 Best Seller in Construction Industry on Amazon
8 Steps
60 Days
The financial operating system for commercial subcontractors from under $1M to $100M. Built from 1,008 published data points and the projects behind them.
CONTROL is an 8 step system for managing a commercial subcontracting business on numbers you can see. Each step fixes one specific breakdown, from job cost structure through to the monthly cadence. They work in sequence, and most owners install all 8 inside 60 days.
The system, in order
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What people who read it early said
Contracting isn't easy, and in my early days I made it much harder than it needed to be. But Josh's practical approach—and his proven track record—put simple but powerful concepts in the hands of construction owners. Concepts that, if put in place, will dramatically change the arc of your enterprise—and your life. As I read this book, I thought out loud (and also asked Josh): where were you in the mid-90s when I was struggling to get off the ground and gain altitude?!?! Reading this book and following its concepts is almost guaranteed to make you a more capable contractor.
I wasn't expecting a finance book to hit this close to home. What sets this book apart is that it doesn't stop at diagnosing the problem. Josh gives you real, usable solutions pulled straight from the field, not generic advice, but the kind of guidance that comes from someone who's actually been in the trenches with owners like us. I could barely put it down. It took me right back to when I was building my own crews, facing the same struggles so many of us face when we simply don't know what we don't know. This book doesn't just tell you what's broken; it gives you a way to fix it, regardless of whether you just started or have been doing this the same way for decades.
Know the industry average and the CFOS target for your trade and size? Now see how your own books compare. The Financial Health Snapshot builds a CEO Report from your last twelve months, sets every figure against your trade, and walks you through it on a 60 minute call. SPM The Construction CFO (Sulphur Prairie Management, LLC) is a separate firm, and the same author leads it.


Within 48 hours of its October 1, 2026 release the book ranked on Amazon:
- #1 in Construction Industry
- #1 in Home Improvement Estimating
- #9 in Financial Accounting
Captured October 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM Central.
