From Journeyman Electrician to 350+ Companies Helped: How Adam Cooper Built Ascent

Big contractors don't scale by accident — they scale through systems. Adam Cooper spent 20 years inside the largest electrical contractors in the country before founding Ascent to bring that behind-the-curtain playbook to the mid-market. In this episode: why your problems aren't unique, why the owner is usually the bottleneck, and the view of how a real construction business runs.

Chapters:
00:00 – Adam Cooper’s Career Journey
08:06 – Why Ascent Consulting Was Founded
17:23 – Learning to Be a Consultant
20:59 – Growing Ascent Consulting Nationwide
24:23 – Key Lessons for Construction Companies

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