Live from Chilliwack on the final On-Site Podcast episode of the day, the host talks with returning guest Toby (Tobias), founder of Handshake.app, about how fast AI changes and Handshake’s new beta product. Toby explains the vision for “Julia,” an AI front-desk agent that can respond immediately across phone, SMS, text, email, and other channels, and can route tasks across multiple LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Groq) to choose the best and most cost-effective model, including “LLM hopping” workflows. They discuss how Julia could handle event updates or business disruptions with minimal setup, and the importance of tech being easy for small businesses. The conversation also covers the weekend’s seminar, fishing, and shooting activities, takeaways from engaged small-business attendees, and plans for future events, including one in Ontario; Toby directs listeners to beta.handshake.app.

Chapters

• 00:00 Live in Chilliwack
• 00:35 Toby and Handshake Intro
• 01:55 Names and Nicknames
• 04:31 Handshake Beta Update
• 05:06 One Contact for All LLMs
• 07:21 DIY Design Cost Rant
• 10:22 Using Julia for Events
• 10:44 Ridiculously Easy Setup
• 12:35 Business Owner Scenarios
• 13:35 Robots and Smart Tools
• 14:25 Time Saving Tech Shock
• 14:39 Tesla FSD To Robots
• 15:18 AI Skeptic To Fan
• 15:51 Weekend Event Recap
• 16:16 Fishing Surprise Highlight
• 16:50 Presentation Prep Stories
• 17:46 Friday Seminar Takeaways
• 21:16 Why Chilliwack Anchor
• 22:30 Designing Future Events
• 25:24 Handshake Beta Plug
• 25:57 Addicted To The Build
• 26:16 Podcast Wrap And Next Ep

Connect with Tobiasz Dankiewicz:

Website - https://www.beta.handshake.app/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/handshake.pro/

Connect with Brandon Fuchs
Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_contractorcoach

Join the Elite Builder Society
Website: https://ebsworks.com/

In a live On Site Podcast episode in Chilliwack, the host recaps a weekend event for contractors that included a Friday business seminar, sturgeon fishing, a shooting range trip, and group networking, then interviews returning guest Tom Dunne, an electrical contractor from Owen Sound, Ontario and Elite Builder Society member coached one-on-one for over two years. They discuss the value of meeting the community in person after Zoom relationships, Tom’s approach of taking action quickly and asking frequent questions, and the importance of giving clients a memorable experience. Tom shares takeaways on systems and knowing numbers, the comfort of learning other contractors also struggle, and details from his boat group catching a 6-foot, 120-pound sturgeon. He describes his three-year-old business with three crews doing residential, commercial, and high-voltage pole line maintenance, a truck engine seizure before travel, and how an administrator helps operations run while he and Kayla travel to Vegas.

Chapters

• 00:00 Live in Chilliwack
• 00:46 Meet Tom Dunne
• 01:32 Meeting in Person
• 02:51 Take Action Mindset
• 06:47 Seminar Takeaways
• 07:49 Sturgeon Boat Stories
• 10:29 Range Day in Langley
• 11:54 Yellow Deli and BC Driving
• 12:35 Running an Electrical Crew
• 13:12 Truck Breakdown Chaos
• 13:51 Rolling With Setbacks
• 14:23 Weekend Range Stories
• 16:04 Travel Plans and Systems Test
• 17:04 Hiring Admin to Reduce Stress
• 19:23 Ask Better Questions
• 21:27 Weekend Highlights and Wrap
  

Connect with Tom Dunne:
Website - https://dunnepower.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dunne.power.inc/

Connect with Brandon Fuchs
Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_contractorcoach

Join the Elite Builder Society
Website: https://ebsworks.com/

On the Onsite Podcast in Chilliwack, the host interviews local builder Bruce Hoch of Northwest Prestige Building & Contracting Ltd. ahead of a day that includes a shooting range visit and a members-only dinner at the Coast Hotel to build community. Bruce shares his move to Chilliwack 10 years ago from Gun Lake, BC, details his blended family with partner Katrina Springer and four kids, and outlines his 23-year carpentry background, including a stint in underground gold mining near Bralorne. They discuss business challenges like limited local work, the need to scale by stopping “doing all the things” and managing trades, and prioritizing time at home. Bruce describes joining after seeing a Facebook video ad, reflects on ADHD, audiobooks, sobriety, and the value of networking, and provides where to find his company online.

Chapters

• 00:00 Welcome and Today’s Plan
• 00:38 Meet Bruce and Family Life
• 02:38 Construction Roots and Career Path
• 03:08 Gold Mining Underground Stories
• 06:43 From Mine Shutdown to Chilliwack Move
• 08:14 Why Chilliwack and Coming Back
• 09:52 How Bruce Found the Community
• 11:12 Business Challenges and Scaling Up
• 11:46 Residential Work and Wearing Every Hat
• 12:51 Mindset Shift to Managing Teams
• 14:47 Time Over DIY
• 15:59 Trade Superpowers
• 18:19 The 40 Club Shift
• 20:00 Atomic Habits Takeaways
• 21:15 ADHD Growth and Sobriety
• 24:18 Faith Swearing and Drinking
• 25:46 Coaching Through Questions
• 29:10 Networking Like Minded People
• 30:36 Future Community Trips
• 32:35 Wrap Up and Where to Connect

Connect with Bruce Hoch:
Website - https://nwpbuilds.ca/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/northwestprestige/

Connect with Brandon Fuchs
Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_contractorcoach

Join the Elite Builder Society
Website: https://ebsworks.com/