How Construction Companies Can Save $50K–$100K with Erika Giuggio
February 11, 2026
Most construction and rental businesses don’t have a revenue problem. They have a leakage problem. In this episode of Beyond the Build: Innovation in Construction, hosts Scott Lowman and JP Scott are joined by Erika Giuggio, a Business Optimization Specialist at Schooley Mitchell, to uncover where construction and equipment rental companies are unknowingly losing money and how to claw it back.
Most construction and rental businesses don’t have a revenue problem. They have a leakage problem. In this episode of Beyond the Build: Innovation in Construction, hosts Scott Lowman and JP Scott are joined by Erika Giuggio, a Business Optimization Specialist at Schooley Mitchell, to uncover where construction and equipment rental companies are unknowingly losing money and how to claw it back.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to identify your ‘boat's hidden holes’ immediately after tax season
- Why negotiating merchant services fees is non-negotiable
- How to break through operational drag caused by micro-cracks
- Why marketing to construction trades must appeal to what they're missing
- How to design solutions that stay hands-off after implementation
Erika Giuggio is a business optimization specialist who helps construction companies uncover hidden expenses and put real money back into their operations. Through her work at Schooley Mitchell, Erika helps contractors reduce costs in areas such as telecom, software, shipping, fuel, facilities, and more, without changing vendors or disrupting daily operations.
Previous guests include: Ben Bradshaw of Genie, Lindsey Trent of Next Generation in Trucking Association (NGT), Alex Poe of Chambr, Mike Murphy of Ally Fuels Inc., Galiano Tiramani of Boxabl
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