Cash Flow Forecasting: Your Bank Account Is Lying To You

Nobody told you that winning the big job can put you out of business, but that’s exactly what happens to dirt contractors all the time.

You win a big job, get the contract signed, you’re ready to mobilize. It feels like the biggest win ever and you take the family out for dinner to celebrate.

Two months into the project, you’re ahead of schedule and under hours. Everything looks good on paper, but payroll is due on Monday and you’re scrambling to figure out how to get enough cash in the account.

This workshop is about how to never end up in that situation, or if you’re there now, how to get out. Join us for two focused days of building practical financial processes you will implement immediately. The reality is, you’re not alone. School doesn’t teach you this stuff and no one is born with an accounting degree.

Join us in Florida where we’re putting the “work” in workshop. You’ll leave with:

A real cash flow model built for a real one of your actual projects
Clear processes for managing bonded jobs
Actionable financing strategies you can implement right away
Direct feedback from experts and peers who’ve been in your shoes and got through it

This is an intimate, roll-up-your-sleeves workshop where you’ll get personalized attention. We’ve designed it to give you time to actually build systems, not just learn about them. Bring your laptop and join us in October and get the systems, processes, and expert cash flow guidance to fuel your growth.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is designed for owners and finance leaders of excavation and civil contracting businesses doing $1M – $25M in revenue who are ready to level up their financial skills. Controllers, finance leaders, and owners will learn how to accurately look ahead with their money before it becomes a financial emergency.

Testimonials

Sign up, even if you don’t think you’re ready to go! I feel like it is never too early for everything we learned, having that information and those tools as early as you can would be a game changer!”

Kaylee R.

Russ Construction

“The workshop was excellent and provided valuable information. Networking with others in the same boat was wonderful.”

Michael J.

Oak Hill Contractors

“There is nothing better if you wonder about anything cash-related. I took the team so they were able to dive in one-on-one with a few different people and really start to understand cash flow and how it all relates. I learned so much on how to not only sell to new clients, but also to the bank, accountants, loan officers, and so much more!”

Christopher M.

KHC Environmental

Workshop Agenda

Tuesday, October 20

Location: Hotel

7:00pm – 9:00pm: Welcome reception

Wednesday, October 21

Location: Mobilization Funding HQ

8:00-9:00am: Breakfast and Intros

9:00am – 12:00pm: Why Profitable Growth Still Breaks Cash Flow, and How to Fix it | Breakout Sessions

Drew Aldridge, President of Mobilization Funding, breaks down why profitable growth can still break a construction company’s cash flow — and what strong companies do differently to avoid it. He’ll cover the “cash flow gap,” how it compounds across simultaneous jobs, and the five levers — from project selection to capital strategy — that keep growth from outrunning cash.

The session will also include live project cash flow demonstrations, led by Drew alongside the Mobilization Funding team. Using real-world project scenarios, attendees will see exactly how project costs and payment timing interact—and how a single project can either drain cash or unlock it.

12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch

1:00pm-2:30pm: Pulling The Right Cash Flow Levers with Mobilization Funding

Scott Peper and Drew Aldridge from Mobilization Funding teach you how to forecast properly and get ahead of cash flow issues well before they can sink the ship.

2:30pm-4:00pm: Field Tested Q&A with Herb Sargent & Scott Peper

Scott Peper and Herb Sargent sit down for a live keynote Q&A, moderated by Benjamin Holmgren. Drawing on the hard lessons and impactful stories shared in their new book, Field Tested: Lessons in Leading, Losing, and Winning in Construction — Scott and Herb get candid about the mistakes that taught them the most: bad hires, wrong customers, culture built on sentiment instead of systems. Come with your own questions on leadership, growth, or the moments that almost broke your business — this conversation goes wherever the room takes it.

4:00pm-5:30pm: Operational Excellence: The Growth Multiplier with Scott Kimpland

Scott Kimpland, Partner at FMI Corporation, has spent 38 years helping contractors turn operational discipline into sustainable growth. He’ll unpack why chasing revenue can backfire, how a couple of bad projects can erase a year’s profit, and why labor — not overhead — is the number leaders need to obsess over.

6:00pm – 8:00pm: Dinner

Thursday, October 22

Location: Mobilization Funding HQ

8:00am-8:30am: Breakfast

8:30-12:00pm: The Construction Tax Playbook for 2027

Tax law just shifted under construction companies’ feet, and many contractors are leaving money on the table because of it. Suzanne Bach, CPA, CIT, a partner at Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund who specializes in construction tax, will unpack what bonus depreciation, cost segregation, R&D expensing, and changing energy incentives mean for your bottom line this year. Stick around for live Q&A to get her take on your specific situation.

12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch and Adjourn for Flights Home

Speakers

Suzanne Bach, CPA, CIT

Saltmarsh Advisors

Suzanne Bach is a partner leading tax, accounting, and advisory services at Saltmarsh Advisors. She’s focused her career helping construction businesses navigate complex tax and financial decisions with confidence.

Scott Kimpland

FMI

Scott Kimpland has spent more than three decades helping contractors improve performance, increase profitability, and build stronger businesses. As a Partner at FMI, he's worked with many of the country's leading specialty trade, heavy civil, and self-performing contractors, helping them tackle the operational and financial challenges that come with growth. Scott is known for turning complex business issues into practical, actionable solutions.

Scott Peper

Mobilization Funding

Scott Peper is the Founder and CEO of Mobilization Funding, where he helps construction companies solve cash flow challenges and take on larger projects with confidence. Scott has a practical approach to aligning funding with how contractors actually operate.

Drew Aldridge

Mobilization Funding

Drew Aldridge is the president of Mobilization Funding, where he works closely with contractors to solve cash flow challenges. From his career in banking, he brings a practical, contractor-first approach to financing, helping companies move forward with clarity and confidence.

Herb Sargent

Sargent

Herb Sargent is the former CEO and current Board Chair of Sargent, a 100-year-old employee-owned heavy civil contractor based in Maine. Over nearly five decades, he helped lead the company's growth, transition to employee ownership, and build a culture centered on leadership and investing in people. Today, he speaks and writes on leadership, ownership, and building enduring organizations.

Benjamin Holmgren

Ground Crew

Benjamin Holmgren is the founder of Ground Crew where he helps excavation and heavy civil contractors build better businesses. Through workshops and peer groups, he helps contractors simplify operations, become better leaders, and create companies that serve well for the long-term.

What It's Like to Attend a Ground Crew Workshop

We Put the "Work" Back in Workshop

You’re not here to listen. You’re here to build.

Every workshop session gives you time to create real processes for your actual business. The group provides live feedback while you work. You ask questions. You refine. You walk out with something finished.

No theory. No “great ideas” to implement later. Just working cash flow systems, built in the room, ready to plug in Monday morning.

You're Learning With (and From) Your Peers

The room will have leaders from excavation and heavy civil companies. People who face the same challenges you face. People who run businesses like yours.

This isn’t a generic construction event. It’s hyper-focused on dirt contractors.

That means:

The questions others ask are relevant to you
The examples used match your reality
The processes you build account for your specific industry challenges
The relationships you form continue beyond the workshop

You’ll learn as much from the contractor next to you as you will from the speakers. That’s by design.

Pricing & Tickets

Standard Workshop Ticket

$1750

Ground Crew Member Ticket

If you’re currently a member of a Ground Crew peer group, click here to get your discounted ticket!

$1500

Got questions? Shoot an email to benjamin@joingroundcrew.com

Early Bird Pricing

We keep things simple. Early birds get special pricing. After 20 seats are taken, the price goes up $250.