Build the Business of Your Dreams!
More Free Cash Flow, More Free Time
Build the Business
of Your Dreams!
More Free Cash Flow, More Free Time
When you launched your company, you dreamed of the freedom it would provide. Plenty of cash to achieve your financial goals, a talented team to help run the business and time to enjoy the good things in life.
But building the business has been much harder than you expected!
Many days, there are more questions than answers, and it can be tough to know where to turn for help or what steps to take next to evolve your business.
That’s where we come in. We are senior business executives who coach entrepreneurial business owners and their teams. We are experts in helping you build the business of your dreams!
Where Is Your Business On the 5 Steps to Freedom?
And what should you do right now to move your business toward the Freedom step?
Complete this 10-minute scorecard to find out!
And what should you do right now to move your business toward the Freedom step?
Complete Your 10-minute Scorecard To Find Out!
Where Do You Feel Stuck?
Need leads, sales, and revenue growth?
You can get your phone ringing and your inbox full of top-shelf, ready-to-buy prospects and build a sales team that systematically converts them into customers. It’s time to grow revenue and leave your competitors behind.
Need a team of winners, not strugglers?
Need a team of winners,
not strugglers?
You can join the ranks of elite recruiters and hiring managers and win the perpetual war for talent. It’s time to get the A-player team members you deserve and let the rest work for your competitors.
Need to get control of your cash flow?
Need to get control
of your cash flow?
You can become a savvy finance manager, control costs, conserve cash, and grow profits. It’s time to get control of the money flowing through your business and grow a fat savings account.
Need to get your business ready to sell?
Need to get your business
ready to sell?
You can build a team that'll run your business like they own it and reduce your daily workload. It’s time to build a business that doesn’t revolve around you so you can sell it for a big multiple when you’re ready.
It’s Time…
Let’s Build the Business of Your Dreams!
Book Your Free Consultation
This FREE, 30-minute consultation is all about value. No pie-in-the-sky. No generic ideas. No hard sell. Just straight-forward analysis and a plan to build the business of your dreams.
Book Your Free Consultation
This FREE, 30-minute consultation is all about value. No pie-in-the-sky. No generic ideas. No hard sell. Just straight-forward analysis and a plan to build the business of your dreams.
What We’ll Do Together:
Review your marketing and sales chops…
Evaluate your team-building skills…
Discuss your gross and net profitability…
Explore your business transfer readiness…
What We'll Do Together:
Review your marketing and sales chops…
Evaluate your team-building skills…
Discuss your gross and net profitability…
Explore your business transfer readiness…
Are You Making These Six Critical Mistakes In Your Business?
FREE ebook reveals the top 6 mistakes business owners make...and the "Silver Bullets" you need to blast through each one and dramatically increase your cash flow, team productivity, and free time!
Are You Making These Six Critical Mistakes In Your Business?
FREE ebook reveals the top 6 mistakes business owners make...and the "Silver Bullets" you need to blast through each one to dramatically increase your free cash flow, team productivity, and free time!
About Your Instructor
Jonathan Ford
Jonathan Ford, GGP
Co-Founder & President – Nathan Bacford Management
Jonathan Ford is the Co-Founder and President of Nathan Bacford Management, a leading business management consulting and owners’ representation firm that bridges the gap between construction execution and strategic business growth. With more than 25 years of experience in construction, development, and executive consulting, Jonathan is known for his ability to protect client interests, deliver complex projects with precision, and help organizations position themselves for long-term success.
As a Green Globes Professional (GGP), Jonathan brings an added dimension of environmental awareness and sustainable building expertise to his work. This designation reflects his deep understanding of energy efficiency, building performance, and sustainable design principles. By integrating these standards into planning and construction, he helps clients reduce operational costs, meet regulatory requirements, and achieve environmentally responsible outcomes—making him a trusted advisor for both public and private sector projects seeking sustainable impact.
Throughout his career, Jonathan has managed and represented owners on projects ranging from $2 million to over $89 million across aviation, government, higher education, commercial, and residential sectors. His project portfolio includes work with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Winter Construction, Trammell Crow Residential, and The Blue River Group, as well as leadership of his own firm, The Jon Smith Group, a multi-trade construction company.
Jonathan’s approach is rooted in a comprehensive suite of expertise areas that reflect his commitment to excellence, precision, and value creation:
• Owners’ Representation & Client Advocacy – Safeguarding client interests through every phase of design, permitting, construction, and turnover.
• Business Management Consulting – Advising small to large companies on growth strategies, operational efficiency, and profitability improvement.
• Strategic Planning & Execution – Aligning project and business goals with actionable roadmaps that deliver measurable results.
• Construction Program & Project Management – Leading complex projects across aviation, government, commercial, and residential sectors, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Financial Oversight & Budget Control – Maximizing value through rigorous cost estimation, forecasting, and risk management.
• Operations Optimization – Streamlining processes, eliminating inefficiencies, and implementing systems that increase productivity.
• Stakeholder & Team Leadership – Building high-performing teams and fostering collaboration among owners, contractors, architects, and regulators.
• Contract & Risk Management – Negotiating and administering contracts while mitigating risks to protect investments and ensure compliance.
• Business Development & Growth Strategies – Identifying opportunities, cultivating partnerships, and positioning organizations for sustainable success.
• Change & Process Improvement – Driving organizational adaptability and resilience through structured improvements and innovative solutions.
Jonathan’s work has earned him significant recognition, including the City of Atlanta’s Rising Star Award for outstanding performance and leadership in construction management and the prestigious Vendor of the Year Award from the NFL Super Bowl LIII Business Connect Program for the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta. This national honor highlighted his firm’s exceptional service, professionalism, and ability to deliver under the highest-profile conditions—an achievement that remains a hallmark of his reputation for excellence.
A lifelong learner and mentor, Jonathan holds a Master’s Degree in Business Management with a concentration in Project and Change Management from Colorado Technical University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management from Southern Polytechnic State University (ABET-accredited). He also maintains certifications in Change Management, OSHA 30 and OSHA 510, and advanced training in Finance, Feasibility, MEP Systems Estimating, Scheduling (Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project), and Building Code Analysis.
Jonathan Ford’s leadership continues to define the mission of Nathan Bacford Management—to protect owners, empower businesses, and build sustainable, high-performing organizations that endure beyond the project.
About Your Instructor
Jonathan Ford
Jonathan Ford, GGP
Co-Founder & President – Nathan Bacford Management
Jonathan Ford is the Co-Founder and President of Nathan Bacford Management, a leading business management consulting and owners’ representation firm that bridges the gap between construction execution and strategic business growth. With more than 25 years of experience in construction, development, and executive consulting, Jonathan is known for his ability to protect client interests, deliver complex projects with precision, and help organizations position themselves for long-term success.
As a Green Globes Professional (GGP), Jonathan brings an added dimension of environmental awareness and sustainable building expertise to his work. This designation reflects his deep understanding of energy efficiency, building performance, and sustainable design principles. By integrating these standards into planning and construction, he helps clients reduce operational costs, meet regulatory requirements, and achieve environmentally responsible outcomes—making him a trusted advisor for both public and private sector projects seeking sustainable impact.
Throughout his career, Jonathan has managed and represented owners on projects ranging from $2 million to over $89 million across aviation, government, higher education, commercial, and residential sectors. His project portfolio includes work with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Winter Construction, Trammell Crow Residential, and The Blue River Group, as well as leadership of his own firm, The Jon Smith Group, a multi-trade construction company.
Jonathan’s approach is rooted in a comprehensive suite of expertise areas that reflect his commitment to excellence, precision, and value creation:
• Owners’ Representation & Client Advocacy – Safeguarding client interests through every phase of design, permitting, construction, and turnover.
• Business Management Consulting – Advising small to large companies on growth strategies, operational efficiency, and profitability improvement.
• Strategic Planning & Execution – Aligning project and business goals with actionable roadmaps that deliver measurable results.
• Construction Program & Project Management – Leading complex projects across aviation, government, commercial, and residential sectors, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Financial Oversight & Budget Control – Maximizing value through rigorous cost estimation, forecasting, and risk management.
• Operations Optimization – Streamlining processes, eliminating inefficiencies, and implementing systems that increase productivity.
• Stakeholder & Team Leadership – Building high-performing teams and fostering collaboration among owners, contractors, architects, and regulators.
• Contract & Risk Management – Negotiating and administering contracts while mitigating risks to protect investments and ensure compliance.
• Business Development & Growth Strategies – Identifying opportunities, cultivating partnerships, and positioning organizations for sustainable success.
• Change & Process Improvement – Driving organizational adaptability and resilience through structured improvements and innovative solutions.
Jonathan’s work has earned him significant recognition, including the City of Atlanta’s Rising Star Award for outstanding performance and leadership in construction management and the prestigious Vendor of the Year Award from the NFL Super Bowl LIII Business Connect Program for the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta. This national honor highlighted his firm’s exceptional service, professionalism, and ability to deliver under the highest-profile conditions—an achievement that remains a hallmark of his reputation for excellence.
A lifelong learner and mentor, Jonathan holds a Master’s Degree in Business Management with a concentration in Project and Change Management from Colorado Technical University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management from Southern Polytechnic State University (ABET-accredited). He also maintains certifications in Change Management, OSHA 30 and OSHA 510, and advanced training in Finance, Feasibility, MEP Systems Estimating, Scheduling (Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project), and Building Code Analysis.
Jonathan Ford’s leadership continues to define the mission of Nathan Bacford Management—to protect owners, empower businesses, and build sustainable, high-performing organizations that endure beyond the project.
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