What American Contractor does

American Contractor Show (ACS) is a privately held, founder-led digital media and events company serving the U.S. trades industry, principally residential roofers, general contractors, remodelers, and specialty trades contractors. Founded by John Dye, a fifth-generation contractor with roughly twenty years of jobsite experience, ACS produces long-form video episodes, short-form social content, the Shop Talk editorial blog, a weekly newsletter, and an annual ticketed technology summit called DIALED Tech Summit (scheduled for Dallas in 2027). The platform reaches 1.6M+ followers across YouTube (240K), TikTok (608K), Facebook (467K), and Instagram (294K), positioning itself as a contractor-first, vendor-neutral voice that covers construction technology, software decisions, AI estimating tools, and PE-driven industry consolidation.

ACS's core technology consists of digital media production and multi-platform content distribution infrastructure, supplemented by proprietary content products including the True Cost Calculator (a free tool that models total software ownership costs beyond subscription fees) and the Residential Roofing Consolidation Report (a data-driven industry report tracking 38 PE-backed roofing platforms). There are no software products, APIs, or technical integrations offered to third parties.

The business model is media-led. Primary revenue comes from brand partnerships and sponsorships across a disclosed tiered pricing structure (under $25K to $250K+) spanning short-form product marketing, integrated long-form episodes, newsletter and calculator placement, and DIALED Tech Summit founding partner slots. Secondary revenue streams include DIALED summit ticket sales and affiliate/referral commissions from a curated Links page featuring contractor software and tools such as JobNimbus, XBuild, CompanyCam, and Roofle. The customer base for monetization is construction technology and building product brands seeking access to ACS's contractor audience, while contractors themselves consume content for free.

Name

American Contractor

Legal name

American Contractor Show

Website

https://americancontractorshow.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

American Contractor Show is a founder-led digital media and events company serving U.S. tradespeople (roofers, general contractors, remodelers, specialty trades), producing video content, editorial, a newsletter, and the DIALED Tech Summit, monetized through brand partnerships and sponsorships reaching 1.6M+ contractor followers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Brand Partnerships and Sponsorship: The primary revenue stream. Companies can partner with American Contractor Show for short-form product marketing, integrated episodes, DIALED Tech Summit presence, and newsletter placement. Budget tiers range from Under $25K to $250K+. Partners include brands seeking access to the contractor audience.
2. DIALED Tech Summit Tickets: Annual ticketed event in Dallas for contractors making technology decisions. Founding partner slots available with stage time, product demos, and filmed contractor panels. Ticket revenue from operator-only attendees.
3. Affiliate Links and Referrals: The Links page includes tools and resources (JobNimbus, XBuild, CompanyCam, etc.) with some links earning commission. Stated: 'Some links here earn a commission. I only put things on this page I'd recommend without it.'

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

American Contractor Show is a digital media and events company that produces video episodes, a blog (Shop Talk), a weekly newsletter, and the annual DIALED Tech Summit to educate and inform U.S. contractors about construction technology, software, and industry trends. The company monetizes a 1.6M+ contractor audience built across YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram primarily through paid brand partnerships, sponsored episodes, summit partnerships, and affiliate referrals, while offering contractors free tools such as the True Cost Calculator.

Product overview

American Contractor is a media and event company serving the trades industry. Its core offerings include the American Contractor Show (a digital video media platform with 1.6M+ followers across YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram), the Shop Talk editorial blog, the annual DIALED Tech Summit (a Dallas-based technology decision summit for contractors), a weekly newsletter, and the True Cost Calculator (a software decision evaluation tool). The company also offers partnership and marketing services to brands targeting contractors. There are no software products, APIs, or technical integrations offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DIALED Tech Summit: Annual two-day technology summit in Dallas for contractors making real technology decisions. A ticketed, operator-only event with founding partner slots including stage time, product demos, and filmed contractor panels. The summit serves as a platform for contractors to evaluate technology vendors without vendor pitches or exhibit-hall presentations.
• Shop Talk
• True Cost Calculator

Products and services

• American Contractor Show (video media platform) A digital video media brand publishing long-form episodes (e.g., Tesla Roof Review, $100M Blueprint with Peterman Brothers, EagleView Autonomous Drone), short-form social clips, and behind-the-scenes content for residential roofing contractors, general contractors, remodelers, and specialty trades. Reaches 1.6M+ contractors across YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Shop Talk Blog An editorial blog offering contractor-focused articles on construction technology news, software comparisons, AI estimating tools, residential roofing industry consolidation, and business operations guidance. Recent posts include the Best Roofing Software in 2026 guide, AI Estimating Software rankings, and the Residential Roofing Consolidation Report 2026.
• DIALED Tech Summit A two-day ticketed event in Dallas designed for contractors evaluating technology decisions, featuring founding-partner slots with stage time, product demos, and filmed contractor panels. Distinctly operator-only, with no booths, no sponsored stages, and no paid agenda placements.
• Weekly Newsletter A free weekly email newsletter delivering contractor spotlights, behind-the-scenes production content, early episode drops, and trade-specific business and technology insights for roofers, general contractors, remodelers, and specialty trades.
• True Cost Calculator A free interactive web tool that helps contractors evaluate the full financial impact of software decisions by quantifying subscription costs alongside implementation, data migration, team training hours, and pipeline leakage costs. Results are accessible without requiring an email submission.
• Brand Partnership and Sponsorship Program Sponsored-content offering for brands targeting U.S. contractors, including short-form product marketing on TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts; integrated long-form on-location episode features; DIALED Tech Summit founding-partner slots with stage time and product demos; and dedicated newsletter or True Cost Calculator lead-gen placements. Budget inquiry tiers span Under $25K, $25K-$100K, $100K-$250K, and $250K+.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.6M+ contractors reached across social platforms
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• JobNimbusminorAffiliate/ReferralFeatured on Links page with 'JobNimbus Peak Performance Report' - free resource for contractors. Some links earn commission per source disclosure.
• XBuildminorAffiliate/ReferralFeatured on Links page as 'XBuild AI proposal builder.' Source notes: 'SumoQuote and ChatGPT had a baby.' Some links earn commission.
• RoofleminorAffiliate/ReferralFeatured on Links page as 'Roofle instant quote tool' for homeowners to price their own roof.
• CompanyCamminorAffiliate/ReferralFeatured on Links page as photo documentation tool for contractors. Source notes: 'Document every job with ease.'
• The Good Contractors ListminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured on Links page. Partner offers $25,000 guarantee backing contractor work.
• Amazon StoreFrontminorAffiliate/ReferralFeatured on Links page as products from their videos. Commission-based arrangement.
• GripSticminorAffiliate/ReferralFeatured on Links page as 'Airtight in one slide.' Product recommended by the show.
• SureCanminorAffiliate/ReferralFeatured on Links page as 'Thumb trigger, rotating spout' product. Recommended tool.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Roofing Insights: YouTube-led media brand covering roofing contractors, software, and business growth. Closest direct peer: same niche (residential roofing), same social-first distribution, same contractor-decision-maker audience, and overlapping sponsor set.
• Construction Junkie: Long-running construction-technology blog and podcast serving contractors and construction pros. Directly comparable creator-led media business targeting the same technology-purchasing audience with editorial content and product reviews.
• ConTech Crew: Podcast and media property focused on construction technology for contractors and builders. Overlapping editorial scope (construction tech, software decisions) and audience (contractors evaluating tools), with a podcast-anchored GTM.
• Build Show Network (Matt Risinger): YouTube-led builder and remodeler media brand led by a hands-on builder host. Comparable creator-led model, contractor audience, building-products sponsor base, and long-form video distribution on YouTube.
• The Construction Life: Social-first construction-trades media brand popular on TikTok and YouTube, celebrating tradespeople and covering jobsite content. Mirrors ACS's community-led, social-first GTM and trades-celebration positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Construction Dive: Established construction-industry news publication covering commercial and residential construction. Comparable in that it serves the same information-hungry contractor audience, but operates at much larger scale and breadth rather than focusing on the residential contractor niche.
• ENR (Engineering News-Record): Long-standing, large-scale construction industry publication serving engineers, GCs, and owners. Overlapping audience at the decision-maker level, but covers heavy commercial and civil construction rather than the residential trades niche ACS targets.
• Builder Magazine: National residential construction trade publication from Hanley Wood. Serves a closely related residential builder and remodeler audience via editorial content, but as part of a broader media portfolio rather than a creator-led niche brand.
• Roofing Contractor Magazine: Long-standing trade publication specifically for roofing contractors. Closest in vertical to ACS, but a traditional print-and-digital B2B publisher rather than a social-first, creator-led brand, and substantially larger in editorial scope.
• Pro Remodeler: Trade media brand serving remodeling contractors with business, technology, and product content. Comparable audience overlap (remodeler segment) and editorial categories (software, business operations), but distributed through traditional publishing channels rather than social-led video.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AmericanContractorShow
• Facebookfacebook.com/americancontractorshow
• Instagraminstagram.com/americancontractorshow
• TikToktiktok.com/@americancontractorshow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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