The Blueprint
The step-by-step guide to launching a fiber construction business — structure, entry paths, compliance and the math.
Fiber contractor mentorship
Build a real fibercontracting businesswith Kenny Smalls
Telecom Infrastructure Mogul
Cable tech in 2016. Splicer, crew lead, project manager, operations director — then his own company. Kenny walks operators through the exact structure the telecom industry never explains, and it starts with a free blueprint.
10+
Years in the field
1,000+
Projects completed
36
Active crews
Aerial construction/Directional drilling/Conduit placement/Fiber splicing/Drop installation/Restoration/Traffic control/Aerial construction/Directional drilling/Conduit placement/Fiber splicing/Drop installation/Restoration/Traffic control/
01The gap
The mentorship that turnsfield workers into contractors.
Stop guessing at how the money moves. Learn the structure, the pricing and the relationships the industry keeps inside companies and veteran crews — backed by execution, not hype.
02The shift
Same trade. Different sideof the invoice.
On the crew
Trading hours for a paycheck on someone else's contract
No idea how a job is priced, bid or awarded
Watching primes profit off work you performed
No entity, no insurance, no way to be hired directly
Running the company
Billing production units against your own contract
Reading rate sheets and estimating a job before you bid
Sitting at the subcontractor table where margin lives
LLC, EIN and coverage that primes actually accept
03What you get
Three things that moveyou forward.
01
Direct access to an operator
Learn from someone who actually carries the risk — not a coach who read about it.
How Kenny went from tech to owner
What he'd do differently starting today
Straight answers on your market and trade
Not theory. Field-tested structure.
02
The contractor playbook
The business layer nobody teaches on a jobsite, laid out step by step.
Owner → prime → sub → crew, decoded
Per-foot, composite and unit pricing
LLC, EIN, COI and the compliance gate
These are the moves that create contractors.
03
Relationships & production
Telecom is relationship-driven. Reputation beats company size every time.
Who to call and what to say
Capability statements that get read
Production rates that keep you rehired
Being known is the whole game.
Everything you needOne complete system
The complete toolkit, training and software platform to launch, run and scale your fiber construction business.
The fiber contractor ecosystem
- 01Quick Start GuideFree
- 02The Blueprint$29.97
- 03Starter PackIncluded
- 04AcademyIncluded
- 05Crew SyncWhen you're running crews
Fiber Contractor Academy
The full video training course. Watch the work explained by someone who has run the crews and carried the risk.
Estimating Toolkit
Price jobs and bid with confidence — templates, calculators and guides.
Field Operations Handbook
Field-tested SOPs for running real production days.
Jobsite Checklists
Pre-construction through closeout. Stay organized and compliant.
90-Day Startup Planner
Your roadmap to landing that first fiber contract.
Real-world toolsBuilt by a contractor
Built for crewsWorking in the field
Designed to help youWin more work
Plus these includedWhen you get the Blueprint
01
Contract Templates
Ready-to-use agreements
02
Invoice Pack
Professional invoice templates
03
Crew SOPs
Standard operating procedures
04
Production Calculator
Track output, protect margin
05
Safety Forms
OSHA-ready documentation
06
Vendor Directory
Trusted suppliers & partners
05From the field
Real projects. Real crews.Real experience.
Aerial builds, directional bores, splice work and restoration — photographed on the jobs, not licensed from a stock library.
Every chapter in the Blueprint is based on real fiber construction projects, real crews, and real-world field experience.
06Who you’re learning from
Kenny isn't a coachwho read about it. He built it.
He started as an install-and-repair cable technician in 2016 and climbed every rung the industry has — splicer, crew lead, project manager, operations director — before crossing the line most workers never do: buying the equipment, carrying the payroll, and owning the risk.
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Years in the industry
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Projects completed
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Active crews
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Technicians
2016Stage 01
Cable Technician
Install and repair. Where he learned network service work, field operations and the practical realities of the trade.
2017Stage 02
Fiber Splicer
Specialised and advanced. Splice enclosures, cabinets and the precision work every network build depends on.
2019Stage 03
Crew Lead
Leadership begins. Running a crew day to day — production targets, safety and the people who hit them.
2020Stage 04
Project Manager
Bigger projects, bigger impact. Schedules, scopes and prime relationships instead of a single jobsite.
2022Stage 05
Operations Director
Multiple crews at once. Logistics, equipment and the systems that let production scale past one truck.
2023Stage 06
Company Owner
The whole operation. Payroll, equipment, contracts and the risk that comes with all three.
Stage 01
On the crew
Stage 04
Running the company
Same person. Same industry.
Four stages apart.
07Who this is for
Built for people whoalready do the work.
01Field techs ready to stop working for someone else's contract
02Equipment operators who already own the skill, not the entity
03Electricians & construction workers eyeing infrastructure
04Telecom employees who see the money and not the mechanism
05Small crews wanting to sub directly instead of through a middleman
06Entrepreneurs who want a real asset, not a side hustle
If you’re ready to stop guessing and start building with structure, the blueprint is where it begins.
07Why trust this
Built from realfield experience.
Everything in the Blueprint came from doing the work, not reading about it.
01
Years in telecommunications
Not a researcher writing about the industry — a decade working inside it.
02
Cable tech → aerial → underground
Install and repair, then aerial fiber, then directional drilling and conduit.
03
Managed crews
Scheduling, production targets, and the people who hit them.
04
Purchased the equipment
Bucket trucks, drills, splicing gear — bought, financed and maintained.
05
Built subcontracting operations
Won the contracts, carried the payroll, and took the risk.
Ten years of jobsites, four thousand hours of production, and every mistake already paid for — written down so you don’t have to repeat them.
Kenny Smalls09Start here — free
Take the first stepat zero cost.
Kenny’s free blueprint breaks down how fiber construction is structured, where contractors enter, and what the first ninety days actually look like.
NowThe free blueprint
NextLive training with Kenny
ThenThe Academy, app & toolkits
LaterThe community & mentorship
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10Questions
Before you start
Do I need prior telecom experience?
No. Most people come from related trades — construction, electrical, equipment operation or cable install. The blueprint assumes zero business-side knowledge.
Is the blueprint really free?
Yes. Enter your details and the PDF is emailed to you immediately. No cost, no card.
Is this a get-rich-quick program?
No. It's a practical introduction to a real industry built on relationships, production, safety and consistent execution. Any figures shown are illustrative, not income promises.
What happens after I download it?
You'll get the PDF right away, plus occasional emails from Kenny with additional training. You can unsubscribe anytime.
Do I need expensive equipment to start?
Not always. Some contractors begin by subcontracting services like aerial installation or splicing, which need far less equipment than underground drilling.
The buildout ishappening either way.
The only question is whether you understand it well enough to get paid from it.
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