Double Your Profit Day #30 How We Doubled Profits By Slashing Overhead!
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Aug 30, 2025
Discover how cutting overhead can drastically increase profits. Learn why overhead is the silent killer of revenue and how it can strangle growth. The discussion includes smart strategies like combining roles, automating tasks, and outsourcing non-essential work. Cutting unnecessary consultants can quickly free up cash. Embrace a 'cut first, ask questions later' approach to savings, and find out how to reward excellence while trimming costs. This is a must-listen for contractors and small business owners wanting to scale!
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Overhead Rarely Drives Revenue
Overhead is usually non-strategic and rarely drives revenue.
Every dollar should go to its highest impact, which seldom lives in overhead.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Keep Facilities Functional, Not Fancy
Avoid overinvesting in facilities; provide a safe, clean workplace but not a bougie one.
Focus spending on marketing and revenue drivers instead of flashy offices.
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Combine Roles And Automate Back Office
Combine roles, automate the back office, and outsource non-strategic work to cut overhead.
Use existing people and software to their highest potential before adding costs.
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Welcome to Day 30 of the Double Your Profit Series
The go-to series for contractors, home service owners, and small business entrepreneurs. Today’s topic is one of the biggest levers you have in scaling your company: Cut Overhead Like a Maniac.
🧠 Why This Matters
Overhead is the silent profit stopper. Left unchecked, it can balloon quickly and quietly, eating into your margins without driving real growth. Every dollar tied up in overhead is a dollar not fueling revenue, marketing, or growth. To truly scale, you need to ruthlessly evaluate — and eliminate — non-strategic costs.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why overhead rarely drives revenue (and what actually does).
The danger of overinvesting in facilities and creating bloated fixed costs.
Smart strategies: combining roles, automating back office, and outsourcing non-strategic work.
Why cutting consultants is often the easiest way to reclaim cash.
The “cut first, ask questions later” philosophy to move fast on savings.
How to reward outperformance while cutting costs at the same time.
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🔥 Think of this episode as your mandate to build lean: trim the fat, invest only in what drives growth, and keep overhead from choking profit. 📚 Keep Learning
John Wilson, CEO of Wilson Companies Jack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC 📌 Disclaimer: Some links may include UTM parameters or affiliate relationships, meaning we may earn a commission if you make a purchase. Episodes may feature sponsors, but all opinions expressed are our own.
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