Founded in 2015, Pinhero specializes in the F&B and hospitality space. Since its founding, Pinhero has completed over 500 projects in the retail, restaurant, and office industry.

Sunny’s infectious personality and drive have been huge contributors to his successful bounceback from losing it all in 2008 to building an award-winning commercial construction company in 2021.

Listen in as Sunny shares what it truly means to take ownership of your business. He explains how being forced to start over after the 2008 crash taught him the value of playing the long game in the world of construction, the keys to building a $100 million company, how to educate clients in order to minimize difficult conversations, and how to create a training system for your team that scales.

Topics Discussed:

• [04:48] Starting over after the 2008 crash
• [10:31] Building a business of any size
• [18:27] Being a great leader for your team
• [21:06] Staying cutting edge as a business while sticking to timeless principles
• [23:44] How Sunny was able to rapidly scale his company in his early 20s
• [28:12] How Pinhero has evolved since 2008
• [27:45] The challenges of working in commercial construction in 2022
• [41:48] Getting rid of “head trash” and dealing with difficult conversations with clients
• [47:00] Tools that Sunny uses to train his team
• [56:22] Sunny’s business outside California
• [58:58] Expanding your influencer network
• [01:01:34] What Sunny likes to do for fun

Connect with Sunny Pinhero:

• Website - https://pinhero.com/
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnypinhero/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pinheroconstruction/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pinheroconstruction/
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-YAOd64uv0HPuvb2GnXbg
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/PinheroCon

Connect with Brad Leavitt:

• Website - https://www.aftconstructionpodcast.com/
• Instagram - https://instagram.com/aft_construction
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aftconstruction
• Houzz - https://www.houzz.com/pro/aft-construction/aft-construction
• Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.ph/AFT_CONSTRUCTION/
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzB4R_DHPVV1SPh7RUfR5jg

Key Quotes by Sunny:

• If we’re going to grow our company—if we want to make more money—we have to produce more.
• It doesn’t matter what size company you want to build; if you put your team in place, you can build to any size. And you manage the company—the company doesn’t manage you.
• I’m a fan of selling a client once and then earning the right to keep building products for them.