The Wealthy Contractor

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comIt’s easy to relax during boom times because everybody’s making money and it’s possible to get by with less-than-optimal business practices. However, it’s easy to sell yourself out of business by creating a backlog that’s four, five, six months long and you don’t have the backend to fulfill the jobs. Today on the Wealthy Contractor Podcast, Rick Grosso will reveal what you can do to profit even more during these boom times while shortening your backlog at the same time.Rick has seen many booms and busts (even the real estate housing crash of 2008) and knows how to take advantage of the good times without overextending your business and perhaps putting it in jeopardy. Listen closely to get a lot of golden nuggets that’ll help you take advantage of these boom times.

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comMost contractors get to the point in their home improvement or home services business where they’re wearing all the hats. They’re the salesperson and production person all in one. And if they have employees, many are still putting in 60-80 hours/week in their business and have very little time for friends, family, and personal life. This is what Bryan Miller with Outback Deck was experiencing until recently. He and his partner were working themselves to the bone in their deck and outdoor living home improvement business and had trouble stepping away from their business. Fast forward a couple of years and Bryan now only works 18-22 hours per week in his business that’s trending toward $8 million/year and is up 50% in profits from 2020. The best part is, he no longer feels tied to his business and has more freedom than ever.So listen closely as Bryan reveals how you can scale your home improvement business and get more leverage so you can cut your working time in half. You don’t want to miss this one! 

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comOn today’s episode of the Wealthy Contractor Podcast, you will be hearing from Vice President of American Home Contractors David Silverstein as he explains how you and your team could successfully navigate your business when you are experiencing a huge backlog, and how you should communicate that to your clients. You don’t want to miss it!

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comAs a 4th-generation owner of a roofing company, Sherri Miles-Foley had zero intention of entering her family’s roofing business, Miles Roofing, early on. However, after working for another roofing company and growing her confidence, she jumped back into the family business and has helped the company reach its 111th year.As you listen, you’ll discover how knowing who your customers are can impact your company’s Mission, Vision and Values. On top of that, you’ll find out how that can affect who you hire in your home improvement or home services business. 

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comPretty much every home improvement and home service business owner enters into this industry searching for ways to gain more freedom of time, but… What happens when you start to feel like you are a servant to your business, and that you are continuously working on your business rather than in it? This week’s podcast guest is going to show you how to prevent this from happening and what systems you could put into place to ensure that you have more time for yourself.Today on The Wealthy Contractor Podcast, you're going to hear from the owner of Nixco Plumbing Inc., Jeff Heger as he shares the importance of implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) into your business.Listen closely as Jeff shares some insights on how you could prevent yourself from becoming a servant to your own business and what strategies you could use to work on your business rather than in it. You don’t want to miss it! 

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comToday on The Wealthy Contractor Podcast, you’re going to hear from notorious business woman and book author, Sydney Barrows as she describes the power behind your subconscious mind and what you could do to control it so that you could achieve more success in your home improvement or home services business.Listen closely as Sydney shares some insight on how you could prevent yourself from getting in your own way, and what steps you could take in order to stop yourself from self sabotaging your own life. Be sure to visit Sydney’s website www.sydneybarrows.com to learn more about how you could alter your subconscious thinking.

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comNowadays, many home improvement and home service companies are focused on understanding what characteristics they should be looking for when they are on the hunt for new talent. But do you ever ask yourself, “What does a potential employee search for in an employer?”Today on The Wealthy Contractor Podcast, you’re going to hear from Michelle Boykin of Rackley Roofing, the largest roofer in Tennessee. Michelle - who is also on the Executive Committee for the National Women in Roofing - is going to share with you some tips on how to change your company’s culture and pour into your employees so that even more people will be interested in working for your company - no matter your company’s size.Listen closely as Michelle shares some insight on how you could create more structure in your company by setting clear expectations from what you expect for your employees, and how this could have positive effects on the productivity and growth of your business.

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comThese days, most home improvement or home services business owners are focused on hiring, hiring, hiring. There's so much work, and yet so few people to get it done. But something you need to ask yourself is, “What am I doing to keep the great people I already have?”That’s what we’re exploring today on the podcast with Justin Bartley, owner of Next Door & Window. Located in the greater Chicago area, Justin’s company has more than 10 crews and 16 salespeople, so he knows a few things about growth and relationships. Drawing from EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System), Justin shares a quarterly practice that will get you in alignment with your team, but then he also details ways to take this exercise to another level.Listen closely as Justin shares how one conversation can mean keeping the resources you need to continue growing your company.

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comEvery successful entrepreneur needs that right-hand man (or woman) who’s going to make your vision a reality - and hold YOU accountable along the way.If you apply EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System) to your business, that is the perfect way to describe a relationship between a Visionary and an Integrator.Today, you’re going to hear from an incredible Integrator, Brad Bettner with Herbert Roofing. Brad’s job day-in and day-out is to make the vision of the owner, Jason Herbert, a reality. Listen closely as Brad shares how you can accomplish so much more for your business - and yourself - if you remove yourself as the bottleneck in the company and let your team implement your vision for you.

For more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comMany home improvement and home service entrepreneurs have struggled with the idea of wanting to always be right while also trying to be more profitable, but here's what you should know... in order to be a successful business owner, you definitely have to choose between the two, and come to terms with the idea that always being right isn’t necessarily what’s right for your business. In this episode of The Wealthy Contractor Podcast, you’ll find out some strategies that you could use in order to successfully navigate the day to day tasks that are present in your business. Listen closely to find out how you could prioritize being profitable over always being right, and how you could get unstuck from whatever is holding you back in your business. You don’t want to miss it!