Today we have Jennifer cook, who is our new Marketing and Recruitment Manager. We brought Jen on to help us with a few things: HR, Staffing need, Compliance issues etc.One of the most important things we needed was someone to help us figure out how to hire 12 employees into a brand new business.In this episode, John and Jen give you the details and struggles we have experienced on the recruiting side of our latest acquisition.Enjoy!Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

Peter runs a property management firm with 500+ units under management. In this episode, we get into the details of starting a property management business from 0, growing it to 15 employees, and the pros and cons of growth through acquisitions.One of the highlights of this episode is when Peter gets into the details of his partnership, how it functions, compensation. It's a really interesting dynamic because you have 2 people who are both each other's CEOs.Peter is one of the most clear communicators I've ever met and you'll understand that, listening to this episode.Enjoy!Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

Today we talk to Andrew Gazdecki, a lifetime entrepreneur who's started and sold three different internet businesses in a variety of industries and has grown Microacquire to over $600,000 in ARR. Andrew has had a few of those successes, but in this episode, we learn a ton about his past failures and the struggles he’s gone through to build great businesses.Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

On this episode of Owned and Operated, we talk to Quinn Miller, who makes $120,000/year owning and restocking vending machines. We get into the nitty-gritty of how his business operates from how he sources machines and the maintenance that's required on them to how Quinn sells new locations and what makes his operation the most profitable in San Diego. The Vending machine business is one of the most accessible and actionable side hustles there is and today you'll learn everything you need to know to get started and scale.Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

This week we talk with Chris Powers, who owns and runs \A Fort Worth based Real estate private equity firm with over $600,000,000 dollars in assets under management. Chris started buying houses in 2004, and even found a way to run a profitable real estate flipping business during the housing crisis. Chris lays down his knowledge on this episode, you’ll learn everything about growing a Real estate private equity from the ground up into a huge business with over half a billion dollars in assets. Enjoy this episode!Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

On this episode of the Owned and Operated HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Growth Podcast we talk to Furkan Yuce, who runs Elevation Flooring, a $5MM commercial flooring business in Baltimore, Maryland. Furkan has a very unique track record, working with four different construction companies just to learn the trade, and then starting his shop. Half his team is based in Turkey which allows him to move at double the speed of any of his competitors.Episode Host: 🎤John Wilson: @WilsonCompanies on TwitterGuest Links:Furkan Yuce: @FurkYuce on TwitterHis Maryland Flooring BusinessSpecial thanks to our sponsor: Service Scalers: 📈Looking to scale your home service business? Service Scalers is a digital marketing agency that drives success in PPC and LSA.Discover more growth strategies by visiting Service Scalers: https://www.servicescalers.comContact the Owned and Operated podcast:www.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.com‍More Ways To ConnectThe Owned and Operated Weekly Insights NewsletterGet Owned and Operated on YouTube, on Twitter, or our weekly newsletter.Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

On this episode of Owned and Operated, Justin Reitman joins the show to talk about the electronic shredding business. Justin was raised in his family's truck leasing and financing business and started a second family business with his brother shredding electronics and hard drives for businesses. One of the highlights of this episode is when Justin gave us years of insights into the truck financing space and later gave us his growth plan for the tech shredding business.Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

On this episode of Owned and Operated we bring Rick Vazza on to talk about how to buy a plumbing business with no experience. Rick bought that llumbing business recently, John and Brandon grill him on how the deal went through, how it was structured, what the current processes/systems are like, and how he plans to grow the company.Enjoy!Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

On this episode of Owned and Operated we bring on Sam Leslie.This conversation gets DEEP. We cover the major sacrifices that come with entrepreneurship, as well as how those sacrifices manifest into a business that can take care fo your family for generations.Sam and John also start spitballing ideas back and forth - will they be collaborating in the future?Enjoy the show!Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

On this episode of Owned and Operated, Kelcey Lehrich drops by (literally).Kelcey runs a holding company of awesome Ecom Brands and is closing on his 6th acquisition.If you want to see a conversation between an Ecommerce holdco owner and a home services holdco owner, you're going to love this episode.Enjoy!Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.comContact Owned and Operated: info@ownedandoperated.com Visit the website for more information More Ways To Connect with O&O John's YouTube Channel Weekly Newsletter Leave a Review John Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC