Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast

Mitchell runs Baldridge Financial and knows how to save money in your SMB. His business is an all-in-one tax and financial planning firm for small and midsize businesses nationwide. John and Brandon get into the details of Mitchell’s business, specifically, they talk about how much it’s grown since Mitchell got active on Twitter, and some of the nuances of growing a financial services firm. One of the highlights of this episode is when John and Mitchell break down a deal, where John gives Mitchell an asset-heavy business and asks for some of the best tax strategies he could use and how much they’ll pay off.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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

Brandon Laughridge is on the show today to talk about how to buy small businesses, based off his own experience. He owns two; one in Property Management and one retail furniture store. On top of that, he and his wife invest in real estate. As a property manager, Brandon is at the center of tons of home service companies, roofing, flooring, plumbing, HVAC, property management involves every trade you can think of, which makes for a really interesting hub and spoke acquisition strategy that John and Brandon dive into on 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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

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.comSend Us Mail!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📌 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.

Rick Vazza, the owner of John Padilla Plumbing, shares his extraordinary journey from finance to plumbing, acquiring a $2 million business without prior experience. He reveals the mentorship he received, the acquisition strategies he employed, and how he transformed into a confident leader. Rick discusses the dynamics of younger business owners in the trades, highlighting the importance of customer engagement and company culture. He also touches on effective marketing strategies and the balance between online reviews and PPC advertising to scale his plumbing business.