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He Built an 8-Figure Roofing Company at 26. Here’s How He Did It.

πŸ“… May 4, 2026 ⏱️ 1:04:10 🎀 Tommy Mello, Jordan

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  • 0:00
    The numbers: $2.5M to $28M in four years
  • 1:39
    Fielding acquisition & exit offers
  • 3:51
    Choosing Nashville & building the brand
  • 8:47
    Advice to a business at a crossroads
  • 15:44
    Doing right by the customer, even when it costs
  • 21:11
    The formula: operational excellence over marketing
  • 25:35
    Go deep in a market, not popsicle stands everywhere
  • 31:01
    A players today can be C players in two years
  • 32:05
    The growth he intentionally said no to
  • 41:23
    What changed him as a leader post-partnership
  • 44:05
    Why you need the right CFO
  • 55:57
    Faith, giving back & final words

Speakers

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Tommy Mello
Host β€” A1 Garage / Home Service Expert
J
Jordan
Founder & CEO of an 8-figure Nashville-based roofing company

Key Takeaways

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Diversify into multiple legs and tiers of the business to create predictability and recession resistance instead of depending on one revenue stream.

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Build the business the right way β€” do right by the customer even when it costs you β€” and the reputation echoes through the neighborhood and fuels organic growth.

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Operational excellence beats more marketing: if you're only closing what should be 89% of the business, no amount of marketing will fix a broken operation.

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Your A players today may be C players in two years β€” as you scale, the talent has to keep leveling up or it exposes you.

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Say no to growth that doesn't fit: geographic and product focus beats chasing dollar signs into 'popsicle stands' in every market.

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A great CFO is the missing piece for most owner-operators β€” they bring the discipline around debt, capital, and structure that entrepreneurs instinctively avoid.

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Hire and partner via 'Who Not How' β€” the right people, onboarded in groups through a trusted network, beat endless one-by-one interviews.

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