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Kingdom Roofing’s Rise & Private Equity Partnership: Daniel Young’s Success Story

πŸ“… October 19, 2023 ⏱️ 26:40 🎀 Daniel Young

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  • 0:00
    Welcome to Kingdom Roofing in Marion
  • 2:11
    The backstory: a 2010 storm and a church intro
  • 3:17
    Two visions: crumbs vs. take over the world
  • 4:00
    Faith, Hope City, and giving opportunity
  • 4:24
    A people-driven, community-first organization
  • 5:28
    Investing in every community they enter
  • 6:34
    50 employees and daily crews
  • 7:10
    Corporate money enters the trades
  • 7:39
    What makes a company attractive to PE
  • 8:46
    Building a team from outside the trades
  • 9:52
    Built for legacy, not to sell
  • 12:08
    The Morgan Stanley email and the decision

Speakers

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Daniel Young
Owner, Kingdom Roofing

Key Takeaways

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Kingdom Roofing was built on faith, community impact, and legacy, not to be sold, which paradoxically made it more attractive to buyers.

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The company is people-driven: treat the team with dignity, respect, and good pay, and they take care of customers first.

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Deep community investment (Boys & Girls Club, schools, athletics) in every market builds a brand presence competitors can't match.

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Kingdom hires talented people from outside the trades, branding, nonprofit, window sales, higher ed, and teaches them 'the Kingdom way.'

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PE firms look for branded companies 4-5+ years old with strong local presence, growth-minded leadership teams, and consistent organic growth.

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A high-quality operator who knows their numbers and has a leadership team around them is the number-one thing platforms want.

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Growth-focused PE platforms 'put fuel on the fire' rather than cutting overhead to squeeze margin, which is a poor fit for growth-minded owners.

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Choosing a PE fund whose values align lets an owner scale, improve supply and operations, and put employees in the best long-term position.

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