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The $1M Decisions Contractors Don’t Realize They’re Making

This episode delves into the often-overlooked 'million-dollar decisions' that contractors make, emphasizing that small, operational choices can have significant long-term financial and directional impacts on a home service business. John and Jack discuss how these compounding decisions, from hiring to technology and personal financial choices, ultimately shape a company's success or failure over time.

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Recently Added The $1M Decisions Contractors Don’t Realize They’re Making 36:48

The $1M Decisions Contractors Don’t Realize They’re Making

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How We’re Using AI to Scale Toward a $70M Home Service Business

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The BEST Way to Hit $10M in Home Services (It’s Not What You Think)

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Stop Rebranding Every Acquisition (Do This Instead)

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If I Had to Start Over, I’d Pick THIS Trade

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He Left Tesla to Buy a Plumbing Company (Here’s What Happened)

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You Don’t Need More Leads. You Need This System.

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We Hired 30+ Offshore Employees. Here’s What Happened.

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The EXACT Systems That Scale You From $1M to $10M

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The TRUTH About Scaling a Home Service Business 42:44

The TRUTH About Scaling a Home Service Business

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Stop Losing Google Rankings: The GBP Optimization Secret Top Home Service Companies Use

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Plumbing Business Doubled in 90 Days | Here’s Exactly How

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Your Referral Program is Broken: The $1M Home Service Playbook

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The Sales System That Doubled Our Average Ticket

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Door-to-Door Is Generating Almost 20% of Our Revenue

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The MOST Overlooked Growth Lever in Home Services 30:53

The MOST Overlooked Growth Lever in Home Services

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Selling Your Home Service Business? Don’t Make This Mistake

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The Truth About Selling Your Business (No One Tells You This) 39:26

The Truth About Selling Your Business (No One Tells You This)

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We Merged Our Home Service Companies—Now We’re Building to $100M Together

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The Cheapest Lead Gen Nobody Talks About (Yard Signs) 29:07

The Cheapest Lead Gen Nobody Talks About (Yard Signs)

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What 3 Acquisitions in 90 Days ACTUALLY Looks Like 44:57

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I Spent $20K Advertising Above Toilets… It Worked 35:06

I Spent $20K Advertising Above Toilets… It Worked

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Most Home Service Operators Will Lose to AI — Here’s Why

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The REAL Reason Chick-fil-A Entered Home Services

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You’re Tracking Your Ad Spend Wrong (Here’s What to Do Instead)

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The New SEO Rules Home Service Operators Need to Follow

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Why Septic is the Most Underrated Business in America

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Truck Wraps Are a WASTE of Money (Here’s What Actually Works)

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What Marketing SHOULD Look Like at $1M $5M and $10M

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The $20M Billboard Rule Most Contractors Ignore 44:27

The $20M Billboard Rule Most Contractors Ignore

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What a Real GM Looks Like at a $10M–$40M Home Service Business 38:08

What a Real GM Looks Like at a $10M–$40M Home Service Business

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Scale Past $10M With the Right Hires

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We Saved $80K/Month After Fixing One Process (Our Biggest Mistakes)

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I Have $5M. Do I Buy an HVAC Company or a Security Business?

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Firing People Doesn’t Have to Feel Terrible (But You’re Doing It Wrong)

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Everyone Ignored Direct Mail… Now It’s Crushing Digital Ads 45:09

Everyone Ignored Direct Mail… Now It’s Crushing Digital Ads

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Why We Stopped Buying Service Vans — And You Should Too

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If You’re Under $5M, Marketing Is EASY (Here’s What To Do)

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How to Build, Scale & Sell a Home Service Business (The Blueprint)

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Your 2026 Marketing Budget is Wrong (Here’s Why)

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If I Had to Start a Home Service Business in 2026, I’d Do This

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The Dark Side of Roofing: Storm Chasers & Broken Incentives

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