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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 $30M Home Service Companies Are Actually Built

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From a $2M Family Plumbing Shop to a Multi-Trade Powerhouse 1:10:55

From a $2M Family Plumbing Shop to a Multi-Trade Powerhouse

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The Biggest Mistake That Stops Home Service Companies From Growing 1:09:19

The Biggest Mistake That Stops Home Service Companies From Growing

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1 Truck. $9M Goal. Here’s Exactly How They Did It. 57:55

1 Truck. $9M Goal. Here’s Exactly How They Did It.

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Stop Rebranding Every Acquisition (Do This Instead) 35:01

Stop Rebranding Every Acquisition (Do This Instead)

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He Left Tesla to Buy a Plumbing Company (Here’s What Happened) 49:58

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

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We Hired 30+ Offshore Employees. Here’s What Happened. 51:45

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

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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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The Sales System That Doubled Our Average Ticket 33:13

The Sales System That Doubled Our Average Ticket

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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 37:28

Scale Past $10M With the Right Hires

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Firing People Doesn’t Have to Feel Terrible (But You’re Doing It Wrong) 41:51

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

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How To Grow Fast Without Breaking Your Business 36:04

How To Grow Fast Without Breaking Your Business

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How to Build, Scale & Sell a Home Service Business (The Blueprint) 35:58

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

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The REAL Cost of Running a Trades Business in 2025 49:28

The REAL Cost of Running a Trades Business in 2025

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How to Scale Beyond Yourself and Build a Real Company 30:54

How to Scale Beyond Yourself and Build a Real Company

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How One Home Service Company Scaled to $170M in 2 Years 52:30

How One Home Service Company Scaled to $170M in 2 Years

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Behind the Scenes of a $20M Inspection Company 42:35

Behind the Scenes of a $20M Inspection Company

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Behind the Scenes of a $40M Success Story 1:12:40

Behind the Scenes of a $40M Success Story

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Start From Scratch or Buy? One Founder’s Surprising Answer 58:15

Start From Scratch or Buy? One Founder’s Surprising Answer

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From $700K to $30M With Multiple Locations! 22:59

From $700K to $30M With Multiple Locations!

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The Foolproof Guide to Hiring the Best Employee Every Time 21:00

The Foolproof Guide to Hiring the Best Employee Every Time

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What Every Contractor Needs to Know to Make the Jump to CEO 21:36

What Every Contractor Needs to Know to Make the Jump to CEO

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How They Make $7M+ a Year From Their Plumbing Company 1:18:46

How They Make $7M+ a Year From Their Plumbing Company

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Home Service Business Owner Makes $4M/Month (Here’s How) #226 33:31

Home Service Business Owner Makes $4M/Month (Here’s How) #226

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No More Tech Turnover: How to Hire and Keep the Best #221 41:17

No More Tech Turnover: How to Hire and Keep the Best #221

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Why $20M Doesn’t Mean You’ve Made It #218 27:06

Why $20M Doesn’t Mean You’ve Made It #218

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Why You’re Not Getting Promoted…. and How to Fix It #215 43:40

Why You’re Not Getting Promoted…. and How to Fix It #215

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How Great Leaders Scale Service Businesses Fast #214 58:12

How Great Leaders Scale Service Businesses Fast #214

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Scaling to $100M Without Replacing Your People: The Real Strategy 50:05

Scaling to $100M Without Replacing Your People: The Real Strategy

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The Mindset Taking This Plumbing Company to the Top #208 1:50:06

The Mindset Taking This Plumbing Company to the Top #208

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Trust Over Control: Managing Offshore Teams Like a Pro 20:22

Trust Over Control: Managing Offshore Teams Like a Pro

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How to Develop Great Leaders with Values and Skills for Tomorrow’s Success #202 41:56

How to Develop Great Leaders with Values and Skills for Tomorrow’s Success #202

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Hiring Secrets That ACTUALLY Work #196 38:06

Hiring Secrets That ACTUALLY Work #196

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#roofing Business Success: From Contractor to #ceo in a Growing Industry #182 45:30

#roofing Business Success: From Contractor to #ceo in a Growing Industry #182

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Roger Wakefield: Shaping the Next Generation of Plumbers | LEGENDS #180 1:01:19

Roger Wakefield: Shaping the Next Generation of Plumbers | LEGENDS #180

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HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical SOPs: Multi-Touchpoint Strategies for Business Growth #179 46:00

HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical SOPs: Multi-Touchpoint Strategies for Business Growth #179

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#176 – LEGENDS: How Paul Reed Went From Local Player to Multi-Million Dollar Roofer 39:42

#176 – LEGENDS: How Paul Reed Went From Local Player to Multi-Million Dollar Roofer

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#172 – From Dropout to CEO—Kelly Roberts on Building a $15M HVAC Business 55:07

#172 – From Dropout to CEO—Kelly Roberts on Building a $15M HVAC Business

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#169 – Scaling an HVAC Startup to $6M: How Andrew Morrell Went from ZERO to Millions 56:50

#169 – Scaling an HVAC Startup to $6M: How Andrew Morrell Went from ZERO to Millions

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#162 – Get Your Techs to Close More Tickets: How We Built Confidence, Boosted Sales, and Cut Stress 31:16

#162 – Get Your Techs to Close More Tickets: How We Built Confidence, Boosted Sales, and Cut Stress

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