EPISODE · Sep 13, 2025 · 47 MIN
David Increased Cleaning Revenue 30% Using Production Pay
from OWNR OPS Podcast
💰 Join our Free OWNR OPS Skool Community to grow your local service biz: ➡️ https://skool.com/ownropsHow a residential cleaning company hit a $1M+ run rate with production pay.Owner David Loria (Squeakies Cleaning) explains the exact changes that unlocked growth: moving from 2-person crews to solo cleaners, adopting production pay, targeting 35–40% labor on each job, and pricing toward ~$60/hr effective. He also walks through the Made Central stack (and why ~$1,000/mo is a steal) plus the community advantages that come with it.You’ll learn:What convinced David to adopt production pay (and how employees ended up earning more).How soloing doubled jobs and halved time on standard cleans.The real-world math: example job at $309/4 weeks dropping from ~8 hrs to ~4.Tooling & ops: Made Central for payroll, price increases, compliance, and reporting.Scale & next plays: about $85K/month run rate, hiring plans, and a new SaaS with 11 paying customers.If you’re growing a service business or optimizing a home-services podcast pipeline, this episode is a masterclass in incentives, pricing, and process.🔗 Connect with David 🔥 Mentioned in This Episode 🔥We use Jobber to manage our quoting, scheduling, & invoicing.➡️ Get 20% off your first 6 months here: https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops-youtube📚 Bookkeeping: Get 50% off bookkeeping for 3 months with the Home Service Bookkeeping Pros: https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops🚀 Get ranked #1 On Google With Stryker Digital SEO: https://stryker-digital.com/?el=ooWant to learn more about starting and scaling your own service-based business?📰 Sign up for the OWNR OPS Newsletter: → ownrops.com/newsletterDon’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes with entrepreneurs sharing their best insights and success stories!
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💰 Join our Free OWNR OPS Skool Community to grow your local service biz: ➡️ https://skool.com/ownropsHow a residential cleaning company hit a $1M+ run rate with production pay.Owner David Loria (Squeakies Cleaning) explains the exact changes that unlocked growth: moving from 2-person crews to solo cleaners, adopting production pay, targeting 35–40% labor on each job, and pricing toward ~$60/hr effective. He also walks through the Made Central stack (and why ~$1,000/mo is a steal) plus the community advantages that come with it.You’ll learn:What convinced David to adopt production pay (and how employees ended up earning more).How soloing doubled jobs and halved time on standard cleans.The real-world math: example job at $309/4 weeks dropping from ~8 hrs to ~4.Tooling & ops: Made Central for payroll, price increases, compliance, and reporting.Scale & next plays: about $85K/month run rate, hiring plans, and a new SaaS with 11 paying customers.If you’re growing a service business or optimizing a home-services podcast pipeline, this episode is a masterclass in incentives, pricing, and process.🔗 Connect with David 🔥 Mentioned in This Episode 🔥We use Jobber to manage our quoting, scheduling, & invoicing.➡️ Get 20% off your first 6 months here: https://go.getjobber.com/ownrops-youtube📚 Bookkeeping: Get 50% off bookkeeping for 3 months with the Home Service Bookkeeping Pros: https://dialedinbookkeeping.com/ownrops🚀 Get ranked #1 On Google With Stryker Digital SEO: https://stryker-digital.com/?el=ooWant to learn more about starting and scaling your own service-based business?📰 Sign up for the OWNR OPS Newsletter: → ownrops.com/newsletterDon’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes with entrepreneurs sharing their best insights and success stories!
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