🏆 From $10/Hour Employee to Multi-Million Dollar CEO

Patrick Somers shares the unfiltered story of how he went from making $10 an hour in an entry-level HVAC job to co-owning a multi-million-dollar HVAC, plumbing, and electrical company. From working hospitals, warehouses, and roadside truck repair to owning a dry-cleaning business, surviving the 2008 recession, and starting over in the trades, Patrick explains why chasing opportunity instead of money changed the trajectory of his career. He breaks down the mindset, work ethic, perseverance, and ownership mentality that helped him move from employee to entrepreneur.Patrick also reveals the realities of buying and scaling a trade business, including personal guarantees, massive payroll pressure, cash-flow challenges, and the importance of having a supportive partner when you're risking everything to build a business. If you're a contractor, tradesperson, entrepreneur, or aspiring business owner, this episode is packed with practical lessons on leadership, business ownership, HVAC entrepreneurship, financial risk, resilience, and building a successful trades business from the ground up.