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Painter Growth Podcast — 339 episodes

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How to Hire the Right People for Your Painting Business

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AI Native or AI Extinct: How Painters Can Win with AI Before 2028

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Brush Busters: Filtering Fake Leads, Building Flow, and Working with Family Without Losing Your Mind

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Trusting Profit: Job Costing, Production Rates, and How to Stop Scope Creep

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The Hard Truth Every Painting Business Owner Needs to Hear

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From Paint Brush to Content Creator — How Christian Manhard Built a Business He Actually Wants to Live

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Why Letting Go Is the Hardest Part of Growing Your Business

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AI for Contractors: What's Actually Working in 2026

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The $5 Million Check: Why a Million-Dollar Business Owner Was Terrified to Cash It

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From $0 Pipeline to $150K Weeks — Logan Platt's Painting Business Transformation

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How to Handle Bad Paint, Angry Clients, and Supplier Pushback

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How to Hire the Right Sales Rep for Your Painting Business

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Building a Field Marketing Role That Drives Growth

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Money Mindset, Bookkeeping Basics & Getting to Baseline: The Financial Blueprint Every Tradesperson Needs

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Why your business is stuck (And how to solve it)

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Brush Busters: The Street Marketing Playbook for Real Growth

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From Panic Attack to 6 Crews in 4 Weeks: The 10-Second Rule That Saved My Business (And Life)

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Your Painting Business Is Growing but You’re Losing Control (Here’s Why)

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Buy Back 10 Hours a Week Without Hiring Anyone

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5 Mistakes That Almost Killed My Painting Company (And How I Fixed Them)

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Rules Create Freedom: Reclaim Your Time, Focus, and Team Culture | Brush Busters

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How To Take A Vacation (And Not Blow Up Your Business)

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How Elon Musk Would Scale a Painting Business: The 5-Step Framework to Grow Faster Without Burning Out

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High Performers Train: Here’s Why It Matters in Business

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The One Unlock You Need to Scale in 2026

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Mike's Solo - Top 5 Lessons I Learned In 2025 (While Scaling Painter Growth)

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Stop Paying for Time, Start Paying for Outcomes: The AI Framework

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Mike's Solo - How To Be Effective Over The Holidays

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What 2025 Taught Me About Running a Business One Quarter at a Time

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Wayne Scherger: From 2,800 Homes to $2M/Year | The Territory Strategy That Changed Everything

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Plan NOW For A Big 2026 | How Painting Contractors Can Engineer Growth Instead of Just Hoping

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Brush Busters - Zero Leads in December? Here's Your Survival Plan

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Mike's solo - How To Swing Big In Business (And Limit Your Loss)

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Intuition Accelerator Story: How Meditation & Subconscious Work Grew a Painting Business from $179K to $1M

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Mike's Solo - 5 Habits Keeping You Broke as a Painting Contractor

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From Car Sales to a 4M Painting Business: Rob Peterson’s Unlikely Path to Success

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The Psychology of Money for Painters: How to Stop Stressing and Start Growing

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From $0 Profit to $600K: How Rachel Rebuilt Her Painting Business from the Ground Up

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How Fred Hamilton Grew a $500K Painting Business and the Lessons Behind It

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Mike's Solo - How To Make 2026 Your Breakaway Year

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Brush Busters: When to Hire, Why You’re Losing Quotes, and How to Beat the Slow Season

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From Side Hustles to Seven Figures: Lucas' Real Talk on Business Growth

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From Family Job to Full-Blown Business: Isaac’s Painter Growth Story

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Brush Busters - Scaling to 7 Figures and Solving Painting Business Struggles

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Painter Growth Story - From Burnout to Breakthrough: The $1.7M Climb of Chris Davis

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Brush Busters - The Biggest Mistake New Painting Contractors Make

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From Vision to Action: Getting Out of Your Own Way

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How Zach Tanner Scaled Painter Bros to 140+ Territories and Built a Multi-Million Dollar Painting Empire

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Brush Busters 37: From 70 Hours to 10: A Painting Contractor’s Shift After Fatherhood

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Mike's Solo - Could Your Painting Business Survive Without You for 2 Weeks?

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Brush Busters 36: I fired my friend from my Painting Business

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Ep 117 - What Painting My House Taught Me About Hiring, Marketing, and Scaling a Painting Business

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Ep 116. The Marketing Playbook Every Painting Contractor Needs with Brandon Pierpont

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Brush Busters 36: Hiring Painters, Setting Expectations, and Building Systems That Work

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Crossover Episode: The One Metric That Will Make or Break Your Painting Business (Ft Masters Of Home Service Podcast)

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Brush Busters 35: Finding Premium Clients for Your Painting Business (The Simple Way)

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Ep 115. Chris Kiefer - How to Automate & Scale Your Painting Business with AI and Systems

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Brush Busters 34: The Best Sales Strategy For Painting Contractors

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Mike's Solo - 5 Hard Lessons That Made Me a Better Painting Business Owner

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Brush Busters 33: The Job Costing Hack That Will Grow Your Painting Business

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Ep 110. Chet Funk - How to Attract Investors to Your Painting Company (And Why You Should)

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Painting Biz Blitz 2025 - 7 Key Moves To Scale From $250k To $5M/Year (Without Burnout)

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Mike's Solo - How Hiring a Field Marketing Manager Can Add $1M+ to Your Painting Business

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Brush Busters 32: From Solo Painter to CEO: Hiring the Right People to Grow Your Painting Company

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Jesse's Solo - How to Start (or Restart) a Painting Business in 2025

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From The Vault: Mike's Solo - Before You Buy More Leads... Fix THIS First

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Brush Busters 31: How to Build a Painting Business That Attracts the Right Clients

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From The Vault - Tanner Mullen: Stop Playing the Victim, Your Business Success Is On You!

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Mike's Solo - How to Scale Your Painting Business to $1M: 3 Steps That Actually Work

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Brush Busters 30: It’s Not About More Jobs, It’s All About Better Systems

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Ep 114. Crossover Special with ZK Painting: How I went From College Painter to Industry Coach

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Ep 113. Theo Vairaktaris - From $0 to $120M: Inside Australia’s Largest Painting Company

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Brush Busters 29: You Don’t Have a People Problem, You Have a Systems Problem

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Mike's Solo - Culture That Pays: Why Investing in Your Team Works

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Crossover Episode: How to Build a D2D Team That Brings in 100+ Leads/Month (Ft Masters Of Home Service Podcast)

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Brush Busters SEASON 2: “Someone STOLE our business name!”

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Mike's Solo - This One Thing Will 10x Your Business

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Ep 112. Kedma Ough - Stop Wearing All the Hats! Hire a VA and Scale Faster

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From The Vault: What To Do When the Weather Sucks and Your Crew Does Too

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Mike's Solo - How To Add D2D To Your Business QUICKLY

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Ep 111. James Hatfield - Turn Every Job Into a 5-Star Experience With This Tool

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Mike's Solo - How To Grow Your Painting Business By Making Smarter Decisions (The RTV Filter)

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Mike's Solo - Breaking the Burnout Cycle: Systems, Teams, and Real Freedom

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From The Vault: From Painter to CEO – Scaling with Systems, Strategy, and Smarter Hiring

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From The Vault: Mike's Solo - You CAN'T Grow If You’re Still On The Tools

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Ep 109. Nick Sutherland - Converting Neighbors into Clients with SendJim

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Brush Busters 27: Season Finale – 100 Letters, 4 Tactics, and One Clear Path Forward

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Mike's Solo - Staying CALM During Spring Production

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Ep 108. Charlie Felker - Can AI Book Your Jobs Better Than a Real Person?

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Brush Busters 28 - Easter Special, The Letter That Started It All

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Mike's Solo - Step by Step Roadmap To a $5m Painting Business

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Ep 107. Ryan Ezzel - From Addiction Recovery to Building a $3.6M Painting Business

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Brush Busters 27: Mastermind Recap, Pricing Confidence & PM Compensation

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Mike's Solo - YOUR BUSINESS IS NOT YOUR IDENTITY - from OPERATOR to OWNER

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Ep 106. Nate Streeter - Secrets From A $60M/Yr Marketing Machine

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From The Vault: How to Handle “I Need to Think About It” & Other Objections

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Mike’s Solo - What “Investing In Your Business” Even Means

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Ep 105. Brad Ellison - How To Lead Leaders; The Secret To Explosive Growth

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Brush Busters 26: Mastering Lead Follow-Up, Reviews & Commercial Painting

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Painter Growth Story - Caleb Bourne: From Painter to Business Owner ($89K In 7 Weeks!)

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Painter Growth Story - James Mitchell: The Step-by-Step Plan Behind $138K in Sales

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Brush Busters 25: Balancing Business & Family, Payment Struggles & Difficult Clients

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Mike's Solo - Ditch Hourly Pay! How to 2X Productivity with Piece Rate

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Ep 104. Tanner Smith - The Secret to Getting More High-Paying Clients Through Reviews [ NiceJob.com]

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Brush Busters 24 - Stop Losing Deals Over Price, Sell on Value!

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Mike's Solo - Why Partnerships Are the Key to Long-Term Business Success

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Ep 103. Jim Kolchin - The Future of Contractor Payments: iWallet’s Game-Changing Tech

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Brush Busters 23: If I Only Had $1,500 To Start Over, I’d Do This

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Mike's Solo - Going From Operator To Owner

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Ep 102. Brandon Vaughn - Mastering Business Efficiency: Leadership, Automations & Hiring The Right People

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Mike's Solo - 3 Ways a Virtual Assistant Will Change Your Life

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Painter Growth Story: Ben Pennington - Is It Possible To Run a fully Remote $450k/yr biz?!

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Ep 101: John Jacob – Getting More Sales with Less Work: How Hoist Handles It All

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Brush Busters 22: Staying Motivated, Handling Small Jobs, and Closing More Deals

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Mike's Solo - The Best AI Hacks to Scale Your Painting Business

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Painter Growth Story: Nick Ruggieri - The Strategies To Hit $700K In 2025

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Brush Busters 21: Stop Losing Sales! Close More Deals & Build Your Brand.

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Mike's Solo - STOP Chasing ''New'' — Do THIS Instead to 10X Your Business!

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From the Vault: EP 24. Tom Reber - Taking Ownership & Building a Winning Team

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Mike's Solo - 3 Big Lessons from the PCA Expo: Growth, Humility & Industry Insights

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Mike's Solo - The Power of Industry Events: Insights from the PCA Expo

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From the Vault: EP 33. How to Balance Family & Business Growth with Brad Ellison

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Ep 100. Russell Peach - Scaling to $7M: Mindset, Marketing & Systems for Massive Growth

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Painter Growth Story: Alistair Tough - 6 Weeks and $40k A Business Transformation in Record Time

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Mike's Solo - Meeting Alex Hormozi: Lessons in Professionalizing, Simplifying, and Building a Happy Team

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Ep 99. Jesse Teron - Proactive Planning: Aligning Short-Term Goals with Long-Term Success

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Mike's Solo - Stop Waiting For Leads: Why Urgency Is Key to Success

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Painter Growth Story: Kean Hayes - From Burnout to Breakthrough The Journey to $35K Months

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Brush Busters 20: Navigating Slow Seasons, Cold Marketing Hacks, and Crew Management

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Mike’s Solo - Build Your Dream Team: 8 Key Attributes Every Candidate Needs

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Liftoff 2025: Build To Sell, How To Build A Company That's Worth Millions (While Doing What You Love)

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Brush Busters 19: Building Teams, Finding Jobs, and Growing a New Business

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Mike's Solo - From One Job to Many: How to Maximize Leads Using Job Site Marketing

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Mike's Solo - The 2 Hardest Challenges In Any Painting Business (Be Prepared)

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From The Vault: Ep 41. Growing Your Business and Your Leadership Skills Ft Brad Copes

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Ep 98. Filip Tenžera - Transform Your Business with AI-Powered Color Visualization

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Mike's Christmas Special: Growing Together and Making History

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Ep 97. James Hatfield (LiveSwitch) - Virtual Estimates: The Future of Painting

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Get Ready for 2025: Live Business Coaching with Mike & Jesse!

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Ep 96. Chris Berry (The Idaho Painter) - His Story of Trial, Error, and Growth

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Ep 95. Jesse Teron - Our Month of Hustle, Challenges, and Wins

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From the Vault: EP 24. Winning the Fight Against Yourself with Tom Reber

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Ep 94. Michael Fortinberry - Boost Your Team’s Performance Without Raising Labor Costs

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Brush Busters 18: Mindset, Leads, & Hiring The Game-Changers for Your Painting Business

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Mike's Solo - What Seven-Figure Business Owners Do That You Don’t (Yet)

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Live Masterclass - Paint, Profit, and Power Moves: Scaling Your Business Strategically

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Brush Busters 17: Crushing Price Objections, Building Partnerships, and Fixing Team Issues

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Mike’s Solo - Add $1MILLION To Your Sales Next Year With This ONE System

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Ep 93. Apollo Sprayers - Can an HVLP sprayer make you MORE profitable? (Sprayer Myths Exposed!)

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Brush Busters 16: Letting Go of Control, Managing Expectations, and Tackling Commercial Jobs

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Ep 92. Brandon Vaughn - Why Exiting Your Business Is The Start Of Your Journey (Not the End)

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Ep 91. Nick Slavik - The Conversation About Community You Need To Hear

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Brush Busters 15: Managing Burnout, Expanding Your Services (Maybe), and Building a Rockstar Team

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Mike's Solo - Growing Your Business? Track These 7 Essential Metrics

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Painter Growth Story: Stephen Reynolds - The Keys To 60K/Month Business

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Ep 90. Maximizing Profitability: Zach Kenney’s Approach to High-End Painting

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Mike's Solo - Stop Losing Money! 5 Profit Killers in Your Painting Business

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Ep 89. Take Control of Your Finances: Bookkeeping Essentials with Mike Ventrella

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Brush Busters Special: Painting Horror Stories 👻 (Mike, Jesse, Gavin & Rich)

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Mike's Solo - 5 Reasons Why Your Door-to-Door Team Keeps Failing

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Ep 88. Joe Crisara -Going From Debt to Double Profits (The Science Of Pricing)

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From The Vault: Episode 22 - The Secret to Sustainable Growth Ft Austin Netzley

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Mike's Solo - Booking Work For Next Summer (And Why This Is A Huge Advantage)

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Mike's Solo - Need To Book Jobs Quickly? WATCH THIS!

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From the Vault: Achieving Success with Leadership, Vision, and Systems – Wayne Scherger's Journey

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Mike’s Solo - How To Get Momentum On Your Business (when you have none)

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From The Vault: Ep 23. Marketing Strategies To Make Your Business Thrive in the Winter with Lucas Jensen

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Brush Busters 14: Digital Marketing Strategies, Surviving Employee Mistakes and Letting Go Of Perfection

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Mike's Solo - Big Fish in a Small Pond: The Key to Successful Territory-Based Marketing

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Painter Growth Story: From $10K to $67K in Just 3 Months with Jeremie Rochon

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Brush Busters 13: Hiring Hacks, Maximizing Profit Margins, and Cash Flow Strategies.

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Crossover Episode: Boosting Your Gross Profit & Lowering Costs Ft Daniel Honan (Profitable Painter Podcast)

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Painter Growth Story: Matt Damasceno - Growing from $20k to $114k Monthly

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Brush Busters 12: Building Smart Partnerships & Streamlining Cash Flow

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Mike's Solo - Money Management (Made Easy)

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Painter Growth Story: Joshua Smith - From Zero Leads to $300K in 90 Days

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Brush Busters 11: Lessons in Leadership, Efficiency, and Client Management

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Mike's Solo - The $5,000 Hour: Maximize Your Time and Grow Your Business

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Ep 87. Jesse Teron - Hiring A-Players, Cultivating Gratitude, and Transforming Your Mindset for Business Success

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Brush Busters 10: Boosting Brand Awareness, Ditching Email Quotes, and Beating the Slow Season.

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Mike's Solo - Why You Can't Find Good Painters

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Ep 86. Juan Vazquez - Creating a Company Clients and Employees LOVE (Founder of Illusions Inc.)

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Brush Busters 9: Finding Your Niche, Managing Employee Mistakes, and Marketing Strategies that Work

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Mike’s Solo - Boost Your Business with Social Proof (And How To Get It)

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Painter Growth Story: Blake Smith - Growing Fast and Strong ($30k In 6 Weeks)

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From The Vault: Ep 36. Jason Paris - Building Wealth, Freedom, and Growth In Your Business

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Mike’s Solo - Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Door-to-Door Marketing

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Crossover Episode - Overcoming Head Trash & Self-Limiting Beliefs (Aleph Ventures Tv Podcast)

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Brush Busters 8: Switching to Payroll, Winning On-the-Spot Bids, and Tackling Commercial Jobs (Or Not)

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Mike's Solo - What To Do When You Get Discouraged

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Painter Growth x Service Fusion Masterclass: How To Smash Your ''Slow'' Season

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Brush Busters 7: Surviving Winter, Spotting Terrible Clients, and Building a Reliable Team

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Mike's Solo - Marketing, Lead Gen, & Cost of Acquisition

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Ep 85. Kosta Panagoulias - How Software Can Supercharge Your Painting Business (Founder Of Jobtable)

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Brush Busters 6: Navigating Price Objections, Franchisees Dilemmas, and Pay Structures.

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Contractor Impact: Mike's Guide To Go From 6 Figure Hustler To 7 Figure CEO

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From The Vault: Ep 15. Haakon Hansen - Can You Actually SELL A Painting Company?!

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Brush Busters 5: Solving Your Top Painting Business Headaches

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Mike's Solo - The NUMBER ONE Skill You NEED To Master As A Contractor (It's NOT What You Think)

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Unlocking the Secrets of a $1.2M Per Month Business: Exclusive Chat With Brandon Vaughn

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Brush Busters 4: Build Your Business, Boost Your Bids, And Overcome Obstacles!

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Mike's Solo - Why Painting Is Ruining Your Painting Company

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Ep 84. Matt Kuyper - The Keys To Get Commercial Painting Jobs

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Brush Busters 3: Weatherproof Your Projects, Negotiate Like a Boss & Elevate Your Employees Performance

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Mike's Solo - The Biggest Financial Mistake Small Business Owners Make

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Painter Growth Story: Tony Esposito - Crushing Self-Limiting Beliefs And Hitting $120k/Month

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Brush Busters 2: Handling Expectations, Work Life Balance and Client Ghosting

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Group Call - Empowering Leadership: Overcoming Challenges in Business

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From The Vault: Ep.26 Nick Slavik - Is the Painting Industry STILL the Wild West? (YES IT IS)

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Brush Busters 1 : Client Control, Scope Creep Chaos, & Digital Domination - We've Got You Covered!

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Mike's Solo - A Surprising Way To Find Great Talent (I bet you aren't doing this!)

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Mike's Solo - Why I Don't Paint Anymore

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Painter Growth Story: Casey Cole - $40K In 30 Days (Working ON The Business And Not IN The Business)

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Mike's Solo - Hiring A Virtual Assistant For Your Painting Company

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Ep 83. Brandon Vaughn - Why You’re Too Scared To Scale (and how to get over it)

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Ep 82. Micha McLain - The Surprising Truth About SEO In 2024 (Are YOU Doing This?)

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From The Vault: Ep 11. Torlando Hakes: This Is What Your Painters Want!

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Ep 81. Johnny Maghzal - AUTOMATE Your Painting Takeoffs! (Togal.AI)

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Live Coaching Call: Mike Johnson - Recruiting, Training, and Making Painters Productive!

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Mike Solo - Listen To This If You Want To Sell Your Painting Company In The Next 3 Years

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Painter Growth Story: Mike Johnson - 25k/month to 25k/WEEK

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Painter Growth Story: Robin Singh - I Doubled My Business In 2 Months. Happy & Fulfilled.

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Ep 80. Tanner Mullen - The Epoxy DISASTER; and How To Find Riches in the Niches

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Painter Growth Story - Todd Smith - The Power Of Accountability

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Mike's solo - Strategic Partners are THE Competitive Advantage

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From The Vault: EP 10. John Evans - Franchise Success Secrets [Everline Coatings]

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Ep 79. Graeme Bouvier - Commercial Painting And Positive Impact (While Making $3M/Year)

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Painter Growth Story - Rachel Smith - The Path To $80K/Month

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Ep 78. Corrie Leister - 4 Steps To Get New Employees STOKED To Work For You

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Ep 77. Ryan Stacey - Top 3 Ways To Double Your Painting Business

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Ep 76. Eric Fozz - His "Virtual" Painting Business and How To Get +65% Gross Margin

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Painter Growth Story - Evan Simmons: $650k-$1.2M in 2 years - The Neverending Game Of Business

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Ep 75. Reid Tileston - Why Making Yourself USELESS In Your Business Is The Way To True Freedom

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From The Vault: Ep 6. Austin Houser - Sneaky Online Marketing Hacks for Painters

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Ep 74. Zac Johnson - How To Get Out Of Your Own Way (And SCALE) [PainterGrowth Head Coach]

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Ep 73. Micah Stelter - Fatherhood, Leadership, and Impact. (Aleph Holdings)

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Ep 72. Kaleb Gebrewold - Surviving The Sales Game (Get More Yes's Now)

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Mike's Solo - How To Get 10 Hours/Week Of Your Time Back

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From The Vault: Ep 4. Brad Ellison: Family First $4M/Year Painting Business

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EP 71. Chris Wolf - 5 Strategies To Increase Your Sales (That You Can Do RIGHT NOW!)

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Ep 70. Daniel Thayer - “Customer’s Aren’t Cheap, You Just Don’t Know How To Sell”

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Mike's Solo - How To Foster Team Culture In Your Painting Business

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Mike's Solo - 5 Lessons I Learned From My House From Hell

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Ep 69. Jesse Teron - How A Mastermind Can Change Your Life

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Crossover Episode - Door to Door Tips & Why You Need A Coach (Daniel Thayer; Integrity Painting Podcast)

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Ep 68. Kyle McDowel - Fundamentals Of Good Leadership (Begin with WE)

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Ep 67. Jason Paris - What Are Visionaries and Integrators, And Do You Need One?

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Live Masterclass - How I Booked & Produced $200k/Mo Without Buying Leads Or Using Agencies (Free Training)

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Ep 66. Tom Droste - How this ONE THING Can Increase Your Profit Margin By 10%+ (Founder Of Estimate Rocket)

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Ep 65. Dmitriy Ivanchuk - Is This The Best Way To Manage Subcontractors? (HeyPros.com)

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Ep 64. Karly Craig - How To Get Paint Jobs From Email Marketing (The 7-Figure Strategy)

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Ep 63. Adam McChesney - The [Simple] Way To Scale Your Personal Brand (And Why It’s Important For Trades)

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Live Coaching Call - Strategic Partnership Generation Through Instagram Outreach

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Ep 62. Charles Vieilleux - $3M/yr and the Marketing Plan Needed

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Ep 61. John McFarland - $9M/year; How To Take Calculated Risks To Scale Your Painting Business

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Ep 60. Zach Kenney - How Zach Booked Over $5 Million From His Instagram Page

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Crossover Episode - Mike Gore-Hickman's Marketing Strategies for Painting Businesses

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Ep 59. Gene Harris - How To Outsource Your Admin To Increase Your Sales ($90k+/month?!)

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Crossover Episode- Mike Gore-Hickman's Journey In The Painting Industry

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Painter Growth Story - James - Startup to Slammed in 30 days. How James Got His Painting Company Booked Out In Only A Month.

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PCA Expo Special - Mini On-Location Podcast With Ron Adams & Tanner Mullen - Why The Painting Community Is Special

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Painter Growth Story - Logan - $50k last YEAR to $75k this MONTH in just 60 days… “THIS HAS CHANGED MY FAMILY!”

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Ep 58. Brian Drucks - Finding The Perfect Match For Your Painting Business

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Ep 57. Lisa Hudson - President of Fresh Coat Painters - The Path to 250 Franchisees

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EP 56 - Javante Battle - Is Your Cup Feeling Empty? Watch This…

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EP 55. Jesse Teron - Scaling Through Acquisition. Working IN the business, working ON the business, and working ABOVE the business.

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Ep 54. Brad Samuels - How Do Psychedelics & Busines Mix

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Mike’s Solo - How To Handle ANY Objection (Sales Training)

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Ep 53. Gavin Simpson - How To Sell Your Business In 2 Years

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Ep 52. Chris Kiefer - Automations Unleashed: Boosting Your Painting Business Efficiency

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Live Coaching Call - Gilbert - From Overwhelmed to Organized: The Power of Task Delegation

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Ep 51. Luke Hansen - From Idea to Reality: The Story Behind Company Cam

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Ep 50. Maggie Kuyper - Don’t Go To The PCA Expo (Until You Listen To This!)

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Lift-Off 2024 - How To Set (And Hit) Aggressive Growth Goals in Your Painting Business

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Ep 49. John Morgan III - How To Book $2M/Year From Door To Door

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Ep 48. Jacob Ransom - The ACTUAL Facebook Ad Strategy Every Painter Should Use

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Ep. 47 - Daniel Honan - Everything you need to consider to relieve your tax burden.

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Ep. 46 - Joel Mercado - 5 Personal Habit REQUIREMENTS (for successful entrepreneurs)

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Mike's Solo - How to Identify What YOUR Constraint Is

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Live Coaching Call - Maddox - How To Avoid Unreliable Painters In 4 Steps (and Much More)

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Ep. 45 - Danny Dion - How To Get 100,000+ Followers On Instagram (and 230k on Tik Tok)

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Ep. 44 - Marc Latreille - How to run a 7-figure painting business only 6 months of the year

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Ep. 43 - Jordan Kipnes - Exposing The TRUTH Behind Student Painting (CEO Of Student Works West)

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Live Coaching Call - Gage - Marketing Math & Scaling Lead Flow Scientifically.

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Ep. 42 - Tom Droste - How To Standardize Your Pricing (Founder of Estimate Rocket)

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Ep. 41 - Brad Copes - How To Run Your Business (Instead Of It Running You) - Tips From MY First Business Coach

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Christmas Special: Our message for you.

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Solo - How to reflect on your business (use THIS tool to identify your weaknesses!)

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Ep 40. Dennis Yu - $1B in Ad Spend & SEO Hacks for Painters (Actionable tips from one of the original Search Engine engineers of Yahoo)

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Ep. 39 - Chris Wolf - How To Start and Scale Your Sales Team (Step By Step)

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Ep. 38 - Paul Sanneman - How To Use AI To Simplify Your Recruiting Efforts

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Ep 37. Kevin Wong - Bouncing Back From Bankruptcy - Why Environment Is Always Stronger Than Will.

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Solo - Finding Meaning In It All

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Ep 36. Jason Paris - How To Build Real Wealth (and Freedom) With Your Painting Business

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Ep 35. Marko Sipila - His Entry (and Exit) From ServiceLegend - and Navigating the 3 Levels of Scale in your Service Business

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Painter Growth Story - Elijah Goins; “Painter Growth is a Scam!”

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Ep 34. Sheen Mayberry - PCA’s Partnership Manager; From Politics to Painting (and why you should go to the EXPO)

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Ep 33. Brad Ellison - How To Have A Sales Rep Close $1.5M For You. (Complete Guide)

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Solo - Are You TOO BUSY? LISTEN TO THIS! (Mike’s Priority Management HACK)

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Ep 32. - Jason Leber - From Five Star to Painter1 - How someone with NO painting experience opened 150+ franchise locations

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Ep. 31. Eric Fozz - The WORST Part About Starting My Painting Business… (is painting TOO EASY?)

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Ep 30. Tom Sylvester - How better personal relationships will help you scale your business

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Ep 29. Jill Waters - The Face Behind the Sherwin Williams Pro+ App (And How To Use It To Grow Your Business)

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Solo - Mike’s COMPLETE Recruiting Playbook (Podcast Exclusive)

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Ep 28. Jesse Teron - How to ACTUALLY exit your business (AND keep a cash cow!)

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Ep 27. Brandon Healey - Add A Sales Rep, Increase Close Rate, and Use AI in Your Painting Business. (VP @ SumoQuote)

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Painter Growth Story - Dave & Michelle’s Journey To Fulfillment (& Retirement) Through Their Painting Company

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Ep 26. Nick Slavik - He got kicked in his mouth this summer!

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Ep 25. Tanner Mullen - Everything’s Your Fault (And What To Do About It)

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Crossover Episode - Mike Gore-Hickman's Tips On Scaling Quickly (Profitable Painter Podcast)

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Ep 24. Tom Reber - The Contractor Fight. How To Fix The S**t Between Your Ears

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Ep 23. Lucas Jensen - The Three Things EVERY (Successful) Painting Contractor Needs...

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Crossover Episode - Mike Gore-Hickman's Complete Residential Sales System (Basecoat Brainiac Podcast)

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Ep 22. Austin Netzley - Scale From 6 to 7 Figures (without more hours or ad spend)

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Ep 21. Chris Salisbury - From Couch Surfing To Building 1,200+ Cabinet Doors Each Day (Never REPAINT Kitchen Cabinets Again!)

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Ep. 20. Brad Samuels - Using His Painting Business To Fund His Spirituality - Rock Climbing, Psychedelics, and Inner Peace

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Ep. 19. Corrie Leister - The Cabinet Queen, Female Painters, and Family Values

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Ep. 18. Ryan Groth - Scaling HUGE (and fast) - CEO of Sales Transformation Group

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Ep. 17. Wayne Scherger - CertaPro Co-Founder to Freshcoat COO (and his incredible story) - INDUSTRY TITAN

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Ep. 16. Aaron Edward - $4M/year SIMPLE painting business (+EOS Framework)

321

Ep.15 Haakon Hansen - How To SELL Your Painting Company And Maximize Enterprise Value

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Ep.14. Maggie Kuyper - $8M/year PEOPLE FIRST business… with subs?!

323

Ep.13. Micah Stelter: $1.5M to $10M/year in 5 years - Scaling One Of The Largest Painting Companies In The Country

324

Live Coaching Session: FLT Painting - A hiring problem... Or Is It?

325

Ep 12. Jason Phillips: The Ethical Reason You Should Scale Your Painting Business (And How)

326

Ep 11. Torlando Hakes: Leadership, Recruiting, and Understanding What Your Painters Want

327

Painter Growth Story: Joe Martinta - 10x’d his business in 5 months - 9k - 90k/mo ...“I gave you my rent money!”

328

Ep. 10. John Evans - Startup to 93+ Franchise Locations In <10 years [Everline Coatings]

329

Ep 9. Jason Paris: $10 Million/Year And The Lessons Learned Along The Way

330

Ep. 8. Ryan Davis: Owner Operator To Absent Owner

331

Ep 7. Daniel Honan: How To MAKE MORE MONEY In Your Painting Business

332

Ep 6. Austin Houser: How To Get To The Top of Google... FOR FREE

333

Ep 5. Eric Fozz: Virtual Estimates, Haters, & Breaking The Industry

334

Ep 4. Brad Ellison: Family First $4M/Year Painting Business

335

Painter Growth Story: Jahden Nguyen - The Personal Growth Journey ($0-65k/month)

336

Ep 3. Jesse Teron: How To Run A $1M/Year Painting Company In Less Than 15 Hours/Week

337

Ep 2. Nick Slavik: From Technician to Manager to Leader ($3M/yr Growth Story)

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Ep 1. Tanner Mullen: How To Pack Your Team With Rockstars (And Make A REAL Impact)

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Ep: 00 - The Trailer