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Remodelers On The Rise — 400 episodes

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How to Actually Use AI in Your Remodeling Business with Eric Fortenberry

2

Creating Budget Clarity During the Design Process

3

Kyle's Reminders from The Rise Conference

4

How to Hire Better and Build a Stronger Remodeling Team

5

How One Remodeler Is Practically Using AI

6

Building Something Bigger Than Remodeling

7

Building a Company Clients Remember

8

Is It Ever Enough? A Conversation About Striving for More

9

Five Scenes from a Remodeling Business in 2026

10

The Most Important Page on Your Website

11

Time Kills Deals! Reducing Design & Project Development Timeframe

12

DataX and the AI Workforce Every Remodeler Needs

13

How To Make More Money In Your Remodeling Business

14

AI That Sells While You Sleep

15

What Is The Highest And Best Use Of My Time Right Now?

16

Building a High End Client Experience

17

Clarity + Accountability (And Why Your Business Needs Both)

18

From Burnout to Balance as a Business Owner

19

From Chaos to Clarity: Your 3 Step Financial Plan for Remodeling Success

20

What Your Remodeling Business Is Actually Worth (And How to Increase It)

21

You Can’t Scale What’s Stuck in Your Head

22

The Truth After 18 Years in Business: There Is No Shortcut

23

Know Your Numbers and Then Do Something About It

24

Lessons From a Fred Case Award Finalist

25

Simple KPIs, Clearer Accountability

26

Faith + Business: Kyle on The Generous Business Owner

27

Taking the Chaos Out of Construction

28

More Focus on Fewer Things

29

You Don't Scale, Your Team Does: Building Teams That Last

30

Practical Marketing for Remodelers

31

From Handyman Roots to Strategic Growth

32

When the Butterflies Fade: Rediscovering Purpose in Your Business

33

AI Is Great, But You Have to Use Your Brain First

34

Protecting Your Work-Life Balance While Scaling Your Remodeling Business

35

Building a Balanced Business

36

Move Quickly, Don't Rush: 12 Reminders From 2025

37

Slow Down and Reflect: Three Simple Ways to Review Your Year as a Remodeler

38

Level 10 Meetings That Actually Work

39

Built to Last: Lessons from a Second Generation Design Build Remodeler

40

Remodel Your Marriage with Dr Joshua Straub

41

Optimism Through the Hard Seasons

42

Plan Better, Build Better: Virtual Design That Works

43

Working Together: Lessons from a husband and wife remodeling team

44

Stories That Sell: A Remodeler's Guide to Better Sales Conversations

45

Build to Give Back: A Remodeler's Guide to Generosity

46

It's NOT All About Business

47

The Golden Goose of Aging in Place with Chris Moore

48

Building Your Remodeling Business with Purpose

49

How Much Can Your Remodeling Biz Afford to Spend on Marketing? (Hint: it's not X% of revenue)

50

Reclaiming Your Life: A Conversation with Dr. Noah St. John

51

What Great Leaders Say — and How They Say It

52

Be Good, Not Just Nice: Leadership and Integrity with Pete Burak

53

Building a Client-First Remodeling Business

54

"We Painted the Wrong House" - Lessons Learned from My Son's Summer of Entrepreneurship

55

Onboarding That Works: How To Set Up New Hires for Long-Term Success

56

Recapping the Rise Conference: Ideas, Inspiration, and Implementation

57

Live from the RISE Conference: Ask Kyle Anything (and Everything)

58

A Historic Craftsman and Physical Therapist Start a Remodeling Business

59

From Hustling to Leading: Dan's Journey at Ford Custom Renovations

60

Crafting a Strong Remodeling Business with Curtis Lawson

61

From Hammer to Helm: Letting Go of the Tools and Leading the Team

62

Starting, Struggling, Succeeding: Rob Fisher on Building a Remodeling Business

63

Moving Beyond DIY Marketing: How This Remodeler Transformed His Website and Strategy

64

How Remodelers Can Fix Culture and Boost Morale

65

Want a Stronger Team? Start with These 4 Leadership Habits

66

10 Ways to Stay Upbeat (When Business Has You Feeling Beat Up)

67

Planning for the Unexpected: Protecting Your Remodeling Business

68

Effectively Choosing Your Next Hire

69

Live from JobTread Connect: Real Insights from Industry Leaders

70

How Remodelers Invest Their Work Time (And Why It Matters)

71

A Trip Through Kyle's Calendar: Real Business Conversations from the Week

72

Inside Kyle's Head: 9 Things Remodelers Need to Hear This Week

73

What Every Remodeler Should Know About Growing Smart

74

"Our Brand Is Our Promise": Building Trust Through Great Branding

75

Remodelers Ask, Kyle Answers

76

Streamlining Sales for Remodelers

77

Strengthening Your Company Culture with Danielle Russell

78

4 Numbers Every Remodeler Needs to Know

79

Building a Top Remodeling Team: DISC & Leadership

80

Who Is Your Next Hire? Strategic Team Building for Remodelers

81

Understanding and Optimizing the Taxes You Pay

82

Leveling Up Your Remodeling Business: Marketing, Sales & Strategy Check-In

83

Employee Engagement: The Four Drives That Motivate Your Team

84

Building a Remodeling Brand: Marketing, Storytelling, & Client Experience

85

8 Takeaways from JobTread Connect

86

How to Build a Successful Remodeling Business

87

Building a Successful Sales Process

88

Go Niche or Go Home!

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Grading Your Life: Insights to Thrive in 2025

90

A Strategic Approach to Smaller Projects

91

5 Marketing Resources To Generate Quality Leads

92

Kyle's Personal Project Experience With A Local Contractor

93

Building Strategic Partnerships for Marketing Success

94

The Importance of Strategic Planning in Your Marketing

95

The Power of Peer Groups

96

A Review of A.J.'s Design + Sales Process

97

SEO Strategies for Local Success

98

Effective Marketing for Remodelers with Logan Shinholser

99

Here Are The Metrics That Top 10% Remodelers Review Every Month

100

Managing Your Team Well: Effective One-on-One Meetings

101

The Value of Continuous Improvement

102

The Benefits of Cost-Plus Pricing

103

Using KPIs to Make Informed Decisions and Drive Business Improvement

104

5 Free Financial Resources for Your Remodeling Business

105

Marriage, Life, and a Remodeling Business: Working Well with Your Spouse

106

The Power of Consistency in Staying in Touch with Previous Clients

107

Creating a Clear Progression and Training Program for Your Team

108

Streamlining Your Estimating

109

Investing in Team Development for Long-Term Success

110

Fostering Teamwork and Positivity in Your Remodeling Business

111

Enhancing Your Sales Process and Building Your Work-Life Integration

112

Tips for Married Business Owners

113

Strategic Partners and Packaging Project Development

114

The Power of a Positive Mindset and Clear Vision

115

The Importance of Having a Financial Plan

116

2 Topics Today: Crank Up The SOPs & Crank Up The Marketing

117

Pricing for Profitability: Lessons Learned

118

Proven Tips for Your Remodeling Business

119

Optimizing Your Sales Process: Technology and Strategies for Success

120

From Challenges to Triumph: Jared Lewis on Building a Successful Remodeling Business

121

41 Little Observations About Life

122

Are You Ready to Hire?

123

Honing Your Process: SOPs for Design, Development, and Beyond

124

6 Hiring Myths Remodelers Need to Know

125

Why Do You Want to Grow Your Remodeling Business?

126

Using DISC to Build Your Dream Remodeling Team

127

Do You Have These 3 Things Dialed In?

128

The Team. The Team. The Team

129

The Power of Charging for Design and Development

130

Keeping Your Business & Marriage Strong: Lessons in Running a Remodeling Business with Your Spouse

131

How to Build a Strong Remodeling Business

132

The Power of Project Scheduling: A Conversation with Paul McManus

133

Mapping Your Path to Success: Tools and Strategies for Vision Planning

134

Building Know, Like, and Trust: 1 Remodelers Success Story

135

Navigating Job Costing in Your Remodeling Business

136

What's Your Dream Remodeling Business?

137

Behind The Scenes With JobTread: Two Remodelers Share Their Experiences

138

Implementation Matters

139

Leading Your Remodeling Team to Success with Vicki Suiter

140

JobTread? Other Software? It Doesn't Matter Unless You IMPLEMENT IT

141

How "Open Book Management" Has Worked Wonders for This Remodeler

142

Leveling Up Your Sales Process

143

Effectively Marketing Your Remodeling Business

144

Remodeler, Know Your Numbers!

145

Driving Traffic and Converting Leads: 4 Keys Remodelers Need to Understand

146

From $250k to $2.5 Million Through the Power of Referrals

147

Remodelers On The Rise is Celebrating 15 Years in Business!

148

Who's Your Next Hire and WHY?

149

Time Management: Identify Your Bottlenecks and Learn This Foundational Skill

150

Keys To Success For A Strong Remodeling Business!

151

The Power of Strategic Partnerships in Your Remodeling Business

152

Creating a Culture of Service

153

The Power of Data: Adapting to Shifting Consumer Insights in the Remodeling Industry

154

Transform Your Team's Attitude (From Bad to GREAT) Like This Remodeler

155

Cost of Project Execution Training Live and In-Person

156

The Importance of Estimating for Profitability in Remodeling

157

Generate Great Project Leads in 2023 (and beyond) - Here's the marketing to focus on!

158

A Behind The Scenes Look at Our Crafting the Client Experience Event

159

Job Tread, BuilderTrend, Co-Construct - Oh My! How to Successfully Implement Software in Your Remodeling Business

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Unlocking Success: The Power of Accurate Job Costing in Remodeling Business

161

Impactful Interviewing Skills Remodelers Need to Learn

162

2 Quick Tips to Strengthen Your Sales Process

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How This Remodeler Grew Their Business to $5.2 Million With Coaching

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How 1 Remodeler is Creatively Utilizing Overseas Help

165

Inspiring the Next Generation of Craftspeople

166

Growing Your Remodeling Business with Video

167

The Quick 5

168

10 Ways You Can Give Your Clients a Remarkable Remodeling Experience

169

Core Pillar: Financials

170

An Interesting Conversation with 2 Authors of "Pretty Good House"

171

Wildcard Topics to Help Strengthen Your Remodeling Business

172

Resources That I Recommend

173

Should You Start a Podcast Like This Remodeler?

174

Templates, Templates, Templates!

175

Finishing the Final 5% Well

176

Kyle's Thoughts on the Last 10 Remodelers Community Topics

177

Have you heard about JobTread? Kyle Interviews the Founder

178

What Does It Take to Make Consistent Progress?

179

Rapid-Fire Questions with Kyle

180

How to Create a Realistic and Solid Plan for the New Year

181

The Advantages (& How to!) of Work In Progress (WIP) Accounting

182

A Fresh, Modern, Proven, & Powerful Way to Estimate and Price Your Projects!

183

Recruiting Starts with Retention

184

Leveraging Referrals

185

Effectively Working with a Designer Who is Out of State

186

5 Stories from Kyle's Coaching Calls

187

The Muddy Shoes Architect Shares His Expertise

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A Clear Game Plan for TRAINING Your Field Team

189

Why Did Kyle Switch from a Simple IRA to a 401k? Should You Too?

190

3 Critical Things A Remodeler Must Know

191

The Softening Market and What You Need To Do About It!

192

Here's an Exact Blueprint for Your Pre-Construction Meetings!

193

5 Essential Tips for Canvas

194

Capacity-Based Mark-Up - How These 2 Remodelers Are Charging for Their Work

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Let's Talk About Your Sales Process

196

What's Kyle's Story?

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31 Remodelers Give Advice for Running a Successful Remodeling Business!

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How to Use Your Website & Marketing to Save Time, Pre-Qualify Leads, Leverage Automation, and Close Higher-Margin Projects with Spencer Powell

199

Remodelers On The Rise Profile: Josh Nelson, Nelson Builders

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The Final 5%: How to Finish Your Remodeling Projects Strong - Part 2

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The Final 5%: How to Finish Your Remodeling Projects Strong - Part 1

202

Your Questions About Running a Strong Remodeling Business!

203

Financial Independence for Remodelers with David Gerstel

204

Using Personality Tests (Like DISC) to Lead Your Team Well with Jef Forward

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How Remodelers Make and Save Money with Job Costing with Diane Gilson

206

Calendly, MailChimp, and Automatic Prospect Follow-Up with Dave Pollard

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3 Things Every Remodeler Must Understand

208

Remodeler, Are You Charging Enough?

209

Building Financial Value and Net Worth with Erik Jackson

210

Building Your Business Around 1 Type of Project

211

"The Myth Of The Markup" - Michael Anschel & Kyle Hunt

212

From $850,000 to $5,200,000 in Sales - The Power Of Coaching & Implementation

213

Why & How One Remodeler Changed Their Business Name & Branding

214

Feeling Beat Up About Recruiting Your Next Great Hire? Listen to This!

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Job Costing Is Critical

216

Holding a Productive Monthly Leadership Meeting

217

See This Remodeler's Strategy for Instagram!

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See This Remodeler's Strategy for Instagram!

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Successfully Charging for Design and Project Development

220

Strategic Planning for Your Remodeling Business with Doug Howard of Remodelers Advantage

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Don't Give Away Your Design & Project Development Time! Start Charging More

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Setting Boundaries with Clients with Michael Knoche

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This Remodeler has $2,500,000 In Sales with a 15% Net Profit and Too Much Stress!

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"What do you even do, Kyle?"

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10 Things Remodelers Need to Remember to Finish October Strong

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Winning the Contractor Fight with Tom Reber

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How to Organize Your Sales Pipeline & Best Practices for Following Up with Prospects

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6 Hiring Myths That Hold Remodelers Back from Success with Ed Earl

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Advice for Running a Successful Remodeling Business

230

Batting Practice!

231

Feeling Worn Out?

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Productivity & Planning in Your Remodeling Business - Part 2

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The Worst Podcast Ever!

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Productivity and Planning

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Why is Estimating so Vitally Important to Being Profitable?

236

Detailed Flow Chart: From Their First Impression Warranty Follow-Ups, Here's How to Stay on Track

237

How Do You Create a Wonderful Place to Work?

238

The Curse of Too Many Leads and How to Leverage It for the Future

239

What are you looking to get out of your remodeling business?

240

Setting Key Goals in Your Remodeling Business

241

Expected vs Actual - Take it More Seriously

242

Getting Your Production Team Involved with Estimating

243

Are you making $90,000 when you should be making $150,000+? Here's why.

244

The ROI of Kindness with Brian Biro

245

Why WIP Accounting Matters

246

How 2 Remodelers are Using the Canvas App in Their Business

247

Quick Advice to Fire You Up About Your Remodeling Business

248

What Is Something You Need To Fix In Your Business and WHY?

249

Know Your Numbers: The Fundamentals

250

Getting Over Your Head-Trash Around Charging for Design & Project Development

251

How To Have Hard Conversations About Material Costs

252

A Quick History of the Remodeling Industry

253

Should you niche down and only focus on kitchens?

254

Move Up The "Moment of Truth"

255

Using Your Website to Qualify Leads

256

Are You Just Going to Go Through the Motions?

257

Business Transition Planning – Planning for Your Departure and the Future of your Business

258

From Swinging the Hammer to Running a Business: Strategies for Taking your Remodeling Company to the Next Level

259

Remodeler, Go Get Some Google Reviews!

260

Valuable, Repeatable, Teachable: An Estimating Approach with SOLID Job Costing!

261

Charging for Design and Project Development: One Remodeler's Success Story

262

Why can't I find rockstar employees?

263

Planning: This Month, Next Month, The Following Month

264

Keeping Your Head Up in Turbulent Times

265

Is Your Business Fit?

266

Design Methodology: A Discussion on Process - Takeover with Michael and Dave!

267

Don't Leave Your 2021 To Chance - How To Budget & Plan For A Successful Year

268

Remodeler, You Need to Push Your Comfort Zone!

269

Holiday Marketing for Remodelers

270

"Skills are Cheap, Passion is Priceless"

271

In Marketing, Focus Less on What to Do and More on Doing It

272

Keeping a Positive Attitude During COVID

273

10 Questions to Ponder in the 4th Quarter

274

Letting Go of Control as an Owner

275

How to Combat an Abundance of Backlog and Increased Cycle Time

276

Job Costing with Diane Gilson

277

Is "Free" a Four-Letter Word?

278

What Are You Going to Stop Doing?

279

Answering your questions: Employee Management, Job Costing, Trade Partners, Google Listings, and more!

280

Questions Your Remodeling Prospects Want You to Answer

281

Charge more for your work. You're worth every penny. Tell that voice in your head to shut up

282

Learn To Grow Without Growing Your Risk

283

Lessons I've Learned

284

"Take Your Wife on a Date" - Improving Your Business and Building Work/Life Balance

285

Mini and Live Coaching Call: Technology, Project Expectations, and More!

286

You're on the right path with your remodeling business, let's take the next step!

287

When is it time to hire help?

288

Fresh Ideas for Recruiting and Retaining Employees

289

Lessons Learned from Rebranding Our Remodeling Business and Passing it on to the Next Generation

290

10 Tips to Improve Your Initial Phone Call

291

What's Your Markup?

292

It's not always about the money - Perks and benefits to offer your employees/team

293

50 Remodelers on How to Run Your Business Well

294

Track Your Leads! When You Measure Your Marketing, You Can Improve It!

295

You Can't Do It All, So What's Your Plan?

296

How to Communicate with Your Team to Create a More Profitable Remodeling Business

297

Go All-In on Your Ideal Client - Live Q&A with Tate Watson

298

A Montage of Topics

299

Are you delivering a remarkable client experience?

300

Estimating: You owe me for the years, not the hours

301

Create An Organized Sales Pipeline - It will help you close more remodeling sales!

302

Remodeler: Your Time Is Valuable - Charge for Design & Estimating!

303

What is the biggest mistake construction companies make when it comes to hiring people?

304

How do I say "No..." well?

305

Honor the Absent

306

Don't Be Ashamed of Asking for the Money You've Earned

307

Getting Clients to Sign a Project Design & Development Agreement

308

Set Yourself Up for Hiring Success

309

Bring Excitement and Energy

310

The Value of Follow-Up

311

Remodelers: 6 Steps to Building Your Marketing Plan

312

Make a Big Deal About Change Orders

313

How can I grow my remodeling side business to get to a point where I am comfortable leaving a steady job? (The answers are important for established remodelers too!)

314

Crafting a Company Culture that Creates Strong Employees

315

Reduce your cycle time

316

Change your attitude, behavior, and get over it.

317

Get a Handle on Your Budget

318

Top Five Costly Production Mistakes with Tim Faller from Remodelers Advantage

319

Is it time to raise your markup?

320

How to tackle hard conversations with employees

321

Remodeler, Do you know your numbers?

322

What's your backlog stomach?

323

Getting a glazed, zombie stare during employee meetings? Let's change that!

324

Know Your Value

325

Do you use SMART goals? Discover why they help with productivity and more on The Remodelers Show!

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I'm Trying Something New - The Remodelers Show launched today!

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How to charge for design and project development and how it's a 'win' for your client

328

10 Ways I Can Help Grow Your Remodeling Business

329

The "Bad Boys of Remodeler Marketing" (Spencer & Kyle) Motivate You To Create Content That Provides VALUE To Your Ideal Clients

330

A Smorgasbord of 8 Sales Tips

331

A golden opportunity to integrate more technology into your remodeling business

332

Remodeler: Should you offer handyman services or take on smaller projects during COVID? Hear some good insight from Mike Medford

333

10 Ways To Remain Upbeat Instead of Beat-Up

334

Discussing some things to make you think: A 1-week kitchen remodel? All sub-contractors? 93% sales close rate?

335

5 Keys to Leading Well in a Crisis

336

A recording with 48 remodelers on how to lead your company well through the Coronavirus

337

Do You Just Wing It When You Do Your Initial Phone Call?

338

Remodeler: Do You Ever Feel Like You're Herding Cats?

339

Transparency: You're not going to tell me it's smart to show my clients a price breakdown, are you?

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Hey Business Owner - Stop doing "$10/hour" work! Focus on this instead

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3 Key (And Doable!) Ways To Create a Business Culture that Attracts and Retains Great People

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3 Stories from Remodelers Like You

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Fast-Paced Blitz with Carl Utter

344

Kyle's Marketing Top 10 List for 2020

345

4 Unique & Cutting Edge Ways to Market Your Remodeling Business Online

346

BuilderTREND or CoConstruct?

347

3 Quick Things You Must Understand in Your Remodeling Business

348

A Trip Through Kyle's Evernote

349

A Trip Though Kyle's Inbox

350

The Hodgepodge Episode: Payments, Sales, and Improving Your Business

351

Selling Smarter: Strengthening Your Sales Process from Start to Finish - Part 2

352

Selling Smarter: Strengthening Your Sales Process from Start to Finish - Part 1

353

Improve Your Website by Listening to this Podcast

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How You Can Improve Your Mindset and Confidence to Build a More Successful Life and Remodeling Business

355

Live Recording About Marketing, Your Sales Process, and Exceptional Customer Service

356

What is your unique leadership style and what do you need to do (and not do) to lead your staff and clients more effectively?

357

5 Simple and Powerful Ways to Stay-in-Touch with Previous Clients

358

Your Questions Answered

359

Here's What Happens When You Implement a Strong Sales Process

360

Turn More of Your Remodeling Leads into Paying Projects

361

10 Ways To Deliver a Remarkable Client Experience

362

Growing Your Company Through Self-Awareness & DISC

363

Around the Horn on Marketing, Sales, and Office Management with Bryan Sebring

364

Optimizing Your Online Presence with Spencer Powell

365

Profit First for Contractors

366

Forget About Business Success - Focus on What Really Matters

367

5 Surefire Ways to Attract More Referrals

368

Following Up With Previous Clients

369

Meetings Getting Stale With Your Key Employees? Try This Approach

370

Prioritizing Your Marketing Efforts

371

$10, $100, $1000

372

Using Music To Change Your Mindset

373

Are You Charging Enough?

374

5P: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance

375

Job Cost Reports

376

The One You Feed

377

10 Questions to Ponder This Weekend

378

If you don't do anything about it, nothing changes

379

One Thing

380

A New Way to Look at Employee Recruiting

381

Faith at Work

382

First Impressions

383

10 Tips to Improve Your Initial Phone Call with a New Remodeling Prospect

384

Imagine This

385

How Bad Do You Want It?

386

Eat Your Frog!

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Show 14: Pam Kofsky with Elegant Interior Designs Reveals Her Complete Marketing System and What She Does to Generate New Clients in Her Design/Remodeling Business

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Show 13: Don Kennedy with Pro Master Home Repair shares his ideas on how to never starve as a remodeler and how to build a team that actively sells for you.

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Show #12: Andy Haste with Riverside Construction shares how his weekly strategic meetings have made all the difference in his remodeling business plus shares the very best way he's generating new business.

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Show #11: Kip de Moll shares what to do when you are overwhelmed and stressed out in your remodeling business, how he stepped back and took control of his life and business and fell back in love with remodeling and he shares a great estimating resource

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Show #10: Dave Roberts talks about the power of assembling a strong team that can operate without the owner being there and how he does it, how he bounced back strong from 2009 struggles and how 33% of his business is coming from Houzz

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Show 9: Todd Cella of Utah Basement Kitchen and Bath shares the unique way he hires (he has 35 employees), how cancer changed his life and gave him new 'goggles', the speed of trust, and how he developed a concise and compelling guarantee for his busi

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Show 8: Jason Gettum with Gettum Associates reviews the importance of honesty, integrity, and building confidence into your remodeling sales process

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Show 7: Bill Patrick of EGStolztfus Homes, LLC shares his insights on working with the right people and determining if your working relationship will be a good fit.

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Show 6: Bob Gockeler started his journey as an entrepreneur with $300 and a burning desire to succeed and shares his Fast That Eat the Slow mentality

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Show 5: TJ Elbert with Elbert Construction shares his past mistakes and key things he is doing now to build a great exterior remodeling company

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Show 4: Randall Soules with Scientific Remodeling Systems shares some insightful tips on how to make incremental improvements that pay off big

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3: Neil Parsons with Design Build Pros reveals some powerful ideas for building systems and having the right mindset

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Show 2: Rob Baugher talks about how he made a big change and started running a real business vs letting the remodeling business run him.

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Show 1: Dennis Gehman with Gehman Remodeling shares why he decided to take a big leap of faith and how he became one of the top remodelers in Pennsylvania