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Spectora Spotlight with Carla Heatherly, 100 episodes.

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How to Grow a Stronger Inspection Business in 2026 - Mark Hummel - Ep. 144

2

Don’t Do That! How Inspector Brent Fletcher Built His Business & 500K Followers - Ep. 143

3

Building a Brand Without Extra Work - Lauren Hughes - Ep. 142

4

The Simple Extras That Win You Clients - Lauren Hughes - Ep. 141

5

AI Tools Inspectors Actually Use, Part 2 - Chris Skinner - Ep. 140

6

AI Tools Inspectors Actually Use, Part 1 - Chris Skinner - Ep. 139

7

Hey! We're Coming Back!

8

Yon Lucas & Brian Long on YouTube, Home Maintenance Packages, and Learning from Each Other

9

$850 AVERAGE inspection price tag?! - Thomas Filippone - Ep. 138

10

From employee to owner: how Matt Stonesifer bought the company he worked at - Ep. 137

11

NAR settlement & implications for home inspectors & buyers - Leigh Brown - Ep. 136

12

Starting, growing and passing down a home inspection business - The Precise Inspecting Team, Ep. 135

13

Co-op model, recommending contractors & home services value adds - Ep. 134

14

Chuck Ryan on being a consultant FOR LIFE + multi-inspector wisdom - Ep. 133

15

Dylan Morgan on testing assumptions, differentiation & marketing - Ep. 131

16

From part-time to moving partnerships & annual maintenance inspections - Ep. 130 w/ Mike Marden

17

Social Media Playbook - How to Win Agents on Instagram - Bailey McHugh - Ep. 129

18

Differentiation & openness to solutions homeowners want - Shannon Bloemker, Ep. 128

19

First year income, senior education & baked ziti to win over agents - David Van Vurst - Ep. 127

20

Being a boss vs. leader, spouse dynamics and balancing mom'ing & working - Shante Lambert - Ep. 126

21

The youth movement in home inspections is sliding into those DMs - Ryan Wall - Ep.#125

22

AGENTS - Stop asking your inspectors to charge less! Episode #124 - Randy Lambert

23

COVID Come ups, finding your niche, AI & Walk n Talks - Michael Szeto - Ep. #123

24

Home Inspectors in the Northeast and Associations - Jameson Malgeri - Ep. #122

25

What is Spectora up to + MVVC talk - Mike & Kevin - Ep. 121

26

Wisdom from a low-key legend in pest control and home inspections - Brandon Lunsford - Ep. #120

27

Commercial Inspection Secrets - Lance Coffman - Ep #119

28

Dealing with a market that’s used to low prices & established companies - Nic Gawletz, Ep. 118

29

Building trust, cookies, charging more and being humble, hungry and smart - Jake Edenfield

30

Spouse support, selfless belief, serendipity in rural areas & more - Lauren & Clay Hughes

31

Co-op-itition? How working WITH your competitors can HELP you - Chad & Matt

32

It’s not about what you know, it’s how you carry yourself - David Scruggs, Part 2

33

The 2 keys to avoiding claims risk as a home inspector - Elite MGA

34

Home inspection legend on acquisitions, mistakes & why Private Equity ain’t so bad

35

Don’t Let Fear be the Motivator & Surrounding Yourself with Positive Energy

36

Howard Burch on Confidence to Raise Your Prices, Using Chat GPT & Pre-Drywall

37

Casting a big vision, not just making a living - Cory Seawright

38

Who call centers are not right for and why compensation of reps matters - Sterling Cox

39

Flippin the script when it comes to Realtor relationships - Dave Adams

40

Are we in a 657 BILLION Dollar Industry? - Erin Guyton

41

Creating systems & using automation to run your home inspection business - Scott Knudson

42

Industry changes & how Spectora is responding - Mike & Kevin

43

Egos, operating in a recession & owning your mistakes - Floyd & Sandra Gibbs

44

Dealing with adversity, recessions & mental health - Thomas Filippone

45

”Always be Relationship-ing!” - Eric Coates on what he teaches new inspectors

46

First Year Tips from a Successful Home Inspector - David Scruggs

47

Fords, Flirs & Interest Rates - Amanda Sprinkling-Felt

48

Going Out on Your Own, Gen Z Advice & Bears in 7M Houses - Gabe Deiro

49

Gettin Awkward with Agents, Open Houses & Vulnerability - Bryan Zionskowski

50

Why Veterans thrive in the home inspection industry - Howard Burch

51

Using Insta + Advanced to grow in a recession - Eric Harmon

52

How to use Instagram and breakfast to get inspections - Blaine Wallace Interview

53

Do you KYN home inspectors?! JT back again to drop wisdom...

54

”Let me be your 3rd inspector” - Trish Wise on content, Google Reviews & more

55

Your clients want a home consultant! See how Inspect Canada handles their biz

56

Recession proofing your business through partnerships - Spectora Team

57

5 takeaways from the IEB Unite home inspector conference - Mini episode

58

Why staying small can be very profitable in home inspections - Zac Knoblauch

59

Conquering your local market, using social media & future state of the industry

60

Taking a journey through the first year as a home inspector

61

Inspecting million dollar 2nd homes + firing crazy people

62

You can’t grow your way out of a bad business model - Hyde Anderson

63

🤯 Getting to a $650 average home inspection price

64

Calling all building performance and home energy nerds!

65

STOP doing this in 2022 when dealing with agents - Realtor Perspective

66

🧐 Why you should care about Spectora NextGen - James & Megan

67

Not Asking Questions is Hearing No - Joe Neese

68

Do it, Write it Down, or Delegate it! - Tim Wojnar

69

Spectora‘s Product Process for 2022 and Beyond

70

First year inspector gets 87% review take rate 🤯

71

Back by popular demand - James Hooper

72

Investing in leaders, training and taking care of clients beyond SOPs - Super Inspector - Part 2

73

How the largest company in the country keeps growing - Super Inspector - Part 1

74

You can‘t work ON your business and IN it at the same time - Chuck Striler

75

Being scrappy in a small town - Alicia Leiviska

76

Mini Episode #2 - Letting go to grow

77

Getting clear on what you want - Greg Bryan

78

No peacocking home inspectors! - Ben Morehead

79

Soft skills, hiring sooner and growing in a smaller community - Josh Ryan

80

No one wants to work with a jerk - Steven Silva

81

Mini Episode #1 - Common home inspector mistakes & how to overcome them

82

Leadership, culture and buy-in from 2 leaders at a top 10 inspection company

83

Playing the long game with Realtors & how to approach agents - Whit Green & Alissa Jenkins

84

Networking as a New Inspector & Doing Things That Don't Scale - Adam Van Wyk

85

ARPI & the future of home inspections - Mike & Kevin

86

Growing Across State Lines & Partnering With Like-Minded Folks

87

First Responders Just Figure Things Out - Bobby Ortiz

88

Work/Life Balance is Bull#$&! -James Hooper

89

Life on the Bubble & What Client Success Means - Katie & Lulu

90

Buying vs. Building a Home Inspection Business - Tom George

91

YOU are the Product, Home Inspector - Andrew & Sarah Wilson

92

The More Common Home Inspector's Journey - Jed Kaessner

93

How a Top 10 Home Inspection Company Handles Training, Buy-in & Culture

94

Changing an Industry By Being a Part of Something Bigger - Jennifer Riley

95

How Tim Gets 20 Extra Inspections a Month From Writing

96

Using Creativity, Confidence and Hustle as a New Inspector

97

Home Inspector SEO in 2021: What You Need to Know

98

Becoming the Chick-Fil-A of Home Inspections - Nick Wright

99

How Industry Outsiders Have Scaled a Home Inspection Company in 4 Years - Brit & Lance Coffman

100

Do You Have a Vision for Your Business? - JT Edgren