Talking TOP 500

This episode features Ed Kailaher, president of Window Depot USA, discussing the company's unique dealer licensee business model. Top 500 Talking points * Window Depot's origin and growth as a network of dealers. * Ed's background in the home improvement industry and his journey to Window Depot. * The advantages of Window Depot's dealer licensee model, emphasizing the "why do this alone?" philosop...

On this Episode of the Talking Top 500 Podcast, Pat and Tim talk with Marcus Sheridan, author of "They Ask, You Answer" about how AI is changing the home improvement industry.  Key points from the conversation today:  Fast Remodeler Live: Marcus will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming software and technology conference in Nashville on May 12th and 13th. Use code PODFRL26 for your listener disc...

Jeff Gear is CEO and Founder of Revamp Companies, which has been a fast-growing home improvement firm since its founding in 2017. Concrete coatings are a big part of the company's business via its TSR Coatings unit, but it now offers decks and windows.   In 2025, the company ranked No. 24 on the TOP 500 list with $160.1 million in revenue on 23,946 jobs. Here are two other facts about Jeff and Rev...

Pat and Tim talk with Jenilee Common the new CEO of Leaf Home.   Then, Pat and Tim talk about Trends to Watch for Professional Remodelers as we move into 2026.    

Drew Weinfurtner, CEO of Great Day Improvements, is a young leader with a lot of responsibility. He runs a company with 11 brands and 120 offices in 48 states and Canada. And Weinfurtner is succeeding. According to the most recent TOP 500 rankings published in August. Great Day ranked No. 3 on the list with $1.64 billion in revenue on 89,064 jobs. It's an amazing enterprise and Drew, along with Ch...

On this episode of Talking Top 500, Patrick O'Toole and Tim Musch sit down with Marcus Sheridan, a former home services company owner who bootstrapped the lead generation of his company using content marketing. His company prospered as a result. His book They Ask, You Answer , a compilation of the marketing lessons he learned, has become a seminal volume for lead-gen marketers. He is now a sought-...

In this episode of Talking Top 500, Patrick O'Toole and Tim Musch sit down with Megan Beattie of Tony Hoty Consulting. Beattie, known to many as the "Lead Queen", shares her expertise which spans sales, marketing, and team management aimed at lead generation. Beattie and Tony Hoty will speak TOP 500 Live held at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on November 17-19, 2025. To learn more visit:  event.qrt...

Jim Ziminski came up through the ranks on the manufacturing side of the industry serving in management roles with Great Lakes Windows and Crane Performance Siding, among others.   More recently and most relevant to the TOP 500 home improvement companies, Ziminski is co-founder of Omnia Exterior Solutions, a private equity backed roofing company that has quickly grown to be one of the biggest firms...

Mark Franzoso, founder and CEO of Franzoso Contracting, and Mark Sackerson, sales manager for Franzoso Contracting, join Patrick O'Toole and Tim Musch, hosts of  Talking TOP 500 , for an interesting conversation about their company and time in the industry. Franzoso is a long-time business owner, having founded Franzoso Contracting in 1980. According to the company's most recent appearance on the ...

This episode of "Talking TOP 500" features Brian Elias, Co-CEO of Refloor, and former CEO of 1-800-Hansons.   We'll see you at Fast Remodeler Live in May! Click here for your $95 ticket!

Tim and Pat sit down Kyle Powers, brand leader for Apex Energy, part of Great Day Home Improvements, one of the largest companies on the Qualified Remodeler TOP 500 list . Kyle has impressive experience for a young home improvement professional. He has previously worked for: Mad City, AHT Windows, Tundraland, Tony Hoty Training & Consulting, Jacuzzi Bath Remodel, and Apex Energy Solutions. He will...

This episode of "Talking TOP 500" features Ryan Shutt, CEO of Southwest Exteriors, an exterior remodeling company based in San Antonio. This year, Southwest is approaching $20 million in revenue. The company's website features a pricing calculator, which appears to go against aspects of sales orthodoxy, but the results speak for themselves. Shutt was a speaker at 2024's TOP 500 LIVE conference in...

Enjoy this special episode of "Talking TOP 500". It's an interview with Power Home Remodeling's Co-CEO Asher Raphael, from this year's TOP 500 LIVE conference in Las Vegas. Upon joining Power as a recent graduate of American University, Raphael did not plan on staying long. But he and his Co-CEO Cory Schiller, saw an opportunity. They set out to create a scalable business model capable of attracti...

Chris Hermes is the CEO & founder of USA Showers in Phoenix Arizona, with over 25 years of successful experience in the home improvement/construction industry. Chris is a respected leader known for his entrepreneurial spirit, strict discipline, and dedication to developing leaders and helping people. With a track record of success and a passion for innovation, he continues to lead USA Showers to n...

Sean McGraw is the Founder of FOR Energy. After graduating from ASU with a degree in Sustainable Energy & Materials, Sean founded Affordable Energy Solutions, which would eventually become FOR Energy, with his father Brian in 2010.  When not performing solar consultations, you can find Sean giving back with the Phoenix 20-30 Club or ASU's GlobalResolve. FOR Energy in Phoenix, AZ provides home ener...

Vince Venditti is an energetic young leader in the home improvement industry. He was previously CMO of American Residential Services and SVP at Leaf Home before making the leap into entrepreneurship. Today he's president and co-owner of Premier Home Pros in Akron, Ohio.  In Talking TOP 500, episode No. 23, Venditti talks about Premier, which just opened its 7th location in Tampa, only 18 months af...

Jeff Gunhus is founder and CEO of Home Genius Exteriors based in Hyattsville, Maryland. Last year the company generated $73.7 million on 3,755 jobs. Remarkably the company is on track to double these figures to $150 million by the end of 2024.   Starting in the early 90s he launched a number of companies across several industries. Then, having just moved from California to Maryland in 2017, he att...

In episode No. 21 of Talking Top 500 , the discussion involves Chadd Castrilli, Vice President of Sales for Dream Home Roofers, which appeared at no. 19 on this year's TOP 500 List with $21 million in revenue on 1,200 completed jobs. Castrilli is an impressive leader in the home improvement industry. He got his start 17 years ago with NuLook Home Designs and rose through the ranks to run the compa...

Adam Shampaine is an energetic young leader in the home improvement industry. He's the CEO of Homefix Custom Remodeling in Baltimore, Maryland. Homefix is a very large company with multiple branches in the mid Atlantic region. Last year the company was ranked No. 33 on the Qualified Remodeler TOP 500 list based on $68.3 million in revenue on 3,963 jobs. There's a lot to unpack about this company a...

Today's discussion is with a well-known leader in the home improvement industry, Adam Kaliner co-founder of Power Home Remodeling.       Power, as many industry observers know, is one of the largest companies in the industry. In 2023, they billed $1.25 billion in sales. That's billion with a capital B.  And the company has a total of 3,500 employees.       Kaliner co-founded the company with his c...

Episode No. 18 is a discussion with one of the brightest rising stars in the home improvement industry—Abby Binder—owner of Abby Windows & Doors, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is a businessperson with a growth mindset. She's always looking for new ways to improve her people and upgrade her processes. She's always ready to take the next step up in revenue and profit. So far, she's been succ...

Professional roundtable groups—comprised of industry peers and led by business consultants—are a familiar feature of the home improvement and remodeling industries. There are peer groups that focus insurance restoration. Others are focused on full-service and design-build remodeling. For home improvement pros a handful of groups come to mind. One of them is Certified Contractors Network, which was...

Beth Biron is a rising star in the home improvement industry. She is the chief marketing and sales officer at Reborn Home Solutions , a leading provider of cabinet refacing, one-day baths and windows based in California.  Beth has nearly 20 years of direct sales and marketing experience in the energy, solar power and home remodeling industries, with an expertise in performance marketing and proces...

Episode No. 15 is with John Anglis, founder of CareFree Home Pros of Avon, Connecticut. CareFree is a Bath Replacement business that generated $9.5 million in revenue in 2022, the last year that Anglis owned the company. This past February, Anglis sold CareFree to Sage Home for an undisclosed cash amount. Anglis is not afraid to tell you about the many bumps in the road he encountered before some...

Among the handful of truly fast-growing home improvement companies—those with plans to grow to be national in scope—Great Day Improvements offers a different path. The company is growing with a ground level, entrepreneurial strategy, and with a deep appreciation for what it takes to run a successful home improvement firm. To that end, companies that have been acquired by Great Day are operated by...