American Contractor Podcast

Episode 75 - Matt Danskin from Restoration Referral System Live from Win the Storm  Matt Danskin from Restoration Referral System stopped by the booth and shared some knowledge and expertise about how he is helping contractors get more referrals!   **The American Contractor Show is made possible because of our sponsors!** Contractor Coach PRO - Coaching Contractors to Work On IT, Not IN It! Go to ...

Episode 74 - Executive Exteriors Contractor Showcase  This episode is all about the specialty roof industry and how Drake Gordon and the team at Executive Exteriors are building a national brand to serve that part of the market.   When you start working slate, DaVinci, tile, and other specialty roofs, you really need passion to be able to touch these complex systems.  That passion is an art, and i...

Episode 73 - Easily Track Referrals From Your Market  Getting customers to refer their contacts to your business has always been one of the most coveted ways to get new business.  The problem has always been, how do we track and really give our customers and community a streamlined system to refer potential new clients to our business?  Well, Jamey Vumback from Get The Referral tackled this issue...

Episode 72 - Roofing Contractor or Personal Development Company?  For this episode, we traveled to Tyler, TX, and met with Klint and Leeann Koppel, and Joseph Kozel owners of ASAP Roofing and Construction.   They and their amazing team were gracious enough to give us behind-the-scenes access to what makes ASAP Roofing so special, and while most people think it's the number of roofs they install, i...

Episode 71 - iink Payments is Transforming the Insurance Payment Process Remember when contractors got their name listed on the insurance proceeds checks?  Remember how much easier that made the process of getting paid?  Today contractors beg for that to happen again and it rarely if ever does.   Most payments take weeks to complete, Ryan Holliday of iink shows us how their new platform is changin...

Episode 70 - The Transition To Start Selling Solar Just Got Easier  Allen York, the VP of Construction at EagleView stopped by the ACS studio and shared an exciting new product with us!  During his visit, we happened to be discussing solar, and he started to explain this new tool they have integrated into their existing platform and it sounds amazing!  So amazing that we decided to go to the studi...

Episode 69 - 365 Consecutive Murph Workouts - Day 365 Graham Dessert, founder of Roofing 101 is a beast!   His story is amazing, and as a contractor, he set out to do something most people could never dream of accomplishing.  Graham completed a daily Murph workout for 365 days straight!  What is a Murph?  The workout: A 1-mile run, followed by 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, and 300 unweighted squats,...

Episode 68 - What Is Happening at SVG?  We were recently in Phoenix and got to visit the Storm Ventures Group headquarters!  Anthony Delmedico gave us a tour of his new office and gave us a behind-the-scenes look into how the sausage is made at SVG and some insight on some new projects he and his team are working up.  They are also gearing up for the Win the Storm Conference that takes place later...

Episode 67 - Exclusive Look - Atlas Technology Center  Atlas Roofing has spent years perfecting its Core 4 technology, which is really the future of asphalt shingles.   In this episode we get a behind-the-scenes look into the Atlas Roofing R&D technology center, and how they develop and test their products.  If you want to provide the next level of shingle technology to your homeowners, this is wh...

Episode 66 - Chasing Commercial Roofs in Phoenix    The commercial roofing game is alive and well, and these are the guys that are dominating.  In this episode, we spent a day with Paul Reed of North-West Roofing and Jonathan Sherwood of Roofers Helping Roofers as they inspect and sell commercial roofs in Phoenix, AZ.  This is a whole different sales process and they graciously gave us exclusive b...

Episode 65 - The Ultimate Sales Manager   Sales Management is not as easy as it looks, in fact, being an effective sales manager requires a really unique perspective and approach to managing people.   Chuck Thokey is the ultimate sales manager in our industry.  He has managed teams that have sold over $100M+ in annual revenue, and now helps contractors manage and recruit sales teams all over the c...

Episode 64 - Tech Showcase - SumoQuote  Do your estimates help you sell more jobs, or are your estimates COSTING you jobs?  If you haven’t checked out SumoQuote, you need to take a look at this software before your competition does.  SumoQuote is revolutionary in how they help contractors sell more jobs by creating a customer facing estimate that walks your customer through your company’s sales pr...

Episode 63 - HailTrace’s Plan for 2021   Matt Grassmyer of HailTrace joins Troy Clymer and John Dye to discuss what to expect for the 2021 hail season!   **The American Contractor Show is made possible because of our sponsors!**   Atlas Roofing - Shingles - Providing premium quality roofing and insulation products for distribution throughout the world. Go to www.atlasroofing.com to learn more!   C...

Welcome to the American Contractor Summit, 8 Figure Contractor Panel!   This is the panel that you want to hear as these contractors that have persevered and grown their business to over $10M in annual revenue discuss the things that they are seeing in the industry right now!   If you want to watch the rest of the Summit, you can watch all of the sessions live as well as the archived sessions by p...

Episode 59 - Aaron Christy - Hit $10M in Revenue in YEAR 2  **DISCLAIMER** This was shot on the American Contractor Summit stage, as we were testing audio and video. The video is good, but the audio had some issues we hadn't worked out yet. The reason we are posting this is that the content is AMAZING! We could not keep this from you in good conscience! Enjoy and we will see you at the Summit on J...

Episode 58 - Butch Lockhart Live From The American Contractor Summit Stage We are gearing up for the American Contractor Summit!  We are live on the actual stage that in just a few days will feature some of the best minds in our industry!  Today, we are giving you a preview and we were able to get Butch Lockhart to join us!   Butch Lockhart is the President of Roof Solutions based out of Indianapo...

Episode 55 - Exclusive Interview With Letitia Hanke   Meet Letitia Hanke, Founder and CEO of ARS Roofing, Gutters and Solar out of Santa Rosa, CA.   Letitia is impacting our industry in amazing ways, beyond just a construction company.   She has been featured on Mike Rowes Returning the Favor, as well Kelly Clarksons Show, but even more amazing, she has established The LIME Foundation, which is fo...

Episode 52 - Contractor Showcase - Apex Restoration & Roofing  We got to travel to Denver and meet the team at Apex Restoration & Roofing.  It was an honor to meet this team and spend time with them, and learn about what makes Apex special.   Michael Dye, along with his wife Kristine, has put together an amazing team that contributes greatly to the success at Apex.   A really cool part of Apex is...

Episode 50 - Changes That Create Massive Opportunity There are times in history when consumers make drastic changes in their behaviors, changes that cause companies to experience massive loss in market share, and other businesses to explode. We believe now may be one of those times in history. Today we got to meet with Klint & Leeann Koppel and Joseph Kozelof ASAP Roofing & Constructionbased out o...

Episode 51 - Dealing With an Insurance Carrier After a Home Fire  We traveled to Colorado for this episode and got to meet a Tony and Missy.   They live near Grand Lake and their lives have been turned upside down by the recent Colorado wildfires.  They were gracious enough to let us on their property and get a glimpse into the process they are going through, as they put back the pieces of their h...

Episode 49 - Stanley Bastek Breaks Down the Status of Atlas Roofing in 2020   We got into the Atlas Roofing Headquarters in Atlanta Georgia and got to sit down with Stan Bastek, the new VP of Sales and Marketing, and get a status report on how Atlas fared in 2020.     Just like most businesses in our nation, they have had to overcome some challenges and come out the other side having gained knowle...

Episode 48 - Contractor Showcase - Cornerstone Construction   For this Contractor Showcase Installment, we catch up with our friend, Hunter Ballew and his team at Cornerstone Construction based out of Greenville, SC!     These guys are growing so much more than just a roofing or construction company, at only 3 years old, they now have branches all over the nation and are serving thousands of prope...

Episode 47 -  The Measurement Tool ALL Contractors Should Use  If you have ever replaced a roof, you may have used a satellite measurement tool of some sort to provide you with measurements.   RoofScope has been doing this for contractors for years, but they have managed to take this technology and make it work for you in ways that most contractors probably never knew were possible!  If you are a...

Episode 45 -  Marketing Has Evolved  Marketing used to be this mysterious dark hole for contractors…. You would pay a firm to produce leads for you, hoping they would generate enough business to get your company work!  Well in 2020, so much has changed!  Marketing has become completely different, and most of the power has been placed in your hands.  The tools have become so much easier to use and...

Episode 44 -  Xactimate Training From C3 Group C3 Group is a public adjusting firm, but what most people don’t realize is that C3 has amassed a massive amount of knowledge of how to properly use tools like Xactimate and as one of the few certified Xactimate trainers they have developed one of the most comprehensive Xactimate training platforms in the industry.  Andrew Behrens joins us for this epi...