Cleaner, MSW, Plumber Podcast

Guests: John & JC Billone of NuFlow Services of Upstate New York

Ben and his brother-in-law are fourth-generation owners at Levine Brothers Plumbing in Canada, but that didn’t come easy. Twenty years after taking over, here's how they’ve maintained success in the family business. To learn more about Ben and Levine Brothers please visit Levinebros.ca . Please remember to like and subscribe to keep more great content coming.

Blake, at only 42 years old, sees himself as one of the old guys now. He’s experienced the plumbing business from both the corporate and self-employed side. Now he enjoys the plumbing business behind a desk where he both estimates and educates. To learn more about Blake and Dauenhauer visit dauenhauerplumbing.com. Please like and subscribe to keep more of this content coming.

Al Fagundes of Fagundes Plumbing is the son of Portuguese immigrants. Moving back to Portugal on his own at age 13 taught Al a second-to-none work ethic and appreciation for building your own business. Visit Al Fagundes plumbing at .afphpro.com. Please be sure to like and subscribe to keep more great content coming.

Michael Crow started Rezy Services to service his commercial real estate holdings. Recognizing a good opportunity when he saw one, he’s now expanded into residential plumbing and relining. Learn more about Michael and REZI at RezyServices.com. Please be sure to like and subscribe to keep more great content coming.

Horacio Franco of H&R Underground started in the residential plumbing sector but a trip to the Pumper Show nearly two decades ago led him down a different path. Horacio is now a full-service underground expert servicing the greater San Francisco area. You can learn more about Horacio and H&R Underground out of California at handrplumbing.com. Please remember to like and subscribe to this p...

Erik Ulvog started Sewer Ninjas as a result of recognizing complementary work to closing real estate transactions. Several years later, Erik recognizes unlimited potential in sewer pipe relining all over Wisconsin and beyond. Learn more about Erik and his relining company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at sewerninjas.com. Please remember to like and subscribe to keep more great content coming.

Tim & Vadim of Irbis recognized a huge opportunity based on clean air regulations in California’s Bay Area. As a result they’ve become a very successful one-stop service provider of plumbing, AC and electrical services. For more information on IRBIS full line of services in the Silicon Valley area please visit irbishvac.com.

Patrick has spent decades in the plumbing industry handling everything from service work to engineering to management, but wasn’t feeling fulfilled. One day his buddy Greg called and, in his words, “sold” him on the plan to grow a nearly $7 million dollar plumbing business in year one. For more on Patrick and Greg’s business visit mrdrainplumbers.com. Grow your business with Patrick’s assistance t...

Gregg Schonhorn has been coaching service business owners how to prepare for private equity acquisition for decades. Here’s what you need to know before you sell. If you’d like to know more about working Gregg you can reach out to him via email at gregg@sfpadvisors.com or cell 973-919-5509 Please be sure to like and subscribe to keep more great guests coming your way.

The PHCC has been training plumbers for decades. The shift from a college education to the trades is an all time high. (SoundBite: 3:08-3:14) Still, the trades, like plumbing, are looking at a shortage of qualified workers. PHCC is adapting and implementing new ways to train the next generation. Listen in. For more information on the PHCC’s education and training please visit phccfoundation.org. P...

Guest: Brady Jolly, Jolly Plumbing (jollyplumbing.com)  With an entrepreneurship degree you might think Brady had aspirations to jump outside his family plumbing business. Not at all the case. From an early age Brady always knew growing Jolly Plumbing was in his blood. Learn more about Jolly Plumbing at jollyplumbingllc.com. Please be sure to like and subscribe to keep more great interviews l...

By his own admission Colin Luttrell was a bit of a messed up kid. Despite no clear cut career path early on, Colin realized, with some help and advice from his own mother, that plumbing could be that road. Check out Colin the Plumber at colintheplumberllc.com. Please be sure to like and subscribe to hear more great interviews like Colin’s.

Ryan Kiscaden recognized that the grey beards in the service segment aren’t getting less grey. So Ryan took it upon himself to start promoting the trades when it counts, to children. You can find Ryan’s books The Water Came to a Stop and The Air Came to a Stop on Amazon. Please be sure to like and subscribe this podcast to keep more great content coming.

Marco was working hard for another company, and putting in night and weekend hours doing plumbing on his own. Ultimately he decided it was time to go full time with his own company. Now, 5 years later, Marco has 50 employees and $15 million in annual revenue. Learn more about Marco and Handy Plumbing at handyplumbingman.com. Please be sure to like and subscribe to hear more great content from succ...

Clayton Lane asked his father to come work for the family business. The response was - go learn the ropes elsewhere and come back when you’re ready. Clayton came back ready and helped grow the family business into a $20 million dollar company which eventually led to a private equity acquisition. Listen in. Learn more about James Lane and their services at JamesLane.com. Please be sure to like and...

A private equity buyout diverted Westie Magnuson from wanting a tattoo of his then employer’s company on his arm to jumping ship on an all new endeavor. Cornel’s plumbing was looking to expand its Portland footprint and Westie embraced his new role as Chief People Officer. Westie contributes articles to Plumber magazine and can be found on social at westiemag. Visit Cornelsplumbing.com to see how...

Mike and brother Mitch acquired the family business, aptly named, The Family Plumber from their Dad. Plumbing wasn’t always in the cards and working with family isn’t always yin and yang but Mike and Mitch have a great chemistry for success.