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In this episode of Contractor Radio, Jim sits down with one of the true legends in  business coaching, Michael E. Gerber author of over 35 books including " The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It" , and founder of "The EMyth  Coaching Program that has propelled thousands of people from  technician to business owner.  Some key takeaways in...

On this week's episode of Contractor Radio, Jim sits down with the founder of Kuware, Avi Kumar to discuss his science based approach to marketing. Jim and Avi get into a few of Avi’s 6 equations for marketing success, how to know when to spend money on a marketer and advertising based on your profit margins, and Avi reveals some gold nuggets on How to rank better in Google LSA to immediately...

This episode is the first excerpt from Jim's talk  "Motivation Mastery – Starting & Maintaining Momentum for High Performing Teams"  at the CTRCA lunch and learn earlier this month. You can find the full talk by joining Contractor Coach PRO's social platform: Contractor Collective. Here is the link to join: https://www.contractorcollective.com/ Be sure and tune in to this e...

In this episode of Contractor Radio Jim talks with author, consultant and public speaker Jaynie Smith on how home service contractors can gain the competitive advantage by leveraging metrics and data to create a unique value proposition that will differentiate  themselves from the competition, avoid cliche marketing and branding, and ultimately help better serve the client.  Jim and Jaynie break d...

In this week's episode Jim has a fascinating conversation on sales and persuasion  with neurolinguistics master, author and hypnotist Paul Ross. They talk about Paul's start as a pick up and seduction coach and rise into  sales and negotiation coaching  thought leader.  Paul discusses the importance of language in sales, being a contrarian, the number one reason why prospects do not trus...

In this week's episode, Jim sets down with the founder of Ridgeline Roofing,  Chris Baldus to talk about how the great recession set into motion his path to business ownership. They discuss Chris's approach to  hiring, his background in the home service industry, and about the friendship that shaped Ridgeline into the company it is today.   “Finding good quality people that have the same...

This week's episode is special. Jim recently opened up the 11th Top Rep as always, He usually speaks on personal growth and mindset to open up the event, but this time he was inspired to do things a bit different. His opening for the event was too powerful not to share with our listeners. It was a profound way to kick off the event and we also believe this talk will be a profound way to kick...

This week Jim is back in the studio with Matt Matt Grassmyer with Hailtrace to have a lively conversation about his first 7 years at Hailtrace, his role within the company and how it has evolved since he started, scaling your business with outbound sales and marketing, reframing your attitude to a servant mindset and finally how  to leverage data to help people get a square deal with their insuran...

Marketing Coach Tommy Richardson sat down with owner of Royal Roofing, Heather Hitchcock for this week’s episode. This week, Heather talks about  how she went from making arrangements for her arraignment for a lengthy prison stay, to dedicating her life to God and  building a thriving roofing business while raising children as a single parent and shaping her and her family’s legacy. Some key topic...

In this week's episode, Jim talks with Amazon best selling author, Yaniv Zaid.  Zaid's most current book is "The 21st Century Sales Bible" .    Jim and Yaniv discuss how he came to be know  as Doctor Persuasion, his debate success on the world stage, and how Dr. Zaid uses his skills and experience to help people worldwide to achieve success in leadership and personal growth.   ...

In this episode of Contractor Radio, Jim catches up with David Silverstein to discuss how roofing contractors can make the jump into the solar industry without an EPC company. Yes, we are talking about bringing solar in-house! David lays out the path that American Home Contractors took to transition into solar installation and has became one of the most elite solar installers in the industry. They...

We are taking one final dive into previously aired episodes of Podcast Radio by reviewing some of this seasons best moments.  From special causes like Roofers in Recovery, to insightful conversations with some of the industry's most successful contractors during our Contractor Summer series this year has been full of great conversations and inspiring moments.  We hope all of our listeners hav...

We are back again this week with  the final installment of our best of Contractor Radio Series! This week we hear from the whole CCP team on topics ranging from how to deal with your 2024 marking strategy to AI in sales, to being Bold in your beliefs and faith.  Episode Breakdown Ep. 119 - Baggage in the Workplace Ep. 144-145 That is a Bold Move Ep.111 - Passionate Discipline to Routine with Todd...

During the month of December we are taking a step back and rehashing some of the very best moments we have had on Contractor Radio, this weeks episode features some valuable excerpts from Season 3 of Contractor Radio.  Here is a breakdown of the episodes featured in this best of collection.   Ep. 100 - Breaking Dreams and Making it Click Ep. 75 - Coaches Round Table PT2  Ep. 97 - 5 Marketing State...

During the month of December we are taking a step back and rehashing some of the very best moments we have had on Contractor Radio, this weeks episode features some valuable excerpts from season 2 of Contractor Radio.  Here is a breakdown of the episodes featured in this episode!  Ep. 30 - Sales Secrets of a 20 Year Vet with Dan Walrack Ep. 26 - The Magnificent Mind - Heath Hicks - AVCO Ep. 38 - T...

During the month of December we are taking a step back and rehashing some of the very best moments we have had on Contractor Radio starting from the very beginning with Season One of Contractor Radio. This special compilation features interviews and replays of live broadcasts with Ryan Groth, Frank Kern and excerpts from webinars hosted by Contractor Coach Pro coaches, Nathan, Jenny, and Jim Johns...

This is the introductory episode of a 7 part podcast series Jim and Nathan call The Power of 7.   Tune in as Jim and Nathan sit down to discuss 7 areas  Jim has identified in his own life, that, if left out of balance, can wreak havoc on our health, wellbeing, relationships, and personal growth.  These 7 areas Jim and Nathan discuss are:   Work Fulfillment  -Financial freedom and Time Prioritizati...

In this week's episode Jim brings the cofounder and owner of Top Rep and fellow Contractor COach Pro Sales Coach  Chuck Thokey to elaborate on a post Chuck made on the Top Rep Facebook group. During the episode Chuck and Jim break down Chucks post and reveal why that one tip may only be a part of the reason your company is not crushing revenue goals. Tune in to this episode to get the low dow...

In this week's episode of Contractor Radio,  Jim speaks with the author of  “How to Become A Sales Master” and founder of Sales Guru Global, Navid Momeni about how salespeople are perceived in today's world, how to gain and keep a prospect's attention, the value of cold calling, and why a salesperson should never ever apologize for being a salesperson. Connect with Navid: Facebook P...

On this week's episode of Contractor Radio we are revisiting a webinar that originally aired on Facebook October 20th of last year. It features Tommy Richardson and Chuck Thokey as they walk through the marketing and sales process in search of the "who" in Marketing and how knowing it can increase sales and sale close rates in your business.   They start the webinar off with some qu...

This week on Contractor Radio, Jim sits down with Timothy Wingate to discuss one thing a lot of contractors do their best to avoid, finance. Having a strong understanding of how to delegate your financials  to an expert  or have the knowledge (and time) to focus on your business's financials plays a key part in gaining freedom for yourself and your business. Timothy get's into some great...

In today's episode Jim talks with Jonathan Orpin, founder and co-owner of New Energy Works and Pioneer Millworks about operating your business sustainably on multiple fronts by implementing the Triple Bottom Line Company model. This practice focuses on balancing People, Profits, and the Planet.   First,  Jim digs into what a sustainable business is from a business management perspective. Jim...

Today on Contractor Radio talks all things hiring with  fellow business coach Paul Sanneman. Paul started out in the construction industry as a coach and launched his own hiring firm to help contractors hore smarter and more efficiently using technology. In this episode Jim and Paul dive into the top 5 reasons people fail at hiring new employees, take a look why hiring OUTSIDE the contracting  ind...

This week Jim sit's down with Omer Menashe to discuss  how applying receipt tracking technology can help to stay on top of your expense tracking and reporting and spend less time managing expenses and more time growing your business. Clyr.io is built for contractors to meet specific needs of the industry with a simple text message. Omer breaks down the technology behind clyr.io and goes throu...

In this weeks episode Jim discusses an emerging topic that has been brewing in the roofing industry lately, Private Equity consolidation, mergers and acquisitions within the  This week's guest Josh Sparks answers the tough questions on this very controversial topic. He is founder and CEO Infinity Home Services and after seeing unethical roofing practices first hand while working as a subcontr...