Elite Business Advice Podcast

We all know the Winter Slow Down for Painting Contractors happens each year, the question is are you prepared for it?  In today's episode, co-founder of Hirebus, Dan Fleisher and founder of Elite Business Advisors, Chris Moore, talk about how to prepare for it from a marketing and relationship perspective, what a good financial model looks like to weather the seasonality of a painting busines...

Keeping receipts. It's the administrative task every painting contractor knows is necessary and nobody loves dealing with. But if your receipts are scattered across truck consoles, email inboxes, and a shoebox in the garage, your painting business is exposed in more ways than one. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, goes...

"I need to build out a more robust sales process... but I don't know where to start." If you're a painting contractor and that sounds like you, this episode gives you the starting point. And it's sitting in the estimates you're running today. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, lays out a simple f...

In a world full of AI tools, custom software, dashboards, and endless business education, it's easy for a painting contractor to lose sight of what a painting business actually does. Strip it all away and there are only four core functions that keep a painting company running. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, goes off...

As a painting business grows, someone has to step into the seats that don't exist yet: sales manager, production manager, project manager, estimator. More often than not, that someone is the owner. The question is how you step in, build the role out, and hand it off without the whole thing falling apart when you walk away. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore...

It's the 24th of the month and you're just now realizing production is going to miss target. Sound familiar? As a painting business grows and the owner steps out of "do it" mode and into leading, managing, and coaching, one question comes up again and again: what should I actually be looking at every week? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore,...

Rapid growth in the painting industry always seems easy in theory, but the day-to-day execution of it can be incredibly difficult. Today, Brad Elllison, Founder of Ellison Painting in Metro Detroit joins us to share their 4 year journey of rapid growth and how they’ve been able to do it by creating win-win relationships, both internally and externally. If you’re looking to grow your business in a...

Same-day Amazon shipping. Grocery delivery. Talk-to-text. An air fryer that cooks dinner in 12 minutes. What do they all have in common? Consumers will pay — often irrationally — for comfort and convenience. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore — founder of Elite Business Advisors and owner of a residential painting company — breaks down why understanding this shi...

Most painting contractors don't start a painting business for 90-hour weeks — they start it for time and money freedom. So why do so many end up doing estimates at 9 PM, taking customer calls on weekends, and covering jobs when a painter doesn't show? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore — founder of Elite Business Advisors and owner of a residential pai...

What's the story you're telling yourself about your painting business — and is it true? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down the #1 factor that determines whether a painting contractor succeeds: mindset. Not capital, not crew size, not experience — the internal stories painting company owners tell themselv...

You send your project manager — or go yourself — to check in on a jobsite. You get a great report back. Everything looks fine. Then a week later, it's not fine at all. Sound familiar? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down the real reason jobsite check-ins fail: a lack of intentionality about what's actually...

There's one fundamental thing that trips up 95% of painting contractors — the Job Closeout SOP. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down exactly what a Job Closeout SOP should look like for your painting company, and why the process actually starts on day one of the project — not the last day. This is part 2 of a t...

Struggling to get projects off to a smooth, professional start? You're not alone. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down exactly what a Job Start SOP should look like for your painting company — and why most contractors are losing money, trust, and crew efficiency without one. This is part one of a two-part serie...

It’s really easy for us as business advisors to see the ripple effect in motion to those around us or that attended the 2026 Elite Business Retreat. But the more important aspect would be how do you embody the ripple effect in your life when you learn something or attend an event? In today’s episode we share some takeaways from this years retreat while also sharing how to be impactful to those aro...

Struggling to let go of an underperforming employee? Hate conflict as a leader? This episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast is for you. Host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down the 3 HR systems every painting contractor needs to manage employees, protect their business, and avoid costly legal exposure — before termination ever becomes necessary. Why This Matters: · ...

If you're a painting contractor who relies on word-of-mouth and referrals to grow your business, this episode is a wake-up call. Chris Moore sits down with Sara Hardwick Grintz, President of GIFTOLOGY, to break down why "doing good work" alone won't sustain your referral pipeline — and what to do instead. Sara leads GIFTOLOGY's Relationship Operating System™, a proven fram...

Most contractors get business backwards, they let their businesses results dictate their lifestyle instead of dreaming on what they want and then figuring out how to build their business to suit it. On this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, we share the importance of dreaming, how to make sure you do it right, and break down the limiting beliefs behind why we have head trash that preve...

On this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore and Ted Pierce break down the 3 areas of opportunity they see most with painting contractors in working with their clients across the country. From Understanding Your Numbers, to Following a Sales Process, and wrapping up with Project Plans and Management Strategies, they share a lot of actionable items both on the “why” it’s import...

What's the real goal of a new lead? Most painting contractors think a new lead is just a chance to fill the schedule — but the most profitable painting companies in North America see it completely differently. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast , host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down the Strategic Cycle of a Lead — a compounding revenue framework...

Scheduling is the #1 headache we hear about from painting contractors — and in this episode, Chris Moore pulls back the curtain on how to build a scheduling system that actually works for your painting company. If you're tired of juggling whiteboards, spreadsheets, and last-minute crew shuffles, this episode breaks down exactly how to bring structure (and sanity) to your week. What You'l...

If you're running a painting company and still handling your own scheduling, emails, social media, and back-office tasks — this episode is for you. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, tackles one of the most common and costly mistakes painting contractors and painting business owners make: waiting too long to hire adminis...

What happens when you put a bad apple next to a perfectly good one? It doesn't take long to find out — and the same principle applies to your team. In this episode, Elite Business Advisors founder Chris Moore breaks down the "Bad Apple Theory" and why protecting your crew, your culture, and your rock stars is one of the most important things you can do as you head into busy season....

Most entrepreneurs know they should prioritize their health — but knowing and doing are two very different things. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore pulls back the curtain on the health and fitness journey he's been on this year and shares the three things that have actually produced real, consistent results. Chris breaks down why tracking macros — not jus...

Is your bank account actually growing this busy season — or are you just staying busy? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore breaks down the financial framework every painting contractor needs to maximize busy season profits. Because working harder doesn't automatically mean keeping more money — and too many contractors reach the end of busy season only to realize...

What happens when a business coach gets put in the hot seat? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore flips the format and answers the questions painting contractors are actually asking. Inspired by his good friend Nick Slavik of Ask a Painter Live , Chris tackles a few real-world business challenges head-on, all while painting the new EBA office: how to diagnose a Gross P...