Mike Gore-Hickman
Painter Growth Podcast
If you are a growth-oriented painting contractor, this is what you need. Growing a painting company can be overwhelming. Should I buy leads? How do I price this? What type of marketing should I do? How do I find reliable painters? Join us as we explore sales, marketing, hiring, finances, leadership and more - everything you need to know to scale and grow your painting business. Learn how to get more leads, close more sales, hire more painters, grow your production and make more money in your painting business-all while working less.@paintergrowth on Instagram. Https://www.paintergrowth.com
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Mike Gore-Hickman
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
Ep 21. Chris Salisbury - From Couch Surfing To Building 1,200+ Cabinet Doors Each Day (Never REPAINT Kitchen Cabinets Again!) 16.10.2023 52:19
In this episode, I sit down with Chris Salisbury, CEO of NuDoors , an innovative cabinet door replacement company. Join us as we learn more about his journey from living in a 10x10 room with just a couch to creating a company with a system that can manufacture up to 1200 new doors every day. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podca...
Ep. 20. Brad Samuels - Using His Painting Business To Fund His Spirituality - Rock Climbing, Psychedelics, and Inner Peace 11.10.2023 1:00:25
In this episode, I sit down with Brad Samuels owner of Colour Craft Painting, a residential and commercial painting company located in Vancouver, Canada. Join us as we learn about his journey to build his company and how spirituality and peace are strong foundations of his successful business. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/po...
Ep. 19. Corrie Leister - The Cabinet Queen, Female Painters, and Family Values 09.10.2023 42:52
In this episode, I sit down with Corrie Leister, owner of Inspired By U, a Cabinet Refinishing and Residential Repaints company nationally recognized for quality and excellence. Join us to learn more about how she manages a company with a majority female workforce while successfully blending work and family. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paint...
Ep. 18. Ryan Groth - Scaling HUGE (and fast) - CEO of Sales Transformation Group 04.10.2023 57:04
In this episode, I sit down with Ryan Groth, Founder & CEO of Sales Transformation Group. Join us to learn more about his mission to help contractors create efficient organizations, fostering a transition from family-centric setups to professional, self-sufficient firms. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how t...
Ep. 17. Wayne Scherger - CertaPro Co-Founder to Freshcoat COO (and his incredible story) - INDUSTRY TITAN 02.10.2023 51:04
In this episode, I sit down with Wayne Scherger, Co-Founder of CertaPro Painters and now COO of Fresh Coat Painters, a leading national paint franchise with over 170 locations. Join us to learn more about this industry titan's story and his extensive experience in driving revenue growth, system implementation, and leadership development. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates fo...
Ep. 16. Aaron Edward - $4M/year SIMPLE painting business (+EOS Framework) 27.09.2023 53:12
In this episode, I sit down with Aaron Edward, founder of AV Painting, one of the largest and most trusted painting companies in Seattle, WA. Join us as we discuss how he has been able to maximize his company’s growth while gaining more freedom as a business owner. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how to grow you...
Ep.15 Haakon Hansen - How To SELL Your Painting Company And Maximize Enterprise Value 25.09.2023 53:02
In this episode, I sit down with Haakon Hansen, Business Development Manager for Aleph Holdings. Join us to learn more about Sales, Merges and Acquisitions (M&A) and what are the things that you can do to Maximize the value of your painting company. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how to grow your painting c...
Ep.14. Maggie Kuyper - $8M/year PEOPLE FIRST business… with subs?! 20.09.2023 1:00:46
In this episode, I sit down with Maggie Kuyper, member of the PCA Board Of Directors and CEO of Harpeth Painting, a large commercial/residential painting contractor company based out of Nashville, TN. Join us to discover the keys to having a people-centered business and how seeing the human side of painting can improve your business. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your p...
Ep.13. Micah Stelter: $1.5M to $10M/year in 5 years - Scaling One Of The Largest Painting Companies In The Country 18.09.2023 1:04:10
In this episode, I sit down with Micah Stelter Founding Partner and Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Aleph Holdings. Join us as we get to know some of his insights regarding, sales, hiring, and how one of the country's largest paint companies went from $1.5M to $10M/year in only five years. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergro...
Live Coaching Session: FLT Painting - A hiring problem... Or Is It? 13.09.2023 50:35
In this episode, I sit down with our PainterGrowth.com clients, Matias and Camila, from Front Line Team Painting Division. Join us as explore some of the challenges they have in the hiring area and discover if it is really the most important thing they should be working on at this point in their business. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergr...
Ep 12. Jason Phillips: The Ethical Reason You Should Scale Your Painting Business (And How) 11.09.2023 50:48
In this episode, I sit down with Jason Phillips, CEO and Founder of Phillips Home Improvements and host of the Contractor Freedom Podcast. Join us as we learn more about the steps he had to take to become a better leader and how this was the key to scaling his business. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how to gr...
Ep 11. Torlando Hakes: Leadership, Recruiting, and Understanding What Your Painters Want 06.09.2023 45:43
In this episode, I sit down with Torlando Hakes, CEO of Craftsman Painter, and host of PaintED Podcast. Join us, as we learn about his unique business model that combines craftsmanship, creativity, and amazing customer service! Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how to grow your painting company NOW: go.paintergrow...
Painter Growth Story: Joe Martinta - 10x’d his business in 5 months - 9k - 90k/mo ...“I gave you my rent money!” 04.09.2023 29:47
In this episode, I sit down with Joe Martinta, PainterGrowth.com client and owner of Fresh Coat Painters of North West Houston. Join us, as we discuss his journey as a business owner and how he has been able to scale his business from 9k/mo to 90k/mo IN 5 MONTHS! Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how to grow your...
Ep. 10. John Evans - Startup to 93+ Franchise Locations In <10 years [Everline Coatings] 30.08.2023 48:21
In this episode, I sit down with John Evans CEO and founder of Everline Coatings, John grew Everline Coatings from a startup Line Painting business to an award winner franchise with nearly 100 locations across Canada and the US. They are paint adjacent, they still do painting but just a different type of painting than your traditional painting contractor. Join us as we discuss how to scale your bu...
Ep 9. Jason Paris: $10 Million/Year And The Lessons Learned Along The Way 28.08.2023 1:02:07
In this episode, I sit down with Jason Paris, founder of Paris Painting. Paris Painting is a $10M/year behemoth painting company in the Twin Cities. Join us as we learn how he has been able to scale his business from a startup to over $10M/year, and the lessons he's learned along the way. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podca...
Ep. 8. Ryan Davis: Owner Operator To Absent Owner 23.08.2023 51:42
In this episode, I sit down with Ryan Davis - founder of Service Legends Marketing, as well as his own very successful concrete coatings company. Join us as we learn how he was able to produce over $1M in his very first year of business, and how he's been able to scale over the last 3-4 years. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/...
Ep 7. Daniel Honan: How To MAKE MORE MONEY In Your Painting Business 21.08.2023 56:12
In this episode, I sit down with Daniel Honan, founder of Bookkeeping For Painters. Join us as we learn how to maximize your profitability as a painting contractor and find MORE money in your business. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how to grow your painting company NOW: go.paintergrowth.com?el=podcast Free busi...
Ep 6. Austin Houser: How To Get To The Top of Google... FOR FREE 16.08.2023 51:32
In this episode, I sit down with Austin Houser - founder of Basecoat Marketing and all around badass marketer. Join us as we discuss how YOU can get to the top of Google Maps for FREE - and all of the "ninja hacks" that you can do right now to do it yourself. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/podcast/ Learn how to grow...
Ep 5. Eric Fozz: Virtual Estimates, Haters, & Breaking The Industry 14.08.2023 56:30
In this episode, I sit down with Eric Fozz, founder of Pathfinder Marketing, and proud new owner of his very own painting company! Join us as we learn about how he's applying his last 5 years of learnings in the online marketing space to scale a brand new painting start-up as quickly as possible. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.c...
Ep 4. Brad Ellison: Family First $4M/Year Painting Business 09.08.2023 54:37
In this episode, I sit down with Brad Ellison, founder and CEO of Ellison Painting Company. Join us as we learn how Brad has been able to start and scale his painting company to a $4M run rate in less than 1 year from starting his company. In a very short time, Brad has established himself as a TITAN of the painting industry, and will undoubtedly dominate not only his local market, but quite possi...
Painter Growth Story: Jahden Nguyen - The Personal Growth Journey ($0-65k/month) 01.08.2023 39:38
In this episode, I sit down with Jahden Nguyen, PainterGrowth.com client and owner of Jahden Paints. Join us as we discuss his growth as a business owner, and how he was able to leverage the PainterGrowth systems to scale his business from a startup to over $65,000/month in record time - AND his experience doing it while being a new father. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for...
Ep 3. Jesse Teron: How To Run A $1M/Year Painting Company In Less Than 15 Hours/Week 01.08.2023 50:22
In this episode, I sit down with Jesse Teron, owner of ColourCraft Painting Co., and PainterGrowth.com Contractor Coach. Join us as we learn how he is able to run a $1M+/year painting business in less than 15 hours/week. You will take away actionable insights from sales, marketing, and production systems that you can immediately implement in your business. Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of...
Ep 2. Nick Slavik: From Technician to Manager to Leader ($3M/yr Growth Story) 01.08.2023 59:40
In this episode, I sit down with Nick Slavik, proprietor of Nick Slavic Painting & Restoration Co., and Chairman of the Painting Contractor's Assocation (PCA). Join us as we discuss how he went from Technician, to Manager, to Leader in his painting business - and how he now runs and operates his painting company which does over $3M/year in gross sales. To learn more about the PCA and how y...
Ep 1. Tanner Mullen: How To Pack Your Team With Rockstars (And Make A REAL Impact) 31.07.2023 54:01
In this episode, I sit down with Tanner Mullen, founder and CEO of Dripjobs.com . Join us as we discuss how to scale your painting company by stacking it with the BEST people. We dive into all things recruiting, hiring and leadership. If you want a 60 day free-trial of Dripjobs, sign up here . Download our podcast-exclusive toolkit of templates for your painting company: www.paintergrowth.com/...
Ep: 00 - The Trailer 13.07.2023 0:40
Welcome to the painter growth podcast, where we help you scale your painting company in record time. Join us as we explore sales, marketing, hiring, finances, leadership and more - everything you need to know to scale and grow your painting business. This Podcast is NOT about all things painting. It’s about the BUSINESS of painting. The purpose of it is to give you the tools, ideas and encourageme...
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