The Window Cleaning Millionaire

Episode Summary Sometimes the hardest things to remove from your life aren't bad things at all. In this honest and personal solo episode, Ryan opens up about one of the most difficult decisions he's made recently: walking away from coaching high school basketball after three seasons as varsity assistant — a role he genuinely loved, that gave him purpose outside business, and that had become a core...

Episode Summary What do you do when you get out of prison at 25 with no work history, no business experience, and a job at a window cleaning company you're terrible at? If you're Dave Carroll, you start your own company six months later and spend the next 16 years building one of the most interesting entrepreneurial stories in the home service space. Dave is the founder of Dope Marketing — a direc...

Episode Summary After a seven-week break, Ryan is back, and he's bringing the kind of honest, unfiltered life update that reminds you why this podcast feels different from most. A successful live event at WarPlan Studios with Josh Latimer. A European cruise with his wife and best friends. A move into a dream home minutes from his shop. And a complete rethinking of his daily schedule that has quiet...

Episode Summary: What if one event, one you almost didn't attend, completely changed the trajectory of your business and your life? In this solo episode, Ryan shares the story of the moment everything shifted: a small mastermind event in Michigan that he almost skipped because he couldn't afford the plane ticket. Six and a half years later, he went from broke newlywed to over $1M in annual revenue...

Episode summary Ryan shares a few recent underdog stories that have motivated him, and connects them to how he built Reach Window Cleaning from a small-town start into a seven-figure business. This episode is less tactical and more motivational: how hunger, resourcefulness, and the right environment can compress time and change your life faster than you think.

Episode Summary Ryan sits down with Evan Ritchie , founder of Coconut Cleaning , to break down how Coconut built a membership program (Coconut Club) that drives recurring revenue, boosts profits, and fuels referrals. Evan shares the evolution of their offer, what finally made it a “no-brainer,” and how they trained technicians to sell it consistently. They also talk franchising strategy, branding,...

Episode Summary Ryan sits down with Dan Antonelli , founder of KickCharge Creative , one of the most recognized branding agencies in the home services world. Dan shares how he went from hand-lettering trucks at 15 to leading a 50+ person agency and why branding isn’t “just a logo,” it’s a growth lever that impacts lead cost, close rate, average ticket, recruitment, and trust . If you’re still runn...

Episode Summary In this episode, Ryan sits down with Robert Eisenstadt , founder of a Las Vegas–based commercial pressure washing company doing $1.5M+ annually , to break down the real story behind scaling in the commercial space. Robert shares how he went from running a chaotic multi-service operation, losing $20,000 a month without realizing it, to shutting everything down, rebuilding from $70K...

Episode Summary: In this milestone Episode 50 of the Window Cleaning Millionaire Podcast, Ryan breaks down the real framework behind building a profitable, scalable service business. After growing his own window cleaning company to seven figures and coaching hundreds of business owners, Ryan explains why success does not come from working harder or chasing the next tactic. Instead, every winning b...

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Window Cleaning Millionaire Podcast , Ryan sits down with Gatlin McBride , owner of Mint Window Cleaning , to unpack what it really takes to build a seven-figure home service business from the ground up. Gatlin shares his full journey—from growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, starting with pressure washing, and partnering with his brother, to moving stat...

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Window Cleaning Millionaire Podcast, Ryan Johnson sits down with longtime friend, mentor, and business coach Michael Grigery. Michael was Ryan’s longest-running coach and has worked with hundreds of home service businesses across the country. They dive deep into what actually drives growth for window cleaning and exterior service companies, why understanding...

Episode Summary In this episode, Ryan Johnson shares the story behind Loyalty Plumbing and why building a values-driven business matters more than hype, shortcuts, or quick wins. Ryan opens up about entrepreneurship, family, and leadership, including how loyalty, reliability, and trust became the foundation of his brand. Inspired by the characteristics of a Golden Retriever, Loyalty Plumbing was i...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Window Cleaning Millionaire Podcast , Ryan breaks down one of the most common and confusing questions for service business owners: when to hire managers and in what order. Fresh off the Christmas lights season, Ryan shares real numbers, real scripts, and real outcomes from implementing outbound calls to past customers. He explains how a simple call center str...

Episode Summary Most window cleaning businesses do not fail because the owner is bad at business. They fail because the owner quits too early. In this episode, Ryan breaks down the real reason businesses win or lose, and it has nothing to do with being smarter, starting with more money, or having perfect systems. Ryan shares what the early years of Reach Window Cleaning actually looked like. Count...

Episode Summary In this solo episode, Ryan records the Monday before Thanksgiving and reflects on gratitude—not in a fluffy way, but as a practical leadership tool for service business owners. He talks about a brutally rainy week in Arizona that tanked what should’ve been a huge revenue week, how his team handled it, and why gratitude kept him from panicking or making desperate decisions. Ryan als...

Episode Summary In this episode, Ryan sits down with longtime friend and marketing expert Weston Willbank, founder of WBNK Marketing. Weston runs ads for window cleaning, pressure washing, Christmas lights and dozens of other home service companies. Together, Ryan and Weston break down exactly what is working right now in Facebook and Instagram ads, why old strategies no longer work, and how simpl...

Episode Summary In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with Josh Schiffman, a seasoned entrepreneur who helped build an eight-figure pest control company, led top-performing sales teams, and developed thousands of reps in the door-to-door world. Josh dives deep into the failures, formative moments, and surprising experiences that shaped him, starting all the way back to selling chocolate bunnies as a...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this powerful and unfiltered conversation, Luke Abbott joins the show to break down how he grew All Clean Power Wash from a one man side hustle to nearly three million dollars in annual revenue. Luke’s journey is one many entrepreneurs will recognize. He went from working long days as a garbage man to grinding nights and weekends, missing dinners, sacrificing sleep, and pushing...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, I break down why I have decided to transition our window cleaning company from one man crews to two man crews. For years, the one man model made perfect financial sense. It maximized output, required fewer people, and helped us grow quickly. But with rapid scaling, increased ladder injuries in the industry, and the complexity of managing more trucks, the risk equat...

EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of The Window Cleaning Millionaire Podcast , Ryan pulls back the curtain on a wild week that combined inspiration, stress, and some major wake-up calls. Fresh off a trip to Los Angeles to visit a $5 million window cleaning company , Ryan shares the game-changing outbound calling strategy that’s driving their massive growth — and how he plans to implement it immedia...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this powerful and personal episode of the Window Cleaning Millionaire Podcast , Ryan shares a fresh perspective on growth, gratitude, and the importance of celebrating small wins — both in business and in life. After a quick staycation with his wife to celebrate their anniversary, Ryan reflects on how easy it is for entrepreneurs to get caught up chasing the next goal without ev...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the Window Cleaning Millionaire Podcast , Ryan pulls back the curtain on the real math behind growing a profitable service business. With Christmas light season in full swing and sales already topping $405K by mid-October , Ryan breaks down how he and his team hit record numbers this year — not by guessing, but by reverse engineering their goals with precision. Y...

EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode, Ryan breaks down one of the hardest and most frustrating stages in business growth the $250K ceiling . You’ve built some momentum, you’re hustling nonstop, and revenue looks decent on paper… but you’re still stuck doing everything yourself. Ryan explains why this stage feels like running in place, what mistakes keep most service business owners trapped there for y...

EPISODE SUMMARY: In this powerful and personal episode, Ryan shares a message inspired by a recent LDS General Conference talk titled “The Lord Looketh on the Heart.” Through the story of David’s anointing and his own experiences building multiple seven-figure businesses, Ryan explores how real success isn’t found in appearances, money, or hype but in the heart behind what you do. He unpacks the d...

Episode Summary: In this episode, Ryan pulls back the curtain on his very first Window Cleaning Millionaire Live Event, what went right, what went wrong, and the powerful lessons that came from saying “yes” before he felt ready. After only six weeks of planning (and a lot of late nights building slides), Ryan hosted a small but mighty live event that became one of the biggest wins of his business...