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How do you achieve growth and prosperity?
Join Ed Jarecki, who wrote the book on achieving growth and prosperity in
six steps as he gives you the foundation to achieve growth and prosperity.
You might recognize Ed’s name – he’s been my guest in the past. Ed has
grown and sold businesses. He now coaches others like you on these six
steps.
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Ruth King
7 days ago
7 days ago
Your Sales goals for 2025…at least the minimum of what you might want to
achieve. I asked David Holt, the President of Silver Bullet Pricing, to give us
his recommendations. You probably recognize David’s name. He has been
in this industry longer than I have been in it…his grandfather and dad were
contractors in Columbus, Georgia.
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Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
My best wishes for 2025 – activities to implement to increase profits and
wealth…and of course impact your life and the lives of your employees.
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Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
I give you questions to answer before you start budgeting and some
different ways you might look at creating your 2025 budget.
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Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Customer retention and growth in 2025. Jason Kramer is back to give you
some easy and unique ways that you might not have thought of to retain
and grow customers in 2025.
Jason is the founder of Cultivize, a CRM consulting firm that empowers
companies to identify, nurture, and transform leads into real revenue.
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Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
What do you want to accomplish in 2025? I’ll talk about some easy ways to
get started on your 2025 plan.
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Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
This is part two of the series that discusses the technological advances in
solar, battery storage, and generators.
This podcasts discusses some of the major advances in solar.
My guests for these discussions are Carol Smith, Senior Director of Sales and
Ben Simon, Senior Regional Sales Manager for Endur Energy Systems.
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Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
The advances in technology are staggering. We now have solar, battery
storage, and generators. Which is right for your customers and you? What
do you say if a customer asks you about these three topics?
This is the first of a two part series that covers these three technological
advances. My guests for these discussions are Carol Smith, Senior Director
of Sales and Ben Simon, Senior Regional Sales Manager for Endur Energy
Systems.
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Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving! My Thanksgiving wishes and hopes for your
employees, family, and you.
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Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Artificial intelligence, AI, is the latest buzz word that has been thrown
around for a few years. ChatGPT and others use AI…and it can help us in
many ways. What are the pros and cons for us in our industry?
My guest, Roland, Ligtenberg, one of the founding members of House Call
Pro, talks about using AI in three areas: automated scheduling, inventory
management, and enhanced data.
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Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Your Rolodex is NOT your CRM. I’m probably dating my self when I use the
word Rolodex. Back in the day we used our rolodex to keep track of our
contacts, customers, and potential customers. No we have software to help
us.
Join Jason Kramer, the founder of Cultivize, a CRM consulting firm that
empowers companies to identify, nurture, and transform leads into real
revenue. Jason gives you easy ways to track and transform leads into sales.
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Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
There is an exit plan for all of us. We don’t know how long we will be on this
earth. The last thing most of us probably want to do is to die in our office
chair. But, what should your business exit plan look like?
Chris Buttenham is the co-founder of Reins. They recently launched an
equity solution that might help you.
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Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Imagine what your life would be like if you had financial freedom and time
freedom. Many of us have financial freedom yet we are slaves to our
businesses.
Clay Staires gives you several easy to implement practices that can increase
your time AND financial freedom. Clay is a seasoned leader, speaker, and
coach with more than 25 years of transformative experience. His mission is
to liberate business owners so they can experience time and financial
freedom.
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Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
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What if you could hire and manage the perfect salesperson?
Ok, you might call that person a comfort consultant or some other title.
What would the perfect salesperson do for your bottom line?
Jonathan Whistman has the proven methodologies for hiring that perfect
salesperson. He is the author of the Sales Boss: The Real Secret to Hiring,
Training, and Managing a Sales Team. Jonathan gives you a few things to do
today!
Ruth King
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Fall is upon us. In some areas of the country fall is the start of the busy
season. In other areas, fall slows down dramatically. Whether you are busy
or slow, here are 5 easy to implement steps to have the best fall ever.
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Monday Oct 07, 2024
Monday Oct 07, 2024
Contractors sometimes do dumb financial things – I know you who are
listening never do dumb financial things – you’ve learned from this podcast.
With that said, I asked Denise W Grove, a CPA who works with companies on
the financial segment of their business, to talk about her six top dumb
mistakes.
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Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
This may sound insane..we’re going to talk about taxes and it’s October.
Why plan so soon? If you start on December 1 st its too late…so let’s get
prepared. My guest, Eric Broughton is co-owner with his wife Melissa, of
BusyBee advisors. Eric gives you the answers to these questions and more:
- The $12,000 Tax Loophole
- Why the Tax System is Rigged & What You Can Do About It
- 5 Essential Questions You Should Be Asking Your Tax Preparer
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Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
We all know there is a labor shortage in our industry. However, most of us
are ignoring 50% of the population who could have a successful career –
women. Amy O’Grady is the Executive Director of Women in hVACR and will
talk about some of the progress we’ve made getting women into our
industry. She’ll also talk about the upcoming annual conference October 21-
23, 2024 in Dallas, Texas (men are invited too)!
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Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
AO Smith is celebrating their 150th year anniversary. I asked David Chisolm,
the Vice President of Marketing and Customer experience to talk about how
AO Smith has helped their customers be more profitable for the past 150
years.
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Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Almost everyone I know complains about paying taxes. The reality is that
the tax code is set up to give taxpayers ways they can reduce their tax bill.
Yet, many CPA’s and others are too afraid to take advantage of what is
written into law.
What can you do about it? My guests, Scott and Chris Miller, have been
working with business owners helping them reduce their taxes legally
without gray areas in the tax law. They will give you some questions to ask
your advisors as well as some areas you might want to take advantage of.
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