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Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
Are you one of the estimated 91% of all people in the construction industry
who feel overwhelmed? Obviously you’re not alone. My guest, Michael Pink,
CEO of Smart PM, will give you some suggestions to decrease your feelings
of overwhelm and increase your productivity.
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Ruth King
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
How much time do you waste on the WRONG prospects?
What if you could get the right prospects most of the time rather than get
frustrated with someone who couldn’t buy?
Join Tom Reber, who has helped contractors generate hundreds of millions of
dollars. Tom will give you some of the essential skills to identify and attract
the right prospects, eliminate wasted time, and maximize your sales efforts.
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Ruth King
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
Fact: According to Fed survey, the average homeowner has less than
$5,000 in savings. How can this homeowner afford a new HVAC system, a
new water heater, or any home repair?
The answer: Financing. Joel Cannon, SVP for Consumer Home Improvement
Lending Sales and Marketing for Enerbank, a Regions Company gives you
some financing do’s and don’ts. The goal is to increase your sales with easy
to use financing.
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Ruth King
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
“If I want it done right, I have to do it myself.”
If you believe, or worse, live this statement be prepared for frustration and
slow, if any, growth in revenue or profitability.
What’s the answer? Sometimes the answer is outsourcing. Nolan Bradbury
discusses why outsourcing is important when it is done right. It can help
you scale to the next level.
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Ruth King
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
What does it take for your business to experience great success? In this
second part of this two part series, Less O’Hara gives you the twelve steps to
great business success.
Les has implemented these steps in his own businesses – helping them grow
from a $600,000 venture into a thriving $6 million enterprise.
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Ruth King
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
What does it take for your business to experience great success? In this two
part series Less O’Hara gives you the twelve steps to great business success.
Les has implemented these steps in his own businesses – helping them grow
from a $600,000 venture into a thriving $6 million enterprise.
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Ruth King
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
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Recruitment and retention…how do you find and keep great employees?
Indeed doesn’t work well for most. And, many owners complain that there
are no good people to be found…at least no good people. Yet, many of my
clients have waiting lists of potential employees who want to work at those
companies.
Matt Dibara, founder of Contractor Consultants has revolutionized the
recruitment and retention processes. He answers these questions and more.
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Ruth King
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Do you really know what your employees are doing with YOUR money?
What they are spending it on?
How can you achieve freedom with expense control?
How can you trust your employees with your credit cards?
Daniel Simon gives you the answer to these questions. He also explains the
three things your employees are using your fuel cards for…that aren’t fuel.
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Ruth King
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
What if you could increase your closing rat at the kitchen table? Whether
you are a technician, a comfort consultant, or an owner, these three, easy to
implement, strategies will help you close more sales. Drew Cameron, a long
time industry veteran descries how to do it.
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Ruth King
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
How do you get employees to get an “owner’s attitude” rather than a “we
just work here and collect a paycheck” mentality? And, what does giving
back really mean and how does it affect operations? Jonathan Orpin
discusses the answers to these questions and more.
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Ruth King
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Do you know the difference between a tax credit and a tax deduction?
Randy Crabtree, CPA has helped thousands of business owners take
advantage of tax credits and incentives, many of which have been around for
years, yet most CPA’s and others don’t know about them. Randy will give
you three which apply to our industry.
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Ruth King
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Ever heard of Appreciation Marketing? I hadn’t either until I ran across the book
by Tommy Watt and Curtis Lewsey. I liked it so much that I gave all of my clients a
copy of the book.
Curtis discusses how gratitude is probably the best way to market.
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Ruth King
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Worker’s Comp audits are probably some of the most frustrating audits.
How do you classify workers properly so you only get charged the proper
amount? What do you do to prepare? Kevin Ring is the Lead Worker’s
Compensation analyst at the Institute of WorkComp Professions. He’ll give
you tips on how to classify your workers correctly and survive an audit.
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Ruth King
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Worker’s comp. We must have it. It’s expensive. Getting hurt on the job is
MORE expensive. How do you classify workers properly? How do you have an
effective worker’s compensation program? In this first of two parts, Kevin Ring
answers these questions and more.
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Ruth King
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Bookkeeping. Profit and Loss statements. Balance sheets. Just hearing these
words may make you cringe. None of us, with perhaps the exception of my guest
today, Robyn Hass, started our businesses to love and analyze our financial
statements. However, knowing what they mean and acting on the trends is
critical to staying in business. Robyn gives you tips on how to do just that.
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Ruth King
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
How do you build a sustainable business? Join Monique Allen, who grew up in
the HVAC world…and created a thriving, growing business…not in HVAC but in the
landscape industry. You’ll discover these two industries have the same issues.
Monique discusses how she has seamlessly combined the worlds of landscaping
and business and why sustainability is the key to success.
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Ruth King
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
What are cash flow do’s and don’ts? What does it take to maximize cash flow?
Timothy Wingate, Jr., CPA works with contractors on a day to day basis to help
them maximize their cash flow. He’ll give you five easy ways to do this.
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Ruth King
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Life long customers – that is one of the keys to building profit and wealth. You
might recognize my guest today, Ron Nussbaum who recently changed the
company name from NutNest to Builder Coms. He’ll tell you why during our
conversation – and yes, it has to do with keeping life long customers.
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Ruth King
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
What if you could increase your sales closing ratio by 5%, 10% or more?
What would that do to your bottom line? Join Phillip Ferrara as he explains
software that can help you price better and Bruce Gammon who teaches you
how to close more sales.
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Ruth King
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
What does it take to have a financially fit business? Over the next seven weeks I’ll
give you a step by step process. Your business is a tool to use to increase
profitability, build wealth, and live the life of your dreams.
In this session I discuss the seventh and final step – Daily, weekly, and monthly
reviews to keep you on track.
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Ruth King