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Systems, Strategies and Real World Lessons Episode #1 Strategic Leadership
Hi everyone and welcome to the Pro Painter Playbook powered by APPC, a podcast where painting contractors come to get plays to help them stop guessing and start scaling. I’m Tom Tucker, senior adviser, business growth and performance at the Painters Academy. And I’m Tara Riley, COO of the Academy for Professional Painting Contractors. In…
Read MoreStop testing New Painters on the job…Do this instead!
So, the painting industry has a bad reputation and it’s deserved. Like, why do pitbulls have reputations for biting people? Because they bite them. And so, painters are not very professional. Often, we have issues with addiction and a lot of other things and criminal records, you name it. And then just people that have…
Read MoreA Poor Painters EYE’s are Always BIGGER than his Stomach
The older we get, the more we realize our eyes can be bigger than our stomachs. Brandon Lewis starts with that exact thought – comparing a Thanksgiving plate piled too high to how many painting business owners approach marketing. It’s easy to chase more leads and bigger sales, but if you don’t have the team…
Read More#1 Change for higher closing rates (even if you are more expensive!)
Are you often being told that you lose the jobs because your price is just too high? Let me give you the most important thing you can do to increase your closing rates without really changing much of what you’re doing. How are you delivering your estimates? 90 plus percent of painting contractors think that…
Read MoreAre you “hiding” the SCOREBOARD from your Painters?
Brandon Lewis from the Painters Academy emphasizes that painting contractors must give their crews clear labor and material budgets—like a scoreboard—so they know what success looks like and can help the business stay profitable. Without these goals, crews are left in the dark, and it’s the owner’s responsibility—not the team’s—if projects go off track. Do…
Read MoreThe #1 signal you’re SO CLOSE to financial success! Are you IGNORING it?
Do you have ANY specific fears about your painting business right now? Overall success? Current income? Painter problems? No metrics? Low leads? Price pressure? Confusion on estimating? Can’t close deals? What if I told you these specific fears – the emotions that cause confusion, procrastination, anxiety & overwhelm – are actually “alarm centers” for “wealth opportunities?” What if you’ve…
Read MoreShould Painters Use DEBT to GROW the Business?
In the video, Brandon Lewis discusses his personal philosophy on debt and its implications for painting business owners. Drawing from his experience conducting over 2,700 diagnostics, he provides insights into when debt might be appropriate and when it could be detrimental. 📌 Key Takeaways Personal Experience with Debt: Brandon paid off his $1.6 million home…
Read MoreOn a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you with your painters?
Feel free to be honest: How happy are you with your current painters on a scale of 1 to 10… with 10 being “super-duper happy,” and 1 being “should have fired them already.” For example, do they consistently make you money by being productive? Do they show up on time, well-dressed, with good attendance records? Can they solve…
Read MoreRich Painter, Poor Painter: How the Journey Works…
Over my career, I have a long list of professional achievements to be proud of in painting, politics, publishing and academics. Yet, it is my work in coaching painters that has given me the greatest level of personal fulfillment. Specifically, I love watching painters transform from poor & demoralized to rich & self-confident. So, what…
Read More6 Painter Pricing Mistakes & 1 Method That WORKS in ANY Market!
I’ve seen just about every method imaginable for pricing painting services – only one of them works for matching what the market will bear as a baseline. Today, I’m going to review the most common mistakes I see and tell you EXACTLY how to price your services to WIN jobs at higher profits. Attend…
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