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Joseph, the owner of Contractor Dynamics, the leading marketing training company for the construction industry, joins us for episode 199 of The SBG Show. After growing up as a 6th generation family member in his family's construction company, he started Contractor Dynamics in 2013 because he saw a need in the market to help roofing & contracting companies create predictable growth by leveraging social and digital marketing.
After spending time as a touring musician and finishing degrees in business and software systems from the University of Washington, he started his first company in 2000. That business, Venafi, was sold for $1.2 billion in 2020. After leaving the day-to-day operations of Venafi, Ben proceeded to start nine companies, with the most recent being JobNimbus, a software and growth solution for roofing and home exterior contractors. JobNimbus was created after Ben and his two friends found themselves in the orbit of a project aimed at accountability for homeowners who needed roof replacements. Their drive for problem-solving and helping others lead them to develop this creative solution.
This episode our guest is the one and only Jen Silver! You may have heard of Jen through the One Industry One Model event. Although Jen Silver has only been in the industry for 5 years, she has been a great influence in having others rethink the “norm” within the industry. Jen continues to bring new concepts to the way business has been done traditionally. Her current focus is on helping contractors understand the importance of running their business by the numbers and getting out of the claims process by incorporating the retail model. Jen understands that people have a choice in how they do business, but whatever model they choose, they should know how to be profitable and sustainable because that's what matters the most to the future of our industry.
James Baskin, owner of Outsource Kings and published writer, joins the SBG Show. James runs a lead follow up service for contractors where he and his team help manage calls, texts, and confirms leads for clients and booking them into appointments. James has been in this business for 2 years, and he has helped educate roofers on how to establish simple processes on keeping track of leads, referrals and following up with potential clients.
Our special guest this week is the CEO of Ingage, Dean Curtis. Dean will be sharing his journey, from working for Apple for 8 years, to transforming Ingage from a digital agency focused on building custom enterprise sales tools to a software company delivering a software as a service platform that let's companies large and small do the same thing, all on their own. Ingage makes it simple create and great presentation, and share it with the people who need it, and measure this impact on sales. Most salesmen are primarily selling in the home, Ingage has been able to help companies close deals faster and for higher contract values.
Graham Dessert with Roofing101 joins us to discuss how to create radical change in your roofing business and life. Finding Mentorship + Resource Up Committing to Personal Growth Getting Uncomfortable Inspire Change in Others Unlock Your Greatest Gift of Potential
Andrew Behrens with C3 Group joins us to discuss the importance of Xactimate Certifications for your roofing company Calculating Waste for Roof Components Default Labor Rates Estimating Taper Roof Systems Overhead & Profit Download C3 Group's Whitepapers Here: https://www.c3adjusters.com/resources/whitepapers/
In this episode, we collaborate with the American Contractor Show. John Dye and Randy Brothers close out RoofCon by discussing how to implement all that was learned at RoofCon to your roofing company through integrity, leadership, and legacy.
Randy and Chrissy Brothers join us to share how to effectively balance parenting, marriage, and entrepreneurship in the roofing industry.
Derik Kline with Hail Trace joins us to share how to utilize precise, accurate, and dependable storm maps to create an effective sales and marketing strategy for your roofing business. Post Storm Strategies Utilizing Homeowner Data Roof Conditions of Homes NOT Impacted by Storms Chasing Hurricanes
Bailey Masters with Top Tier Roofing shares how he successfully launched his roofing company at 25-years-old.⠀⠀⠀⠀ Gaining Industry Experience Finding Mentorship Utilizing Resources Networking with Industry Experts Goal Setting
Graham Desert, Chief Visionary Officer and Managing Partner of Roofing101, and Jaime Rowe, Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors, join us for episode 192 of Art of Construction. To explore the final stage in Cultivate Advisor's Entrepreneurial Journey, we talked to Graham about his new role in his rapidly growing roofing business. Thanks to his vision and leadership, Roofing101 has grown tremendously and has expanded to cities throughout the nation. It now runs without him needing to be there, which has opened up more time and a new space in his life to explore new advancements for his company five, even ten years down the line. With this sort of freedom from the day-to-day gained from hard work and dedication, Graham has become an influencer in the world of construction. Influencers are able to rise above the daily grind most of us live in and use their time, brain and willpower to continue to push not only their team, but their industry and the entire world into the future. Join Devon and Jaime as they learn Graham's story and find out what it means to be an influencer!
Randy Brothers with The Roofing Academy shares how to utilize strategic planning for scalability to grow your roofing business. - SWOT Analysis - Vision & Goals - Roles & Responsibilities - Financials & Budgeting
Lateef Farooqui with Boss Up Solutions joins us to discuss how improve your customer journey for your roofing company, from: lead, sale, roof replacement, review, and referral. Implementing Automations Maximizing Your CRM Outsourcing Business Processes Sending Voicemail Drops & Text Campaigns
Dmitry Lipinskiy with Roofing Insights joins us to discuss why he doesn't knock doors to grow his roofing business... - Always Be Branding - Lead Generation Sources - Building Your Online Presence - Content Creation Strategies
Hunter Ballew with RoofCon joins us to discuss the importance of personal development and the impact it can have on your roofing business. Business Clarity & Culture Leadership Development Relationships & Accountability Recruiting Top Talent Be sure to check out the RoofCon Conference in Houston, Texas on October 15-17th: https://www.roofcon.com/
Rebecca Chambers and Julie Bosen Meyer with Tribeca Roofing join us to discuss how they're roofing with a purpose. Women in Roofing Sustainability Unique Selling Proposition Family-Like Culture Giving Back to the Community
Jose Herrera and Hugo Carrasco with New Era Roofing join us to discuss how to start and scale your roofing company. Company Culture Brand Development Continued Self-Development Defining "Your Why" Building Key Relationships
Michael Gogan joins us to discuss how to utilize CompanyCam to increase productivity and make more money with your roofing company. Company & Client Communication App Integrations Benefits of Documentation Unique Ways to Use CompanyCam
Jonathan B. Sherwood joins us to discuss how to create a marketing and sales strategy to close BIG commercial roofing deals. Commercial Marketing Strategies Building Multi Family Clientele Fluid Applied Roof Restoration Commercial Low Slope Opportunities Providing Options to Your Clients
Kyle Larson with Furtado Law joins us to share how to make sure your roofing company gets what you deserve from the insurance carriers. - Using Xactimate - Labor Rates - Supplementing
OneClick Code was developed to save roofing professionals time and money by allowing them to access enforced roofing codes quickly and efficiently. Garrett Kurtt and Stephanie Swanson join us to discuss how to use One Click Code to get paid faster and improve your roofing workflows. - Jurisdiction Matters - How to Create a Defendable Estimate - Get Reliable Information
This episode is ALL KILLER NO FILLER! Graham Dessert, Owner and Chief Visionary Officer of Roofing101 joins the show and drops explosive knowledge bombs that -- if you follow them -- you'll grow an amazing roofing business. Graham goes deep into how he built a brand and the systems that keep it running.
Social Injustice and Systemic Racism in the roofing industry EXPLAINED On this special edition episode, we discuss what we can do as a community to support and encourage change. Kilisha Venable-Beasley with Elite Roofing and Kareem Hunter with H1 Roofing, joins us to discuss their experiences and provide education on how we can help.
Are you looking to build a high performance sales team for your roofing company or become an award-winning salesperson? Phil Harris and Chad Brockmeyer with Elite Roofing, joins us to discuss how to sell more roofs as a salesperson and organization. Managing Sales Reps Setting & Exceeding Goals Training & Onboarding Sales Systems & Closing
The Roofers Roundtable - Episode Two Patrick Quinn, Owner of PRQ Exteriors - Golden, Colorado Armando Jacox Jr., Owner of Foothills Roofing & Exteriors - Denver, Colorado DISCUSSION TOPICS: Roofing Company Culture Building a Local Roofing Brand Storm Session Preparation Creating Roofing Company Processes
John Dye with The Art of the Supplement, joins us to discuss how the insurance process works in the roofing industry, and what steps every contractor should take to better position their company for success.
The Roofers Roundtable... On Wednesday, we are hosting our first episode of, "The Roofers Roundtable" with two roofing business owners. Charles Nelson, Owner of Aubrey Ryan Construction - Midland, Texas Matt Collins, Owner of Collins & Son Roofing - Conway, Arkansas DISCUSSION TOPICS: Starting a Roofing Company Handling COVID-19 Family Succession Planning Goal Setting & Execution
Commercial roofing offers a great opportunity to scale and expand your roofing business; however, chances are that competitors already have a strong foothold on the market. It takes building long-term relationships to win in the commercial sector. Clayton Putman, Commercial Project Manager with Elite Roofing, joins us to discuss how to find success in commercial roofing.
The successful implementation of new ideas is critical to a roofing company improving processes, efficiencies, and profitability. In today's economy, innovation is required for survival. Ryan Groth with Sales Transformation Group, Inc joins us to discuss common mindset blockers of innovation - which is crucial to how we are adapting in today's roofing landscape. Together, we learn how to lead bolder, sell smarter, and think different to grow your roofing business.
Mike Lindhurst & Matt Behrens with C3 Group Inc. - Claims & Construction Consulting and the American Adjuster Association joins us to discuss their mission to create fairness and balance in the insurance claim industry for your roofing business.
The coronavirus has forced roofing businesses to adapt to the virtual market place and implement social distancing from their customers. It is essential to utilize technology to become paperless during this time. Ryan Shantz from SumoQuote joins us to discuss how to leverage technology to run your roofing company during the Coronavirus while becoming more efficient in your processes.
The coronavirus has now placed most of the country on quarantine. Businesses nationwide have been shutting down, but luckily for our industry, roofing is considered an "essential business". It is time to stay on offense and produce sales in unique, creative ways.
The coronavirus has left many roofing business owners feeling uncertain about what the future holds. It is essential to vocalize your ability to execute on your roofing services without human contact to your customers and employees. Randy Bothers and Jake Dempsey discuss how to properly run your roofing company during the coronavirus pandemic.
In today's world, digital marketing is an effort to spread the word of your roofing brand across various digital channels, including search engines, social media, emails, etc. Implementing all these strategies will give your roofing brand an entire digital marketing ecosystem for long-term success. Nick Peret with Summa Media shares how to leverage digital marketing to start, build, and grow your roofing company.
In today's world, it essential to your roofing business to capture the information of your customers and prospects for marketing purposes. This allows you to use remarketing strategies to bring back roofing opportunities that never closed and increase customer loyalty. It also gives you the chance to ask your customers to put value back in your roofing business with a review or referral. Laura Nelson with Signpost, joins us to share how to maximize customer relationships through automation to grow your roofing business.
Matthew Danskin with Restoration Referral System joins us to share how to create lasting relationships for your roofing business with insurance agents that will provide consistent, high-quality roofing leads and how to provide first class service to those clients.
The key to scaling your roofing business is automation, delegation, and the implementation of processes. This allows you to start working ON your roofing business, rather than IN it.
We record a quick episode from The Roofing Academy Booth at the International Roofing Expo in Dallas, TX with Jake Dempsey from JobNimbus.
Joseph Toppi with High Performing Contractor, joins us to share how to run your roofing business by the numbers, gain complete control of your cash flow, and truly develop a financial mindset as a roofing business owner.
We go live with Michael Gogan from CompanyCam who is hosting a 10 city free event - Highway to Hail. Denver was packed with 250 roofers!
We go live at the first annual "Roofing Academy Growth Mastermind" Featuring : Solutions For You, C3 Group, Furtado Law, JobNimbus, A Tru Consulting, 6060 Appraisal Group, Boss Up Solutions, & CRG Consulting
As a roofing contractor, the best way to increase long-term revenue and success is to be connected with Centers of Influence.
Dominic Rubino with Profit Toolbelt joins us to teach contractors the 8 places money is leaking out of their roofing business and how to fix it!
Content is King.
Who wants to be...a Home Service Millionaire?
It's time to storm into the new era of roofing. In the ever-changing landscape of the roofing industry, today's leaders and influencers must be adaptable while simultaneously encouraging innovation and celebrating success.
Is your roofing company paperless yet?
We are excited to announce the first ever, "Annual Roofing Academy Growth Mastermind" in Denver, CO on January 16-17th.
Are you ready to break into commercial roofing?
Joe Lesher was one the first viewers of The Start Build Grow Show. Joe was selling roofs at the time, but decided to start his own roofing company, Lesher Roofing & Siding. They're now on pace to 2.5X their year one revenue goal. Together, we discuss how roofing business owners can build a strong foundation and reach their goals during the startup phase.
Are You Ready For ROOFCON? Learn from the biggest names in the roofing industry and take your roofing business to the next level! We discuss with Hunter Ballew, Owner of Cornerstone Construction & Chief Brother at BOLD Brotherhood, how ROOFCON goes beyond just how to grow a roofing business. The conference covers mind, body & legacy to ensure you are living a fulfilled life in & outside of your roofing business.
Are you tired of the insurance company delaying for months, denying legitimate line items, yelling at you, or leaving you and your roofing business feeling exhausted and frustrated? We discuss with Paige Sosnowski with SFY Solutions For You, how to get quick and efficient estimates for your roofing company and supplements to allow you more time to grow your roofing & restoration business.
We discuss with Garrett Kurtt with One Click Code Report, how you can create a quick and accurate code report specific to a property address for your roofing business to deliver transparency to the process of restoring a property.
We discuss with Jason Stoffel, President of KV Windows Inc., how you can successfully identify and utilize subcontractors for your roofing business. He shares his insights from the subcontractor point of view.
On Episode 73, we discuss with Alex Dale from Atlas Roofing - Shingles, how you can truly differentiate your roofing company from the competition. He will share his insights, resources, and tips to help contractors maximize their success.
We discuss with Richard Walsh, the author of "Escape The Owner Prison", how you can successfully scale your contracting business to create freedom and wealth in your life. He will share his process on building a roofing business that serves you instead of the the other way around.
We discuss with Armando Jacox Jr. with Foothills Roofing And Exteriors, Inc. how you can successfully make the jump into starting your own roofing company. He will share his process of going from"sales manager" to "roofing business owner".
We discuss with Aaron Trujillo with A Tru Consulting how you can move your roofing company into the digital age. He will share how roofing companies can systemize their business and make the leap into a paperless workflow.
We discuss with Lateef Farooqui with Bossupsolutions - how to properly generate and nurture leads for your contracting company. He will share how to create an inbound + outbound lead flow to increase your roofing conversion rates and revenue. Lateef will also teach you how to implement automation to improve efficiencies and save time for your roofing business.
The best way to dominate your local roofing market is building genuine, long-term relationships with center of influences. People buy from those they know, like, and trust. Roofing business networking allows you to tap into the network of other roofing business owners in your market. If you execute at a high-level and offer value to their business in return, you'll see long-term results for your contracting company. We discuss with Bryce Babcock Agency, Farmers Insurance - how to properly use business networking to grow your roofing company. He shares what he searches for in a contractor when referring roofers to his clients, what value you can offer insurance agents, and gives his insights from the insurance company perspective.
I'm sure you've heard by now... Social Media is the place to invest your marketing dollars for your roofing company. But why is it so difficult to figure it out?
Do you want to build a roofing company that scales itself? Is your goal to dominate your local roofing market? What's stopping you from taking your roofing business to the next level? We discuss with Randy Brothers - the strategic approach he implemented into his company, Elite Roofing, to successfully dominate his local market long-term.
Do you want to become an award-winning salesperson at your roofing company? Or do you want to build a first-class roofing sales team? What is halting your success? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We discuss with Chad Brockmeyer - a top salesman at Elite Roofing, how to quickly increase your sales performance and become highly successful in the roofing industry. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Episode 63 of The Start Build Grow Show is with Nick Peret from Summa Media. We have seen roofing companies generate online leads, but what happens after the lead is hot? Do you have a CRM in order for your roofing comapny? He discusses how to generate and convert leads to build a roofing company that sells itself. Is your process nailed down? What happens when you get the lead? What is the follow-up process? How do you qualify the prospect? How is your content creation?
Are you struggling to develop yourself and others on your rofing team? Is the lack of development and growth halting the success of the your roofing organization? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We discuss with Ken Keis, Ph.D - CEO of Crg Leader, how the Personal Style Assessment reveals your personal style and natural preferences towards time, people, tasks, and situations. This valuable information allows you to understand yourself and others, then develop your roofing organization properly. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Are you a contractor struggling with unreasonable delay and denial of insurance claims? Is it halting your roofing company and frustrating your customers? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We discuss with David Furtado - Attorney at Furtado Law PC, Inc how to properly recover insurance claims for your roofing company. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Are you a young roofing company in a storm restoration market? Are you looking to implement growth strategies to dominate your local roofing market long-term?
Are you a contractor struggling to get the clients and projects you want? Are you afraid that your roofing company is too reliant on weather events and a low bid world and revenue feels unpredictable, kind like a scary rollercoaster?
Money and no time, OR time and no money in your roofing business?
The traditional methods of spraying large commercial roofs are over! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A new breed of equipment is here, The ROOF Rabbit ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✅ Minimize Worker Fatigue ✅ Faster & Cleaner Installs ✅ Enhance Your Business ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We go live with Chad Hedrick, the Founder of The Roof Rabbit, to discuss how you can spray coatings in 1/2 the time!
99% OF INSURANCE CLAIMS ARE UNDERPAID IN THE ROOFING INDUSTRY! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Property damage insurance claims are often complex and time-consuming in the roofing industry. A Public Adjuster helps you assess your roof claim and advocate for a better settlement on your behalf. When you're discussing a roof claim with your insurance company, it helps to have someone in your corner. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We go live with Matt Behrens from C3 Group Inc. - Claims & Construction Consulting on Wednesday at 6 PM (MT) to discuss how you can save time and ensure you are properly compensation for property loss.
Learn the Roofer Facebook Ad Blueprint that Adam Sand used to generate high end roofing jobs from premium clients looking to pay the right price for a quality roof from a trustworthy contractor. This is your chance to take advantage of the latest targeting features, so you can attract QUALIFIED roofing customers.