Remodelers On The Rise

Today's episode discusses how to have a strong annual meeting, what to cover, how to set goals, and how to implement a plan to achieve those goals!

Join Kyle and Phil Bennett for the worst podcast ever! Are you intrigued? You should be!

Kyle will be joined by Nolan Orfield and Jack Dean of Clear Estimates to discuss why estimating is so critical to profitability, common pitfalls remodelers make in their estimating, and some tips to help you refine your process!

A few weeks ago, Bryan Sebring shared an excellent, detailed flow chart of his remodeling process. He's going to share how and why he created it, how he uses it in his remodeling business, and how other remodelers can implement their own flow charts. See a copy of the flow chart we're discussing here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mc5zd6nh2izten3/Sebring%20Flow%20Chart%20Image.PNG?dl=0 

"If I can't provide good jobs I don't really care to be in business."  Today, Kyle's going to hit on providing good jobs, attracting quality employees, and ways you can create a wonderful place to work. 

So many remodelers are currently dealing with one of those pesky (and often short-lived), “GOOD PROBLEMS” to have.  Namely, having TOO MANY leads!  In this podcast, I’m going to reveal the SEVERAL (counterintuitive) things smart remodelers are doing right now, with their marketing, to best leverage this “good problem!” We will also address the nagging question no one wants to ask - Will it last?  Spoiler alert… IT WON'T!  Here's what smart remodelers are doing to leverage their marketing for long-term success.

What are you looking to get out of your remodeling business? How do you make your remodeling business more profitable? How can you go the extra mile for your trade partners and employees? What are some tips for recruiting well? Kyle tackles these questions on today's episode of Remodelers on the Rise!

On today's show, we're going to go ‘Around The Horn’ to the different areas of your business and help you find one Key Goal in a few of the areas. We'll touch on Marketing, Sales Process, Estimating/Design, Production, Cash Flow/Financials, HR / Your Team, Work/Life Balance & Health. I'll give you some 'thought-starters in each' and the goal will be for you to identify one Key Goal in a few of the areas.

Kyle has marketing, sales, employee management, and financial items to share with you to strengthen your remodeling business!

We'll be talking about how Todd, with Schulte Design Build, is getting his production team involved in estimating hours for projects and how it's helping them increase profits.        

Let's say you made $90,000 last year from your business but the remodeler down the road (who has similar sales to you) - they made $150,000! Today, Kyle explores what they are doing differently and what you can do to make your business more profitable.  

Brian Biro, the author of The ROI of Kindness, joins Kyle for a discussion on the role of kindness in your remodeling business. 

Remodeler Jef Forward joins Kyle and shares some knowledge! They discuss how he's grown his team (in particular a Project Developer/Estimator), why 'WIP' (Work In Progress) accounting is important, and a few of the top ways he's used Technology effectively in his business.

Kyle talks with Paul McManus and Peter Ranney about how the Canvas app they've been talking about in the Remodelers Community Facebook Group! They discuss what it is, how it works, and how they're using it in their businesses.  If you want to see the visual of Kyle, Peter, and Paul and their screen shares of what they're working on, watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/ZuF0hTnKPtw

On this Remodelers On The Rise Show, Kyle riffs on a variety of topics. He shares some one-liners to spark your thinking and challenge you - and goes through them 1 by 1. You'll pick up something that will fire you up and help you and your remodeling business!

What is something you need to fix in your business and WHY? On today's show, Kyle is going to offer advice to 7 remodelers who answered this question. We'll discuss how to streamline your sales process, hand off your bookkeeping, estimating best practices, and more!

Let's talk about the fundamentals of knowing your numbers and how to price your work to be a more profitable remodeling business.  If you're interested in digging into this deeper, How To Make (More) Money In Your Remodeling Business is a 6-week LIVE course I'm leading starting April 21st. Limited to 15 participants.  Learn more here and sign-up here: https://www.remodelyourmarketing.com/how-to-make-more-money-in-your-remodeling-business 

Today Kyle does a mini-coaching session LIVE and discusses the importance of getting over your head-trash when it comes to charging for design and project development 

Kyle addresses how to have hard conversations about material price escalation and the power of practicing these discussions.

Today is a quick history of the remodeling industry - How it looked in the 70s and 80s, how the training and knowledge came to be, and some of the roles and best practices that are industry standard today began!