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Struggling to scale your painting business? Join the circle of experts at Painters Circle and get the guidance you need to grow your business. Start today: https://pages.paintercoach.com/the-painters-circle
FREE GAME PLAN BUILDER: https://pages.paintercoach.com/Game_Plan_Builder
In this episode, Tas kicks off 2026 by speaking directly to business owners who feel stuck in a reactive cycle and unsure why growth hasn’t followed effort.
Tas breaks down why nothing changes without a clear game plan and why reviewing 2025 properly is the first step to winning in 2026. He walks through how most business owners stay busy but unfocused, jumping from task to task without clarity on what actually moves the business forward.
The conversation introduces Tas’s free Business Game Plan Builder, an AI-powered tool designed to help business owners review the past year, identify bottlenecks, prioritise the right projects, and break goals into clear quarterly actions without overwhelm.
Tas also unpacks the Three Ps: Pricing, Performance, and Pipeline, explaining how identifying constraints, simplifying execution, and raising standards across sales and operations leads to sustainable growth. He shares practical examples around sales, marketing, hiring, and process design, highlighting how small, consistent improvements compound over time.
This episode is perfect for trade and service business owners who want to stop reacting, build a clear plan for 2026, and create real momentum using structure, support, and smarter systems rather than longer hours.
Follow us:
https://www.paintercoach.com/
https://www.instagram.com/paintercoach/
https://www.facebook.com/paintercoach
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction: Breaking the Cycle
00:41 Welcome to The Painter Circle
01:07 Reflecting on 2025
02:04 The Importance of Reviewing the Year
02:36 Wins and Lessons from 2025
03:01 Living a Reactive Business
03:25 How to Win in 2026
03:45 Step 1: Create a Plan
03:59 Reviewing 2025 for Planning
04:51 Introducing the Game Plan Builder
06:09 The Three Ps: Pricing, Performance, Pipeline
06:32 Identifying Bottlenecks
06:58 Avoiding Homework Overload
07:39 Golden Circle Client Insights
10:16 Focus on One or Two Projects
10:59 Step 2: Execute the Plan
11:33 The Importance of Clear Goals
11:53 Why Do You Want It?
12:19 AI-Assisted Game Plan Builder
13:02 Breaking Down the Plan into Quarters
13:26 Step 3: Get Support
13:47 Internal and External Support
14:14 Managing Sales and Marketing
14:37 Avoiding Overwork and Burnout
15:26 Breaking Old Patterns
16:21 Micromanaging Quotes
16:47 Low Tech Solutions
17:43 Hiring the Right People
18:10 Building Real-World Processes
18:28 Turning Chaos into a Plan
20:22 Eliminating Distractions
21:10 Getting Better at Sales
22:50 Raising Your Standards
23:38 Practical Example: QPA Team
24:33 Using AI to Improve
25:52 Summary and Free Plan Offer
29:02 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
29:58 Outro: Stay Cool, Be Well
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By Tas MoulisStruggling to scale your painting business? Join the circle of experts at Painters Circle and get the guidance you need to grow your business. Start today: https://pages.paintercoach.com/the-painters-circle
FREE GAME PLAN BUILDER: https://pages.paintercoach.com/Game_Plan_Builder
In this episode, Tas kicks off 2026 by speaking directly to business owners who feel stuck in a reactive cycle and unsure why growth hasn’t followed effort.
Tas breaks down why nothing changes without a clear game plan and why reviewing 2025 properly is the first step to winning in 2026. He walks through how most business owners stay busy but unfocused, jumping from task to task without clarity on what actually moves the business forward.
The conversation introduces Tas’s free Business Game Plan Builder, an AI-powered tool designed to help business owners review the past year, identify bottlenecks, prioritise the right projects, and break goals into clear quarterly actions without overwhelm.
Tas also unpacks the Three Ps: Pricing, Performance, and Pipeline, explaining how identifying constraints, simplifying execution, and raising standards across sales and operations leads to sustainable growth. He shares practical examples around sales, marketing, hiring, and process design, highlighting how small, consistent improvements compound over time.
This episode is perfect for trade and service business owners who want to stop reacting, build a clear plan for 2026, and create real momentum using structure, support, and smarter systems rather than longer hours.
Follow us:
https://www.paintercoach.com/
https://www.instagram.com/paintercoach/
https://www.facebook.com/paintercoach
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction: Breaking the Cycle
00:41 Welcome to The Painter Circle
01:07 Reflecting on 2025
02:04 The Importance of Reviewing the Year
02:36 Wins and Lessons from 2025
03:01 Living a Reactive Business
03:25 How to Win in 2026
03:45 Step 1: Create a Plan
03:59 Reviewing 2025 for Planning
04:51 Introducing the Game Plan Builder
06:09 The Three Ps: Pricing, Performance, Pipeline
06:32 Identifying Bottlenecks
06:58 Avoiding Homework Overload
07:39 Golden Circle Client Insights
10:16 Focus on One or Two Projects
10:59 Step 2: Execute the Plan
11:33 The Importance of Clear Goals
11:53 Why Do You Want It?
12:19 AI-Assisted Game Plan Builder
13:02 Breaking Down the Plan into Quarters
13:26 Step 3: Get Support
13:47 Internal and External Support
14:14 Managing Sales and Marketing
14:37 Avoiding Overwork and Burnout
15:26 Breaking Old Patterns
16:21 Micromanaging Quotes
16:47 Low Tech Solutions
17:43 Hiring the Right People
18:10 Building Real-World Processes
18:28 Turning Chaos into a Plan
20:22 Eliminating Distractions
21:10 Getting Better at Sales
22:50 Raising Your Standards
23:38 Practical Example: QPA Team
24:33 Using AI to Improve
25:52 Summary and Free Plan Offer
29:02 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
29:58 Outro: Stay Cool, Be Well