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Sky's the limit in this industry — and this week our Lead Automotive Installer Dylan Turnage proves it. From a 13-year-old summer job to running the install bay at Green Valley, Dylan sits down with Ricky and Josh to break down competition strategy, Tesla glass headaches, film science, and what it actually takes to master this trade.

🏆 TINTER BATTLES IS LOADING

-Dylan's 4th competition — and the mind games are already starting
-Pick your own opponent: do you hunt the killers or cap your downside?
-Why the quiet competition floor is a completely different kind of pressure
-The head-to-head everyone wants to see… and who's suspiciously silent

🔍 THE TESLA GLASS TRUTH BOMB

-Why the new Tesla glass is a nightmare to shave (soft, jagged, inconsistent)
-The UV "tint myth" every customer needs to hear before they pay for protection they already have
-Single-pane vs. laminated: what's really happening inside that door

🚗 INSIDE THE CRAFT

-Every way to attack a frameless door — precut, shave, micro gap, snap shrink
-Heat-shrink science: ceramic vs. dyed vs. the film that punishes every mistake
-Why crystalline will humble you (rainbows, heat scarring & no do-overs)
-The real reason it takes YEARS of reps to stick a window and just know it's good

💡 THE BUSINESS SIDE

-Reading customers: the ones who hunt for specks vs. the ones who just want dark
-How the industry went from secretive and closed off to open and collaborative
-The scarcity-mindset shop owner who lost his best installer — and why

Whether you're chasing your first competition or just trying to close more jobs with confidence, this one's packed.

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0:00 — "Sky's the limit": the cold open
0:37 — Tinter Battles is coming: Dylan's 4th competition
2:48 — The different pressure of a silent competition floor
4:20 — Pick your opponent: hunt the killers or play it safe?
7:40 — The future: a real tint-competition ranking system
8:53 — A 13-year-old summer job that became a career
11:04 — How the tint industry went from secretive to open
18:26 — The truth about Tesla glass & the UV tint myth
20:41 — Why new Tesla glass is a nightmare to shave
24:53 — Frameless doors: every way to attack the install
25:57 — Inside the rules: timing, heats & unified film
37:03 — Dylan's climb from prepper to lead installer
46:17 — Why real mastery takes years of reps
49:47 — Heat-shrink science: ceramic vs. dyed vs. crystalline
54:15 — Countdown to competition & the Alamo decorative build

This week on the Born to Tint Podcast, Ricky & Josh Miller sit down with DeAndre Woodson — local entrepreneur, host of the Double Down Podcast, and a guy who literally "sells money" through credit repair and business funding. The twist? DeAndre found Green Valley through a customer testimonial and tinted his OWN home… so this one's a real-life review on the mic. 🔥

🤖 AI Is Closing Deals While He Sleeps

How his team runs personal chat bots that close deals at 3AM
The AI "video message" trick that makes customers think they're talking to him live
Why buying back your time is the #1 way to actually scale

🏠 Why He Tinted His Own Home (Security Film Story)

The full-circle moment — from watching a testimonial to becoming one
Security + reflective film on 3 huge front windows = peace of mind for his wife & daughter
"A break-in artist kicks the glass, gets confused, and runs off." That's the time security film buys you
Most homeowners have no idea you can tint your house for security AND lower energy bills — until they see it

💰 The Credit Game Nobody Taught You

Why your credit score quietly decides your car, your neighborhood, even your kids' school district
The difference between a shady "credit guru" and someone who actually protects you
30-day results, 90-day graduation — and why your habits matter more than the score

📈 Scaling a Business the RIGHT Way

The $100K mentorship that took a shop from $2M to $2.7M
The 3 P's every leader needs: Perspective, Posture, Perseverance
Reversible vs. irreversible decisions — how to take smart risks
Why "keep it small, keep it all" is silently killing your growth

🎙️ The Content & Podcast Blueprint

The single film-drop clip that hit 17.9 MILLION views and trended on Apple Podcasts
The short-form → long-form funnel: by the time they watch a full episode, they're already sold
Inside TintLab — training tinters from across the country (and the world)

👉 Follow DeAndre: @deandre.woodson and his show @dbldown.podcast
👉 Follow us on Instagram @greenvalleywindowtint

Thinking about tinting your home or car in Las Vegas? Whether it's security film, heat rejection, or lowering that summer electric bill — reach out and we'll walk you through exactly what your glass needs. 🚗🏠

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From a half-tinted Ford Festiva to $2,000 tractor jobs — Brady King of Eco Tint Shop pulls up.

This week the Miller Brothers sit down with Brady King, owner of Eco Tint Shop in St. George, Utah, who drove out to talk shop, scaling, and the pricing conversations most tinters are too scared to have. From garage beginnings with an AutoZone roll and his mom's blow dryer to running heavy-equipment, commercial, and flat glass work — this one is a masterclass in getting paid what you're actually worth. 🎯

🔧 The Come-Up

Tinting out of a garage at 17 (his first car was HALF tinted on purpose 😂)
Learning the trade in a dealership tint bay — 6 months just to feel comfortable
Why the industry has an installer problem, not a glass problem

📈 Scaling Without Losing Your Mind

The perfectionism trap that keeps tinters from ever hiring
Building a subcontractor network so big jobs don't break you
How one Instagram collab post jumped from 2K to 30K views overnight

💰 The Pricing Masterclass (don't skip this)

Killing the $300 tint job on a $750,000 machine — for good
"Raise your prices until people are offended" — the close-rate rule
Why doubling your price can actually increase your profit
What a business mentor told them that changed everything

🪟 Flat Glass & Film Knowledge That Closes Deals

Auto vs. flat glass: which one actually scales
Edge sauce/gel — the tool the internet loves to hate
Exterior film, low-E glass & why Europe is 5 years ahead
Metering glass + before/after photos = the ultimate trust builder
Selling film to SOLVE a problem, not just to sell film

Whether you tint cars, tractors, storefronts, or mansions — this episode will change how you quote your next job. 🚀

👤 Follow Brady & Eco Tint Shop:

Tinting → follow @EcoTintShop on Instagram
Custom truck parts & headlights → follow @EcoTint on Instagram & TikTok
🌐 EcoTintShop.com

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Presented by the Born to Tint Podcast with Ricky & Josh Miller — real talk on the window tint industry, entrepreneurship, and building a shop that lasts. 🎙️

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0:00 – Meet Brady King of Eco Tint Shop (St. George, UT)
0:51 – Garage beginnings: the '92 Festiva & why cheap film fails
3:32 – Cutting his teeth in a dealership tint bay
5:26 – The installer shortage & why training people pays off
9:13 – Perfectionism, hiring headaches & running two Instagram pages
11:16 – The collab post that exploded to 30K views
13:57 – 1,800 to 18,000 followers: the show's content engine
16:59 – Winning a trip to France: inside competition tinting
19:12 – Auto vs. flat glass: which one actually scales
33:54 – Edge sauce: the tool that changed flat glass (and the haters)
41:16 – Grid & small windows: the hardest work to price right
50:54 – Killing the $300 tint on a $750K machine
1:00:07 – The exterior film shift & low-E glass explained
1:10:49 – Metering glass + before/afters to close the deal
1:24:21 – The pricing masterclass: raise prices until it works

What happens when your brand takes off… and a multi-million dollar company tells you to change your name?

Chris and Dante, founders of Worldwide Tint Co, sit down with Ricky and Josh Miller to break down the 6 AM phone call that changed everything — plus competition strategy, install technique, and why tinters finally have an apparel brand built for them. 🔥

🧢 THE REBRAND
📞 The 6 AM call warning them a cease and desist was coming
⚖️ What the lawyers actually said
🕐 Why getting hit early was the best thing that could've happened
🎯 "People support the movement more than they support the name"

👑 THE MEMBERS
🌍 How the biggest names in the industry funneled to the brand
💬 The comment that said you have to be "celebrity tier" to get in
📈 Why starting from the lowest is the biggest advantage

🛠️ TOOLS & TECHNIQUE
📏 Why 2–3 extra inches per pattern is costing you thousands
🧰 The cheap tool every shop should own first
🧪 Edge sauce, tighter gaps, cleaner installs
😤 Why people bash products they were never going to buy

🏆 COMPETITION SECRETS
🔍 The straight-edge trick that set up a winning window
😬 Losing by HALF A POINT over one piece of film
🚫 The one-point penalties that end runs
💪 "Solve the problem" — the mindset that separates finalists from complainers

🔥 PPF & HEAT SHRINK
🔦 Torch vs heat gun — one shot, one mistake
💧 Wet or dry? The argument that never dies
⚡ The 2:38 back window record and how it was set

💰 PRICING & SELLING
🚗 Why the shop down the street prices to scare customers off
🎯 How speed lets you stay competitive AND profitable
🗣️ What installers really asked at the booth: "How do I SELL this?"

🚀 WHAT'S NEXT
👕 New drops, unreleased colorways, sold-out hats
🎪 Tinter Battles booth plans
🕶️ Josh Miller becomes the newest member

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What happens when a digital marketing vet and cruise-line sales pro trades the corporate grind for a squeegee and a pressure washer? In this episode of the Born to Tint Podcast, Ricky and Josh Miller sit down with Micah Kritzman of Shine of South Las Vegas — window cleaning, solar panel cleaning, pressure washing, turf cleaning, and permanent lighting — to break down what it really takes to build a service business in the harshest, dustiest market in the country.

Two industries. One truth: cheap now is expensive later. This one is packed with pricing philosophy, trust-building tactics, and the sales mindset that turns one-time jobs into lifetime customers. 👇
🚀 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

💰 Why "you get what you pay for" is the only pricing strategy that survives in the trades
🔁 The recurring-revenue secret hiding in your customer's backyard (hint: it's the turf)
🧠 How to sell by educating — walking a customer through what they actually need vs. what pads the invoice
🤝 The mini-mansion client who leaves them alone in a house full of exotic cars… and why trust is the real product
📉 The Vegas glass crisis: scratched windows on $5M new builds, Toll Brothers' neighborhood-wide replacement nightmare, and the Covid supply-chain fallout still biting homeowners today

🪟 TINT & GLASS GOLD FOR HOMEOWNERS

☀️ Why window film beats solar screens (see out clearly, no dirty warped screens, 10-year warranties)
🐦 Bird-strike film that cuts strikes by 80%+ — already being mandated on commercial buildings in California
🌱 Turf burn from window reflections — and how the right film (or perforated screen) solves it
🔥 165° cars, surface-four coatings, and why heat is what really drives tint demand

🎥 THE "FEED THE BEAST" CONTENT PLAYBOOK

📱 Why cleaning content goes viral and how to throw "blind darts" until something pops
🎤 The Weird Al Yankovic social-media strategy every service business should steal

If your home has glass, turf, or solar — this episode will change what you notice forever. ⚠️ Fair warning: once you see it, you can't unsee it.

📲 CONNECT WITH THE GUEST

Follow Micah 👉 @shineofsouthlasvegas (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) | ShineOfSouthLasVegas.com

🔥 FOLLOW GREEN VALLEY WINDOW TINT
Follow us on Instagram 👉 @greenvalleywindowtint

Whether it's flat glass, PPF, or automotive tint — we're here to educate you first and solve the problem, not just sell you film.

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00:45 — Meet Micah & Shine of South Las Vegas
02:25 — The Shine franchise origin story (from college windows to Uganda)
04:59 — Pioneering turf cleaning: the recurring-revenue play
07:43 — It's not the product, it's the application
11:12 — "Feed the beast": why cleaning content goes viral
17:26 — Heat drives tint demand: 165° cars & solar screens vs. film
21:27 — Deep-cleaning caked-on Vegas glass without scratching it
26:32 — "I can't unsee it": the tinter & cleaner curse
36:16 — "You get what you pay for": the premium pricing mindset
38:18 — The consultative sale: educating customers on what they actually need
41:00 — The mini-mansion client & earning unshakable trust
46:05 — Bird strikes & bird-strike film (80% fewer strikes)
50:18 — Toll Brothers & the new-build glass crisis
1:06:00 — Cross-selling opportunities & where to find Shine

Dante Peterson is BACK — and this might be his most tactical sit-down yet. 🔥 The Miller Brothers get Dante of Dante's Custom Detail and Tint (and co-founder of Worldwide Tint Co apparel) to break down how he 4X'd his business in a town of 28,000 people. If you think you can't charge premium prices in a small market, this episode will change your mind.
💰 PRICING THAT ACTUALLY PAYS

The "keep raising it till they stop saying yes" experiment that led Dante to $700+ tint jobs
Why a $500 roll of film should be closing $1,200 jobs
The one number that tells you your prices are TOO LOW (most shops get this backwards)

🧠 CLOSING WITHOUT BEING PUSHY

The discovery question that quietly qualifies every caller
How to handle the price shopper without ever bashing the competition
Why the guy charging $300 for "ceramic" isn't your competition at all

📈 SCALING YOURSELF OUT OF THE SHOP

The app switch that eliminated phone tag and unlocked Dante's best week ever
How he ran the whole business from a beach — and revenue went UP
The name-on-the-truck "trap" every owner needs to hear before they scale

🏢 COMMERCIAL & FLAT GLASS SECRETS

Getting specced into architect plans, government jobs & blast-mitigation film
The grant + principal strategy for landing school security film contracts
Why the meter is a SALES tool, not a "save my glass" tool

🎓 EDUCATING THE CUSTOMER = CLOSING THE DEAL

Not all ceramic is created equal — how to prove it to a skeptical buyer
The car wash analogy that makes premium pricing make sense
Why "ceramic dual reflective" is marketing nonsense (and how to explain it)

Whether you're a one-man shop or scaling a crew, this one's loaded. 👀
👉 Follow Dante @dantescustomdetailandtint
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Fresh Off the Lot is Back — And They Brought the Next Generation 🔥

Chris and Frankie (Don Tintz) pull up to the Born to Tint Podcast and nothing is off limits — film tech, competition beef, business moves, and a 17-year-old calling his shot at the belt.

🎓 The Heat Rejection Lie Nobody's Talking About

🔥 93% infrared ≠ 93% heat rejection — and your customers think it does
🔥 How to flip that conversation into a sale instead of a complaint
🔥 The pie chart breakdown that actually makes sense to homeowners and car owners alike

🏆 Tint Battles LA Is Coming — and It's Personal

⚡ Frankie's calling his shot at the belt. At 17. In front of everyone.
⚡ Ricky on what it took to win after 4 years of getting humbled on the competition floor
⚡ Why your shop skills don't automatically translate — and how to prep for the real thing

📈 Fresh Off the Lot Is Leveling Up

💰 Chris went from hustle-mode solo op to thinking like a CEO — here's the shift
💰 Stacking reviews fast, pricing above market, and customers not even blinking
💰 Why the Palmdale market might not be big enough anymore

💼 Business Tactics That Actually Move the Needle

📊 Track your close rate — if it's above 60%, you're leaving money on the table right now
📊 Get the deposit on the spot or stay open to losing the job
📊 Fix one bottleneck at a time — this is how Green Valley went from plateau to scaling

🛡️ The Little Things That Win (or Lose) the Job

👟 Shoes off. Don't ask. Just do it.
👟 One AI phone answering complaint too many — here's what they switched to
👟 Why the customer who called you second is still giving YOU the $5,000 job

⚡ The Next Gen Has Arrived

🥋 Started at 13. Wrestling background. Martial arts mindset. Already installing daily.
🥋 He's not just along for the ride — he's competing at Tint Battles and gunning for the title


👉 Follow the guests:

📲 @freshoffthelot_ | @don_tintz
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1:00 — Breaking Down Heat Rejection Numbers the Right Way for Customers
3:00 — TSER vs. Infrared: What Numbers Actually Matter & Why the 93% Pitch Is Misleading
5:00 — Exterior Film Applications, Low-E Coatings & Getting Maximum Heat Rejection
8:30 — When to Use Exterior Film on Commercial Jobs (Warranties & Performance)
10:45 — Business Update: Chris on His Growth Since the First Podcast
12:15 — How Frankie Started in the Industry at 13 (Neighbor, Garage, and No Experience)
16:45 — Competition Mindset: Ricky on 4 Years Before Making the Podium
21:00 — Tint Battles LA Breakdown — Who's Competing & What's at Stake
31:15 — Why People Hate on Competitions — Then Show Up Anyway
37:25 — Should Fresh Off the Lot Relocate? Market Expansion & Flat Glass Strategy
43:00 — Social Media, Reviews & Charging Above Market Without Losing Customers
45:30 — Tracking Close Rates & How to Know When to Raise Your Prices
57:00 — Business Scaling: Fixing Bottlenecks One at a Time & Working with a Mentor
1:05:50 — Frankie on His Goals, Wrestling Background & Calling His Shot at the Belt

The Born to Tint Podcast — Solo Episode with Ricky & Josh MillerThis week the Miller Brothers go one-on-one, no guest, just two installers who built and scaled a shop breaking down everything happening in the tint world right now — from competition season to the AI tools that are quietly changing how you close jobs. If you're a tinter, shop owner, or entrepreneur trying to level up, this one's packed.

🏆 Inside Film Fest — Ricky breaks down his run at the competition: overcoming a 23-point deficit to beat Fernando, finishing 3 points shy of the podium, and the game-planning "gray area" tricks that separate winners from the pack.

🤖 AI Mockups That Close Deals — How Ricky used Perplexity Computer to generate a photo-perfect exterior tint mockup for a customer in 2 minutes for about $2 in compute — and landed the job. This is the future of the consultation.

📊 The Market Truth Nobody's Talking About — Home sale transactions in the Valley are down ~35% year over year, yet the shop is thriving. Why high-end residential work is recession-resistant, and what it means for your pricing.

💰 The #1 Pricing Lever — "If capacity is your problem, price is the lever to pull." Why being maxed out means you're not charging enough.

⭐ The Real Review Hack — How Green Valley built 2,000+ reviews. Spoiler: it starts with taking care of the customer first.

🔥 Turf Burn & Standing Behind Your Work — A real customer story on perf screens, the Zen55 switch, and why eating a $1,000+ replacement to keep one customer happy is just good business.

🥊 Tinter Battles Prep & The 17-Year-Old Prodigy — Trash talk, training the next generation, and why veterans need to stop sleeping on the young social-media tinters.

🎓 TintLab — Next class runs in September, first come first serve. If you've got a couple years of experience and you've been following along, reach out.Plus Solar Gard backing flat glass competition, decorative UV printing plans, running, golf, and a whole lot more.

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If you got value out of this, smash that LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and drop your questions in the comments — the brothers are reading them and answering on the show. 

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00:00 — Intro: Ricky & Josh go solo

00:54 — The Dick Stick: pushing vs. cleaning squeegee

02:22 — Film Fest recap & meeting the community in person

03:48 — Beating a 23-point deficit & falling 3 points shy of podium

06:00 — Fixing competition scoring: accumulative rounds & timing

09:08 — Game-planning the "gray area" & straight-edge tricks

16:00 — Using Perplexity Computer for decorative & AI work

19:30 — The Dragon Ridge AI mockup that landed the job

23:37 — Building before/after templates & training an AI agent

32:14 — Running, training & the high school distance prodigy

37:08 — Tinter Battles prep & don't sleep on young tinters

45:50 — Frosted glass problems & exterior film solutions

53:16 — The review hack: 2,000+ reviews start with the customer

54:51 — Turf burn, the zen55 switch & standing behind your work

1:01:38 — Market down 35%, pricing as your capacity lever & TintLab in September

Sarah Bauder is BACK! 🎬 The WFCT Event Coordinator returns to the Born to Tint Podcast with Ricky and Josh Miller for a packed round two — competition updates, flat glass pricing, TintLab, industry mindset, and men's mental health all on the table.

🏆 WFCT 2025 — What's New

🔹 Competitors can now enter up to 3 divisions

🔹 Overlapping finals? You pick — bubble competitors get bumped in

🔹 Flat glass capped at 64 with a waitlist already building

🔹 Pre-show education sessions August 26 | Main event August 27–29, San Antonio

🔹 Register before July 15th — spots filling fast
🎟️ June Promo — Buy 2 Get 1 Free

🔹 Applies to Deluxe, Full, and Partial registrations (~$540 early bird for Full)

🔹 Does NOT apply to competition tickets


🔧 TintLab — Flat Glass Sales & Installation Academy

🔹 Built for shops adding flat glass as a revenue stream

🔹 Installation training + full sales process + 90-day mentorship with Ricky & Josh

🔹 Community chat built for subcontracting connections


💰 Pricing & Selling With Confidence

🔹 If you're closing 10/10 — your price is too low

🔹 Higher price signals quality and wins better customers

🔹 Right film + right glass = referrals. Wrong film = industry reputation damage


🧠 Men's Mental Health in the Trades

🔹 Ricky opens up about therapy, cold plunge, and building your inner circle

🔹 The industry has shifted — community over competition

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📲 Follow WFCT @wfctevent
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For our audio listeners — this one is extra special on YouTube! Head over to the Born to Tint Podcast YouTube channel to catch all the visuals from Film Fest 2026. As always, thank you for listening and for the continued support — it means everything. 🙏

This week we're doing something a little different. Ricky Miller takes you along for the full Film Fest 2026 experience — the window tint and PPF conference and competition held in Duluth, Georgia. From arriving at the venue to the awards ceremony, this vlog captures the energy, the competition, the conversations, and the community that makes this industry special.
Huge thanks to Solar Gard and TintWiz for sponsoring Ricky at this event — and a big shoutout to Autobahn for the support! Thank you to everyone involved in putting Film Fest together. Kash, Thomas, and the whole crew built something the industry needed.

🎯 What You'll See in This Episode

🏕️ Ricky and the team set up TintLab's first-ever vendor booth at a competition event
🔧 Ricky competes across all four disciplines — Auto Singles, Auto Teams, Flat Glass, and PPF
💼 Real business conversations on the vendor floor covering flat glass pricing, commercial film strategy, glass meters, and scaling your shop
🎓 Ricky takes the main stage alongside some of the best in the industry to present the TintLab flat glass training program
🔥 Head-to-head Heat Shrink Battles — Ricky draws Fernando in round one and breaks down the strategy in real time
🤝 Non-stop networking with top installers, trainers, reps, and shop owners from across the country


🏅 2026 Film Fest Winners
🏆 Auto Singles
🥇 Fernando Sainz | 🥈 Jeremy Swanson | 🥉 Joshua Reeves
🏆 Auto Teams
🥇 Elite Boys — Gerardo Barreto & Joshua Reeves
🥈 Team Formula — Fernando Sainz & Gaby Adorno
🥉 iTint — PJ White & Boni Bravo
🏆 Flat Glass
🥇 Fernando Sainz | 🥈 Johnny Blades | 🥉 Alexis Figueroa
🏆 PPF
🥇 Efrain Romero | 🥈 Gerardo Barreto | 🥉 Carlos Olazaba
🏆 Gauntlet Winner (All 4 disciplines) — Fernando Sainz
🔥 Heat Shrinks — Darnell Thomas
💪 Reps Competition — Dustin Hall

Congratulations to every competitor and everyone who showed up and put in the work. Film Fest is the real deal — and we can't wait for the next one.
Follow Film Fest on Instagram 👉 @wearefilmfest
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00:00:00 – Welcome to Film Fest 2026
00:00:33 – Arriving in Atlanta & Heading to the Venue
00:01:36 – Setting Up the TintLab Vendor Booth for the First Time
00:03:09 – Picking Up the Competition Mercedes & Maseratis
00:05:11 – Networking With the Solar Gard Rep on the Floor
00:07:45 – Exterior Film, Commercial Flat Glass & Pricing Breakdown
00:09:40 – Why You Have to Replace Yourself to Scale Your Business
00:10:26 – Ricky's Pricing Formula — Material, Labor & Marketing Percentages
00:12:19 – Smart Film, Decorative Film & Knowing What NOT to Take On
00:15:00 – The Value of Partnering With the Right Manufacturer
00:28:08 – Auto Singles Competition Kicks Off
00:29:46 – Flat Glass Round 1 Begins
00:30:08 – Using a Glass Meter to Become the Expert & Close More Jobs
00:32:04 – Building Your Network in the Flat Glass Market
00:33:41 – TintLab Program Breakdown — What's Included
00:36:09 – The School Community, SOPs & Growing Installation Library
00:45:41 – Ricky Introduced on the Main Stage With Top Industry Trainers
00:46:34 – Ricky's Speech — Second Generation & Giving Back to the Industry
00:50:52 – TintLab for Flat Glass — Landing $250K+ Commercial Jobs
00:53:11 – Selling on Emotion — How to Connect With Every Customer
00:54:33 – PPF Competition Finals | Strategy & Execution
00:59:11 – Day 3 Flat Glass Finals — The Wood Curveball
01:05:23 – Glass Meter Giveaway at the TintLab Booth
01:06:09 – Heat Shrink Battles — Ricky vs. Fernando
01:07:04 – Awards Ceremony | Full 2026 Film Fest Results