In episode 30 of Under Pressure, Nic Staton interviews Justin Barnes, the Founder of Alphawash, and his Lead Technician, Josh, as they dive into the nuances of leadership, the significance of networking, and the strategies that have helped them grow their business over the years.

Tune in to hear about their shared journey, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the importance of building a strong team culture.

TIMESTAMPS

[00:02:42] Company culture and employee growth.

[00:05:54] Team Leadership and Ownership

[00:09:45] Starting a pressure washing business.

[00:14:00] Pressure washing business journey.

[00:15:30] Five-year networking pipeline.

[00:20:23] Mindset management through faith.

[00:24:21] Dan Sullivan's impactful books.

[00:27:31] Content production vs. consumption.

[00:41:18] Commercial expansion through networking.

[00:44:06] Gas soft wash pump benefits.

[00:49:07] Small improvements in business growth.

[00:52:10] Team dynamics and communication challenges.

[00:54:27] Scaling a cleaning business.

[00:58:02] Commercial job success stories.

[01:02:10] Lead magnets for homeowners.

[01:06:18] Goal of reaching 1 million.

[01:08:18] Learning from others' mistakes.

QUOTES

• "People buy people. They don't buy pressure wash and they buy you. They buy the feeling they get talking with you." - Justin Barnes
• "Everybody thinks growing a business is all these big, ginormous changes, but it's really a bunch of little small ones that you see during the day and you see it and fix it and go on."  - Justin Barnes
• "I want everybody to be kind of like perfect in a way, but at the end of the day, nothing's going to be perfect and nobody's going to do anything the way that I do it. As long as that **** gets done, I don't care how you **** did it." - Nic Staton

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

Nic Staton

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wetwildpressurewashing/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.staton.18

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-staton-568ba6229/

Justin Barnes

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callalphawash/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justin.barnes.775/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-barnes-ab8b25b7/

WEBSITES

Wet & Wild Pressure Washing: https://go.wetnwildllc.net/freequote

Alphawash: https://callalphawash.com/