The Hunt for Incredible

Ep 65: Scaling a $20 Million Roofing Empire With Colt Moncla


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What if the fastest way to scale isn't better systems or more capital, but becoming a completely different person? When Colt Moncla took on his first million-dollar roofing job, he had zero idea how to execute it. Today, that "fake it till you make it" mindset has built Cool Roofs into a $20M+ multi-state empire with 70+ sales reps.

In this raw conversation, Colt reveals:

  • Why "tour guide leadership" crushes traditional management (and how it created specialists who create specialists)
  • The counterintuitive reason he waited 6 years before getting an office—and how this stewardship mindset accelerated growth
  • His unique "council of mentors" painting strategy that eliminates emotional business decisions
  • The brutal personal shifts required to scale from startup founder to $20M+ CEO
  • Why thinking time beats hustle culture: his 45-minute "boredom sessions" that unlock breakthrough solutions


"I tell people we're a personal development company that just so happens to do roofing. At the end of the day, we're in the people business." - Colt Moncla


00:00 The Million Dollar Job with Zero Experience00:51 Introduction: Colt Moncla and Cool Roofs' $20M Journey02:15 What Cool Roofs Does: Personal Development Through Roofing03:29 Building Culture That Enables Scale05:02 Tour Guide vs Travel Agent Leadership Philosophy07:10 Gamification: Bronze to Platinum Ranking System08:55 The Council Painting: Think and Grow Rich Strategy12:16 The Power of Thinking Time and Boredom16:33 Origin Story: From Network Marketing to Door-to-Door19:53 The TPO Roof Deal: "I Have No Idea How to Do This"22:10 Taking Action Before You're Ready: The Neo Matrix Approach25:46 Startup vs Scale: Different Person, Different Challenges27:12 Personal Development Investment: John Maxwell Coaching30:29 Coaching Method: Questions Over Instructions33:48 Delegation Success Story: Full Autonomy and Trust36:07 Systems for Scale: Weekly Meetings and Structure37:55 Protecting CEO Time for Big Things, New Things, Broken Things41:45 People Positioning: The Key to Delegation43:55 "Say Yes, Then Figure It Out" Philosophy44:55 The CFO Advantage: Your Most Important Hire46:38 Key Scaling Questions: Energy, Growth, and Purpose50:56 Finding People Who Love What You Hate54:09 Closing: Baking a Cake and Team Building

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