Cherry Coatings just announced its acquisition of Vision Painting, a $50-million plus revenue painting contractor headquartered in Indianapolis. We’ll discuss how the Cherry Team identifies a potential company to bring into the fold, what strategy they use to combine business operations, and where they are expecting to expand next. Guests: Rocky Cherry, Cherry Coatings Todd […]

As we close out 2025, it’s time to review your performance. But what should you look at to determine the success of your business? And how do you tease out what’s bad policy versus economic reality? In this podcast, we’ll walk through what numbers to look at and how to look at them, so you […]

A new challenger approaches. In this episode, we sit down with the leadership of Pittsburgh Paints to talk about building a new (old) brand, what contractors should expect from them, and what new products are on the horizon for 2026. Guests: Brian Carson, CEO Dennis Karnstein, President & GM

We receive excellent advice from Chris Moore of Elite Business Advisors on what to learn from 2025 — from tax planning steps to take now, to identifying your break-even number based on monthly production. Sponsored by: Behr, IUPAT

In this episode, Andrew and Kevin welcome back Daniel Honan to discuss how to evaluate the health of your business using a few key formulas. Sharpen your pencils.  Sponsored by BEHR Guest: Daniel Honan

Nothing like quality time with a paint manufacturer! Listen to our excellent conversation with Benjamin Moore, as we learn new details about its contractor loyalty program, how product choice can help in a slow market, and even some interesting news about EcoSpec. Sponsored by Benjamin Moore Featuring: Justin Dubow Mike Mundwiller

Andrew and Kevin get the kind of surface prep answers you can only hear from 3M engineers – on topics like the exact distinctions between respirator cartridges and filters…or, what are the abilities of lightweight spackle? Sponsored by 3M

Andrew and Kevin chat with two young painters about why the culture at their company (Granite State Painters in New Hampshire) is especially appealing. For anyone looking to attract younger workers, this is the podcast for you. Sponsored by IUPAT and Behr Guests Cole Martin Maddie Clark

Understanding Job Costing and Its Benefits Sponsored by: IUPAT Guest: Chris Moore

Every great business sets objectives – quarterly, yearly, and long term. Setting goals is often easy to dream up, but much harder to achieve in reality. In this podcast, we talk about how to set expectations–with your executive team, managers, and painters–to grow your business. Effective Strategies for Setting Goals Guest: Chris Elliott