PaintED Podcast

A deck not only adds beauty and appeal to your home but also increases the value of your property.

In this episode, Nick gives an in-depth insight about prep, chemicals, tools, equipment, coatings, and setting proper expectations for decks, fences, and other outdoor wood projects.

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Meditation is a tool that can help us be more conscious in our problem-solving in the future.

Experimental episode alert!

This episode contains a short but effective breathwork exercise followed by yours truly narrating an interior accent wall paint job with the soundscape in the backdrop. Think of this as an introduction to the forms of meditation that I've found most effective. Enjoy!

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Make the most out of your time by investing in your craft and becoming an expert at it.

Do you ever feel like running one business is tough, and you couldn’t imagine having to run the second business? You aren’t alone!

In this episode, Joel and Shannon Conner join us to talk about how they manage running four businesses and the strategy they used along the journey to know when it was time for the next adventure.

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While business tactics, skills, and systems make up a big part of our discussions on the show, we’d be remiss to not also talk about the importance of having a balanced life outside the walls of your business.

A lot of you are husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, community members, fitness enthusiasts, and adventurers. Balance is a virtue worth striving for and that means spending our time in a way that allows us to express our core values, be with the people we love and do things that we enjoy.

Yes crushing goals and making money is great, but if your life outside of that is empty, what are you really achieving with your time here on earth?

So today on the show we’re going to explore how one super successful 8 figure contractor has implemented a life planning process to drive his business strategy and truly show up for the myriad other components of his life.

Blaise McDonald owns Mac Renovations. Before MAC, Blaise was an industrial electrician working in a very hands-on capacity. Since entering the business 10 years ago, which was founded by his dad has gone from about 2 Million a year in revenue to close to 15 today. In that time, he’s grown his team from 12 employees to over 40 exceptional project managers, carpenters, sales people and administrators and he is one of the highest performing entrepreneurs we work with at Breakthrough Academy.

In this episode you’ll learn:

- How a deeper and more meaningful “why” improves his clarity of thought, motivation levels, and entrepreneurial enjoyment

- The way to think about planning your business vs planning your life

- The detailed personal planning system he and his wife use to chart the trajectory of their shared life and how that drives his approach to business

- When you add life goals to your list of already existing business goals, does it make it easier or harder to achieve everything?

- How life balance is actually (almost) possible for a busy entrepreneur

- How to incorporate accountability into your personal goals

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Lauren Fink went from a career in journalism to become a painting contractor. Her first year has gone smoother than most, and she attributes a lot of her early success to the resources and connections she's made at PCA.

Watch as Lauren discusses her path into the trade, her first EXPO, and how PCA's Painter Training program is helping her business.

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If you don't want to take a chance on the unique, you'll have to settle for the mundane.

In this episode, Chris catches up with former Dundee-based decorator Craig Spokes. Craig has an interesting story where one man and his roller pole took the leap and emigrated skills. Craig describes himself as an Aussie and gives us an insight into work in Australia, from the hoops you have to jump through to get a visa down to the building boom and well-paid insurance work. Craig lives in the Aussie bush in far Western Sydney with his Shelter and doesn't seem to be planning to return. I must admit I'm a tad envious (mainly of the lifestyle) and wish I'd had the guts to do it years ago.

You know the drill by now, get a brew, pin back your ears, and dive in!.

Brothers of the Brush is the first international show to arrive at PCA. Hosted by the English Master Decorator, Chris Kerfoot, this show consists of interviews with numerous decorators from across the world to acquire real-life business experiences and guidance from the source.

This could be the next step in your globalization journey! Don't miss out on each episode made by decorators for decorators.

Who is Chris? Since 1989, Chris Kerfoot has been a reliable and consistent Painter and Decorator. His company, which is based in East Yorkshire, England, provides top-notch painting, decorating, and spraying services for both residential and commercial clients.

Chris is always interested in hearing what you have to say! Please contact him at [email protected] if there are any topics you'd want to hear more about, or if there's someone you'd like us to approach to feature on future podcasts (including yourself!).

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In this 6-part marathon of Contractor Evolution, you'll learn how to build the best hiring funnel in your market.

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In this episode, they discuss employee training and its process.

We continue the 3X base series into the 4th episode, picking up where we left off on some fronts and introducing new topics as well.

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Be transparent with your lender to get out of difficulties, it's better to be safe than sorry.

In today’s episode, Chris Barth with Bradford National Bank joins us to discuss how a commercial loan officer can be an asset to you and your business, as well as how to prepare if you expect you may be in need of a loan in the coming years!

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In a chess match, a player’s first sequence of moves is known as an “opening”. The opening is a memorized series of 8 to 12 moves that, ideally, sets up the chess game in an advantageous way for the player.

Execute the right opening and you’ve created some leverage for yourself. Execute the wrong opening, or make a mistake during it, and you’re fighting an uphill battle.

Now when I say “Master your Opening” what I’m talking about specifically here are the first few minutes of your sales call. I’ve heard different businesses call sales calls different things. You might call it an estimate, a quote, a consultation, an appointment, a design meeting, a discovery meeting, but for the sake of clarity I’m going to refer to it as the sales call.

I know what you might be thinking. Aren’t the last 10 minutes the most important? Aren’t those precious moments when you’re “closing” the most important? When a pen is being put to paper, or when a deposit cheque is being cut?

The closing moments ARE crucial, but to me the opening is the most important because it’s what sets up the close.

The customer usually makes up their mind about whether they would do business with you in the first ten minutes, not when they are staring at your quote.

My goal in this episode is to increase your sales conversions by covering a few core principles which I’ve learned including:

- Why the first 10 min of your sales call is more important than the last ten minutes

- The 3 things that you need to accomplish in the first 10 min that will help you close the sale

- 1 little mindset trick to perform before you talk to your prospect

- How to convey likability right off the bat

- The best way to establish a Leader/Follower dynamic during a sales call

- Where to insert trial closes into your sales calls so the customer doesn't ever feel blindsided

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