PaintED Podcast

In this episode of PaintED, Torlando Hakes talks with Alex Corral from Cabinet Coating Kings. Alex tells his story on how he got to where he is and discusses the lessons that he has learned along the way .

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Are you prepared to hire the best this season? Taking a sales and marketing approach to recruiting, will pay dividends in the long run and fill your business with the top talent you deserve.

Benji Carlson from Breakthrough Academy (BTA) comes on to discuss the fundamentals of hiring and recruiting, which are broken down in depth in a six-part series called The Ultimate Hiring Funnel - streaming on PCA Overdrive.

Additionally, Benji talks about the 10 Contractor Quick Tools BTA created in order to take a holistic view of your business. However, the tools can be used independently to refine each aspect of your business one by one.

You can find both the Ultimate Hiring Funnel series and the 10 Contractor Quick Tools, on PCA Overdrive.

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Some of the biggest drivers who have succeeded in life are because they share success with others.

Jason Paris, the founder, and co-owner of Paris Painting and Aleph Holdings discusses his journey from solopreneur to building a highly successful team that runs multiple businesses doing well north of $20 million in annual revenue. Jason takes a deep dive into Aleph Holdings. An exciting new partnership opportunity that Aleph is now offering to qualified painting company owners who are looking to grow their businesses aggressively. He shares why the painting industry is so mature for business-minded Painting company owners to succeed. Some ways that other company owners can take advantage of current opportunities.

Topics Discussed:

- Jason's impressive growth journey and how bringing on great partners made that possible

- A significant PCA member benefit that few members are taking advantage of

- Why partnerships are often the key to massive success

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When you find that a client is unhappy, your first priority should be to adopt a customer mindset.

Chris sits down with Ryan Foulger of Brushwork Decorators based in Ipswich, Suffolk. In this episode of the BOB podcast, we talk about awkward customers. Especially the ones with expectations that are beyond their budget and more. Get a brew, pin back you're 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.

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In honor of National Woodworking Month, Nick Slavik discusses the process of wood staining, techniques, insights for wood finishing, and more in this episode!

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Tyler Tilton of Green Mountain Painters in Burlington, VT joins for a wide ranging and in person interview.

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Everything that happens in your business, good or bad, is your fault.

Have you ever wondered if writing a book could benefit your business? The answer is YES! Chandler Bolt, Founder of Self-Publishing School, joins us to share how he has utilized books to generate leads, revenue, and referrals for his businesses over the years.

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If you never drew the line in the first place, you can't hold it with someone.

James is the Director of Training and Development at Breakthrough Academy and trains over 450 contractors. He’s hired and conducted expectations meetings for 100’s staff all the way from laborers to executives.

One thing that a lot of contractors struggle with is holding people accountable. Employees make up their own expectations, standards slip, and your frustrations mount. The expectations meeting solves this by clearly articulating the standards at the precise moment when your new employee is the most malleable.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

-What's the Job Offer Call and why do you need to conduct one?

-How to get your candidate excited about the job they are about to start

-The best way to reinforce the positive attributes of a new hire while prepping them mentally for inevitable on-the-job coaching

-The prep you need to do BEFORE you go into an Expectations Meeting

-The 5 parts of the Expectations Meeting that allow a really strong start for any new employee

-How to come across as a strong leader a new hire can trust

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You cannot control what a person thinks. But you can control what they see.

In this episode of PaintED, Torlando Hakes talks with Shawn Hill from a Nice job Inc. about the crucial role reviews play in the growth of a business. They further discuss why branding can be controlled but not reputation. Shawn addresses, Reputation management entails improving the aspects of your reputation that you have control over and amplifying them to your target audience. Finding the keywords and key characteristics from the reviews, that your customer value is the key. It's about owning your individuality and leveraging it as a competitive advantage, even if some customers are turned off by it.

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PCA is growing! Look no further than the buzz and enthusiasm generated at this year's EXPO. Chad and Prithvi recap the annual event, and they also share reviews from attendees.

From there, they dive into PCA's ever-expanding ecosystem, which includes streaming content on PCA Overdrive, online painter training, a job board to hire new crew members, and health coverage options for the industry.

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