Every month PDCA will be hosting Roundtables for painting contractors to discuss their goals and challenges, and to poll the group for collaborative solutions. Contractors gather in roundtables focused on their size of business growth, and the month of August brought discussion on the subjects of working with general contractors, hiring, retention, and operations management. This podcast features soundbites from those discussions that will help give you a sneak peak into the real-time problem solving and collaboration that happens on these calls. To join a call, go to www.pdca.org/roundtables. If you aren't a PDCA member and want to learn about resources like roundtables that are available to members, visit www.pdca.org, and click 'join now' at the top of the page for more information

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Are you wanting to keep your knowledge of business cutting edge, but can’t seem to find the time to actually read? Our friend, Steven Cunningham, creator of readitfor.me, has your solution! Listen to this episode of Paint Ed to find out how readitfor.me can keep you in the know of the latest business books. Trust us when we say, you now have time to “read” several books a day!

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On this episode of Paint ED we have Gina Koert with us, president of Shamrock Painting in Denver Colorado. She gave a presentation at the 2017 Expo on the subject of working with General Contractors, and we’re going to have her back on August 30 to talk a little more in depth on the subject. She is a negotiator, par excellence, and she knows how to coordinate with General Contractors in a way that keeps winning bids and future contracts. In this conversation with her, Gina shares with us how her company keeps things efficient and profitable despite notoriously thin margins for error.

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To sustain business growth, owners of large companies have to do something consistently right. What is that 'something' and how does it translate into advice for businesses large and small? APC (American Painting Contractor) magazine's Megan Headley and Andrew Dwyer join us to talk about their recent interviews with owners of large companies for an article that will appear in an upcoming issue of APC. Learn the keys to sustained business growth from large contractors, many of them PDCA contractors, across the U.S.

Learn more about APC and look for the article at the end of August at www.paintmag.com.

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People are Googling your business all the time looking for the right contractor, but they may be coming up empty-handed if you don't know how to update your online profile. There are options now available to you that allows you to add more detail and even make connections that weren't possible only a few months ago. Is your Google business profile updated and fully functional? Aaron Hockel of Alta Vista Strategic Partners shares with us the new updates and tells you how to get up-to-speed and bring in more leads online.

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Every painting business owner may find themselves in the awkward position of defending their work or demanding their pay as a result of misunderstanding or miscommunication. This is the reason industry standards in any trade exist. The PDCA Industry Standards for painting contractors are there to prime conversations and contracts so the painting business is protected. Ryan Amato and Kyle Eads of Amato Painting in Pennsylvania have had their share of instances when they have needed to utilize the PDCA Industry Standards to safeguard their work. On this episode of Paint ED they share what they have learned so you don't have to make the same costly mistakes!

Get ready for a quick upload of great ideas from a smart business owner. Like a lot of other painting contractors right now, Nick LoGrasso from SNL Painting in St. Louis Missouri is buried in business; but he takes a few moments to share with us how he got to where he's at. He also talks about what he does during the slow months to generate leads and keep his crews working. Get ready for a no-filter, high-speed conversation about ideas to keep business steady all year long!

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Rick Holtz of H. J. Holtz and Son in Richmond, Virginia made a change in his business a few years ago that revolutionized employee engagement. He decided to help his team start thinking like owners, and now his company trains each employee as a leader who is motivated to add to the bottom-line of the company. This pays off for employees in many ways including provisions for real cash incentives. Don't think this could work in your business? Rick shares with us the specifics of how he implements this strategy and shares why he believes other businesses would benefit from helping their employees think like owners.

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Keeping all the loose ends of business and life from unraveling can sometimes leave business owners feeling fatigued after a few short years. Even when a business is successful, we have to be mindful not to miss the enriching stories of people we come across or the opportunities we have to give back and make a difference. Don Easton of Easton Painting has achieved a unique work-life balance that keeps him happy and fulfilled as a business owner and a person. On this episode of Paint ED Don shares with us his secrets to renewed energy and health that keep him and the people around him smiling.

In part two of "Hiring Kick-Ass People," Tom Reber of Motorhard business coaching debunks outdated notions of managing employees, hiring, and work-life balance. If you haven't heard part 1, you'll want to go back and check it out! Tom is a lifesaver for contractors and business owners who are looking to get their teams in shape and doing kick-ass work!

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