PaintED Podcast

Set expectations.

In episode 2, Jason will cover Key 2 to escaping contractor prison - building a highly effective team.

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QuickBooks can be less daunting.

After searching for tutorials on YouTube for "MTD" making tax digitally compliant and Quickbooks, I stumbled across Aaron Patrick by pure chance.

Aaron, otherwise known by his handle "that Quickbooks Guy" has some amazing content that makes using QuickBooks less daunting for beginners. I followed that by signing up for the one-hour one-on-one which has now made my admin life a hell of a lot less stressful.

So I thought why not reach out to him and ask him to drop on a bobcast and talk all things accounting? Which he very kindly accepted.

He's based out of Derby which makes accounting sound less daunting.

Accounting for businesses

"that Quickbooks Guy": LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-patrick-a162024a/

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Tracking and measuring progress over time is key to achieving goals.

What happens after Job Costing? Good Leaders use goal tracking to detect patterns and make data-based decisions to improve their businesses!

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Performance reviews, and cognitive flow maps.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, we are joined by Lacie and Austin Ilsley from Ai Painting Plus to talk about Team Training and Individual Improvement Plans that actually work.

Lacie and Austin pride themselves in aligning their company goals to account for and include the individual goals of their employees this is the only way to keep everyone moving in the same direction. We talk about performance reviews, individual improvement plans, and cognitive flow maps that help teams develop new skills together and form common goals to keep everyone on the same page.

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Strategies and mindset to grow.

For many entrepreneurs, slow and steady growth wins the race. And for others, fast-tracking growth to get some time and financial freedom back is key. There is no right or wrong answer, but figuring out the path to ensure your business serves your life is key!

On today’s episode, Lauren Fink with Apex Painting in Hillsdale Michigan joins us to share how they have grown quickly in the past 22 months and some of the strategies and thinking that’s led them to where they are today.

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Learn how to accentuate the elements of your brand.

There are many competing philosophies around how to build brand customers feel a connection with.

Erik Miller might have my favorite angle, and he is my guest on the show in this episode of Contractor Evolution.

Erik believes instead of bending over backward to fit the mold you believe your ideal client avatar wants, it's way less work to look inward and display what's already there.

In other words, finding out who you really are by paying attention to what your clients already love about you and highlighting THAT, is faster and more authentic than trying to be something you're not.

Erik founded StoryHook in 2015, a branding agency obsessed with the power of stories. He’s also the Director of the Brand for Company Cam and has been instrumental in making them the household name they are today.

Today’s conversation is about:

- How and where contractors can find the “hooky” parts of their story and put them on display.

To learn more about how to accentuate the amazing elements of your brand, watch this episode.

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Focus on potential shortcomings.

In this episode of the PaintEd Podcast, Torlando Hakes says that attracting the greatest people requires you to develop the ideal pay strategy for your company. Your organization may easily identify top performers by introducing a performance-based compensation system.

Also, you might focus on employees that might not be making as big of an impact on the business. The benefit of merit pay is that it allows you to differentiate and account for individual performance within your teams.

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Jason will be discussing Key 1 to escaping contractor prison - true leadership in your painting company.

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Pick a mentor, and spend time learning from them.

We sit down with the multi-award winning (as he won yet another award the very day this episode was released) legend that is Mark Hutchinson.

Originally a London Boy now based out of Norfolk. A fantastic down-to-earth, individual. Mark shares some pearls of wisdom and advice for people in the trade.

So you know the score by now. Kick back, grab your headphones get yourself a brew because it's a long one, and join us in this honest and frank chat where we delve into various topics such as:

-The stigma of not drinking

Give us a listen and tag (@brothersofthebrushinsta and Mark Instagram: @markhutchinson_decorators) or hash-tag #bobcast on Insta, and we'll give you a shout-out.

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Nick was elected Chairman of the Board of the PCA last week.

One of my duties is to communicate a vision for the 140-year-old organization. I do that here, as well as make my big ‘ask’ of the Master craftspeople and trades entrepreneurs in our industry.

I think I’ve only done 2 of these ‘not live’ shows in the past 6 years. This short video is that important. Here’s one of my ‘asks’ that I mentioned. This initiative will modernize and professionalize our industry. Promise me you will look into this: The PCA Business Accelerator

The easiest way to professionalize your business: a cohort of your peers, a learning management system, and subject matter experts from our industry. To sign up: https://www.pcapainted.org/business-training/

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