Pro Painter Podcast

Season 2 Premiere | Pro Painter Mike Gallagher on Hiring and More | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Mike Gallagher

Hello! We are happy to be back for season 2 of the Pro Painter Podcast! To kick things off, Nick May chats with painting contractor Mike Gallagher, founder of Gallagher Painting LLC in Boston, Massachusetts.Mike’s journey starting his own painting business may be familiar to you – particularly the struggles of hiring employees. As you know, incorporating new people to your team is hard; there is no one right way to do it.Most contractors suffer through trial and error to find good employees, something that Mike and Nick discuss in great detail in a series of anecdotes. Mike learned his lessons the hard way, and he will share his experiences so that you don’t have to.

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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Moore Marketing Minute:

This week, Damon R. Nagy of iMay and PPN talks the value of WordPress.

Exceptional Painter Mihai Cristolovean | S1E11 | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Mihai Cristolovean

Welcome to the first season finale of the Pro Painter Podcast! Nick May is joined by longtime friend of the show Mihai Cristolovean, founder of Exceptional Painting Inc. Originally from Romania, Mihai spent nearly a decade working as a casino dealer on cruise ships and then married. The happy newlyweds moved to Canada where Mihai found work painting for a family friend. Eventually he decided to start his own painting company, came across The Business Brush, took our lessons to heart and established his own systems and processes. Mihai now runs a successful painting business with a thriving customer base. His story is a familiar one (for most of you), and shows that you can fall into painting from just about any beginning – but if you’re serious about it, you can turn it into a life you love.

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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Moore Marketing Minute

will return next season!

Nick May & iMay Media’s Damon R. Nagy Roast Some Sites | S1E10 | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Damon R. Nagy

Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. This week we are going to roast your websites! Nick May and iMay Media’s Damon R. Nagy visit the websites of two painting businesses. We discuss the dos, the don’ts (and the ugly) of website building. You may find these mistakes funny – we certainly do – but they’re actually quite common. Are you guilty of any of these? If you are a business owner and want to learn how to spice up your site and boost your traffic, get in touch with Damon at [email protected]

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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This week, Steven Odom of iMay walks us through the most important aspect of logo design.

Paint Like A Girl w/ Steph & Christina Young of Pro Image Painting | S1E9 | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Nick May w/ guests Steph & Christina Young

Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. This week, Nick May sits down this week with Steph and Christina Young from Pro Image Painting out in Bedford, New Hampshire.  They talk about their new product called “The Brush Wash” and how it was created.  Nick, Steph, and Christina also discuss the structure of Pro Image Painting.  Lastly, Nick has a surprise that you don’t want to miss. “The Brush Wash” is available at Lowes now!

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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This week we have a Roadmap to Profit clip from Tyler LaChapelle – all about planning your SEO keywords.

Benjamin Moore Paint Geek Mike Mundwiller | S1E8 | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Mike Mundwiller

Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. Nick May and Mike Mundwiller geek hard on this week’s episode of the Pro Painter Podcast. Mike goes deep on the ins-and-outs of Benjamin Moore’s product lines (and the correct application for each one, ya’ heathens). From bonding primers (wow) to the minimum amount of prep needed to apply STIX  (fun), Mike explains it all! If you’d like to reach out to Mike Mundwiller with any questions, shoot him an email at [email protected] COMMAND is available in stores now!

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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This week, Damon R. Nagy of iMay and PPN joins us on the benefits of reviews.

Battle Tested w/ Will Reyes | S1E7 | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Will Reyes

Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. On this week’s episode of Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May sits down with Will Reyes from Battle Born Painting.  Will does it all, working with cabinets, exteriors and interiors, along with floor coatings.  Originally a bartender, Will tells his story on how he transitioned into painting.  He reflects on some of the mistakes he made early on in his career, and tries to convince Nick on why he should get into floor coatings. Check out Will Reyes’ company, Battle Born Painting, at www.battlebornpainting.net, or on Instagram @Battlebornpainting1864.

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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Moore Marketing Minute:

This week we have a Roadmap to Profit clip from Tyler LaChapelle – all about picking keywords for your website’s SEO.

Hiring Made Easy w/ Nick May, Will Reyes, and Tommy Welch | S1E4 | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Chris Shank w/ guests Nick May, Will Reyes, and Tommy Welch

In this week’s Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May from Walls By Design (Denver, CO), Will Reyes from Battle Born Painting (Reno, NV), and Tommy Welch from 1st Class Painting & Restoration (Charleston, SC), discuss their process of hiring the right people.  Nick, Will, and Tommy each talk about their own approach into hiring inexperienced vs experienced painters, how they recruit new employees, and what they do when their best painters want to move on.

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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This week, Damon R. Nagy of iMay and PPN joins us on keeping your website healthy.

Tim Perryman of Perryman Painting & Remodeling | S1E3 | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Tim Perryman

In this week’s episode of the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May sits down with Tim Perryman of Perryman Painting & Remodeling in Rocklin, CA.  Like many of our guests, you might sometimes see Tim around in The Business Brush Facebook group.Tim started his company in 1992 and trained himself on the ins-and-outs of actually running the business side of a company. Nick and Tim discuss the different and unique ways they go about marketing, and Tim also shares his struggles with finding a Project Manager – and ideas on how to find one.

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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Moore Marketing Minute:

This week, Damon R. Nagy of iMay and PPN joins us on the importance of defining KPIs (instead of just watching vanity metrics).

Benjamin Moore Director of Color Marketing & Development, Andrea Magno + A Visit from Paint TikToker Tony Piloseno | S1E2 | Pro Painter Podcast

Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Andrea Magno

On this week’s episode, Nick May chats with Benjamin Moore’s Andrea Magno, and then has a brief conversation with Tony Piloseno – you might remember him as the guy who gained a large following on TikTok mixing paint. Andrea is the Director of Color Marketing and Development at Benjamin Moore and brings plenty of color expertise to today’s discussion. She and Nick discuss Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year and the involved process that goes into choosing such a trendsetting title, not to mention a whole palette of colors to go with it.Later in the episode, Nick is joined by Tony whose creative TikToks showed him putting things like blueberries in paint to create a custom color. Sadly he was let go of his previous position for these videos, and is now on his way to Florida to start his new job while continuing to attend college online.

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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This week, Damon R. Nagy of iMay and PPN joins us on the importance of a Facebook page.

Pro Painter Podcast Series Premiere! | Nick May & Craig Bundren

Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Craig Bundren

Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. To start off our new series, Nick May is joined by Craig Bundren of Bundren Painting. A Houston native, Craig took over the company from his father in 2011 and has been plugging away ever since. (Considering the current weather and issues in Texas, we’re sure he’d appreciate any fond wishes you’d like to offer.) What’s more, Craig has his own podcast! The Chromatic Podcast, which discusses the paint industry at large, arts and culture, building architecture and community. Be sure to check it out.

* Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network* Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.

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Moore Marketing Minute:

This week, Damon R. Nagy of iMay and PPN joins us on the basics of SEO.