Profiles in Prosperity

Kevin Frump is co-owner and general manager of Illiana Heating and Air Conditioning. Illiana is a well-run company, winning several national and local awards. In this episode, we talk with Kevin about their implementation of performance pay, and his interesting thoughts about field-to-office ratio.

Rebranding can be an incredibly difficult project. John Price did it in a wildly successful and truly memorable way. In this episode John tells us how he did it.

In part two of our interview with Kelly Schols, president of CPI Plumbing, Kelly discusses their unique approach to charity, what it does for their company, and why you shouldn’t be overly modest about your charitable projects. Kelly also discusses the role of self-development in his life, and self-development strategies. (Part 2 of 2)

Bob Miodonski, Publisher of Plumbing & Mechanical, and Mike Murphy, Publisher of the ACHR News discuss the significant impact of the inaugural Service World Expo and what to expect from future Service World Expos.

Kelly Schols is president of an amazing plumbing company: CPI Plumbing. Kelly discusses how he entered the plumbing business, what he had to do to make his company grow and thrive, and why CPI Plumbing stands out from the competition. (Part 1 of 2).

Mitch Cropp built Cropp-Metcalf from a small company to a $40 million dollar juggernaut. How did he do it? In 2015 we interviewed Mitch on stage at an industry conference. He generously shared his experience, business philosophy, and insights with us. In this short segment from the interview, Mitch focused on business growth. Listen and learn from one of the most successful entrepreneurs in our industry!

Dave Rothacker is our guest on this special episode of Profiles in Prosperity where we talk about books. Dave is an impressive reader and student of books and business. So we’ve asked Dave to talk with us about his favorite book that he read this year. So what does Dave like? Listen and find out!

Allan Ferguson is president of Omega Services headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Omega is the leading residential contractor in Australia for HVAC, plumbing, drains, and electrical services. Allan tells us about how he entered the industry, marketing organization, and taking his company to the next level.

Pete Danielson is owner of Modern Mechanical in Ashburn, Virginia. Involvement in the local community is great for the community, but it’s also great for your brand, and a great way to gain new customers. Pete came up with an innovative way to do a LOT of community involvement and developed processes to make it work effectively for his company. In this episode of Profiles in Prosperity, Pete discusses how he used a business development manager to be his community representative and substantially grow his customer referral base.

Mitch Cropp founded and grew Cropp Metcalfe into one of the largest and most successful home service companies ever, and has won a vast array of awards. Mitch discusses what works and what doesn’t work regarding the acquisition of companies and their employees.