Restore Your Power to Succeed

In this episode of Restore Your Power to Succeed, Rachel Stewart is joined by Nicole Humber, Owner and CEO of Bravo Restoration based out of California. Nicole is also the winner of the 2020 Restoration & Remediation Ladder Award.

Nicole shares her story of buying out the owner of Bravo Restoration, taking on full ownership and management of the business, and the inundation of legal, financial and culture challenges that came along with it. She shares how she turned the business around to become more profitable through hard work, grit, and determination to succeed in the restoration market.


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Nicole Humber, Bravo Restoration
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-humber-brc/

2020 Restoration & Remediation Ladder Award
https://www.randrmagonline.com/articles/89138-the-2020-rr-ladder-award-winner-nicole-humber

LIVE Industry Spotlight
"How to Drive Consistency Between the Field and Office" - https://bit.ly/3fcnpwk
Restoration contractors often face a disconnect between field and office staff, making it difficult to drive consistency and get simple processes in place. In this spotlight, we’ll discuss how real contractors are addressing this problem.

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Schedule a Demo with Xcelerate
Request a demo of Xcelerate Restoration Software and see why other contractors are choosing a more intuitive, user-friendly platform for their office and field documentation. 
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Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.

Join Rachel as she talks about the importance of building emotional resilience in the restoration industry, and 4 specific tips in building emotional resilience for success.

This episode highlights how to go through extreme challenges, setbacks, and difficult circumstances in business, and come back from the experiences with humor and thicker skin. This level of resilience is becoming a lost character trait, and learning to overcome what is thrown at us with resiliency leads to greater success in our restoration business.   

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Sean Stephenson
Sean Stephenson (1979-2019) was a popular motivational speaker famous for his viral videos and on-camera antics. He is the author of Get Off Your 'But.'
https://seanstephenson.com/

LIVE Industry Spotlight
"How to Drive Consistency Between the Field and Office" - https://bit.ly/3fcnpwk
Restoration contractors often face a disconnect between field and office staff, making it difficult to drive consistency and get simple processes in place. In this spotlight, we’ll discuss how real contractors are addressing this problem.

Stop trying to mold your operations to make a piece of software work. Register today to learn more as we demonstrate a solution that works without the compromises — nor all the clicks.
Join us: https://bit.ly/3fcnpwk

Schedule a Demo with Xcelerate
Request a demo of Xcelerate Restoration Software and see why other contractors are choosing a more intuitive, user-friendly platform for their office and field documentation. 
https://bit.ly/31fxfp8


Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.

The tables are turned in this week's episode of Restore Your Power to Succeed. Rachel Stewart becomes the interviewee in her conversation with Jason Jarvis, President of Slate Restoration based in Mesa, Arizona.

Rachel and Jason recount an experience where Titan Restoration considered a merger with Slate Restoration. They review, from experience, the operational and strategic benefits of such an opportunity, understanding business and employee fit, the importance of employees fulfilling their purpose, and the unexpected direction of the conversations. Rachel focuses on the interview process and how her team considered the opportunity of a business acquisition though the perspectives of both parties.

This episode provides additional insight into the merger or acquisition process of a restoration business, and is a must-listen if you have considered or will consider such a business opportunity for your own restoration company.

Listen to Part 1 of this episode here: https://www.xlrestorationsoftware.com/about-us/podcast-restore-your-power-to-succeed/

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Jason Jarvis, President - Slate Restoration
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-jarvis-4716a162/

Howard Shore - Activate Group
https://activategroupinc.com

"Who"
Written by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
https://www.amazon.com/Who-Geoff-Smart/dp/0345504194/ref=nodl_

Xcelerate Restoration Software - Restore Your Power to Succeed in Business. 
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Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.

In this episode of Restore Your Power to Succeed, Rachel Stewart connects with Jason Jarvis, President of Slate Restoration based out of Mesa, Arizona. This is the first episode of a 2-part interview. 

Rachel and Jason recount an experience where Titan Restoration considered a merger with Slate Restoration. They review, from experience, the operational and strategic benefits of such an opportunity, understanding business and employee fit, the importance of employees fulfilling their purpose, and the unexpected direction of the conversations. Rachel focuses on the interview process and how her team considered the opportunity of a business acquisition though the perspectives of both parties. 

This episode highlights valuable insight into the merger or acquisition process, and is a must-listen if you have considered or will consider such a business opportunity for your own restoration company.

Tune in next week to hear the second half of the engaging interview with Jason Jarvis.

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Jason Jarvis, President - Slate Restoration
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-jarvis-4716a162/

Howard Shore - Activate Group
https://activategroupinc.com

Xcelerate Restoration Software - Restore Your Power to Succeed in Business. 
REQUEST A DEMO TODAY!
https://www.xlrestorationsoftware.com/landing/lp-podcastryps/

Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.

In this episode of Restore Your Power to Succeed, we focus on why a solid resume or industry experience may not always be enough to make important hiring decisions, and we explore the foundational steps that prepare you to hire the most qualified talent for your restoration business. 

Join Rachel Stewart as she explores the importance of defining your core business values, identifying the specific role you are trying to fill, understanding the characteristics of the ideal employee, leveraging the power of your connections and community, and more. If you are focused on hiring the best talent for your restoration company, this is one episode that you can't afford to miss!

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Contact Rachel Stewart to share your stories in hiring exceptional talent.
[email protected]

"Unqualified Success: Bridging the Gap From Where You Are Today to Where You Want to Be to Achieve Massive Success"
Written by: Rachel Stewart
https://www.amazon.com/Unqualified-Success-Bridging-Achieve-Massive/dp/1733692509

Xcelerate Restoration Software - Restore Your Power to Succeed in Business. 
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Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.

In this episode of Restore Your Power to Succeed, we are focusing on capacity planning - how the restoration industry has approached capacity planning in the past and what questions we should be asking to better manage resources during job volume surges, CAT events and periods of company growth.

Join Rachel Stewart as she visits with Nathan Link, current Head of Technical Development at Xcelerate Restoration Software (formerly the Operations Manager at ServiceMaster of Tacoma, Washington). Together, they define what "Capacity" really means, the typical symptoms that are prevalent in organizations as capacity concerns arise, what the root causes of capacity issues include, and the tools and strategies that will help your organization more effectively manage capacity during busy and slow times alike.

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Contact Rachel Stewart to share your stories in capacity planning.
[email protected]

Xcelerate Restoration Software - Restore Your Power to Succeed in Business. 
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Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.

In this episode of Restore Your Power to Succeed, Rachel Stewart connects with Greg Anapol with American Integrity Restoration based out of Glastonbury, Connecticut. Rachel continues discussion on the topic of managing your restoration business successfully by knowing your business numbers (Episode 2), and Greg shares valuable insights and experience in guiding his own business through the COVID pandemic, building achievable key metrics as goals, communicating  these numbers across the organization, and measuring and reporting results with all employees on a regular basis. 

Join us as we hear Greg share his restoration company's 5 most important metrics that are tracked on a regular basis - each of which an attribution of success for the business.


Greg Anapol, President - American Integrity Restoration
https://www.linkedin.com/in/greganapol/

American Integrity Restoration
https://1callair.com/

Xcelerate Restoration Software - Restore Your Power to Succeed in Business. 
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Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.

In this episode of Restore Your Power to Succeed, Rachel Stewart shares the strong correlation between knowing your numbers and the ability to successfully scale your restoration business.

So what numbers do we need to know as restorers? Join us as we recount what numbers you should be measuring in your restoration business, from reviewing the Profit & Loss Statements and Balance Sheets, to understanding your service mix, and more.

Hear how all these critical numbers are connected in preparing your business for success, how large losses don't always mean more revenue for your business, how to avoid the "whack-a-mole" game in restoration, and how accepting the work you DON'T want can lead to lost opportunities for the work you DO want.

Top Metrics to Scale Your Restoration Business (2020 RIA Conference Presentation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWZ76poH5rs

Contact Rachel Stewart to discuss your numbers.
[email protected]

Xcelerate Restoration Software - Restore Your Power to Succeed in Business. 
REQUEST A DEMO TODAY!
https://www.xlrestorationsoftware.com/landing/lp-podcastryps/

Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.

In our debut episode of Restore Your Power to Succeed, Rachel Stewart shares how we approach the challenges in our life and business, and how we have the emotional resilience to weather storms that come our way. While the nature of life and business includes glory day highs and valleys of lows, our level of success is reflected by how we sustain and strengthen ourselves through the challenges that we face. 
Join us as we recount challenges faced by Eli and Peyton Manning and how they came on top, how we rise and learn from discomfort and failure, a family planking challenge, and how to establish emotional resilience. 

Gimlet Media Podcast - The Secret to Victory
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-secret-to-victory/xjh785/peyton-and-eli-manning-rough-rookie

Xcelerate Restoration Software - Restore Your Power to Succeed in Business. 
REQUEST A DEMO TODAY!
https://www.xlrestorationsoftware.com/landing/lp-podcastryps/

Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.