Estimate Rocket is celebrating 100 podcasts! For June, we're replaying some of our top episodes from the last 100...in case you missed them.

Here's #2.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by Torlando "The Economist" Hakes and we discuss a point system that he developed to help contractors estimate accurately and quickly without waste. Torlando makes the case that too often contractors are charging by labor hours which signal to the customer the value of the project is in the time and work of painters instead of in the final product of a wonderful, beautiful home. Learn to sell wonder over work!

Learn more about Torlando and get his point system here!

Estimate Rocket is celebrating 100 podcasts! For June, we're replaying some of our top episodes from the last 100...in case you missed them. 

Here's #1.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, Nick Slavik of Ask A Painter and Nick Slavik Painting and Restoration joins us to talk about new revelations about estimating and job costing that can help launch contractors into next-level growth. Owners and estimators are in need of quick and easy estimating that makes for a super-simple process for both customer and contractor that correctly assesses work, plans profitable margins, and delivers high quality. Nick discusses  new methods that can help get business owners out of the dreaded 96% of businesses that never get past $1M in revenue and have less than 10 employees.

Find Ask A Painter at facebook.com/askapainter

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by Fred Kulik, the head of Customer Success at ER, to talk about technology changes that every company must navigate, and best practices for fast team adoption and adaptation. As AI moves in to almost every sphere of business, it is becoming more and more imperative that teams learn to adopt and adapt efficiently. A lot of time and money is wasted on not being prepared. We talk about the best ways to carve out time and prepare for upcoming Change with minimal fear and stress.  Becoming a smart, tech-powered company is the only way to stay ahead of the competition and to stay on the evolving edge of operational efficiency.

Celebrate 100 episodes of Estimate Rocket Radio with us! On this episode we discuss insights gathered from 100 episodes of discussion on business management and growth. We look back on some of the most profound moments of podcasting and chat about the BIG FOUR themes that kept emerging: Backlog, Knowing Your Numbers, Managing Uncertainty, and Managing Chaos. 

Let us know what you want to hear in the future! We're always open to suggestions for new guests.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by CEO and Founder of Estimate Rocket, Tom Droste, to talk about a subject every good contractor wrestles with at some stage in their business growth--advanced project management. With more money and more people come more problems, but problem-solving tools and processes should also evolve to balanced out complex project management. Knowing it's "okay to grow" is the confidence that your backlog, technology, communication, documentation, and reporting is right where it needs to be to tackle the next challenge and move into the future. 

On this episdode of Estimate Rocket we are joined by Jim McBrayer of McBrayer and Associates to discuss the importance of backlog in business business. Jim says that backlog is the best predictor of the near future in profit and sales, and that backlog should be 70% of a company's annual volume! We chat about the differences between backlog and pipeline, and identify predictors that help you plan hiring and expansion more confidently into the future. Jim is an EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) expert and regularly helps business engineer more healthy backlogs with low risk and high return.

Learn more about Jim McBrayer and McBrayer and Associates at mcbrayerandassociates.com.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we talk with Tom Droste about the necessity of good communication and documentation in growing companies. Tom gives insight into a process that makes documentation easier and a daily activity that doesn't become a mountain of "task debt" to be accomplished at the end of weeks and months. The first step to good documentation is saving your communication! Learn about the tools available to help you improve.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, we talk with Manny Navarrete of Priority Painting Services about the mind-body connection that influences  confidence, and can ultimately impact sales and management. New research in fat burning and weight loss may help contractors stay healthy, even for those on a very busy schedule that little time for the gym. We discuss ways business owners can increase their confidence in the sales process and personell management while improving health that ensures long-term energy and business success. Oh...and diets are off the table!

Notes to Obesity Code.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by Tom Droste, Founder and CEO of Estimate Rocket, to discuss the type of scheduling that doesn't cause neurological pain! How is it that scheduling is such a nightmare for contractors as they grow their business, and why does seem to haunt businesses at every new stage of growth? We chat about where scheduling actually starts in the life of a project, where it goes wrong, and a few keys to getting it right.

On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by Torlando "The Economist" Hakes and we discuss a point system that he developed to help contractors estimate accurately and quickly without waste. Torlando makes the case that too often contractors are charging by labor hours which signal to the customer the value of the project is in the time and work of painters instead of in the final product of a wonderful, beautiful home. Learn to sell wonder over work!

Learn more about Torlando and get his point system here!