Titan Talks

Titan Talks

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Titan Talks episodes

  • Ep 2: Adrian Grigg - How To Succeed as an Owner-Operator

    Advice from growing an auto detailing business from the ground up

    About the Business: Bright Side Mobile Detail is based in Thornton, CO, and provides full service detailing, wash & wax as well as ceramic coating. Adrian Grigg is the owner-operator and has been detailing for over 10 years.

    Highlights:

    • Experience getting jobs 200 days in a row through the company website
    • Exploring the realities of getting business insurance and the challenges that can result prior to having it
    • Top quote: "From last December we started getting booked like every single day for, I wanna say like seven months…like everyday for 200+ days in a row. Before that the most days I have ever worked was 23 days straight. It was motivating… mainly these came from the website."

      20 min
    • Ep 1: Nick Slavik: How Contractors Need to Adapt to Modern Homeowner Expectations

      Advice from an industry titan with more than 29 years of experience in what it takes for contractors to serve modern homeowners

      Who is Nick Slavik?

      Nick has been a craftsman for more than 29 years.  His company has been awarded more than 15 National awards for craftsmanship over the last 5 years.  He is the host of Ask a Painter Live - a weekly live social media show where he speaks to current industry topics and answers questions live from the internet.  He has created a rigorous Apprenticeship program where he finds, trains, inspires and mentors young people in his craft.  Nick speaks nationally and internationally on the subjects of entrepreneurship, trades reform, apprenticeship, craftsmanship and coating science in his Masters Classes series of educational events.  In 2018 he was made a family member over at This Old House.

      Highlights:

      • Getting a website is an entrance fee today to being a contractor
      • You don’t have to be extreme you just have to be consistent…the biggest mistake is waiting to market till the exact moment you need more work
      • You have to make it easy for the customer to find you and then you need to make it simple for them to get in touch. Homeowners are used to Amazon's one-click checkout.
      • Got to know Topline Pro early on - immediately what stood out was the value proposition: make a professional website quickly for a reasonable cost.
      • Top quote: "There are 330,000 painting business owners in the U.S. and 99% don’t have fully professional businesses…and if we were to just give them a professional website, a social media presence and show them the basics, that entrance fee of separate checkbook, and things like that their lives would turn around in a second. Thus the service Topline Pro offers them is unique and appreciated."

        44 min

      About Titan Talks

      From the publisher's feed

      Welcome to Titan Talks, a weekly podcast featuring titans of the home service industry. Each week, Sam Dushay sits down with experts from the trades — from painters to plumbers and everything in between — for a 30-minute conversation about their origin stories and the growth of their business. Get ready to be inspired!