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S2 E78 - The Software That's Helping Contractors Win More Jobs
Description
In this episode of Beers with Contractors, host Will and Terry recap meeting listeners at the National Foundation Repair Association Conference and discuss Will’s Bedrock Academy event, then welcome guests Rachael and Leslie from Oblyss. They explain how Oblyss was created to solve foundation repair contractors’ pain points with disconnected tech stacks by consolidating scheduling, estimating, production tracking, and data into a single “ecosystem” with one login, integrating with other tools via APIs. Rachael describes funding and developing the platform over several years and focusing on contractor feedback, while Leslie emphasizes canonical data, rapid development, and simplifying onboarding by pulling data from existing systems. They cover supply catalog integration and markups, plans for estimate-to-order workflows, and permit/engineering coordination, plus future ideas like homeowner portals with job tracking, reviews, and AI-driven communication.
00:00 Introduction
00:36 NFRA Listener Stories
02:18 Meet Oblyss Team
03:47 Leslie Origin Story
06:46 Rachael Pain Points
09:14 Building Oblyss Vision
12:00 Contractors Need Tech
14:51 Data Tracking Matters
21:15 Oblyss Pipeline Preview
23:56 Demos and Onboarding
25:56 Catalogs and Ordering
28:09 Inventory and Engineering Workflow
29:22 Cost Savings and Consolidation
32:24 Permits and Engineering Fixes
35:56 Commercial Software Reality Check
38:16 Fast Integrations and Roadmap
41:00 Homeowner Portal Vision
44:51 Building Features Through Relationships
48:25 People First Product Iteration
51:10 Wrap Up and Safety Disclaimer
Contact Rachael Jackson at:
Website: https://oblysspro.com/
Email: rachael@oblysspro.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-jackson-oblyss/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oblysspro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Oblysspro/
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