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What does it actually take to scale a painting franchise from $50 million to nearly $1 billion in revenue? In this episode of the Zero to Profitable Franchise Podcast, host Chantel Soumis sits down with Mike Stone, President and CEO of CertaPro Painters, for a conversation that covers the full journey from the ground up. Mike started as a residential sales associate in 1999 helping a single franchisee cross the $1 million mark and worked his way through nearly every role in the organization before taking the top seat in 2015. 
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00:00 - Protecting Your Most Valuable Assets
00:14 - Introduction to the Zero to Profitable Franchise Podcast
01:43 - Meeting Mike Stone: A 25-Year Journey from Sales to CEO
03:29 - The Origins of CertaPro Painters
05:06 - Why Painting is a Massive, Fragmented Opportunity
07:01 - The Franchise Model: Being in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself
08:51 - Delivering Certainty and Investing in Technology
09:47 - National Accounts: Painting for Walmart and Home Depot
11:51 - Measuring Success with Net Promoter Scores and Voice of the Customer
13:51 - CertaPro's Tiered Royalty Structure Explained
15:06 - Investing in Field Support and People Development
17:57 - Breaking the Blue-Collar Bias in the Painting Industry
19:48 - Why Painting is a Recession-Retardant Maintenance Business
21:10 - The Ideal 50/50 Split: Residential vs. Commercial Revenue
23:09 - How to Build Trust in Your Local Community
26:14 - Giving Back: The Paint It Pink Initiative for Breast Cancer
27:32 - Final Thoughts on Franchise Success

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