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$340k to $1.3m of Earnings in 14 Months
Published 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Description
Rob Brooks bought a $1.9m Sarasota HVAC shop, then ignored the advice to wait 90 days before changing it.
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Topics in Rob’s interview:
- Choosing an industry where he had an edge
- Buying smaller to reduce debt risk
- Understanding prepaid customer obligations
- Using ChatGPT to learn HVAC
- Making changes immediately after acquisition
- Inheriting a GM and long-tenured employees
- Digitizing operations and increasing accountability
- Transforming a blame culture into a problem-solving culture
- Adding weekly employee training sessions
- Practicing radical honesty with customers
References and how to contact Rob:
- Gary Air
- Grant Hensel
- Jack Carr on Acquiring Minds: Back from the Brink When Everybody Quits Day 1
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron