Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSealed on a Napkin: How Rick McGuigan and Larry Braun Built the Partnership That Blew Pine Ridge Wide Open
Season 1 Episode 72
Rick McGuigan asked Larry Braun to join his company for ten years. Larry kept saying "you can't afford me." They finally settled it on a napkin.
In th…
19 hours ago
Five Fire Claims in Six Weeks: Bobby Thomas and Malik Stevens on Killing the Margin vs. Volume Myth
Season 1 Episode 71
Malik Stevens believed what everyone says about TPAs. Then he ran five fire claims in six weeks, and the first one billed almost $60,000.
In this epis…
1 week ago
"The Packouts Girl With the Hobby Job" : Kristen Stein on What Contents Work Actually Takes
Season 1 Episode 70
Most restorers think contents is easy. Put stuff in a box. Kristen Stein says the box was never the hard part.
In this episode, host Clinton James sit…
2 weeks ago
Two Phone Calls, One Drive Home: How Michael Harrison Built a $6M Restoration Powerhouse
Season 1 Episode 69
Michael Harrison told his insurance agent he'd do $250,000 his first year in business. He finished at $1.6 million.
In this episode, host Clinton Jame…
3 weeks ago
From Near-Bankruptcy to Breakthrough: Raul Gonzalez's Restoration Comeback Story
Season 1 Episode 68
Most restoration business owners only show you the highlight reel. Not this episode.
Raul Gonzalez of WonderBuilt Restoration and Construction gets re…
1 month ago
Six Years, Six Territories: How Tunde & Moji Adefolaju Built a 15-Truck SERVPRO Starting One Week Before COVID
Season 1 Episode 67
Tunde and Moji Adefolaju opened their SERVPRO one week before COVID shut everything down. Six years later they're running six territories and 15 serv…
1 month, 1 week ago
From Navy Squadron to a $100K Job: Dwayne West's First 9 Months at Firehawk Restoration
Season 1 Episode 66
Nine months into business, Dwayne West landed a $100,000 job off his second lead. In this episode, he tells host Clinton James how he did it.
Dwayne o…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Industrial Metrics, Explosive Margins: How Larry Braun Scaled Pine Ridge Restoration Past $6M Using Dashboard Accountability
Season 1 Episode 65
Running your restoration company on gut feeling and bank balances is a quiet way to stay stuck. Real growth comes from installing hard numbers and ac…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Scale or Stall: The Three Core Pillars Separating Restoration Giants From Stuck Operators
Season 1 Episode 64
Most episodes of this show feature a single guest sharing their unique path through the industry, but today we are completely flipping the script. In…
2 months, 1 week ago
How Andrew Rickabaugh Fled the "Apology Tour" to Build a Multi-Million Dollar Independent Restoration Brand
Season 1 Episode 63
Most restoration owners have a crazy story about how they got into the business, but very few have survived a first job so brutal it almost drove the…
2 months, 4 weeks ago