Podcast Episodes

From Military to Master Plumbing: How John Diekel Built a People-First Service Biz

In today’s episode of the OWNR OPS Podcast, Austin Gray talks with John Diekel, the owner of Master Plumbing and Heating in Vermont. From his time in the military to owning a plumbing business, John …

Published on 4 months ago

Best Ways To Get Your 1st Customers & How to Re-target Website Visitors

In this episode of the OWNR OPS Podcast, we dive into customer acquisition, local marketing strategies, and how you can maximize your ROI with data-driven remarketing. Austin is joined by Thomas Rudy…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

How Tyler Hit $100k From Grinding Stumps!

In this week’s episode of The OWNR OPS Podcast, I have the pleasure of sitting down with Tyler Mumford, owner of GrindTime Stump Grinding.

Tyler’s story is nothing short of inspiring. 

He built his st…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenPhone and Jobber: Turn more calls into closed jobs

🚨 This week on OWNR OPS, I sit down with Daryna Kulya , co-founder of OpenPhone, to talk about their game-changing integration with Jobber—and why it’s about to streamline operations for thousands of…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How To Brand Your Service Business Like A Pro

How do you build a recognizable brand in the home service space—from scratch?

Alex Lathery shares his journey from zero clients and free projects to co-founding the now-thriving Cincinnati Painting Co…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sam's Strategy To Double His $25M Roofing Business In 2025

In this episode of the OWNR OPS Podcast, we speak with Sam Allsopp, the managing partner of Neal Roofing, who’s successfully scaled his business to $25.7M in 2024. Sam reveals his formula for success…

Published on 5 months ago

MASTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: INSIGHTS ON GROWING A SERVICE BUSINESS

Season 1 Episode 67

Welcome to another episode of the OWNR OPS Podcast!

In today's episode, I sit down again with Kriss Bergethon, a seasoned entrepreneur and the founder of SMB Uni, to discuss all things entrepreneursh…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Want to Start a Land Clearing Business? Here’s Everything I’m Doing First

Season 1 Episode 66

Join me as I share my journey of launching a land-clearing business. With years of experience as an entrepreneur, I'll take you step-by-step through my approach to starting a home service business—fr…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Entrepreneurship with Purpose: Simon Turner on Culture, Commitment, and Grit

Season 1 Episode 67

In this episode, Simon Turner, who is a very seasoned and savvy entrepreneur. He has built and sold two companies over the last two decades, and he's the type of person who, whenever he commits to so…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

TURNING A STRUGGLING BUSINESS INTO A $7 MILLION SUCCESS

Season 1 Episode 66

In this episode, Nolan Gore, the owner of Top Choice Lawn Care, joins the podcast to discuss his journey into entrepreneurship, his experiences balancing work and family life, and the challenges of m…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago