Boundary Waters Stories | What a Canoe Trip Taught Us About Teamwork, Fishing, and Laughing Through Chaos - Late Night Happy Hour. Episode 484

Boundary Waters Stories | What a Canoe Trip Taught Us About Teamwork, Fishing, and Laughing Through Chaos - Late Night Happy Hour. Episode 484

Hey there, Home Service Heroes! In this episode, we dive into one unforgettable Boundary Waters adventure filled with canoe disasters, lost gear, incredible fishing, and nonstop laughs. We walk you through everything that goes wrong and why those moments end up becoming the best stories. If you run a home service business, you know that the toughest days often create the strongest teams and the best memories. We relive the canoe capsizes, the race to claim the perfect campsite, the walleye fishing victories, and the camping gear wins and failures that made this trip one to remember. You will hear how we adapt, solve problems on the fly, and keep moving even when everything seems to fall apart. Grab a drink, hang out with us, and enjoy a Home Service Happy Hour episode that proves the journey is always better when you have the right people beside you.

Business Growth Tips | Lead Generation, Summer Slowdowns & Scaling Your Home Service Business - Turf's Up Radio. Episode 483

Hey there, Home Service Heroes! In this episode, we dive into how to keep your home service business growing even when the summer slowdown starts to hit. We break down what we're seeing with seasonal demand, why running a lean team can actually be an advantage, and how the right lead generation strategy can keep your schedule full. We also talk about increasing your average ticket and finding opportunities beyond your core services. If you're looking for practical ways to generate more qualified leads, improve your sales pipeline, and stay profitable during holiday weeks, this episode is for you. We share real conversations with other home service business owners about what's working right now, including cold text marketing, ancillary services, and staying ahead of seasonal shifts. We also have some fun with a Fourth of July themed Price Is Right game because building a business should be enjoyable too.

Selling a Business | Scott Ziegler on Finding the Right Buyer - Late Night Happy Hour. Episode 482

Hey there, Home Service Heroes! In this episode, Scott “Zig” Ziegler joins us in the bar, and we’re talking about what really happens when you try to sell a home service business. Zig still has his power washing business, the first buyer hit pause, and now he’s figuring out what kind of buyer actually makes sense. We get into seller financing, protecting yourself in a deal, and why selling your business is not just about getting someone to say yes. We also talk about price objections, setting expectations with customers, and why business owners have to think in terms of return instead of just cost. Zig shares what he is building with vending machines, how he is finding locations, and what he is learning from starting another business after pressure washing. If you own a home service business and you have ever thought about selling, scaling, or starting something new, this one will hit close to home.

Hourly vs Commission - How Should Home Service Owners Pay Technicians? - Turf's Up Radio. Episode 481

Hey there, Home Service Heroes! In this episode, we dive into technician pay structures, performance pay, overtime, commissions, and all the fun ways business owners accidentally make payroll more complicated than it needs to be. We talk through hourly pay, production-based pay, job ticket hours, and why the math has to work for both the employee and the business. If you have ever changed a pay plan and immediately thought, “Well, I may have just screwed that up,” this one is for you. We also get into real stories about payroll mistakes, broken commission systems, sales follow-up, AI-built estimating tools, and what happens when employees do not fully trust a new pay structure yet. The big idea is simple: you want to pay your best people well, but the system still has to protect profit, reward production, and stay clear enough for the team to understand. So grab a drink, check your pay structure, and make sure your business is not lighting money on fire.

Scaling Pain | Cole Sickafoose on Growing a Home Service Business - Late Night Happy Hour. Episode 480

Hey there, Home Service Heroes! In this episode, Cole Sickafoose joins us in the bar, and we get into what it really feels like to scale a home service business when the easy problems are already gone. Cole talks through aggressive growth, hiring from competitors, adding new services, running out of cash faster than expected, and learning that every new level of business comes with a brand new set of headaches. We also get into the personal side of growth, from changing goals to marriage, family, hunting trips, and figuring out what freedom actually looks like as the business gets bigger. If you are trying to grow past the owner operator stage, build a stronger team, or decide whether you are in growth mode or profit mode, this one will feel pretty familiar.