Roofer Show

I’m in the “hot seat” when I’m interviewed by fellow podcaster Devon Tilly from The Art Of Construction Podcast where we have a conversation about growing your roofing business. We also get into my experience from 30 years of contracting and talk some helpful tips.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

Why I choose to share my experiences over 30 years of roofing and how others can grow their business but yet have more free time
“What’s in it for me?” How I try to give info that I wish I’d had back in the tough days of running my business
How I secure show guests and experts who can give a broad perspective of the roofing business

What I wish I’d known a long time ago:
- Focus
  - How to pinpoint my business by looking at the numbers
  - How to avoid the “shotgun” approach
  - Why “the riches are in the niches”
- Simplify
  - Don’t make it rocket science or get too complicated
  - Do a FEW things really well
- Communicate
  - Make sure everyone is on the same page
  - Take the time for a pre-construction meeting
- Key Roofing 101 Tips: Sell work, do work, and keep score
- What I learned in selling my roofing business: It takes a while to “start with the end in mind”
- Two purposes for being in business:
  - To provide a good lifestyle for you and your family
  - To build a salable asset to support you in retirement
- Why your business can’t be dependent on ONE person but has to be a workable system that you can leave in the hands of capable people
- The only way you’ll grow in business is to delegate to others who can do it at least 50% as well as you
- If you don’t delegate, then you’ll never have a salable business and never have any fun or free time