The Story You Tell Yourself: How Your Thoughts Are Sabotaging (or Building) Your Painting Business
What's the story you're telling yourself about your painting business — and is it true? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast...
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Are You the Reason Your Painting Business Isn’t Growing? - Dr. J.J. Peterson
Most contractors become leaders by accident. You start a business because you're great at your trade. Then suddenly you're managing crews, h...
The Jobsite Check-In Checklist: What You (or Your PM) Should Actually Be Evaluating
You send your project manager — or go yourself — to check in on a jobsite. You get a great report back. Everything looks fine. Then a week l...
What Every Painting Contractor Should Know About AI - Rob Cupello
AI is exposing everything that's broken in your contracting business… …before it fixes anything. Everyone's racing to adopt AI right now. Bu...
Job Closeout SOPs: The #1 Stumbling Block for Painting Contractors (And How to Fix It)
There's one fundamental thing that trips up 95% of painting contractors — the Job Closeout SOP. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice...
The Revenue Leaks Hiding in Your Sales Process - Ryan Fenn
Most contractors assume the sale is dead after two ignored messages. The data says otherwise, and the money you're leaving on the table is s...
Job Start SOPs: The Missing Process Costing Painting Contractors Trust, Time, and Money
Struggling to get projects off to a smooth, professional start? You're not alone. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host...
How to Structure SOPs Your Painting Team Will Actually Follow - Moustafa Moursy
Your crew isn't lazy. Your processes are broken. In this episode of Contractor Evolution, process strategist Moustafa Moursy breaks down why...
Retreat Reflection – The Ripple Effect
It’s really easy for us as business advisors to see the ripple effect in motion to those around us or that attended the 2026 Elite Business...
The Micromanagement Trap That Keeps Contractors Stuck - Matt Risinger
If you're the only person on every jobsite who can catch a mistake, you don't have a team; you have a daycare. In this episode, Matt Risinge...
The HR Systems You Need for Your Painting Company
Struggling to let go of an underperforming employee? Hate conflict as a leader? This episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast is for you...
The 90-Day Cash Flow System Every Painting Contractor Needs - Danny Kerr
You're winning jobs, billing strong — and still sweating payroll every two weeks. Cash timing slips. Payroll doesn't. Here's how to fix it....
Building Your Relationship Operating System
If you're a painting contractor who relies on word-of-mouth and referrals to grow your business, this episode is a wake-up call. Chris Moore...
The Mindset That Helped Him Build a $6.5M Business - Jason Alcott
We’re actively working with ~600 contractors, and a LOT of them are struggling — and it's not the economy. Breakthrough Academy coach Jason...
Dream First, Plan Second
Most contractors get business backwards, they let their businesses results dictate their lifestyle instead of dreaming on what they want and...
Three Areas of Opportunity For Painting Contractors
On this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore and Ted Pierce break down the 3 areas of opportunity they see most with pa...
He Had 90 Hours A Week. Then Something Had To Change - Chris Bailey
Have you ever pulled a 60-hour work week and felt like you got nothing done? Productivity researcher Chris Bailey ran a radical experiment—w...
The Strategic Cycle of a Lead
What's the real goal of a new lead? Most painting contractors think a new lead is just a chance to fill the schedule — but the most profitab...
Negotiating Contracts With AI Can Cost You Millions - Megan Shapiro
If you’ve thought about using AI to make the process of drafting, reading, and negotiating contracts easier, you’re not alone. But according...
Systematic Scheduling
Scheduling is the #1 headache we hear about from painting contractors — and in this episode, Chris Moore pulls back the curtain on how to bu...