Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast

By John Wilson

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The Owned and Operated electrical, HVAC, and plumbing business growth podcast is hosted by John Wilson and Jack Carr. These two Home Service Business owners bring you weekly podcasts and daily content with multiple perspectives, actionable advice, and info on an ever-changing industry revolving around advertising, lead generation, and more. Join us every Tuesday for topical conversations that unlock the potential for your business growth. Covering topics from top-tier talent recruitment to mastering marketing strategies and scaling your home service business, the podcast aims to be your guide on the path to entrepreneurial success.For more information, visit www.ownedandoperated.com. 

Episode Date
Double Your Profit Day #13 How To Get More Done With Fewer Meetings!
Aug 13, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #12 The How to Raise Your Prices Without Losing Customers
Aug 12, 2025
#232 Buying $200,000 in Leads - Is It Worth It?
Aug 12, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #11 The Secret to Maximizing Profit (and Minimizing Stress)
Aug 11, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #10 Want Explosive Growth? Link Pay to Performance
Aug 10, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #9 Maximize Your Earnings: The Secret to Efficient Work
Aug 09, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #8 Fire Your WORST Customers (and make more money)
Aug 08, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #7 The Profit First Pricing Mindset EVERY 7-Figure Owner Uses
Aug 07, 2025
#231 How AI Will Change Home Service Marketing Forever
Aug 07, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #6 80/20 Rule: The Secret to Explosive Business Growth
Aug 06, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #5 Can Zero-Based Budgeting Save Your Business Money?
Aug 05, 2025
#230 Is Buying Businesses Overhyped? Why You Should Build Instead
Aug 05, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #4 Non-Negotiable Budgets = Real Results
Aug 04, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #3 Slash Costs and Maximize Profit with a Lean Business Culture
Aug 03, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #2 Cut Costs Like a CFO
Aug 02, 2025
Double Your Profit Day #1 Choose Profit Over Revenue
Aug 01, 2025
#229 Plumber Closes +$10M/Year (With Just One Trade)
Jul 31, 2025
#228 How this NEW Service Owner is doing $80k/month
Jul 29, 2025
#227 How Small HVAC Businesses Are Disrupting the Industry
Jul 24, 2025
#226 HVAC Owner Makes $4M/Month (Here’s How)
Jul 22, 2025
BONUS EPISODE - Where is JackQuisitions??
Jul 18, 2025
#224 Top Cash Flow Mistakes in Home Services and How to Fix Them
Jul 17, 2025
#223 Can These WEIRD Ideas Turn Into Million-Dollar Businesses?
Jul 15, 2025
#222 Leaving Finance to Build a Legacy in HVAC
Jul 11, 2025
#221 No More Tech Turnover: How to Hire and Keep the Best
Jul 10, 2025
#220 Buy vs. Build: Start or Acquire Your First Business?
Jul 08, 2025
#219 What It Really Takes to Buy a Local Service Business in 2025
Jul 04, 2025
#218 Why $20M Doesn’t Mean You’ve Made It
Jul 03, 2025
#217 We Hit $1M Profit — Here’s Exactly How We Did It
Jul 01, 2025
#216 How One Operator Is Making Big Waves in Business Acquisitions
Jun 27, 2025
#215 Why You’re Not Getting Promoted.... and How to Fix It
Jun 26, 2025
#214 How Great Leaders Scale Service Businesses Fast
Jun 24, 2025
#213 Behind the Scenes of Buying a Business
Jun 20, 2025
#212 Local Lead Generation Strategies That Actually Work (Home Service Marketing Tips)
Jun 19, 2025
#211 What Growing Home Service Companies Get Right About Sales
Jun 17, 2025
#210 Trying to Buy a Business: Here’s What No One Tells You
Jun 13, 2025
#209 How to Scale Your Home Service Business from $3M to $100M | Leadership & Growth Strategies
Jun 12, 2025
#208 The Mindset Taking This Plumbing Company to the Top
Jun 10, 2025
#207 SBA Loan Strategies for Acquiring a Business | Expert Advice
Jun 06, 2025
#206 How to Manage Remote Teams Like a Pro
Jun 05, 2025
#205 How Premier Home Pros Scaled to Millions: Talent, Strategy & Explosive Growth
Jun 03, 2025
#204 Top 5 Key Experts You NEED to Buy a Business in 2025
May 30, 2025
#203 Investment Joy’s 10M Roofing Journey
May 29, 2025
#202 How to Develop Great Leaders with Values and Skills for Tomorrow’s Success
May 27, 2025
#201 Turf Takeover and the Rise of Tier Two Business Acquisitions
May 23, 2025
#200 How E-Commerce is Transforming the Trades and Home Services Industry
May 22, 2025
#199 The $174M Remodel Company No One Saw Coming
May 20, 2025
#198 This ONE Mistake Can Tank Your First Acquisition
May 16, 2025
#197 What’s Actually Working in Home Service Marketing in 2025 (Proven Growth Strategies)
May 15, 2025
#196 Hiring Secrets That ACTUALLY Work
May 13, 2025
#195 The From Zero to 10 Million Cold Calling
May 09, 2025
#194 This AI Transformed Customer Service—Here's How Avoca Did It
May 08, 2025
#193 The Truth Behind Scaling a Successful Plumbing Business
May 06, 2025
#192 The Ultimate Playbook to Buy & Scale Small Businesses
May 02, 2025
#191 How AI Is Transforming Lead Generation and Market Expansion
May 01, 2025
#190 How AI and Automation Are Revolutionizing Home Service Marketing
Apr 29, 2025
#189 How to Scale a Small HVAC Business with Proven Strategies
Apr 24, 2025
#188 How Traditional Media Drove $100K+ in Plumbing Leads
Apr 22, 2025
#187 Junk Removal as a Scalable Business?
Apr 17, 2025
#186 Turning Tow Trucks Into Business Success
Apr 15, 2025
#185 From Roofing to Riches: The Blueprint for Business Growth
Apr 10, 2025
#184 From Survive to Thrive: Scaling Your Home Service Business for Maximum Growth
Apr 08, 2025
#183 The $250M HVAC Collapse: Inside Air Pros' Bankruptcy
Apr 04, 2025
#182 Roofing Business Success: From Contractor to CEO in a Growing Industry
Apr 01, 2025
#181 From Plumbing to Profits: One Entrepreneur’s Journey to Business Success & Growth Strategies
Mar 27, 2025
LEGENDS #180 | Roger Wakefield: Shaping the Next Generation of Plumbers
Mar 25, 2025
#179 HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical SOPs: Multi-Touchpoint Strategies for Business
Mar 20, 2025
#178 - Leveraging Discounts and Inside Sales for HVAC Growth
Mar 18, 2025
#177 - HVAC and Plumbing Lead Generation: Outbound Campaigns That Fill The Board
Mar 13, 2025
#176 - LEGENDS: The Roofing Kingpin: How Paul Reed Went From Local Player to Multi-Million Dollar Roofer
Mar 11, 2025
#175 - Find The BEST Leads: Modernize VP of Marketing Jamie Smith Breaks Down the Secret to Success
Mar 06, 2025
#174: Ex-Microsoft Head of Product: Anand Subbaraj on Building AI for the Trades
Mar 04, 2025
#173 - "We Booked 400 Calls a Week": How Avoca AI is Shaping Home Services
Feb 27, 2025
#172 - From Dropout to CEO—Kelly Roberts on Building a $15M HVAC Business
Feb 25, 2025
#171 - Why Your Sales Pipeline Is Failing—Hatch's Chief Revenue Officer 'Tim Geisenheimer' Explains the Mistakes Costing You Millions
Feb 20, 2025
#170 - "Most Sales People Suck at Their Job": How Siro’s AI Is Turning Sales Reps Into Top Performers with Jake Cronin
Feb 18, 2025
#169 - Scaling an HVAC Startup to $6M: How Andrew Morrell Went from ZERO to Millions
Feb 13, 2025
#168 - We Cut Payroll Costs by 50%—Here’s How Remote Hiring Cuts Major Costs
Feb 11, 2025
#167- Stop Pitching, Start Closing—The Secret to More Plumbing Conversions
Feb 06, 2025
#166 - “AI won’t replace people” Gabe Pinchev from FieldPulse Shares How Software Will Transform The Trades
Feb 04, 2025
#165 - How Branding in 2025 Will Either Make or Break Your Business
Jan 30, 2025
#164 - "We Lose $1,000s Every Day": The Simple Fix to Streamline Your Accounts
Jan 28, 2025
#163 - From $7 Million to $140 Million: The Ultimate Blueprint for Growth
Jan 23, 2025
#162 - Get Your Techs to Close More Tickets: How We Built Confidence, Boosted Sales, and Cut Stress
Jan 21, 2025
#161 - Private Equity vs. Co-Investment: Strategies for Scaling Small Businesses
Jan 16, 2025
#160 - How This One Sales Tactic Unlocked $10 Million in Potential
Jan 14, 2025
#159 - Turning Data into Dollars: How to Use AI in The Trades with Sebastian Jimenez
Jan 07, 2025
#158 Pricing Effectively Based On Your Efficiency
Dec 31, 2024
#157 Your Questions, Answered: Commission, Supplier Leverage, and Training Strategies
Dec 24, 2024
#156 LEGENDS: From the Trades to $110 Million with Nexgen Founder Ismael Valdez
Dec 17, 2024
#155 - Merging Cultures: Challenges In Home Service Acquisitions
Dec 10, 2024
#154 - Business Cost Management and Sustainable Home Service Growth
Dec 03, 2024
#153 - AI In Customer Service with Hatch and Chris Bache
Nov 26, 2024
#152 - Advice for Selling a Home Service Business with Leap Partners
Nov 19, 2024
#151 - From Leads to Revenue: Maximizing Your Marketing ROI with Sam Preston
Nov 12, 2024
#150 - LEGENDS: From Bankruptcy to $75 Million with EcoPlumber and Aaron Gaynor
Nov 05, 2024
#149 - Leadership Through Open Book Management with Ellen Rohr
Oct 29, 2024
#148 - Using Global Talent to Outpace Competition with Sagan's Jon Matzner
Oct 22, 2024
#147 - From Customer to Owner: The Journey into Business Acquisition and Ownership
Oct 15, 2024
#146 -Peter Lohmann and Home Service Branding as Lead Generation
Oct 08, 2024
#145 - LEGENDS: Chris Hoffman and Home Service Financial Discipline at $100M and Up
Oct 01, 2024
#144 - Call Center Commission and Navigating HVAC Equipment Pricing
Sep 24, 2024
#143 - Call-by-Call HVAC Growth Management with Service MVP Joe Crisara
Sep 17, 2024
#142 - TR Miller's Brian Sloan and Scaling a Multi-Generational Business
Sep 10, 2024
#141 - Wyatt Smith and Gamifying Employee Retention with UpSmith
Sep 03, 2024
#140 - Navigating the ServiceTitan KPI Minefield with Danny Peavey
Aug 27, 2024
#139 - LEGENDS: Chad Peterman’s $120M Home Service Scaling Strategy
Aug 23, 2024
#138 - LEGENDS: Matt Ballard’s Balance of New Construction and Residential
Aug 21, 2024
#137 - LEGENDS: How Tommy Mello Built a $200M Home Service Business
Aug 19, 2024
#136 - Getting Home Service Business Leads When the Season Changes
Aug 13, 2024
#135 - Pipelines, Heavy Equipment, and Marketing your Excavation Business
Aug 06, 2024
#134 - HVAC Business Ups and Downs and Creating Your Organizational Structure
Jul 30, 2024
#133 - Managing HVAC Growth and Infrastructure in the Summer Heat
Jul 16, 2024
#132 - Rebranding, Team Lead Pay, and GMB: Your Questions, Answered
Jul 09, 2024
#131 - The AI Call Center Revolution with Avoca Founder Tyson Chen
Jul 02, 2024
#130 - Unlocking High Average Ticket Sales in HVAC and Plumbing
Jun 25, 2024
#129 - Generating Leads for Home Service Businesses: Digital Marketing with Sam Preston
Jun 18, 2024
#128 - How to Use AI for Home Service Business Success
Jun 11, 2024
#127 - May Q&A Session with John Wilson
Jun 04, 2024
#126 - Plumbing Dreams, Million Dollar Goals: How to Grow Your Home Service Business
May 30, 2024
#125 - Enhancing Team Performance: The Role of Training and EOS
May 28, 2024
#124 - How to Survive Disaster in Home Service Business Ownership
May 23, 2024
#123 - Overselling, Whiplash, and Capacity: Optimization in Home Service Businesses
May 21, 2024
#122 - Unlocking Fencing Business Success: Insights from Cassie Niekamp
May 16, 2024
#121 - Getting Off The Fence and Into Growth with Cassi Niekamp
May 14, 2024
#120 - Rich Jordan and Knowing What Your Real Business Is In Home Service
May 09, 2024
#119 - Surviving and Thriving in HVAC with Rich Jordan
May 07, 2024
#118 - 'Jack'ed' Up Leadership: Powering Through Home Service Business Challenges
May 02, 2024
#117 - Leads and LSAs: The Post-Acquisition Journey to 5 Million
Apr 30, 2024
#116 - SCORE! Navigating Success in Home Service Growth with Scorecarding
Apr 25, 2024
#115 - Turf, Territory, and Scaling Your Business with Johannes Hock
Apr 23, 2024
#114 - Find Your Score! NPS, Customer Satisfaction, and Righting Wrongs
Apr 18, 2024
#113 - Fraud Unveiled: Navigating Small Business Scams & Safeguards
Apr 16, 2024
#112- Breaking Down One of the Largest Home Service Companies in America
Apr 11, 2024
#111- Acquisitions vs. Startups: Deciding to Buy or Build in Home Services
Apr 09, 2024
#110- Avoid These Mistakes and Save Money with Your Home Service Business
Apr 04, 2024
#109- The $100M Goal: Why I'm Growing My Home Services Businesses
Apr 02, 2024
#108- Cassie Niekamp: Scaling New Heights in the Fencing Industry
Mar 28, 2024
#107- Rich Jordan's Entrepreneurial Journey in Plumbing
Mar 26, 2024
#106- Warehouse Management: Sales Folders, Packout Kits, & Vendor Relationships
Mar 21, 2024
#105- Week 1 of Jack's Plumbing Business Acquisition
Mar 19, 2024
#104- How To Run a Remote Cleaning Business with Neel Parekh
Mar 14, 2024
#103- Navigating Marketing Challenges and Expansion in Business
Mar 12, 2024
#102- Guerilla Marketing Tactics: Standing Out in Overcrowded Home Service Markets
Mar 07, 2024
#101- The 10 Best Home Service Business: John and Jack’s Ultimate Wishlist
Mar 05, 2024
#100- Using AI in Home Service Businesses
Feb 29, 2024
#99- The Best Communication Strategies That Professionalize Your Home Service Business
Feb 27, 2024
#98- Milestones to $5M: Separating Dispatch and CSR Roles in Your Home Service Business
Feb 22, 2024
#97- From Tech Startups to HVAC News: Alec Stevanovski's Niche B2B Model
Feb 20, 2024
#96 - Business Breakdown: How to Make $8.4M with Well Drilling
Feb 15, 2024
#95- Listener Q&A: Five Keys to Scaling Your Home Service Business
Feb 13, 2024
#94- From Startup to Success: Johnny Robinson's Information-Based Enterprise
Feb 08, 2024
#93- The Secrets of Startup Window Washing and Cleaning Businesses With Johnny Robinson
Feb 06, 2024
#92- Managing HVAC Demand in Extreme Cold Weather
Feb 01, 2024
#91- How to Run a B2B ServiceTitan Consultancy with Danny Peavey
Jan 30, 2024
#90- Listener Q&A: HVAC Pricing Strategies and Plumbing Business Valuations
Jan 25, 2024
#89- Extreme Weather Prep: Optimizing HVAC & Plumbing Operations
Jan 23, 2024
#88- How To Run a Pool Service SMB with Tim Ryan (Part 2)
Jan 18, 2024
#87- Business Breakdown with Pool Care SMB Expert Tim Ryan (Part 1)
Jan 16, 2024
#86- Johnny SqueegeeGod - Starting and Running a Window Washing Business
Jan 11, 2024
#85- Mike Botkin Dominating Central Florida's Home Services
Jan 09, 2024
#84- Breaking $5Million in Your Business
Jan 06, 2024
#83- Power Washing Part 2-Franchising a Path to Wealth Generation with Aaron Harper
Jan 04, 2024
#82- Power Washing Part 1-Franchise and Business Model with Aaron Harper
Jan 02, 2024
#81- Business Acquisition in the Home Service Industry
Dec 30, 2023
#80- How to Create a Winning Culture for Your Business
Dec 28, 2023
#79- Infrastructure Breakdown: Key Roles for Growth from 3 to 20 Million
Dec 26, 2023
#78- Google Search: Are you Number 1?
Dec 23, 2023
#77- Using Compensation to Drive Business Growth
Dec 21, 2023
#76- Maximizing the Daily Potential of Your Business
Dec 19, 2023
#75- Job Posts, Interviewing, and Onboarding That Attracts A-Players
Dec 16, 2023
#74- Business Breakdown: Pool Service and Repair
Dec 14, 2023
#73- Damon Chlarson Tackling Challenges in the Construction Industry
Dec 12, 2023
#72- The Best Passive Income Businesses with Minimal Maintenance
Dec 07, 2023
#71- Exploring Business Ventures: Chimney Sweeping and Generator Service
Dec 05, 2023
Owned and Operated Podcast Trailer
Dec 04, 2023
#70- Breaking 3 Million in Your Home Service Business
Nov 30, 2023
#69- Home Service Marketing: Shoulder Season Strategies
Nov 28, 2023
#68- From Meta to GMB: How to Leverage Marketing Strategies For Your Home Service Co
Nov 23, 2023
#67- How To Scale Your SMB and Go Seven Days a Week
Nov 21, 2023
#66- Buying a Franchise States Away with Rick Vazza
Nov 16, 2023
#65- Rick Vazza - Adding a Franchise to Your Business
Nov 14, 2023
#64- Mastering Marketing For Your Plumbing Business with Aizik Zimerman
Nov 09, 2023
#63- Recruiting Top Talent Plumbers with Aizik Zimerman
Nov 07, 2023
#62- Building a Funnel for Hiring Million Dollar Employees
Nov 02, 2023
#61- Tech Stack in Your Home Service Business
Oct 31, 2023
#60- Mom and Pop To Enterprise, Scaling a Call Center As You Grow
Oct 26, 2023
#59- Building a Management Team That Scales In Home Service
Oct 24, 2023
#58- Powering Growth in Home Services - Leveraging the Call Center & Diverse Marketing Strategies
Oct 19, 2023
#57- Launching a New Service: Plumbing Essentials for Home Service Pros
Oct 17, 2023
#56- Fixing your Appliances, Towing Vehicles, and High End Catering
Jun 15, 2023
#55 - The Niche Handyman Business
Jun 08, 2023
#54- John's Big Move, Residential Water Delivery, and RC Sewer Inspections
May 24, 2023
#53- Flipping The Script, Gum Busters of NY, and Zoom Drains Franchise
May 18, 2023
#52- Jack Carr on Emu Farms, HVAC Deal Flow, and the Podcast
May 11, 2023
#51 - Holdco Conference Coming to Cleveland!!!
Jun 29, 2022
#50 - SMBesties 4: Talking Economic Struggles and Successes
Jun 22, 2022
#49 - SMBesties 3: Corporate Vs Entrepreneurship Mindset
Jun 15, 2022
#48 - Emily Holdman and the Challenges of Running a Business
Jun 08, 2022
#47 - Greg Moran on Working and 'The Founder's Journey' Podcast
May 25, 2022
#46 - Hayden Slack and the Ups and Downs of Just Getting Started
May 18, 2022
#45 - Jon Matzner and the Anti-Franchise
May 11, 2022
#44 - Josh Schultz on Revolutionizing the Foundry Industry
May 04, 2022
#43 - Lucas Lopatin and How to Create Anti-Unicorn SAAS
Apr 27, 2022
#42 - Benton Moss and Finding Success in Real Estate
Apr 20, 2022
#41 - Chris Edwards and How to Consult to Close Deals
Apr 13, 2022
#40 - Kylon and Teliah Gienger and Being SMB Swiss Army Knives
Apr 06, 2022
#39 - Elliott Holland on Being the Quality Earnings King
Mar 30, 2022
#38 - Justin Burris on How to Buy Companies With OPM
Mar 23, 2022
#37 - Jake Wakely and How to Start A Moving Company Business
Mar 16, 2022
#36 - HoldCo Conference Coming to Cleveland !!!
Mar 09, 2022
#35 - The SMB Land Besties Strike Back
Mar 02, 2022
#34 - Stephen Olmon and How to Build 50 Businesses by 2050
Feb 23, 2022
#33 - Chris Bakke and How to Manage the Talent Space
Feb 16, 2022
#32 - Peter Lehrman and Navigating Changes in Marketplace Dynamics
Feb 10, 2022
#31 - Reg Zeller & Kelcey Lehrich on Dominating SMB Land
Feb 02, 2022
#30 - Alex Bridgeman on How to Run a Full-Time SMB Podcast
Jan 26, 2022
#29 - Cassi Niekamp on Building Up the Future of a Fencing Company
Jan 19, 2022
#28 - Mills Snell and How to Start a Commercial Roofing Business
Jan 12, 2022
#27 - Mike Botkin on Dominating Central Florida's Home Service Sector
Dec 22, 2021
#26 - Aizik Zimerman and How to Become a Home Service Millionaire
Nov 17, 2021
#25 - Ryan Young on Buying 150 RE Deals Every Year
Oct 20, 2021
#24 - Reg Zeller and Multi-State Foundry Operations, Roll Ups
Oct 06, 2021
#23 Johnny SqueegeeGod - Starting and Running a Window Washing Business
Sep 22, 2021
#22 - How John Wilson Started Buying Businesses
Sep 15, 2021
#21 - Steve Ressler - Steve Ressler and How to Sell Your Company to the Government
Sep 08, 2021
#20 - Trish Higgins and How to Start a Micro-PE Fund
Aug 25, 2021
#18 - Mitchell Baldridge and How To Save Money in Your SMB
Aug 04, 2021
#17 - Brandon Laughridge - How To Buy Small Businesses
Jul 28, 2021
#16 - Jennifer Cook - HR and Recruitment Processes in Acquisitions
Jul 26, 2021
#15 - Peter Lohmann - Growth Through Acquisitions, Partnerships, Starting a Business From Scratch
Jul 21, 2021
#14 - Andrew Gazdecki - $100MM+ In Startup Acquisitions
Jul 14, 2021
#13 - Quinn Miller - $120K+ Profit Restocking Vending Machines
Jul 07, 2021
#12 - Chris Powers - Building a $600MM Commercial Real Estate Empire
Jun 30, 2021
#11 - Furkan Yuce - Geographic Arbitrage in a Commercial Flooring Business
Jun 23, 2021
#10 - Justin Reitman - Running an Electronic Shredding Business and Truck Leasing
Jun 16, 2021
#09 - Rick Vazza - Acquiring A Plumbing Biz With 0 Experience
Jun 09, 2021
#08 - Sam Leslie - Massive Sacrifice, Failure, and Success - Sam and John Product Launch?
Jun 02, 2021
#07 - Kelcey Lehrich - Rolling Up Ecom Brands And Branding As Moat
May 26, 2021
#06 - Devin Wanzor - Buying A Small Liquor Store And Life Balance Through SMB
May 19, 2021
#05 - James Camp - The Crazy Cash Made Buying Websites And Rolling up E-com Businesses
May 12, 2021
#04 - Rich Jordan - Crash Course On Buying & Operating A Small Plumbing Business
May 05, 2021
#03 - Bryant Suellentrop - Sweaty Startup: A Janitorial Startup Journey
Apr 28, 2021
#02 - Michael Girdley - Dumpster Fires, Fireworks, and Operator Problems
Apr 21, 2021
#01 - Brandon's $325K High School Landscaping Business
Mar 29, 2021
#00 - Introduction to Owned and Operated
Mar 29, 2021