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You may not have heard about the HVAC School Symposium. You probably have heard of my guest, Bryan Orr, and potentially listened to his podcasts. The HVAC School was started by Bryan Orr and this January will be the 8 th year of the symposium. What do you get there in two days? Technical and business knowledge from the experts…including me. Bryan is the founder of the HVAC School, co-founder of the GRIT Foundation, and co-founder and president of Kalos Services in Clermont, Florida. Since beginning his career in the trades in 1999, Bryan has focused on technical education, problem-solving, and developing the next generation of skilled tradespeople. For more information about the symposium go to www.hvacrschool.com Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

We all know that HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and other contracting businesses have gotten a lot more expensive since the pandemic. It’s become more expensive to operate a profitable business which means that it has become more expensive for homeowners to own and maintain an HVAC, plumbing, or electrical system. Zenon Olbrys, CEO of Microf, has built and sold many home service businesses. The interesting part is that his businesses became more successful as the market got harder. Zenon will tell you how he did it. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Financials - Before you roll your eyes and click off this episode – we’re going to make the topic entertaining and informative…at least this is what is promised by my guest, Danielle Hayden. Danielle is the Owner & CEO, Kickstart Accounting Inc. CPA and a Small Business Financial Educator Danielle works with service business owners who are avoiding their numbers, guessing at profit, and putting off their finances until tax season forces the issue. She gives them the systems and the confidence to actually use their books to run their business.   Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Safety is critical. No one wants anyone to be hurt on the job. But what do you do if you are working alone? How do you make sure that you are staying safe? What should you be paying attention to? My guest,Stephen Luke, President of SoloProtect, gives you the answers to these questions and more. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

You’ve hit a plateau. You’re not growing as much as in the past. Your profits are suffering. What do you do to get out of this situation? My guest, Steve Buors, gives you the answer to what separates the home service companies that continue to grow from those that hit a plateau. Steve is CEO of Reshift Media. He discusses the common mistakes he sees, what the best operators do differently and why growing into new markets creates challenges a lot of owners don't see coming. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Dispatch, in my opinion, is the hardest job in a contracting company. Yes, harder than the CEO because it is constant stress – from customers and field personnel. How do you deal with dispatch issues and keeping them as stress free and productive as possible? Mia Parker, partnership specialist at Probook gives you some easy to implement ideas that could help your dispatcher. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

How can you market and become identifiable to your customers? Kay Miller, co-author of the Uncopyable book series along with her husband Steve, discusses how easy it is to identify your moose and your color. Go to www.beuncopyable.com/moose-ruth for a form that helps you identify your moose. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

AI Search is changing how people look for your company. Many of the searches are not even human now. How do you optimize your company to rank with Chat GOT, Claude, Gemini, Co-Pilot and other Large Language Model searches? My guest today, Cassie Egli, gives you the steps to make AI searches productive for your company and you. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Do you struggle with employees leaving and turnover? How about giving team members accountability without micromanaging? My guest today, Ryan Eglin, CEO of Core Matters, believes that employee turnover is a system problem and not a people problem. He’ll give you some tips on decreasing turnover and increasing accountability. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Your field employees’ billable hours generate the revenue for your company. Your office personnel support the field so that they can do their jobs effectively and efficiently. Today I’ll cover tracking billable hours and the productivity ratio. These two metrics are critical to ensuring your labor force is productive and profitable. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ruthking1650 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147