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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

In this session, Neil Shoney takes you through the 2-5-5 method of simple ads system that mathematically gives you a 50X higher chance of success and the Exact ad system that’s created a six figure month in 22 different home service niches. 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

If your business is like most businesses your ads fail. In this first of a two part series, Neil Shoney tells you why they fail and what you can do about them. Then you can have a real return on the advertising dollars you invest. 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

What if you had financial freedom? What if your business was incredibly profitable, had enough cash to cover any emergency, and you could retire wealth? This is possible for you. My guest, Chad Hufford is a financial planner and coach who helps blue-collar professionals and entrepreneurs translate business income into personal wealth, long-term clarity, and financial resilience. It all starts with mindset. He’ll help you get your mindset going in the right direction so that your financial freedom plan becomes a reality. 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

Which is better: Word of mouth or paid ads? My guest, Chris Fresh, says that word of mouth still beats paid ads. Chris is the founder of the Plumbing Sales coach. His philosophy is “always be serving” which has help technicians communicate better, provide a better customer experience, and increase your company’s profitability. He’ll tell you why word of mouth is better and how to make it a reality in your company. 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

The AI tsunami is here. How do you start…productively getting what you want and need out of AI? My guest, Rudy Poe, teaches contractors how to go from an “AI stranger” to a confident daily partner, giving you the skills that last a lifetime. 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

The challenges of growth. You might assume that growth can be fixed by hiring more people, marketing, changing software, adding more trucks, and the other conventional things you might do as you grow. My guest, Jenny Benbrook, has shown why doing these things doesn’t solve the problem. She’ll give you the real answer to grow profitably and productively. Jenny is a previous Contractor Cents guest. In her previous episode she discussed whether you need all the software you have. 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

My father always told me that the smartest business people learn from the mistakes of others so they don’t make them. In this podcast, you’ll get the opportunity to learn real world, boots on the ground, leadership lessons from Keith Flores…a highly respected entrepreneur, HVAC industry leader, and founder/operator with over 30 years of experience in the trades and business world. 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