Happy New Year! I give you five fun financial facts to begin 2026. 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 the third of the Death by 1,000 cuts series I discuss the next little cut –not paying attention to the bottom line as your company grows. Revenue isimportant. What you keep is more important! 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 the second of the Death by 1,000 cuts series I discuss the next little cut –Not answering the telephone.Wait! Before you ignore this podcast, listen to what happened and makesure it isn’t happening 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

Death by 1,000 cuts is how the ancient Chinese tortured people. No singlecut killed them. However, it was the accumulation of 1,000 cuts thateventually killed the person. I explain what this has to do with yourbusiness. It’s the little things that could add up and kill your business. Thispodcast discusses the first cut: Running your business on cash and/or notpaying attention to cash trends. 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 training is crucial. You never know when it will pay for itself. Myguest, Eric Wik, founder of Safety Team Technologies, tells you why safetymeetings fail and what you can do about it. He’ll also give you some of thehorror stories of what happens when you don’t comply with the safetytraining laws. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Is training really worth it? What are the short term and long term tangiblebenefits for you, the employer?My guest today, Spencer Pope, the Manager of Technical Support andTraining for Bradford White, gives you examples of how continuing educationin the trades directly impacts contractor success – whether that training is inthe classroom, on line, distance learning, or a combination of them. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

My Thanksgiving wishes for you. There is a lot to be grateful for as wereflect during this season. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Let’s face it. The recruiting process is broken. Everyone complains about notfinding good employees and many of you “just settle” which can turn into adisaster.My guest today, Ryan Hogan, has been in the trenches…he’s lived the realworld challenges contractors face as he grew his company to $50 million inrevenues. The wrong cultural fit was one of his biggest mistakes. Ryan givesyou ways to fix the broken recruiting system and make better hires.Go to https://talentharbor.com/ryan/ to get the questions he asks duringinterviews. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam

Grow by designing marketing campaigns where every piece amplifies theothers – a philosophy that is called 2 + 2 = 5 by my guest, Crystal Williams,the founder and CEO of Lemon Seed Marketing.Crystal gives you questions you should answer and the marketingpercentages that you can implement for a successful marketing program in2026. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam

Are you sitting on a pile of expensive, underused software that is supposedto make business easier but it doesn’t. Pam Duffy, COO and co-founder ofPowerhouse Consulting Group helps you take stock of all of the technologyplatforms you are using and the one simple question you must ask of eachplatform. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam

In this two part series Roger Daviston gives you the background for asuccessful maintenance process and the three areas that technicians need tofocus on. In this second podcast Roger discusses the final two areas for asuccessful maintenance process. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

In this two part series Roger Daviston gives you the background for asuccessful maintenance process and the three areas that technicians need tofocus on. In this first podcast Roger discusses the responsibilities of theowner or service manager as well as the first area for a successfulmaintenance process. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

The 5 D’s of business that you need to be aware of and protect yourselffrom. A few podcasts ago, Justin Maxwell gave us the ways to identify andpredictably reduce taxes. He mentioned the 5 D’s and we didn’t have timeto cover them. This episode covers the 5 D’s: Death, Divorce, Disability,Disruption, and Disagreements. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Without good books you never know if you are earning a profit and you have a great chance of sleepless nights worrying about cash.  Join Erin Andrews, owner of Level Accounting, as she explains why your bookkeeping is the roadmap of your business – not just a deduction tracker or afterthought.  She’ll break down why hiring the wrong person to do your books is like hiring a Walmart greeter to draft your contracts…and yes, she actually said that. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

How do you know your marketing and advertising is paying for itself? Or areyou throwing money down a black hole and not seeing any returns?Parker Ruiz, the CEO of Signature Media, gives you ways you can discoverwhether your marketing and advertising is producing the returns youwant…and what to do if it isn’t. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Discipline. Direction. Done. My guest on this podcast, Beau Parenteau, livesby these three words. He discusses ways you can grow through bettersystems, marketing, and operations strategy. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Imagine leaving your field people alone feeling confident that you don’t haveto micromanage them – you’re confident that when you check up on the jobyou know it will be right.How do you make this happen? My guest today, Traci Austin, is the owner ofElevated Talent Consulting. Traci has a proven track record teachingcontractors how to inspire their crews to work harder withoutmicromanaging. To schedule time with Traci: https://elevatedtalentconsulting.com/the-tough-talk-blueprint/ Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

How many of you REALLY like your answering service? If you do, I’d love anintroduction. In my experience, most contractors put up with bad answeringservices because they can’t find a good one.What if AI could take over your after hours calls? And, where do you findthis AI after hours agent? My guest, Stephen Price, the owner of PriceTelecom, gives you the answers and how to do this. In terms of fulldisclosure, Stephen is my IT and phone guy…he has taken care of our IT andphone needs for more than 15 years…through all the tech updates andprogressions…and done a phenomenal job with them! Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Happy Labor Day! This two part series revolves around your labor forcewhich generates your billable hours. Today I discuss different ways toincrease labor productivity. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Happy Labor Day! This two part series revolves around your labor forcewhich generates your billable hours. Today I discuss billable hours and theproductivity ratio. Email me (rking@ontheribbon.com) if you would like acopy of my billable hours template. Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/   Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147