Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
John Wilson
306 episodes
3 days ago
We’re heading into 2026 with one goal: stop losing money. Not “grow at all costs.” Not “try harder.” Just: build a healthy business that actually cash flows. In this episode, John Wilson and Jack Carr break down what they’re cutting, tightening, and renegotiating in 2026 to go from ~13% EBITDA to 20% EBITDA—and why they’re also targeting 10% net profit after realizing how big the gap can be between EBITDA and real take-home profit. They walk through the exact planning process they used this y...
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We’re heading into 2026 with one goal: stop losing money. Not “grow at all costs.” Not “try harder.” Just: build a healthy business that actually cash flows. In this episode, John Wilson and Jack Carr break down what they’re cutting, tightening, and renegotiating in 2026 to go from ~13% EBITDA to 20% EBITDA—and why they’re also targeting 10% net profit after realizing how big the gap can be between EBITDA and real take-home profit. They walk through the exact planning process they used this y...
Zero to $86M in 24 Months: The Home Service Growth Blueprint
Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
56 minutes
2 months ago
Zero to $86M in 24 Months: The Home Service Growth Blueprint
In this special re-release of Owned and Operated, John Wilson sits down with AJ and Noah of Premier Home Pros to unpack how they went from a dining-room-table idea to $15M in year one, $86M in year two, and a national rollout—without taking on debt. They break down the sales system, affiliate-led demand gen, installer model, and the ops math behind a ~46-day greenfield payback. If you’re scaling a home service business, this is the blueprint. You’ll hear the real numbers: 91% demo, 82% close ...
Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
We’re heading into 2026 with one goal: stop losing money. Not “grow at all costs.” Not “try harder.” Just: build a healthy business that actually cash flows. In this episode, John Wilson and Jack Carr break down what they’re cutting, tightening, and renegotiating in 2026 to go from ~13% EBITDA to 20% EBITDA—and why they’re also targeting 10% net profit after realizing how big the gap can be between EBITDA and real take-home profit. They walk through the exact planning process they used this y...
