Estimate Rocket Podcast

Estimate Rocket Podcast

Estimate Rocket Podcast
  • Team Training and Improvement

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, we are joined by Lacie and Austin Ilsley from Ai Painting Plus to talk about Team Training and Individual Improvement Plans that actually work.

    Lacie and Austin pride themselves in aligning their company goals to account for and include the individual go...

  • Communication That Gets Results

    In this first part of a two-part episode series on Estimate Rocket Radio, we are joined by Tom Reber of The Contractor Fight to talk about the type of team communication that gets results.

    Tom believes that everyone walks around with an invisible sign that reads, "Make me feel important." If ma...

  • Pre-qualification that Makes Money and Builds Fans

    In this episode of Estimate Rocket, we are joined by Jeff Wraley of Groundwork to talk about a major pain point of contractors that we don't talk enough about: pre-qualifying leads. Tire-kickers are the bane of every sales process, and reducing wasted time on dead-end leads can drastically increa...

  • Escaping Contractor Prison

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio Jason Phillips of Phillips Home Improvements joins us to talk about Contractor Prison: how do contractors get in it, and how do contractors get out?

    Jason discusses the type of leadership development and team training that allows companies to create team...

  • Building the Perfect Sales Person

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, Ryan Groth and Jamie Schmidt join us from STG—Sales Transformation Group—to talk about how sales teams develop and what they need to communicate effectively. A sales team needs sophisticated people that use sophisticated tools, and this is achieved when t...

  • Estimate Rocket Evolution for 2023

    Join us for our annual recap of what is new and what's coming at Estimate Rocket! In this episode of Estimate Rocket, Radio Learn about new power-up features, our evolving customer base, and the resources available to help your team get better and your profits bigger!

    Check out the full Estimate...

  • Delegation that Let's You Get Away

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, Doug Yeager of Wonderwall Painting joins us to talk about how he was able to build his team, delegate tasks, and walk away. We also dive into how owners can balance delegation with presence in the company so that training practices and systems increase, w...

  • You Can Only Sell What You Love

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, we are joined by Brandon Lewis of the Academy of Professional Painting Contractors to talk about building the type of business that has the long-term potential to sell. But here's the trick: you can only sell the business you love. When you are building ...

  • Managing Uncertain Times Forward-Thinking Teams

    In this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, Tom Droste--CEO of Estimate Rocket--joins us to talk about the fifth and final strategy in our series,
    Managing Uncertain Times: Forward-Thinking Teams. Relationships form the core of a good business, whether it's relationships with your customers, relat...

  • Managing Uncertain Times: Sustainable Business

    In this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, Tom Droste--CEO of Estimate Rocket--joins us to talk about the fourth strategy in managing uncertain times: building sustainable business practices.

    What are sustainable practices, how do you build them, and how do you know when your business is veering...

  • 6 Things To Do Before, During, and After a Recession

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, we chat with Tom Droste of Estimate Rocket and Corwin Smith of Transcend Growth about the dreaded "R" word: Recession. This is far from an alarmist prediction of economic trends, rather it is a discussion about what every business should already be doing ...

  • Field Supervisors that Keep Your Company Profitable

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, we talk with the Customer Success Lead at Estimate Rocket about the kind of Field Supervisor that keeps companies streamlined, profitable, and a great place to work.

    Field supervisors, project managers, production managers, and operations managers all h...

  • The Stories We Tell Ourselves (Part 2)

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, we are joined by Tom Reber of the Contractor Fight for a brilliant part 2 of The Stories We Tell Ourselves!
    We chat with Tom about the kinds of stories business owners tell themselves that often give way to limiting beliefs and abortive projects. Tom rem...

  • The Stories We Tell Ourselves (Part 1)

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, we are joined by Tom Reber of the Contractor Fight!
    We chat with Tom about the kinds of stories business owners tell themselves that often give way to limiting beliefs and abortive projects. Tom reminds us that Thoughts become Beliefs, Beliefs become Act...

  • Fast Formulas for Profit Forecasting

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio, Tom Droste joins us to talk about a free planning tool for contractors now available called, "What If: Fast Formulas for Profit Forecasting."

    We discuss why every business leader needs to have certain numbers available for fast-crunching to be able to r...

  • Customer Loyalty that Powers Your Revenue

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we sit down with Miljce Donev of First Choice Professional Painting and we talk about how to build a base of repeat customers that can account for up to 75% of a company's total revenue! We discuss how loyal customers are slowly developed by a company's co...

  • Escaping the Stress-To-Stress Cycle

    On this episode of Estimate Rocket Radio we are joined by Nick May of Walls By Design in Denver, Colorado. Nick is a successful painting contractor, business educator, and host of the Pro Painter Podcast. Over the years Nick has watched new businesses come and go, and he has learned a couple thin...