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The 4 Core Principles of Leadership to Create Stellar Growth in Your Business

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Ken Haines was appointed CEO of the Wrench Group in 2016, transitioning from his role as the owner and CEO of Coolray, which he held since 2003. Ken brings with him 44 years of experience in the home services industry. Since becoming CEO of Wrench Group, Ken’s leadership has guided the company to become one of the largest, non-franchised home services companies in the United States, growing the organization from $165 million to $1 billion in 6 years.

In this episode, we talked about mergers and acquisitions, business growth, leadership, marketing, equity…

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Show notes

  • Introducing Ken Haines. [00:57]
  • Ken’s experience during the transition period of CoolRay. [03:03]
  • The fundamentals of Ken’s acquisition style. [04:38]
  • Thoughts on how to persuade potential business partners. [07:17]
  • Ken’s take on the different acquisition strategies. [11:44]
  • Employees on different pay grades per market. [20:47]
  • People that became a catalyst for Ken’s growth. [29:57]
  • Understanding the concept of a REIT and an EBIT. [32:49]
  • Dealing with Equity Incentive Programs. [48:33]
  • The meaning of arbitrage. [58:50]
  • How to get more information about Ken. [01:03:00]
  • Ken’s reading list. [01:03:25]
  • Ken’s most important piece of advice to home service business owners. [01:08:17]

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The 8 Profit Activators You Can Trigger in Your Business Right Now with Dean Jackson

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Dean Jackson is the co-Founder of 90-Minute Books and the owner of NewInformation since 2003. He has been helping entrepreneurs and realtors make more money as a real estate coach and internet marketer. Dean also co-hosts the ILoveMarketing.com podcast and is the author of “Breakthrough DNA: The 8-Profit Activators,” where he shares ideas on how to accelerate business growth regardless of the entrepreneur’s current situation.

In this episode, we talked about marketing strategies, client referrals, customer relationships…

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Show notes

  • Introducing Dean Jackson. [2:44]
  • The story behind how Dean got into real estate coaching. [4:04]
  • The benefits of direct marketing in real estate. [9:10]
  • The three divisions of a business. [11:16]
  • How to use influencer marketing to build relationships with customers. [14:35]
  • The value of referrals and customer loyalty. [19:41]
  • The concept of “click-word” response in gaining referrals. [29:16]
  • Reverse engineering high-probability value conversations. [32:28]
  • Spring market trends and how this affects the industry. [36:52]
  • The importance of nurturing lifelong relationships. [39:04]
  • Creating a real metric around the business. [45:03]
  • Recognizing the role of the clientele in growing your numbers. [46:06]
  • Maintaining good prices and good quality. [48:35]
  • Why you need to create a status symbol for your brand. [49:06]
  • Three books on Dean’s reading list. [55:41]
  • How to get more information about Dean. [57:01]
  • Dean’s most important piece of advice to home service business owners. [57:42]

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