EP38 Jason Paris: $3M + 31yrs old = CRUSHING Millennial Stereotypes!

EP38 Jason Paris: $3M + 31yrs old = CRUSHING Millennial Stereotypes! SUMMARY: In this episode of the DYB podcast, […]

Winter ABA’s (Anything But Ads)

Winter ABA’s (Anything But Ads)   Are you planning for winter yet? I know right now is August, it’s […]

How to Do a Group Interview

How to Do a Group Interview We recently ran a “Help-wanted” ad, looking for retail workers as well as […]

EP37 Doug Imhoff: The Importance of Delegation in Order to Maximize the Growth of Your Painting Business

EP37 Doug Imhoff: The Importance of Delegation in Order to Maximize the Growth of Your Painting Business SUMMARY: In […]

How To Find All-Star Painters During the Summer

How To Find All-Star Painters During the Summer Are you hiring in the middle of summer and there is […]

A FREE Tool That Tracks & Schedules Emails

A FREE Tool That Tracks & Schedules Emails FREE! How many of you like free stuff that is actually […]

EP35 Saulius Bertulis From Lithuania to $1M Commercial Painting Co. with his Partner Eivydas Phillips

EP35 Saulius Bertulis From Lithuania to $1M Commercial Painting Co. with his Partner Eivydas Phillips SUMMARY: In this episode […]

Here’s Why You Should Attend Industry Events

Here’s Why You Should Attend Industry Events Industry events, why should you go? I am Ron Ramsden, a DYB […]

5 Low Cost Benefits That Will Attract All-Star Painters

5 Low-Cost Benefits That Will Attract All-Star Painters Busy! Busy! Busy! It’s midsummer, who’s looking for help out there? […]

EP34 Greg Miller Explains How Being Patient and Trusting the Process Leads To Building A Successful Business

EP34 Greg Miller Explains How Being Patient and Trusting the Process Leads To Building A Successful Business   SUMMARY: […]

6 Steps to Get Your Time Back

6 Steps to Get Your Time Back Busy! Busy! Busy! Are you a crew of 1-5 people who are […]

Here’s Our Scheduling Process

Here’s Our Scheduling Process I want to share a story of a very unhappy customer or potential unhappy customer, […]

EP33 John Neubert Reveals His Unique Strategies for Hiring and Retaining 80 Painters, Despite the Current Labor Market

EP33 John Neubert Reveals His Unique Strategies for Hiring and Retaining 80 Painters, Despite the Current Labor Market SUMMARY: […]

EP32 Matt Orme: From Zero to $1M in just 1 Year!

EP32 Matt Orme: From Zero to $1M in just 1 Year! SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB, Steve gets […]

EP31: Nick Lauro Shares How To Build A Successful Company By Holding Your Team Above The Line

EP31: Nick Lauro Shares How To Build A Successful Company By Holding Your Team Above The Line SUMMARY: In […]

Sam Brooks of Southwest, FL, Shares of His Successful Startup of Encouragement Inc. with The Help of His Business Coach

Sam Brooks of Southwest, FL, Shares of His Successful Startup of Encouragement Inc. with The Help of His Business […]

Ray Paparo of Aspen Painting & Wall Covering of Pennsylvania Tells of His Remarkable Experience with Painting Contractor Business Coach

Ray Paparo of Aspen Painting & Wall Covering of Pennsylvania Tells of His Remarkable Experience with Painting Contractor Business […]

EP30 Rich Groark: How to Implement Tech, Methodology, & a Culture of Respect to Grow Your Painting Business Beyond $1 Million Dollars

EP30 Rich Groark: How to Implement Tech, Methodology, & a Culture of Respect to Grow Your Painting Business Beyond […]

How and What Tasks to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant to Get Your Time Back and Make More Profit

How and What Tasks to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant to Get Your Time Back and Make More Profit […]

Painting Contractor Business Coach Testimonial by Cameron Loughlin of Mountain Skyline Painting of Denver, CO

Painting Contractor Business Coach Testimonial by Cameron Loughlin of Mountain Skyline Painting of Denver, CO Hey there, I’m Cameron […]

Painting Contractor Business Coach Testimonial by John Peek of Peek Brothers Painting San Diego CA

Hi everybody, this is John Peek, otherwise known as the “paint professor.” I just got off the phone on […]

Take 5 Minutes To Do This & Your Business Will Thank You Later

Take 5 Minutes To Do This & Your Business Will Thank You Later Are you so busy right now […]

You Are The Average of Your 5 Closest Friends

Who do you hang out with? Who are your buddies? Who are you going to call when you want […]

11 Steps to Turn Your Crew Into a Team

11 Steps to Turn Your Crew Into a Team So you have a painting crew? But could you go […]

EP28 Annie Newton: How to Succeed in Business & Life

EP28 Annie Newton: How to Succeed in Business & Life SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB Podcast, Steve interviews […]

Here’s How to Make Your Hiring Ad Eye-Catching to Millennials

Here’s How to Make Your Hiring Ad Eye-Catching to Millennials Boy have I got a hiring update for you… […]

EP27 Brian & Amber Yaussy: How to Build a Successful Company With Your Spouse

EP27 Brian & Amber Yaussy: How to Build a Successful Company With Your Spouse   SUMMARY: In this episode […]

Do This To Stay Top of Mind to Your Customers, For FREE

Do This To Stay Top of Mind to Your Customers, For FREE How would you like your customers to […]

EP26: Kim Garst, Social Media Expert, Shares Strategies to Get More Leads, for FREE

EP26: Kim Garst, Social Media Expert, Shares Strategies to Get More Leads, for FREE SUMMARY: In this Episode of […]

Painting Contractors: How to Stand Out From Your Competition & Get Noticed

How to Stand Out From Your Competition & Get Noticed What do Bat Dad and you have in common? […]

Not Having This Insurance Could Cost You Your Business

Not Having This Insurance Could Cost You Your Business Painting contractors ask me all the time “Do I need […]

EP25 Bob Burg The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea

EP25 Bob Burg The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea SUMMARY: In this episode of […]

Where to Find All-Star College Hires

Ready to hire some college kids for the summer? You could probably use the help, so I’ll tell you […]

Painting Contractors: How To Get Your Customers to Spend More With You

Painting Contractors: How To Get Your Customers to Spend More With You Do you want to get your customers […]

EP24 Miljce Donev: On His Way to $3M+ By Playing To His Strengths

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Most Painting Contractors Don’t Know This About Their Production Rates

I got thrown into the fire. I mean I was actually on a job site. But through it all, […]

Painting Contractors: How To Win Bids Without Lowering Your Price or Giving Discounts

“Can you do better?” he bargained. A customer from New York, looking to get his entire condo repainted. I […]

EP23 Bill Carlson: How to Build a Trustworthy Team To Get You Past $1M, Profitably

EP23 Bill Carlson: How to Build a Trustworthy Team To Get You Past $1M, Profitably SUMMARY: In this episode […]

How To Sequence Your First Exterior Paint Job

You’ve started your first painting company and now you’re ready to venture out and start your first exterior! This […]

Painting Contractors: How To Win Bids Before Arriving To The Painting Estimate

I used to get SO frustrated when I would lose jobs to cheaper bids. This used to happen over […]

EP22 Aaron Steininger: From Retail to a Thriving Columbus Ohio Painting Business

EP22 Aaron Steininger: From Retail to a Thriving Columbus Ohio Painting Business   SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB […]

Why I Mark Up My Supplies (And You Should Too)

Why I Mark Up My Supplies (And You Should Too) Imagine being able to take your family to Disney […]

FREE Tool For Painting Contractors: How To Utilize Google Maps For Your Business

FREE Tool For Painting Contractors: How To Utilize Google Maps For Your Business Something for FREE… who doesn’t like […]

EP21: Marc Miles Discusses 7 Things Every Painting Contractor Must Know To Protect Their Business

EP21: Marc Miles Discusses 7 Things Every Painting Contractor Must Know To Protect Their Business SUMMARY: In this episode […]

What Most Painting Contractors Don’t Know About Calculating Overhead

What Does It Cost You To Put A Guy On A Job For An Hour? What’s your overhead? What’s […]

Start a Painting Business With These 11 Budget Friendly Tips

Start a Painting Business With These 11 Budget-Friendly Tips Congratulations on starting your own painting business! Chances are you’re […]

EP20: Justin & Aaron Flora: How Two Brothers Are Crushing It In Indianapolis

EP20: Justin & Aaron Flora How Two Brothers Are Crushing It In Indianapolis SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB […]

Painting Contractors: Here’s How to Get Leads from Facebook

Not getting enough traffic from Facebook? It’s time to step out of your comfort zone and go Facebook LIVE! […]

This Allows Your Customers to Book an Estimate Online for FREE

This Allows Your Customers to Book an Estimate Online for FREE I’m trying to return a call to a […]

EP19: Scott Sheldon Discusses How to Keep Your Customers By Going Above and Beyond

EP19 SCOTT SHELDON DISCUSSES HOW TO KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS BY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND SUMMARY: In this episode of […]

Painting Contractors: Here’s How to Estimate Your Next Deck Staining

Painting Contractors: Here’s How to Estimate Your Next Deck Staining Let’s get some extra money on your next deck […]

Painting Contractors: Free Tools to Grow Your Business, “Google My Business”

Painting Contractors: Free Tools to Grow Your Business, “Google My Business” Do you like free stuff? How about free […]

EP18: Matt Jansen Shares of The Importance in Giving Back to Your Community When Building Your Brand

EP18: Matt Jansen Shares of The Importance in Giving Back to Your Community When Building Your Brand SUMMARY: In […]

Insurances Every Painting Contractor Needs

Insurances Every Painting Contractor Needs Business Insurance… Do you have the right business insurance? Do you have enough? Do […]

Painting Contractors: Do NOT Pay for Leads

If you are paying for leads you need to read this now. I am Ron Ramsden, I am a […]

EP17: Christian Militello Shares How Building Company Culture Increases Bottom Line

EP17: Christian Militello Shares How Building Company Culture Increases Bottom Line SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB, Steve Interviews […]

Painting Contractor How to Successfully Onboard a New Hire

Congrats! You’re hiring someone! Maybe it’s your first employee since you’ve been out of the field. Now… what are […]

Painting Contractors: Save Time During Estimates By Answering These 7 Questions Ahead of Time

How many times do you feel that you’re wasting time during your estimates? You find yourself answering the same […]

EP16: Rob Youness Shares How To Succeed Using Subs and Employees

EP16: Rob Youness Shares How To Succeed Using Subs and Employees SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB Podcast, Steve […]

Painting Contractors: Prequalify Your Leads With These 7 Questions

Painting Contractors: Prequalify Your Leads With These 7 Questions As you drive up to a potential customer’s house you […]

Painting Contractor’s: How to Get Leads on Facebook

Leads. You want to know where to find some? You want to find them easily? Simple. Let them find […]

EP15: Mark & Nicole Black: From Start Up To $1M As Men In White

EP15: Mark & Nicole Black: From Start Up To $1M As Men In White SUMMARY: In this unique episode […]

Painting Contractor Saves $12,500 During Lunch

Do you want to know how I saved $12,500 at lunch? See if you can relate to this… You […]

EP14: Lisa Moon the Faux Painter Marries Paper Hanger and Together They Build the Successful Paper Moon Painting

EP14: Lisa Moon the Faux Painter Marries Paper Hanger and Together They Build the Successful Paper Moon Painting SUMMARY:  […]

Painting Contractor 11 Interview Questions for Hiring an All-Star Part 1

Are you ready to hire? How many times have you made that mistake where the person you hired didn’t […]

Painting Contractors: 11 Interview Questions for Hiring an All-Star Part 2

Painting Contractors: 11 Interview Questions for Hiring an All-Star Part 2 We went through 1-6 previously, click here to […]

Get More Done and Sleep Better By Utilizing a Calendar

Do you lay in bed at night thinking of all the stuff you have to do the next day, […]

10 Things to Consider When Hiring Your First Employee

Are you ready to hire that first employee? I mean are you really ready to hire that first employee? […]

EP13 Tony Isgrove Shares his rise to Sydney Australia’s Award Winning Painting Company

EP13: Tony Isgrove Shares his rise to Sydney Australia’s Award Winning Painting Company SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB, […]

EP12: Michael Hopkinson From Backpacking Across England To Building A Successful Painting Company in Australia

  EP12: Michael Hopkinson From Backpacking Across England To Building A Successful Painting Company in Australia SUMMARY: In this […]

How to Figure Production Rates

Hello everybody, Ron here, DYB coach, also a painting contractor for the last 17 years in Northern Massachusetts. Thank […]

How You Can Win More Bids Without Lowering Your Price

Close ratio. What’s your closing ratio? Do you know your closing ratio? Would you like to increase your closing […]

The Secrets of a DYB Mastermind Group

The Secrets of a DYB Mastermind Group… what is it? The secret handshake, the meeting that happens when you […]

How to Provide Better Estimates to Win More Bids

Are you looking to supercharge your estimating process? I am Ron Ramsden, I am a DYB Coach, also a […]

EP11 John Peek Unpacks Business Partnerships, Mentor Groups, and Knowing Your Numbers.

    EP11 John Peek of Peek Brothers Painting, Unpacks Business Partnerships, Mentor Groups, and Knowing Your Numbers. QUOTES: […]

How to Get More Done in Less Time

Getting more things done in less time, wouldn’t you love that? I am going to tell you how in […]

How to Get Painting Leads With Videos

Remember me? Hi, Ron here, from DYB Coach, I’m also painting contractor up here in Northern Massachusetts. Why do […]

Painting Business Owner Shares How Much He Pays His Painters

Shhhh… I am going to tell you a secret, but don’t tell anybody else! I want to talk about […]

How To Stay Busy When Your Painting Business Slows Down

  How to Stay Busy When Your Painting Business Slows Down Oh no, you’re out of work… I’m Ron […]

Episode 10: Michael Murray Shares How He’s Succeeding With A Millennial Wide Company

INTRO: In this episode, Steve chats with Michael Murray, owner and operator of Textbook Painting; A painting company in […]

Episode 09: Joe Elmore Shares His Unique Niche That Provides Him a 65% Profit Margin

Episode 09: Joe Elmore Shares His Unique Niche That Provides Him a 65% Profit Margin   INTRO: In this […]

Episode 08: Brendan Ryan’s Profound Life Lessons That Every Painting Business Can Apply

  In this episode of DYB, Steve Burnett chats with Brendan Ryan, Owner, and Operator of Ryan Painting in […]

How To Find Great Customers For Your Painting Business

How To Find Great Customers For Your Painting Business How many times have you looked back at some of […]

Episode 07: Marc Poulos From The Ritz Carlton to Ritz Painting Experience

  In this episode of the DYB Podcast, I get the chance to chat with Marc Poulos, Owner and […]

How to Bid Exterior Painting

How to Bid Exterior Painting   As we are trying to assist some of the contractors, they quite often […]

How to Bid Interior Painting

How to Bid/Estimate Interior Painting? Here are two easy ways to put an interior painting bid together when you […]

Episode 06: Ryan Anderson From $0 to $1.2M In Just 2 Years

INTRO: In this episode of the DYB Podcast, Steve gets the chance to chat with Ryan Anderson; Owner of […]

Episode 04: Jeff Sommers Shares His Journey From a Massive IRS Bill to Massive Success!

  Is it possible to be a painting contractor and make a ton of money? “Oh YEAH!” says Jeff. […]

Episode 03: From Divorce, Brain Surgery, & Cancer, to Successful Painting Contractor & Business Coach: Ron Ramsden

  IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: In this episode of the DYB Podcast, Steve chats with Ron Ramsden; Serial […]

Episode 02: 9 Steps to Double Your Business: Unpacking The DYB System Part 2

  In the second part of the DYB System series, we’ll cover the remaining steps to Double Your Business. […]

Episode 01: 9 Steps to Double Your Business: Unpacking The DYB System Part 1

  What are the 9 Steps Steve took to more than double his business before selling it?In this episode […]

How to Hire and Retain Millennials in your Business

The workforce is changing… are you adapting to the changes? The millennial generation is here and the current workforce […]

Top 5 Reasons All-Star Employees Leave (and how you can stop it…)

Employee Turnover…ugh! It can kill ya… or it feels that way… Here are 5 major reasons employees leave: Lack […]

7 Steps to Become a Stand-Out Member of BNI That Everyone Will Talk About

7 Steps to Become a Stand-Out Member of BNI That Everyone Will Talk About: (BNI – Business Network International […]

A FREE Tool That Will Help Your Business Stand Out From The Rest

A FREE Tool That Will Help Your Business Stand Out From The Rest By now, we all should have […]

How the Bridge Made Me Change The Way I Approach People

The story behind this small yet crooked bridge is that it sits over a small creek located on the […]

4 Things That Allow Me to Go on Vacation Without Worrying About Business

4 Things That Allow Me to Go on Vacation Without Worrying About Business Vacation again… can you believe it? […]

Biggest Referral Source For New Hires

I want to share with you today my biggest referral source for the past three weeks. For new hires, these […]

How Painting Contractors Can Book Work Through Winter

How Painting Contractors Can Book Work Through Winter Contractor, schedule, winter. Three tough words to put together, even I […]