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 […]

How I Save 20-30% a Year on Sundries

Would you like to learn a process that can save 20-30% on your annual sundries purchases without changing many […]

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

EP24 Miljce Donev: On His Way to $3M+ By Playing To His Strengths SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB […]

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 […]

Ultimate Business Litmus Test

On a scale of 1 to 10, how was your summer? Was it profitable, smooth, and did you get plenty […]

How To Refer Bad Leads Away…while leaving them happy!

If they call and the first thing they ask is, “Do you provide free estimates?” they might be a […]

Proper Preparation to Close More Sales

Do you get frustrated upon hearing how the homeowner went with a cheaper bid? I did too, and I’m […]

How To Get HOA Work

Have you ever wanted to work on property like this? Here are some tips on getting in with Condominium […]

How To Handle Warranties

Do you offer a warranty for your work? Hi, I’m April with DYB coach and here is why you […]

Ultimate Social Proof

Jeffrey Gitomer said, “If you say it, it’s bragging. If others say it, it’s proof.” Hi, everybody. I’m Steve […]

How To Get Instant Trust

“Success is simple to do. It’s also simple not to do” – Jim Rohn Hi, everybody. I’m Steve Burnett […]

People – Profit – Process

Hello, Ron here live from a porta-potty, yes a porta-potty, I will tell you in a second why. I […]

Know Your Hourly Responsibility Value

Bill Carlson of Brush & Roll Painting, a million dollar company out of Omaha, was down to just 2 […]

How to Be The “Lucky” Painting Contractor

How to Be The ‘Lucky’ Painting Contractor I’m the luckiest contractor! …That’s what I was just told. I’ll tell you […]

4 Great Ideas To Improve Your Business

Four things you can do in the next five minutes that will impact your business in a positive way […]

How To Find Time For Yourself

How To Find Time For Yourself You’re probably wondering, “what’s with the funky helmet?” I am Ron Ramsden and […]

3 Keys To Following Up And Closing More Sales

Hi, I’m Steve Burnett with DYB Coach, And when I was building up Burnett Painting, we painted for Mr. […]

Here’s Why You NEED to Blog

Here’s Why You NEED to Blog What does this apple mean to your business? I’ll tell you, but first… I am […]

How to Beat Your Number 1 Competitor

  Who is your number one competition?   Hi, I’m April with DYB coach. If you just answered anyone […]

How to Classify Your Clients

How to Classify Your Clients Not all clients are equal. Hey, everybody I’m Steve with DYB coach here to […]

How to Stand Out From The Crowd

How to Stand Out From The Crowd Do you want to be different and stand out from the crowd? […]

The Power of Goal Setting

The Harvard study I’m going to share with you convinced me to start writing and rewriting my goals down. […]

5 Places I Find Painters

5 Places I Find Painters It’s a Thursday afternoon and I’m sitting here on my back deck saying, “Wow, […]

3 Way to Impress Your Customers Before You Even Start the Job

3 Way to Impress your Customers Before you Even Start the Job Let’s talk about radio silence, shhh… No […]

How to Beat Blogger’s Block

Beating Bloggers Block Bloggers block… what is bloggers block? I’m Ron Ramsden and I’m a DYB Coach,  I’m also a […]

The Importance of Finding Your Target Market

Is your estimating calendar booked out? How about your project calendar, is that booked out for the entire Summer? […]

How to Take Control of Your Day to Relieve Stress

  One question that you could ask yourself over and over again that’s going to take your Summer from […]

The Fastest Way To Double Your Close Ratio

  This is the fastest way to double your close ratio. Hi, everybody, I’m Steve Burnett with DYB Coach. […]

How I Found $12,500 at Lunch

  Today I found $12,500 during lunchtime… I’m Ron Ramsden, I’m a DYB coach, also a painting contractor North […]