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How to Future-Proof Your Home Service Business in 2025

In this episode, John Wilson and co-host Jack Carr break down how home-service companies can actually future-proof in 2025: flattening org charts, using AI to nuke overhead, building adaptable teams, and keeping a balance sheet that can take a 30% punch. We get into real numbers (gross margin, overhead targets, EBITDA), how to think about “risk on” vs. “risk off,” and why the middle of the market gets squeezed when big operators cut costs with automation.

You’ll hear play-by-plays on automating call centers, choosing what to systematize vs. keep human, when to de-lever, and how to…

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