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How One Chimney Sweep Scaled to 10 Million by Fixing Seasonal Demand
In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at how a residential chimney sweep in Minneapolis grew from a one-man operation to a $10 million company by solving the classic service-business problem: you make all your money in four months and spend the other eight scrambling. The founder, a former high-school teacher named Dan Ostlund, didn't just add more services. He rebuilt his entire labor model around a 'winter core' and a 'summer swing' team, using a revenue-sharing structure that kept his best technicians on payroll year-round. Lucas walks through the numbers — 60…
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