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Epic Entrepreneurs
Welcome to Epic Entrepreneurs! What does it take to build a thriving business in today’s world?
As entrepreneurs and business owners, we start our businesses seeking more freedom, more time, more money, and more control over our lives. But the journey isn’t always sunshine and rainbows.
Hosted by Cliff McCrea on behalf of Bill Gilliland, author of the best-selling book The Coach Approach, this chart-topping podcast draws on Bill’s decades of experience coaching entrepreneurs. Discover practical…
Episodes
Epic EntrepreneursRich Koch of KoCon Construction Explains How Integrity Scales A Construction Company
A remodel can look perfect on Pinterest and still go sideways fast once the first wall opens. We talk with Rich Koch of KoCon Construction about what it takes…
Epic EntrepreneursTrue Vision Painting Proves Prep Work Makes The Job with Robert & Teddy Schreiber, True Vision Painting
A paint job can look perfect on day one and still fail fast. We’re joined by Robert and Teddy Schreiber, twin brothers and co-owners of True Vision Painting…
Epic EntrepreneursAlli & Whitney Balabanis, Vero Beach Dumpster Rentals
A dumpster rental company can look like the simplest business on the planet until you try to run one at full speed. We sit down with Alli Balabanis from Vero…
Epic EntrepreneursChris Powell Explains What It Takes To Build A 24 7 Restoration Business
A burst pipe does not wait for business hours, and neither does the person you trust to walk into your home and fix the damage. We sit down with Chris Powell…
Epic EntrepreneursA Former ICU Nurse Explains How To Lead With Compassion In Emergency Restoration with Chandler Lofgreen, DryTech Restoration
Your home floods at 2 a.m., a ceiling caves in after a storm, or you spot mold creeping behind drywall. That is when a restoration company stops being a…
Epic EntrepreneursCuriosity Creates Ownership When You Lead with Stephanie Smith, Be Brave
Default mode is sneaky. One day your team feels aligned and energized, and the next day everyone is “busy” while priorities blur, meetings turn into…
Epic EntrepreneursWhat Happens When AI Can Answer Everything with TJ Clayton-Cornell, Modern Woodmen of America
If you have ever looked at entrepreneurship and thought, “I just want more freedom,” this conversation adds the missing warning label. We talk with TJ…
Epic EntrepreneursStop Hiring “Honda Price” Builders For A Mercedes Home with Greg Palmer, Built Up Homes
The fastest way to ruin a custom home build isn’t bad taste or a missed detail, it’s broken communication. We’re joined by Greg Palmer of Built Up Homes, a…
Epic EntrepreneursHonest Estimates Beat Hard Sales Every Time with Alex Savely, Ridge Roofing
A roofing business can look simple from the outside, but the moment you try to scale it, everything gets real fast: crews, margins, weather delays, homeowner…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A Creative Agency Scales Without Losing The Story with Anthony Sparks, Sparks Media Agency
A lot of companies think their marketing problem is “we need a video.” We see it differently, and Anthony Sparks from Sparks Media Agency explains exactly why…
Epic EntrepreneursPreventative Turf Care Beats Chasing Weeds Every Spring with Yoel Clark, Pittsburgh Turf & Fertilizing
A truly great lawn isn’t a single product, it’s a system. We talk with Yoel Clark from Pittsburgh Turf and Fertilizing about what’s really happening under your…
Epic EntrepreneursA Great Home Design Happens Long Before Delivery Day with Caitlin Madia, Remarkable Interior
A remodel can look gorgeous on Pinterest and still feel wrong the minute you move back in. We talk with Caitlin Madia, founder of Remarkable Interiors in…
Epic EntrepreneursYou Can Grow A Cleaning Business Without Losing The Human Touch with Marcus Southern, Southern Royalty Cleaning Service LLC
Clean is easy to promise and brutally hard to deliver the same way every single time, across every crew, on every job. That’s why our conversation with Marcus…
Epic EntrepreneursHonest Same Day Repairs Turn One Call Into Loyalty with Mike Melatti, The Garage Doc
Your garage door breaks at the worst possible time and suddenly you’re not shopping for a “good deal” you’re shopping for someone you can trust. That’s why I…
Epic EntrepreneursRunning A Service Business Means Learning To Pre-Qualify People Fast with Andrew Schray, AB Tree Service
A tree service business can look like a simple trade until you see what’s underneath: high-stakes safety, expensive equipment, nonstop scheduling decisions…
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We Built Restopros To Stop Bad Cleanup From Hurting Families with Ryan & Bob Parrish, Restopros of Catawba Valley
A water loss is stressful enough, but the wrong cleanup can turn it into a health problem and a financial mess. We’re joined by Ryan and Bob Parrish from…
Epic EntrepreneursA Good Inspection Helps You Buy With Confidence with Tyler Gibbs, Building Trust Inspections
A home inspection can either leave you feeling informed or feeling terrified, and the difference often comes down to one thing: trust. We sit down with Tyler…
Epic EntrepreneursBuilding A Referral Only Remodeling Business Takes Relentless Standards with Jessica Lichvar, Red Saw Remodeling
A great remodel is never just cabinets and tile, it’s a chain of handoffs that either protects the homeowner’s peace or destroys it. We’re joined by Jessica…
Epic EntrepreneursOwning A Plumbing Company Adds Work You Never See
Your plumber can save you money, or quietly sell you a bigger job than you need. That line is why we wanted this conversation with George Sfarnas of Sfarnas…
Epic EntrepreneursWhat If Your Insurance Fails When It Matters with Tina White, Providence Insurance
One bad claim can expose years of “saving money” on insurance. We sit down with Tina, founder of Providence Insurance Agency, to talk about what most people…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A Local Radon Pro Protects Homes Without Panic with Alex Micco, Alpha Radon LLC
Radon is one of those problems that feels easy to postpone because you cannot see it, smell it, or feel it and that is exactly why homeowners get caught off…
Epic EntrepreneursReal Estate Cycles Change But Housing Always Wins with Jeff Mayorga & Eli Miller, Encompass Property Management
A single busted HVAC, one questionable pay stub, and one owner who cannot fund a roof replacement can turn “passive income” into a full-time job fast. We sit…
Epic EntrepreneursWhat If Electrical Maintenance Became As Normal As Oil Changes with Matthew Wright, NS Electric
Your home can look perfectly fine on the outside while an overlooked electrical panel quietly becomes a safety risk. We sit down with Matthew Wright of NS…
Epic EntrepreneursTikTok Turned A Local Contractor Into A Lead Machine with Dylan Mason, Mason Contracting Co
TikTok is not just dances and trends, it is quietly becoming one of the strongest lead sources in local services, including construction. We talk with Dylan…
Epic EntrepreneursWhy His Plumbers Have Homework with Noah Nasekos, Covenant Plumbing LLC
Starting a service business sounds like freedom until you’re staring at the ceiling at 2am replaying a job plan, a customer complaint, or a quote you’re not…
Epic EntrepreneursA Single Layoff Can Become Your Breakthrough with Jeff Riley, Carolina Results Team
A layoff can wreck your confidence or rewrite your future, and Jeff Riley chose the second path. Jeff joins us from the Carolina Results Team to share how he…
Epic EntrepreneursRecognition Turns Wellness Programs Into A Habit with Leonora Cherry, Zen and Zest Wellness Solutions LLC
Most companies say they care about wellbeing, then act surprised when burnout shows up as turnover, low morale, and stalled productivity. I sit down with…
Epic EntrepreneursGratitude As A Business Strategy with Joshua Pugliese, Grato Property Care
The fastest way to lose business in home services is painfully boring: don’t answer the phone, show up late, and make customers chase you. We talk with Joshua…
Epic EntrepreneursA Great Home Inspection Helps Buyers Make Confident Decisions with Matt Ruggieri, Pillar To Post Home Inspections
“Did it pass?” might be the most common home inspection question and it’s also the wrong one. We sit down with Matt Ruggieri, an Army veteran and owner of…
Epic EntrepreneursScaling A Painting Company Starts Behind The Scenes with Daniel Creft, R7 Painting Service
The part of entrepreneurship nobody posts about is the part that breaks you: the scheduling, the estimates, the follow-ups, the hiring, the payroll, and the…
Epic EntrepreneursThree Full-Time Jobs In A Sooty Hat with Matthew Anstine, Spazzacamino
Most people hear “chimney sweep” and picture a simple job. The reality is a high-skill, high-trust trade where one mistake can put a family at risk and where…
Epic EntrepreneursFrom Marine Veteran To Design-Build Builder In Chattanooga with Sean McNamara, Sol Terra Construction, LLC
If you have ever thought owning a business means total freedom, this conversation will challenge that fast. We talk with Sean McNamara of Sol Terra…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A Charleston Cleaning Owner Scales Without Losing Standards with Raya Zompero, Zompero Pro Cleaning & Beyond
Quality is easy to say and hard to scale, especially when you’re growing fast and every clean carries your name. We sit down with Raya Zompero of Zompero Pro…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A Northern Arizona Contractor Builds Confidence Through Details with Jamie Williams, Capstone Construction & Remodeling
Contractor horror stories usually start long before the demo day. Jamie from Capstone Construction and Remodeling joins us from northern Arizona to break down…
Epic EntrepreneursA 20-Year-Old Contractor Explains How Real Site Work Gets Done with Luke Alec Palmer, Palmer Excavation
People love to watch dirt move, but the real skill in excavation is everything you don’t see: the research, the permits, the materials, the measurements, and…
Epic EntrepreneursA COVID Shutdown Sparked A Smarter Pivot with Branden Joynt, Joynt Industries
He signed a commercial lease with $100 to his name and called it a plan. That mindset carried Brandon Joynt through one of the harshest reality checks an owner…
Epic EntrepreneursFrom Cell Towers To Power Washing Growth with Chris Cannon, The Cannon Power Washing
Walking away from “good money” is easy to praise and hard to do, especially when you have a stay-at-home spouse and four kids depending on you. We sit down…
Epic EntrepreneursStarting A Roofing Business After A Hurricane Takes More Than Hustle with Reed Brown, Roof Rangers
Owning a roofing business can look “easy” right up until the phone starts ringing at night, a crew needs an answer on a jobsite, and a customer wants…
Epic EntrepreneursHow Burcham's Plumbing Wins With Fair Pricing And Reliable Service
You can tell a lot about a business by what they obsess over, and Caitlin and Daniel Burcham obsess over the basics most people mess up: showing up on time…
Epic EntrepreneursWhy We Refuse The Buy-Today Discount Pitch with Celena Luster, The Window Source of Morgantown
High-pressure home improvement sales have trained homeowners to brace for impact, and Celena Lusster is done with that. We talk with Celena, co-owner of…
Epic EntrepreneursWhat Would Change If You Treated Your Home Like An Investment with Kaylee Holley, HomeSmiles Virginia Beach
One tiny home problem can quietly turn into a five figure repair, and most of us do not notice until it is too late. We sit down with Kaylee Holly of Home…
Epic EntrepreneursThe Four Day Workweek That Starts With Cleaning A Van with Jesse Kellogg, Grinning Possum Wood Originals
You can feel it when someone didn’t start a business to “be their own boss”, they started because real life demanded it. That’s what makes this conversation…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A Husband And Wife Built A High-Standard Cleaning Company In North Carolina with Sydney Allen Lapanne, Red Wolf Cleaning Services
Most cleaning companies say they’re “detailed” and “reliable,” but Sydney Le Pen from Red Wolf Cleaning Services takes a sharper stance: the real product is…
Epic EntrepreneursYou Never Stop Having A Boss As An Owner with Christian Adams, Carolina Temperature Control
You can feel it when a company is built on pride and you can also feel it when it’s built on pressure. We talk with Christian Adams, owner of Carolina…
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From Tree Crew To Real Freedom with Rejoice Tracey, Crazy Irish Tree Service
The fantasy of entrepreneurship is freedom on day one. The reality can look like 12 to 14 hour days, a phone that never stops, and a business that follows you…
Epic EntrepreneursMy First Customer Asked Me To Kill A Cat with Michael Boehmler, Buzzkill Pest Solutions
A lot of pest control sounds the same until you meet someone who spent 10 years doing mosquito research in a lab. We’re joined by Michael Ballmer, founder of…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A Virginia HVAC Startup Scales With Fair Prices with Jesse Bergstrom, Just Chillin
“Freedom” is the word everyone sells you when you start a business, but Jesse Bergstrom says the truth is heavier and better: freedom is tied to responsibility…
Epic EntrepreneursFrom Slow Weeks To Ice Storm Surges In Cleaning And Restoration with Stosh Fernandez, Voda Cleaning Restoration
One slow week nearly forced Stosh Fernandez to drive Uber just to keep payroll covered and then the next wave hit with nonstop ice-storm calls for days. That…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A YouTube Rabbit Hole Became A Real Service Business with Ruben Ramirez, Triad Pressure Washing LLC
A single YouTube Shorts clip of a driveway getting cleaned sent Ruben Ramirez down a rabbit hole that changed his life and built a real, profitable pressure…
Epic EntrepreneursFrom Corporate Tech To Water Damage Restoration In Asheville with Rob Franks
A hurricane hit 10 months after Rob Franks bought his company and suddenly “learning on the job” wasn’t an option. Rob joined us to share what it’s really like…
Epic EntrepreneursFrom Military Aviation To A Neighborhood Woodworks Business with Frank Campagna
You can learn more about business from a neighbor fixing a dock than from a thousand growth hacks. Cliff McCray sits down with Frank Campagna, founder of…
Epic EntrepreneursRoof Revival Shows Homeowners Where Every Dollar Goes with Will Welborn
A roofing quote can feel like a black box: one big number, a handshake, and a lot of faith. We wanted to pull that curtain back, so I brought on Will…
Epic EntrepreneursWhat Happens When You Assume You Will Not Get Hacked with Sheldon Mellon
If you think “we’re too small to be a target,” you are exactly who attackers count on. We’re joined by Sheldon D. Mellon of Paladin Business Consulting, an IT…
Epic EntrepreneursIvana Sumbundu Explains How Readers And Indie Authors Find Each Other
Discoverability is the make-or-break problem for self-published authors, and it’s rarely about writing talent. We talk with Ivana Sumbundu, founder of the Vana…
Epic EntrepreneursThe Real Dirty Work Behind Entrepreneurship with James Moore by AMPS Facility Solutions
A commercial cleaning company is easy to underestimate until you’re the one responsible for spotless floors, secure access, after-hours crews, and a client who…
Epic EntrepreneursThe Real Work Behind Franchise Freedom with Kim Brown
The “set your own hours” dream sounds great until you’re the one solving call-outs at 7am, worrying about payroll, and protecting your reputation one home at a…
Epic EntrepreneursThe Crown Molding Took Four Times Longer Johnathan Lewis of Legacy Quality Craftmanship
The hardest part of running a small business is not the work you do with your hands. It’s the work that follows you home. Jonathan Lewis, founder of Legacy…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A Navy Veteran Builds Trust Through Thorough Home Inspections with Philip Nistal
Your home is probably the biggest purchase you’ll ever make, so why do so many buyers settle for an inspection they don’t fully understand? We sit down with…
Epic EntrepreneursHow Two Roofers Built Trust Without High Pressure Sales with Ben and Keary
The fastest way to ruin a service business is to chase growth while cutting corners, and Ben Lyle and Carrie Sampson refuse to play that game. As the owners of…
Epic EntrepreneursHow A Mortgage Loan Officer Builds Trust And Referrals with Robbie Gardner
If you’ve ever wondered why “working hard” still isn’t paying off, this conversation gives you the missing piece: nobody pays you to show up. We’re joined by…