Pro Painter Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Join Nick May (founder of Walls By Design, iMay Media and the Pro Painter Network) as he meets business owners of all stripes from the world of painting. From marketing to management, habits to human resources – the Pro Painter Podcast is here to share lessons, wisdom and great stories from the people who’ve lived them. (Formerly The Business Brush)
Remember a few weeks ago when JB Brown visited Morgan on the show? Of course you do! We talked all about growing your marketing share during a recession, and the importance of having a strong unique sales proposition. This week JB is back, and joins Morgan to break down the big long list of marketing […]
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Your host Morgan Knox is joined once again this week by Pro Painter Network founder Nick May, also of Walls By Design. In an earlier episode we teased a discussion on Peter Drucker and this week, we deliver! Have you asked yourself Peter Drucker’s Five Most Important Questions? Morgan and Nick focus on several of […]
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After seeing so much public discussion on some of the biggest problems facing our industry, Morgan sat down with Torlando Hakes to review these thoughts and throw down some more. Come with us and take an eagle-eye view of the painting industry that stretches as far back as the Industrial Revolution. Wait, seriously? Yeah! It’s […]
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Wouldn’t it be nice to have some insight into how to grow your market share during a recession? Well then we’ve got a show for you. This week, Morgan is joined by JB Brown as they discuss how to strengthen your existing marketing efforts – and when and how to strike to grow your market […]
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Nick is back already! That’s right, another episode with Pro Painter Network founder and owner of Walls By Design, Nick May. In the second part of their conversation (from this season’s premiere episode), Morgan and Nick really focus on how to weather changing tides and oncoming storms. What can we learn from the past and […]
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Morgan is joined by Estimate Rocket’s Chris Shank, The Education Guy. Chris is an old friend of the Pro Painter Network and was with us at the start, even shepherding so much of the Roadmap to Profit. Together Morgan and Chris explore the nature of learning as a lifelong pursuit and what it truly means […]
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Morgan Knox brings Nick May onto the show to start off the season with a discussion about all of the talk they’ve been hearing about the biggest problems in the painting industry. In this episode: Nick’s #1 Problem: 6:40 Fighting Fires & Proper Delegation: 8:35 Why is Admin So Hard?: 10:35 Tips to Find & […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Morgan Knox Hey there! Glad to see you again for another episode of the Pro Painter Podcast. We have come to the end of the fourth season; we hope this journey has served as a learning experience for you. We are not done yet, however! This week, Nick May […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Karalynn Cromeens Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast! This week’s guest is not a painting contractor. Today, Nick May chats with Karalynn Cromeens, a legal counselor armed with a Juris Doctorate and nearly two decades of experience in construction law. Systems and processes don’t refer to just procedures in […]
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Hosted by Nick May Hi there! Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast. Today, Nick May sits down with… actually there’s no guest this week. Don’t worry, nobody bailed on us. This week we bring you a Nick May solo episode. Nick is all about connecting with people, and guiding painters on how to do business. […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Jaime Rowe Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast! Today, we are pleased to have our dear friend Jaime Rowe back once again! Through her company Impact To Income, Jaime guides female business owners to refine their sales structure and boost their confidence. She designs sales processes around women’s strengths […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Bill Ferst Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. This week, Nick May chats with Bill Ferst, owner of First Place Painting in Pennsylvania! Bill was previously featured in our Getting to a […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Doug Hershberger Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! This week, Nick invites Doug Hershberger from Sarasota, Florida. Doug’s painting roots come from his father. Growing up he did occasional painting jobs, although he pursued a professional career in Kinesiology to work as an instructor. For a few years […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Keith Murphy Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! This week, Nick May chats with Keith Murphy, a painting contractor from Newfoundland, Canada! Keith worked at his father Leonard’s company while in high school and college. With Leonard slowly detaching himself from operations, Keith gradually altered processes to improve […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Greg Miller Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast! This week, Nick May chats with Green Pro Painting‘s Greg Miller from Greenvile, South Carolina! Greg started painting at a young age, working for a cousin for several years. Over time he acquired experience in both residential and commercial painting. He […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Garrett Hurlbut Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. This week, Nick May sits down with a local friend, Garrett Hurlbut of A Perfect Finish Painting! Garrett is a second generation painter. […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest David Cook Hey, Pro Painters! We are excited to be back again for the fourth season of the Pro Painter Podcast! To kick things off, Nick May invited our good old friend David Cook, of D’Franco Painting & Wallpaper. David was previously featured in Season 3, where he shared his […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Tyler LaChapelle Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast! We’ve had plenty of great conversations with business owners, and we hope that you learned something from all of them. This week the keyword is learning: our dear friend Tyler LaChapelle will give us an overview of marketing and websites! Tyler […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Jessica Galloway Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast! Sit back and get comfortable because this week, Nick May has a deep conversation with Jessica Galloway, founder of Visionary Home Solutions in Ohio! For Jessica, painting is a hobby that accidentally turned into a business. She pursued a corporate career […]
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Hosted by Steph & Christina Young w/ Michelle How-Dambrowitz Welcome back to Paint Like A Girl! A podcast for women, by women, and all about navigating success in the world of professional painting. Michelle How-Dambrowitz, from Home & Harmony LLC, might own what’s considered to be a “newer” business, but the way she approaches customer […]
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Young Leader and Entrepreneur Eileen David of Georgian Bay Painters | S2E8 | Paint Like A Girl
Hosted by Steph & Christina Young w/ guest Eileen David
Hello and welcome to Paint Like A Girl! A podcast for women, by women, and all about navigating success in the world of professional painting.If you’ve been having those days typical of the winter months, where you find some of the harder challenges feeling harder than needed and wonder why you do what you do every day, then stop what you are doing, grab some headphones, and get ready for a trip back in time to remember why you started in the first place.
Eileen David from Georgian Bay Painters is our youngest interview to date. She’s a go-getter who owns responsibility, making her far more mature than some business owners that are decades her senior. As humble as she is successful, and a born leader who we know will be someone to watch for years to come, we just couldn’t adore this woman more. We hope you smile as much as we did when speaking with her.
Be sure to follow Eileen and Georgian Bay Painters on:
Facebook: GbayPainters
Instagram: @gbaypainters
- Follow us on Instagram @paint_like_a_girl_podcast
and Facebook @PaintLikeAGirlPodcast - Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network
- Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.
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Stacey Spear from S&S Painting: Know Your Numbers | S2E7 | Paint Like A Girl
Hosted by Steph & Christina Young w/ guest Stacey Spear
Welcome back to Paint Like A Girl! A podcast for women, by women, and all about navigating success in the world of professional painting.
Stacey Spear from S&S Painting joins us this week for one incredibly informative episode. Bringing her diverse background in banking to our trade, this game-changer of an all-star is not only crushing it in running a successful painting business, but her systems and processes will inevitably change and improve the way many of us do business if we take her advice.
You’ll want to take notes and listen to this episode more than once! We are so grateful to Stacey for sharing her insights into how to really know your numbers, and if you don’t know them yet – how to figure them out! She talks about profit margins, and understanding how and when a crew member is making you money!
Check out Stacey’s work over at:
Facebook: S&S Painting, LLC.
Instagram: @sspaintllc
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and Facebook @PaintLikeAGirlPodcast - Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network
- Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guests Steph & Christina Young Hey y’all! Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast. And look who we have here: Steph and Christina Young, owners of Pro Image Painting in New Hampshire, and beloved hosts of the Paint Like A Girl Podcast! Steph and Christina return to give us an update […]
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Shanna Hand of Elegant Finishes | S2E6 | Paint Like A Girl
Hosted by Steph & Christina Young w/ guest Shanna Hand
Hello and welcome to Paint Like A Girl! A podcast for women, by women, and all about navigating success in the world of professional painting.
In this episode we interview the incredibly talented, charming, and hardworking Shanna Hand from Elegant Finishes in Jacksonville, FL. Always learning, adapting her business from those lessons, Shanna shares the importance of the “yes I can” attitude, while setting realistic expectations with clients through transparent communication and present listening.
We were beyond humbled by Shanna’s perseverance and perspective on what it takes to run a business in our trade. Although her story is unique in how she got into the business, we hope it becomes a common thread for years to come.
Stay up to date with Shanna on:
- Facebook: Elegant Finishes JAX
- Instagram: @elegantfinishesjax
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Website: elegantfinishesjax.com
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- Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.
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BLC Painting’s Brooke Cambridge | S2E5 | Paint Like A Girl
Hosted by Steph & Christina Young w/ guest Brooke Cambridge
Hello and welcome back to Paint Like A Girl! A podcast for women, by women, and all about navigating success in the world of professional painting. This week, we have invited Brooke Cambridge of BLC Painting in Salem, MA.
Brooke is a dear friend of ours; she was one of the first fellow female painters we met at a Benjamin Moore Conference over ten years ago. We’ve spent so much time discussing the ins and outs of owning a painting business and keeping each other motivated and grounded.
Being a trusted confidant, our conversation goes deeper than surface level – getting to know how she operates her business, or how she landed her award-winning company on A&E shows like Flipping Boston. Brooke details her journey working each and every day to be a better leader, business owner, and human being. We are beyond grateful for her friendship and humility, in this episode and throughout the last decade.
Be sure to follow Brooke and BLC Painting on:
- Facebook: BLC Painting
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Instagram: @blc_painting_
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Follow us on Instagram @paint_like_a_girl_podcast
and Facebook @PaintLikeAGirlPodcast - Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network
- Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Jaime Rowe Hey! Welcome back for another episode of The Pro Painter Podcast. This week, Nick chats with one of his closest friends, and one of the greatest pillars behind his company, Jaime Rowe of Impact to Income. Jaime has been helping business owners improve by establishing systems and processes. […]
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Welcome to Mornings with Nick, a new weekly segment of the Pro Painter Podcast. Featuring select episodes of Nick’s live IGTV series in which he shares tips, updates and stories to help you improve (and succeed) as a business owner. You got the systems, you got clients, you got a clear goal, you’re all set! All that’s left […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Tim Perryman Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! This week we have a returning guest: Tim Perryman of Perryman Painting in Rocklin, California. Tim has been painting for over 30 years now. He initially offered a ton of painting services, both residential and commercial. The company got too […]
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Welcome to Mornings with Nick, a new weekly segment of the Pro Painter Podcast. Featuring select episodes of Nick’s live IGTV series in which he shares tips, updates and stories to help you improve (and succeed) as a business owner. Being a leader is not the same thing as being a boss. Leadership is not telling people what […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest David Cook Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast! This week we take a little break from the usual and explore different territory: wallpaper. Nick chats with David Cook, founder of D’Franco Painting & Wallpaper. David had been offering painting services for a while. Then one day he got called […]
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Welcome to Mornings with Nick, a new weekly segment of the Pro Painter Podcast. Featuring select episodes of Nick’s live IGTV series in which he shares tips, updates and stories to help you improve (and succeed) as a business owner. We all want a successful business, but we also want to take a break once in […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Mike Mundwiller This week in the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May sits down with Mike Mundwiller, field development manager at Benjamin Moore! Mike, lovingly referred to as the “Paint Geek,” has worked at Benjamin Moore for over 30 years, and recently acquired a new position. His main role is […]
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Welcome to Mornings with Nick, a new weekly segment of the Pro Painter Podcast that features audio from select episodes of Nick’s live IGTV series. In it he shares tips, updates and stories to help you improve (and succeed) as a business owner. To start off, Nick will explore what he calls the Painting Contractor’s […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest CJ Welch Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast! This week Nick May brings on CJ Welch, a painting contractor and franchisee for Wow 1 Day Painting in Nashville. While studying to become a pastor, CJ worked for a medical device company. He’d always been passionate about improving the lives […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Chris Shank We’re back again for another episode of the Pro Painter Podcast! Sit back and relax while Nick May and our bud Chris Shank have a comfy chat over a few beers. Cheers! For those who’ve been asleep for the past few months, Chris is a former member of […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guests Austin and Lacie Ilsley Hey! Welcome back for another episode of the Pro Painter Podcast. This week, Nick May chats with fellow Pro Painters Austin and Lacie Ilsley, owners of AI Painting Plus in Ohio. Austin started painting at the age of 16 working at a neighbor’s business. He and […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Tyler LaChapelle Hello Pro Painters! This week Nick May invites good ol’ friend Tyler LaChapelle, digital marketing expert and owner of DOS-M. For those unaware, Tyler was a marketing director at iMay Media before going off on his own. DOS-M focuses on digital optimization and automation services. It’s […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Matt Mathers Hello Pro Painters! We are back for a new season of the Pro Painter Podcast. This week, Nick May has brought Matt Mathers of Home Painting Geelong in Australia! Matt’s history with painting started in his early years: his uncle owned a painting business, where Matt worked […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Jeff Malmer *This episode includes paid sponsored content. Hey! Fancy seeing you around here. This week, the Pro Painter Podcast brings you a mini episode featuring Jeff Malmer from 3M! Last time, Jeff walked Nick through the Scotch Painter’s Tape line of products. Today, Jeff and Nick touch a bit more […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guests Zach Ausherman & Steph and Christina Young *This episode includes paid sponsored content: Application Engineer, Jeff Malmer of 3M joins Nick to discuss the Scotch Painter’s Tape line and gives a few tips on how best to use them! Has it been a week already? Nope, still the same. […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guests Bill Ferst, Shane Garret and Travis McClinton We have a special episode for you on this week’s Pro Painter Podcast. Our host Nick May sits down with several successful paint contractors who have all reached at least a million dollars in sales! In Part I of this short series, […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Dane Carlson Hey! Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast. This week, Nick May is joined by Dane Carlson, a passionate painter from Connecticut and owner of a young business in New York City. Dane has been painting since he was 14; he enjoyed the craft and was skilled in […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Travis McClinton In this week’s episode of the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May sits down with Travis McClinton, co-founder of McClinton Painting in his hometown Albany, Ohio. Travis became a paint contractor alongside his brother Tyler, and together they both started McClinton Painting. Tyler left soon after, but Travis and McClinton […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Zach Ausherman This week in the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick chats with Zach Ausherman, the new owner of Ausherman Painting in York, Pennsylvania. Ausherman Painting was originally owned by Zach’s father. Zach himself got a degree in business and political sciences, and went on his own path. Whenever he […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Ben Taff This week in the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick sits down with Ben Taff, founder of Grit City Painters in Tacoma, WA (which is apparently also known as Grit City… oh, now we get it!) In over 20 years, Ben has worked for a multitude of companies, from […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guests Kathy Droste and Chris Shank Howdy! Welcome back to the Pro Painter Podcast. This week, Nick brings on our old friends Kathy Droste and Chris Shank from Estimate Rocket! Kathy helped develop Estimate Rocket, a cloud-based system that helps service contractors improve their budgeting workflow in their projects. While the […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Ryan Gill Hello! This week in the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick chats with Ryan Gill of Brush Strokes in Augusta, Georgia. Brush Strokes is dedicated mainly to commercial painting. With half of the work focusing on new construction, while the other half focuses on repaints. Ryan’s favorite projects to work […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Sam Chandler On this week’s episode of the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick brings on Sam Chandler, owner of The Right Painter in Hawaii! While studying mechanics in college, Sam noticed he was more interested in architecture. From there he started painting for 30 different companies all over the states. […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Ryan Turry On this week’s episode of the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick brings on Ryan Turry, founder of Headwaters Painting LLC. After graduating college with a Housing Studies degree, Ryan proceeded to get a secure job with benefits. He stayed for around 5 years, not wanting to be […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Phil Cline Nick sits down on this week’s episode of Pro Painter Podcast with old friend of the show (and official Pro Painter), Phil Cline of TAMA Painting. For those of you haven’t met Phil yet, he started out working for a friend of his mother’s back in college. […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Mike Gallagher Hello! We are happy to be back for season 2 of the Pro Painter Podcast! To kick things off, Nick May chats with painting contractor Mike Gallagher, founder of Gallagher Painting LLC in Boston, Massachusetts. Mike’s journey starting his own painting business may be familiar to you […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Mihai Cristolovean Welcome to the first season finale of the Pro Painter Podcast! Nick May is joined by longtime friend of the show Mihai Cristolovean, founder of Exceptional Painting Inc. Originally from Romania, Mihai spent nearly a decade working as a casino dealer on cruise ships and then married. […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Damon R. Nagy Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. This week we are going to roast your websites! Nick May and iMay Media’s Damon R. Nagy visit the websites of two […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guests Steph & Christina Young Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. This week, Nick May sits down this week with Steph and Christina Young from Pro Image Painting out in Bedford, New […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Mike Mundwiller Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. Nick May and Mike Mundwiller geek hard on this week’s episode of the Pro Painter Podcast. Mike goes deep on the ins-and-outs of […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Will Reyes Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. On this week’s episode of Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May sits down with Will Reyes from Battle Born Painting. Will does it all, […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Tyler LaChapelle Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. This week’s Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May sits down with good friend Tyler LaChapelle, owner of dos-m.com. Tyler talks about why your website […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Zach Kenney Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. In this week’s Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May sits down with Zach Kenney from ZK Painting to talk all about Instagram. Zach gets […]
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Hosted by Chris Shank w/ guests Nick May, Will Reyes, and Tommy Welch In this week’s Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May from Walls By Design (Denver, CO), Will Reyes from Battle Born Painting (Reno, NV), and Tommy Welch from 1st Class Painting & Restoration (Charleston, SC), discuss their process of hiring the right people. Nick, […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Tim Perryman In this week’s episode of the Pro Painter Podcast, Nick May sits down with Tim Perryman of Perryman Painting & Remodeling in Rocklin, CA. Like many of our guests, you might sometimes see Tim around in The Business Brush Facebook group. Tim started his company in 1992 […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Andrea Magno On this week’s episode, Nick May chats with Benjamin Moore’s Andrea Magno, and then has a brief conversation with Tony Piloseno – you might remember him as the guy who gained a large following on TikTok mixing paint. Andrea is the Director of Color Marketing and Development […]
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Hosted by Nick May w/ guest Craig Bundren Hello and welcome to the Pro Painter Podcast! Same great content with a brand-new coat of paint and a few extra treats here and there. To start off our new series, Nick May is joined by Craig Bundren of Bundren Painting. A Houston native, Craig took over the […]
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Today on The Business Brush, we have a special announcement! The Business Brush will become the Pro Painter Podcast. Same great content! Same amazing host! Just a new name! We took recorded audio of Nick’s talk from our virtual conference Crank.0 we had in January. He talks about the Eeyore Scale (yes Eeyore from Winnie […]
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Today on The Business Brush, Nick May is joined by David Jensen, a recent graduate of our course Roadmap to Profit. David found us and a chance meeting with Nick led him to purchase R2P and take the course. It was what he was looking for as a brand new paint contractor. Listen in to […]
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This week on The Business Brush presented by Pro Painter Network, co-host Chris Shank is joined by Rick Mulkins where they talk about being enthusiastic and having a vision. He talks about how knowing your closing rate can help you make more money and giving your client something to hold onto like paint swatches or […]
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If you’re not using social media, our next guest highly recommends you start. On this week’s episode of The Business Brush, Kyla Herbes joins Nick May as they talk about using social media as a marketing tool for your business. Specifically, Kyla talks about using Pinterest and Tik Tok to grow your business. Pinterest works […]
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This week on The Business Brush, Nick May is joined by Shane Garrett as they talk about systems and processes in the paint business. Recorded while on the Pro Painter Network road trip in September, Shane tells how he only works 4 hours per day in his business with great systems. Learn how you can […]
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Today on The Business Brush, Zack Kenney joins Chris Shank as they talk about Instagram marketing. Zach has made a name for himself in the paint industry as a social media guru. He will be speaking on social media marketing and give more details than those he gives on the show today! Broad-strokes include: focus […]
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This Week’s Guest: Jaime Rowe In this week’s Business Brush, Chris and Nick sit down with small business process expert Jaime Rowe. Jaime is a big reason why Walls By Design became successful, and her and Nick go down memory lane. Jaime talks about the importance of putting systems and processes into your business and […]
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Today on The Business Brush presented by Pro Painter Network, we bring you a Roast My Site episode! Nick May is joined by The Broad Strokes podcast host Tana Todd as they look at a couple websites and give constructive criticism. They judge things like colors and logo, font and text, and most importantly, how […]
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Our next guest is a tall, burly guy who likes to be outdoors, kayaking and skeet shooting, and gardening. Nick May is joined by Dimitrios Sevastos of Optimus Primers today on The Business Brush. It’s important to fill your free time doing things you love. Dimitrios is a painter that grew up in the industry, […]
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This week’s guest is preparing to take on his father’s painting business. Join Nick May and Zach Ausherman of Ausherman Painting on The Business Brush. Zach tells us of how his professional career did not start in the painting business. He worked as a lobbyist, and later in the equipment industry before joining his father […]
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We all go through moments where we think “Yep, I’m fired.” Our next guest went through this when he set off fire sprinklers at a job site; thankfully he was not fired and eventually bought the company. John Cole of B&K Painting joins Nick May today on The Business Brush. Other than being paint company […]
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Today on The Business Brush presented by Pro Painter Network, we bring you an Always Be Marketing (ABM) episode! Your hosts Nick May and Chris Shank talk about marketing your paint business and how you can use it in other areas of your business. Broad-strokes include: marketing to a specific target client, how to market […]
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Bookkeeping: easy to leave for another day, but that can come with added stress and hardship. To end this season, Danny Mullins with Bookkeeping Express joins Chris Shank on The Business Brush as Danny tells the importance of having your finances in order. Broad-strokes include: common bookkeeping mistakes, bank errors, what they’re doing for PPN […]
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On today’s Cage Fight episode of The Business Brush, Nick May, Nick LoGrasso, and Nick Slavik join Chris Shank as they talk about hiring and the PPP loan in their painting businesses. Broad-strokes include: Hiring, staying busy in winter, opinions on the PPP loan – and much more! Pro Painter Network Roadmap to Profit course […]
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On this week’s Business Brush, Nick May talks to (now former) iMay Media Graphic Guru, John Bollaert. They discuss how the Pro Painter Network logo was designed, the 5 W’s of branding, and how to plan a month’s worth of social media posts. Broad-strokes include: Branding and Social Media Pro Painter Network Roadmap to Profit […]
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In this week’s Business Brush, Nick May and Chris Shank sit down with Charles Boston from AH Painting. Join them as they discuss hirings, whether you should hire a painter and teach them sales or hire a salesperson and teach them painting. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn […]
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In this week’s The Business Brush, Chris Shank sits down with Randy Fornoff discussing the importance of Job Costing. Randy talks about how he sets up his Quickbooks, the importance of categorizing every cost, and calculating and applying Overhead Costs. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create […]
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Operations managers serve an important role in a painting business. On today’s episode of The Business Brush, Chris Shank is joined by Dustin Parr (Walls By Design), Bill Curtindale (SKIS Painting) and Katie Hedges (FORJAK Industrial). They discuss how their employees are performing their duties among the covid restrictions and how they have turned to […]
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Today on The Business Brush, we bring you an episode on marketing. Your hosts Nick May and Chris Shank call painting companies and critique business’s messages when potential clients call. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to […]
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On this week’s episode, Nick May sits down with Matt Orme on The Business Brush as they discuss Matt’s previous experience as a teacher and basketball coach, and how he uses that background in his business. They also talk about how to cover your weaknesses. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro […]
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On this week’s bonus episode, Chris Shank sits down with Matt Rowe on The Business Brush as they discuss the ins and outs of sales. In our previous episode, Matt discussed his approach to sales before the sales call. He now describes his actions during the call. His empathy with the client helps him make […]
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Cheesy, sleazy and slick are adjectives commonly used to describe sales people. Our salesman’s approach to sales is on the opposite end of the spectrum. Today on The Business Brush, co-host Chris Shank is joined by Matt Rowe of iMay Media. His approach to sales starts with identity and mindset, not just going through the […]
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It’s time! Today on The Business Brush, we bring you a Cage Fight episode: a panel of respected painters. In the corners we have your host Nick May, David Cook out of D’Franco Wallpaper, Zach Kenney out of ZK Painting and John Bubenik out of Color Craftsmen. These fighters battle over additional streams of revenue […]
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Former Co-Hosts of Small Business Naked, Nick May and Johnny Erbert, reconnect on this week’s episode of The Business Brush. Now with his newest business, Johnny Battle, Johnny Erbert talks about how to build your team, and whether or not you should be friends with your employees or just a boss. Ready to live the […]
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We have revamped The Business Brush for this season – new intro, new music, new format and new co-host: Chris Shank! Nick and Shank are joined by Chris Mole of Mr. Mole’s Painting and it turns into more of a mentoring session. A member of The Business Brush Group, Chris Mole has learned from Nick […]
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We have revamped The Business Brush for this season – new intro, new music, new format and new co-host: Chris Shank! Nick and Shank are joined by Chris Mole of Mr. Mole’s Painting and it turns into more of a mentoring session. A member of The Business Brush Group, Chris Mole has learned from Nick […]
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One of iMay Media’s newest members, Chris Shank joins Nick today on The Business Brush where they discuss what the team has been working on behind the scenes. Chris Shank comes with vast knowledge and experience in webinars, big events and educational materials. Broad-strokes include: introduction of Roadmap to Profit, burning out in business, and […]
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Tired of getting on a scissor-lift to paint several feet above ground, FORJAK Industrial had to get creative. Today on The Business Brush, Nick learns all about Forjak’s Better Faster Finish system from Matt Palmisciano (head of Business Development and Finance for Forjak). The ingenious invention lets the operator coat high-volume, low-detail structures from the […]
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Welcome back to another episode of The Business Brush, and welcome back returning guest Jeremy Brooks of Brooks Painting. Jeremy joins Nick this week to continue their discussion on project managers and sales teams. The strengths of one are definitely not the strengths of the other, and that goes for needs as well. For instance, […]
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For this week’s episode of The Business Brush, we’d like to bring you a little slice of our Crank event from earlier this spring. Specifically Nick’s talk on Marketing 101. While we often get into various specifics on the business of painting, usually coming from the point of view of our guests, we don’t always […]
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You read the title right, this week’s painting professional joining Nick on The Business Brush was once a boy in blue. Welcome Travis Dahlen, who – like every single one of us – came face to face with a hard choice of priorities. A hard, dedicated, dangerous career vs. the hard, dedicated covenant of family. […]
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iMay’s own Digital Marketing Director drops by the Brush to talk with about all things marketing. Fans of The Business Brush have likely talked to or worked with him already. You know him, you love him. The man, the myth, the legend – Tyler LaChapelle. Things have been brewing deep, deep in the iMay kitchen, […]
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This week’s episode goes all over the place, as Nick is joined by Anthony Carrino, man of many talents. A developer and designer who’s had several shows on HGTV (Kitchen Cousins, et al.), a digital series for Ellen (The Build Up), and his own YouTube series (TheBuild.tv) – Anthony’s also been rolling up his sleeves […]
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Every single one of us got into this business the self-made way, but some people feel the call of the entrepreneur more than others. Enter Curtis Gabhart, president of TruLine Painting & Construction. And – what’s that – president of Gabhart Investments, Inc., where he invests, manages and improves a portfolio of multi-family housing. Nick […]
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As any successful entrepreneur can attest, there’s no one right way to run a business. This week’s guest on The Business Brush is Brian Reis, one of the founders and partners of Bella’s Army. Brian brings an interesting partnership dynamic to the show, and emphasizes the importance of partnering with people who complement your strengths […]
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It’s finally here! Our first one-on-one interview of the season. (Thanks for joining us for our PCA specials.) Today Nick is joined by Genesis Macedo, who has one heck of a story to tell. Originally from Brazil and emigrating to New York back in 2001 – in the midst of another national crisis – Genesis, […]
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We’re not done with PCA Expo yet. This time Nick May is joined again by Chris Shank, as well as Nick Lograsso and Nick Slavik. (Chris & The Nicks is the name of their jam band, they’re here all week.) In addition to excitement for the expo at large, the boys take a step back […]
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The Business Brush is back, baby! Pt. 1 Way back in the halcyon days of February 2020, four intrepid paint professionals got together and made a podcast at the PCA Expo. Join Nick May, Chris Shank, Gina Koert, and Andrew Dwyer as they tease their talks, cover the pregame, share their excitement and just goof […]
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In this episode of the Brush, Nick meets old Denverite, now Lincolnite, and old friend, Jeremy Day, of Remy Refinishing. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.
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It’s a very fancy episode this week on the Brush, as Nick takes a break from his duties @ Crank to sit down with three of the biggest characters in the industry, Nick Slavic, Jason Paris and Chris Shank. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create […]
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“Being the best painter is not all that there is – if you can’t stay in business, being the best painter doesn’t mean anything. You really have to get your business life in order.” Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your […]
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In this inspiring episode, special guest host Corrie Leister of Inspired By You, interviews artist, painter, restoration expert and visionary business leader Amber McKee. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for […]
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In this special episode, guest host Nick Slavic talks to Zach Kenney of ZK Painting about a subject rarely covered on the Brush – painting tools and technology. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an […]
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In this special episode, guest host Nick Slavic talks to Zach Kenney of ZK Painting about a subject rarely covered on the Brush – painting tools and technology. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an […]
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Today on the Business Brush, Nick talks to one of Minnesota’s fine painters, Conor O’Keefe of O’Keefe Painting in Minneapolis. They chat about how to avoid having the same problem more than twice and how they’ve gone about fixing problems that do arise multiple times. Check out Conor O’Keefe at OkeefePainting.com. Ready to live the life […]
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In this guest episode, Corrie Leister from Inspired By You, interviews the legendary painter Diane Shattuck, who has been finishing in the woodworking industry for over 38 years. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an […]
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This season of the Business Brush is starting out heavy. Bill Nishanian is returning to the show to tell Nick about the flurry of fake one-star Google reviews Nash Painting has been getting all year. He goes into detail about the legal process of defending himself against fabricated bad press, the toll it takes on […]
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On the last episode of season 7 of the Business Brush, Nick May talks to Nicks Slavik and Logrosso of Nick Slavik Painting and Restoration Co. and SNL Painting Inc. respectively about what they’re already doing to boost their businesses through the winter doldrums. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter […]
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This week on the Business Brush, Steph Young joins Nick. Young is a painter based in Bedford, New Hampshire and the founder of Pro Image Painting. Like it says in the well-produced intro video on its website, Pro Image is “a women owned and operated company” that Young started in 2007 after some shady experiences […]
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On this week’s Business Brush, Nick welcomes Pittsburgh’s Daniel Thomas, owner of Solid Painters. This week, Nick learns about the life of a union painter, and the up and downs of what that kind of work entails for the people doing the actual painting. Check out Solid Painters online at the website SolidPainters.com and the […]
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This week on the Business Brush, Wendy Weller, owner of House of Paint and Design in St. Louis. Weller is not a designer, but she runs her business that blossomed out of a Facebook group called Handyman STL. She needed something to do in addition to being a stay-at-home mom and to round out her […]
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This week on the Business Brush, Nick invites Peter Magnolia to share all about his experience as a painting franchise owner. Magnolia grew up in a business family, working in his parents’ resteraunt as a kid and eventually transitioning as an adult into painting. When his own business wasn’t working out perfectly, Magnolia had to […]
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This week on The Business Brush, Nick sits down with cabinet painter Corrie Leister of Inspired By U, a company that specializes in custom painting for furniture and cabinets. She’s also one of the admins for the Facebook groups Painting Kitchen Cabinets for Profit and one of the women behind Cabinet Painting University, an online […]
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This week, The Business Brush is coming from inside the house. Nick sits down with iMay Media’s digital marketing director Tyler LaChapelle. LaChapelle shares what he’s learned as an expert in digital paint contractor marketing and his top tips for how to market a painting business and what to do and what to never do […]
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The Business Brush returns live this week with a new session from the field. Nick hosts a Facebook Live chat with Nick Slavik and Jason Paris. They sit outside your host’s hotel and talk about how to hire, how to make spreadsheets work for you while you eat your cereal and how they’ll expand on […]
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On this week’s Business Brush, Nick comes to you live, recorded over the summer and brought to you now, from New Prague, Minnesota on a jobsite with Nick Slavik. Nick gets a live look at Slavik’s operation, and the Nicks answer questions together about how they each think a painting business is best run. Ready […]
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This week on the Business Brush, Nick welcomes Mike Mundwiller back to answer questions from real painters out in the field. Mundwiller has worked for Benjamin Moore for almost 30 years, and he has 30 years of paint wisdom for those who seek it. To ask a question for the next time Mike Mundwiller comes […]
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This week on the Business Brush, Nick sits down with Mark Lipton of Tremont Paint the 112-year-old New York paint store founded by his great-grandfather. He likes to say he’s been in the business full-time for 31 years, but he never new a life without the paint store. In addition to running those stores, Lipton […]
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This week on the Brush, Nick shoots the breeze with Ryan Amato, the Pennsylvania painter behind Amato Painting. Amato comes from a painting family, from his great grandfather, to his father to his siblings, everybody painted. Amato talks about growing up in a family business and how he chose to limit his kids’ time in […]
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Yet again, you’ve found the Business Brush. Today, Nick chats with Shane Woods of Custom Paint Works. Shane is a long-time painter who has learned and relearned to be a painter. Woods talks about his struggles as a business owner, especially in negotiating pricing, and about how he could improve. Visit Custom Paint Works online […]
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Welcome back to the Business Brush. Nick is starting this week with a chat with Tom Lopatosky, the home improvement guru. Lopatosky found painting as a college kid with a drive to succeed in whatever he had in front of him, and he’s grown that into LOPCO Contracting, a company that doesn’t just paint but […]
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Today on the Business Brush, Nick sits down with Mike McGrath of 1-800-Paint Job to talk about how painters can build their own businesses to in the shape that best serves their lives. Business owners hear there’s things they should be doing and need to be doing. but being your own boss also means that […]
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Start your week off on the Business Brush where Nick talks to Art Snarzyk, president of InnerView Advisors and “The Turnover Terminator.” Snarzyk walks Nick through all his experience as a paint contractor through to now where he runs InnerView, a company that helps people become better leaders and business owners. Ready to live the […]
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This week on the Business Brush, Nick talks to Tom Droste, the man in charge of Estimate Rocket, a workflow software company that sponsors this show and supports Walls By Design by being what Nick uses to run the business. Droste talks all about what his company offers business owners and how painters can enhance […]
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This week on the first painter episode of this new season of the Business Brush, Bill Nishanian joins Nick to talk about his journey from country music hopeful to paint contractor. His plan, out of college, was to move to Nashville to pursue music, but in Christian marriage counseling with his new wife Kristin, he […]
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Welcome to The Business Brush season 6. Today, on the first Monday episode of the Brush, Nick talks to Dan Calkins, Chairman and CEO of Benjamin Moore, a longtime sponsor of the show as well as the company that makes all the paint used by Walls By Design. Ready to live the life you love? […]
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Welcome to the season finale of the Business Brush. Keep an eye out for a special conversation tomorrow, but today, Nick chats with Casey Fabling of Richmond, Virginia’s Fabling Built. Fabling isn’t a pure paint contractor. Instead, Fabling Built offers services in masonry, roofing and general handyman work in addition to painting and remodeling. From […]
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This week on the Business Brush, Nick welcomes Ryan Hammond of Ryan Hammond Incorporated to the show. Ryan Hammond Inc did nearly $5 million last year, and Hammond tells Nick all about how he started painting as a summer gig for a mentor who ran his business to wind down in retirement and how that […]
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Welcome to an all-Nick episode of The Business Brush. This week, the Brush presents Nick’s talk from the recent PDCA Expo about how Wall By Design uses systems and processes to deliver consistent service. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your […]
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On this week’s episode of the Business Brush, Nick welcomes Travis Ulrich to the show from Webfoot Painting in Bend, Oregon. Ulrich is the systems and operations guy in his business he started with Gavin Hepp in college, thinking they would quit and move on once they’d graduated. Now, 15 years later, Webfoot did almost […]
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Welcome back to the Business Brush. This week, Dan Petrulak of D.P. Ready 2 Paint from the Business Brush groups brings Nick a question he’s working on about how to schedule clients who aren’t sure they want to hire contractors who are booked out two months in advance. The answer to that question evolves into […]
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On this PDCA edition of the Business Brush, Ryan Gill, owner of Brush Strokes Quality Painting in Augusta, Georgia. Gill learned how the business of painting worked as a kid working with his dad who ran an industrial painting business, sandblasting and repainting bridges and grain silos. Ready to live the life you love? Join […]
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This week on The Business Brush, Nick sits down with his old friend and former co-host Johnny Battle to talk about door hangers and how any exterior-focused business like Walls By Design or Johnny’s Erbert Lawns can best use traditional marketing materials. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn […]
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This week on the Business Brush, Nick talks to Indianapolis-basis painter Luke Reynolds of All-IN Painting about his journey from working summers with his dad’s painting company to pilot and aerospace administration major to owning his own painting company. Managing a business with technology Early in the life of his business, Reynolds started to use […]
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Welcome back to the Brush. This week, Nick chats with Craig Bunting from Benjamin Moore about what he does as director of end user marketing and what services the company offers to build relationships with its end users- painters. And he invites Ryan Toelkes back onto the show to discuss how he handles the winter […]
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Welcome back to the Business Brush. To start season 5, Nick gets back to the Brush’s marketing roots in a chat with John Neubert, who’s been running Neubert Painting since 1975. They discuss all the ways marketing for paint contractors has changed and the best ways to engage potential clients and convert them into actual […]
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This week, on the Business Brush, Nick learns about how to contractors work in certain kinds of medical facilities. J.P. Carlton is a Virginia-based contractor whose focus is not entirely on paint. After leaving the company he started at right out of college, he launched Carlton Building Services. With his own company, he eventually found […]
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On the first Business Brush of 2019, Nick sits down with Craig Cody, a certified public accountant who focuses on helping small business do their taxes as efficiently as possible. Cody explains how he runs his business to help other business owners keep as much money as they can at the end of every year. […]
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Experience is Key On this episode, Nick talks to his paint source Mike Mundwiller, who was Nick’s Benjamin Moore sales rep 17 years ago and is now field integration manager, meaning he bridges the gaps between paint contractors, the chemists in the Benjamin Moore lab and the marketing team. Mundwiller shares his 32 years of experience and explains how Benjamin […]
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Leads, Leads, Leads Today, on the Business Brush, Nick is joined by Scott Bondy and Logan Hall from the Denver-Based Vivax Pros. Vivax was founded in 2004 and, 14 years later, paints exteriors all over Colorado with hundreds of employees and subcontractors. Nick asks Scott, the director of marketing, and Logan, VP of production, about […]
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Jack of All Trades Zach Kenney is a young contractor who planned on being a neurosurgeon until the he discovered the best use for his brain was running his own business, ZK Painting. Kenney is a Fine Paints of Europe master certified painter and Instagram whiz who didn’t know to call #s “hashtags” when he […]
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Bring Me the Money! Today on The Brush Nick interviews Dana Tucker Co-Owner of Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes. Dana talks about how she has grown her painting business by organic growth of her website. She brings in over 90% of her business through her website. Dana also talks about how she has turned her conciliation […]
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Millennials? Today on The Brush we have the one and only Nick Slavic. The conversation starts with hiring the right people and how to train millennials. It then goes to talking about statistics and the importance of implementing systems. If you have not listened to Nick Slavic ask a painter please visit it on Facebook. […]
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Research Before you Market Today on The Brush we have our very own Tyler LaChapelle, of iMay Media. Tyler talks about the world of market research. Then dives into conducting a Market Analysis, and how this allows you to surpass your competition and increase your ROI. Ready to live the life you love? Join the […]
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Overcoming it All Today on the brush we have Eddie. He is the founder of All Island Applications, in Long Island, New York. Eddie talks about his experiences of becoming a painter and his experiences at Crank Fall 2018. On the Podcast, Eddie discusses overcoming addiction and his documentary with Camp Campo, please click the […]
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Social Media or Bust Today on The Brush we have Tyler Hansen of Painting by Tyler. Tyler and Nick talk about new Facebook marketing strategies, and how to compete as a new painter in your first five years. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, […]
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Family First Today on The Brush we have Gina Koert of Shamrock Painting Inc. Gina Talks about running a family business that has now stretched two generations! Gina also talks about the commercial side of painting and gives insights and tips from maintaining employees to commercial practices. Ready to live the life you love? Join the […]
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Third Time’s a Charm Today on the brush we have Andrew Gaudet of Raven Painting, in Canada! Andrew is back for his third time on The Brush. Andrew goes over hiring workers on Facebook to his recent re-branding. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, […]
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Join Nick as he talks live from Denver all about Facebook and how to use it to make more money. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an online course just for painting business owners.
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To Franchise or Not to Franchise Today on The Brush we have JD Mason of Emerald Pro Painting! JD stopped by the office to check out Nick’s operations at Walls By Design and the two sat down for a great chat on the pros and cons of franchising. JD grew up in Utah, about 45 […]
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iMayMedia Web and Marketing with Tyler and Chandler Welcome back to The Brush! Today we’re ecstatic to have two members of Nick’s iMayMedia group to talk all things digital. It’s a great look at iMayMedia, our new media company specializing in audio, video, web, and digital marketing. Gone are the days of canvassing, mailers, and […]
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The Pains of Success Today on The Brush we have Christian Militello of Militello Painting. He’s a contractor based outside of Philadelphia and a family man with a really interesting perspective on hiring, time management, and building a business. In his free time, Christian is into softball, golf and coaching his kids’ sports teams. He […]
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Customize Your Business Today on The Brush we have Dustin Zupancic of Dreamscape Painting! His firm specializes in high-end, custom, residential jobs and works closely with builders. Dustin hails from outside of Vancouver B.C., and when he’s not working, he loves spending time outside with his three kids. He loves to cycle when he has […]
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The PDC What? Today on The Brush, Nick is joined by Chris Shank of the PDCA! He’s their education director as well as a deep thinker and overall excellent human being who is here today to break down his philosophy at the PDCA. The Painting Contractors Association, or PDCA, is our industry’s membership organization whose […]
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Find Your Local Retailer Welcome back to The Brush! Today, Nick continues his series of speaking to owners of paint stores and chats with Linc Bigelow of Colorize. Here’s the episode to learn more about how paint stores operate and how to cultivate a successful business relationship with them! Linc is based in upstate New […]
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Like Father Like Son Welcome back! Today in The Lounge we have Nick LoGrasso, the owner of SNL Painting in St. Louis, MO. Nick was born and raised in the St. Louis area and still operates about 30 minutes from he grew up. He loves his business and friends, and two daughters! In his free […]
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Interior Designers and Paint Contractors Unite! Today on The Brush we have Angela Schuster. She runs one of the NE’s most successful decorative art firms, Faux Time Design, and she speaks at length with Nick about how she’s gotten her business to where it is today. Interestingly enough, Angela works with both interior designers and […]
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LIVE: From Painter to Podcaster Hey folks, welcome back to another episode of The Business Brush. This week we’ve got a special LIVE episode broadcasted from Chicago, where Nick talks in depth about his journey from painter to podcaster and beyond. This is the place to listen for tips on how building your personal brand […]
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Navy turned Painter Today on The Brush, Nick sits down with Jim Mallory of Mallory Paint Store in Seattle. As the owner of a paint store, he’s the very first guest on The Brush who isn’t a painter! Plus, he’s a Benjamin Moore dealer — so we’re doubly excited to have him on the show. […]
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Neighborhood Painter Today on The Brush, Nick talks with novel guest Ryan Toelkes of KC Neighborhood Painting in Kansas City. The two chat about Ryan’s journey into the paint contracting business and how he’s managed to craft a thriving firm! But first, Nick invites Brush regular Nick Slavik back onto the pod to discuss just […]
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Why Are the Bees Dying??? Today on The Brush Nick chats with David Cook of Dfranco Finishes! Dave breaks down why the bees are dying, chats about wallpaper installation, and opens up about the challenges of digital marketing and management. This one is essential for learning how to take your contracting business to the next […]
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Get Online! Today on The Brush, Nick chats with Jeff Dupont of Sound Painting Solutions on a rare sunny day in Seattle, WA! Jeff’s full of surprises, and the two talk through Jeff’s Guinness World Record travels in Europe in Asia and his journey from a “dark period” of working for his father (even though […]
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Undercover Client: How Do You Answer the Phone? In a special episode of The Business Brush, Nick takes to the phones to go undercover and learn firsthand how paint contractors approach customer service. He even calls his own business and one friend of the podcast, for a fascinating insight into our industry. Thanks for listening! […]
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Family Owned Business Today on The Brush Nick sits down with Jersey-based contractor Dave Scaturro, who discusses the challenges and rewards of growing his family-owned Alpine Painting Company. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to Profit, an […]
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How to Grow Your Business Today on the Brush Nick chats with Nick Slavik from blustery Minnesota. The two get into the nitty-gritty of sales, management, and best practices to grow a business from the inside out. If you need business management advice in plain English, you’ve come to the right place! Ready to live the […]
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Two Day Painting Today on the Brush Nick speaks with Garrett Martell, founder of Two Day Painting in the greater Milwaukee, WI area. The two discuss how Garrett became interested in paint contracting and how Garrett doubles and even triples his revenue every year. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter […]
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The Idaho Painter Today on the Brush, Chris Berry joins Nick on the podcast to talk about his journey from police officer to owner of a successful painting business, as well as his highly popular YouTube channel The Idaho Painter. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to […]
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A Million Dollar Business Today on the Brush, John Neubert of Neubert Painting joins Nick on the podcast to talk about how to build a million dollar painting business in Ohio. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve your marketing with Roadmap to […]
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To Pay Performance System, or Not Nick speaks on the pros and cons of a pay for performance system. Nick goes into why he decided to switch to the piece rate system, how it has affected the efficiency of his business, and just how much his guys are making on this system. Ready to live […]
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Ready, Set, Manage! Today on the Brush, Nick speaks with Brent Judd of Pro Finish Painting from Springfield, IL. Nick speaks with Brent about some of the challenges he has been facing with his 3-year-old business, such as doing consistent marketing and taking massive action. Nick also speaks about only going after projects that you’re […]
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The Theory of Color Today on The Business Brush is Torlando Hakes of Color Theory. Torlando speaks with Nick about the history of Color Theory and the challenges that he faces as a business owner. Ready to live the life you love? Join the Pro Painter Network Learn how to create systems, processes, and improve […]
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Manage Your Projects Right John Busick is the CEO of Bob Kunst Painting, which was founded by his grandfather in 1959. Bob Kunst Painting services residential and commercial projects in Marin County, Novato, and Napa. John is also the founder of Workglue. On today’s episode of the Brush, Nick speaks with John about his history […]
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Finding Value Today on the Brush we have Annie Newton. Annie runs 4 Seasons Color along with her brother, Matt. Nick and Annie speak about deciding your companies core values and how to get your team to buy into your core values, the importance of being a strong leader, building systems, and so much more! […]
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Value Proposition Jason Paris is the founder and owner of Paris Painting, which has been operating since 2012. Today on The Business Brush, Nick speaks with Jason about what it takes to run a multi-million dollar painting company. They also speak about why marketing your value proposition is so important. Ready to live the life […]
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30 Years of Business Today on The Business Brush we have a veteran painter, Brian Young from Toronto, Canada. Brian runs Home Painters Toronto and has been in business for almost 30 years. Nick speaks with Brian about all the ups and downs of his long career, and what systems Brian has put in place […]
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Branding and Social Media Andrew Gaudet returns to The Business Brush to update Nick on his business. Last time Andrew was on the show, his painting business, Crow and Coast Painting, was only a month old. He’s a few more months in now and making changes to his business. Nick speaks with Andrew about re-branding, […]
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Ask A Painter Nick Slavik is the proprietor of Nick Slavick Painting and Restoration Co in New Prague, Minnesota, which adheres to the ideas that simpler is often times better and work done by hand is the best work. You may also know Nick from his weekly web series, Ask A Painter, which airs live […]
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Building a Sales System Welcome to another episode of the Business Brush! Today, Nick speaks about building an effective sales system for your business. Nick goes over why it’s important to effectively communicate with your customers so you can find the right customers. Nick also speaks to how you can get customers to look for […]
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Hiring, Marketing and More Jeremy Brooks is a veteran painter from Davis, CA with 20 years experience in the contracting business. Brooks Painting is the largest paint contracting company in the Davis/Woodward area and offers a variety of services including wallpaper removal & wall texturing, epoxy garage floors, staining decks and fences, cement staining, faux […]
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Digital Marketing Tyler LaChapelle is the manager of digital marketing at Nick’s company Walls By Design. Tyler speaks about his expertise working with Google Ads. This is great information for any business looking to market their company. Tyler speaks about the difference between broad and narrow keywords, why SEM can be better than SEO, and […]
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Starting a Business Andrew Gaudet had been painting for years, but in fall of 2017 decided it was time to start his own business, Crow and The Coast Finishings. On this episode of The Business Brush, Nick speaks with Andrew about why he started his business, and when to start hiring employees. Ready to live […]
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How it All Started Welcome to the first episode of The Business Brush! The Business Brush is a new podcast by The Chaise Lounge host, Nick May, all about the business of being a paint contractor. In today’s episode, Nick goes over the story of how he started his company, Walls by Design, in Denver, […]
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