Episode 246: How To Spot Future Billion-Dollar Talent With Ken Goodrich

Today’s episode features none other than To The Point superstar Ken Goodrich, chairman and CEO of Goettl, and Landon Brewer, founder and CEO at Platform Partners / Einstein Prime. Along with host Chris Yano and co-host Chad Peterman, the group dives into their careers and what’s made them so successful.

From the importance of culture and why grabbing talent wherever you can is imperative, we tackle some of the most important building blocks to a scalable home service company. So sit back, relax, and listen to two industry titans share some incredible stories, laughs, and wisdom to help you grow your home services business.

Tales From the Trades

While Ken and Landon enjoy having fun with their businesses, there’s no joking around when it comes to their results. What they’ve learned over the decades is that there are some fundamental building blocks that every successful business owner needs to understand and implement.

One of the most important lessons they learned early on is that the team that brought you to your current point in business isn’t necessarily the team that will take you to that next level. This is why they’re both always looking for and surrounding themselves with talent. As a business owner, you have to have the confidence that you can lead others — even when they’re smarter than you. You have to get the best talent on the bus at all times, all the time.

• Why the people that got you here may not get you there
• The key indicators that someone isn’t right for your team
• Finding and attracting talent to grow your business
• The current and upcoming talent pool shifts in the industry
• Building a winning culture
• KG’s “Goal System”
• Buying Goettl and turning it around
• The winning formula to a home services business
• And more!

The level of success you enjoy depends on the level of talent around you and your ability to direct that talent in the most effective way.

Create a Winning Culture

In addition to recruiting and attracting talent, one of the most important things you can do is create a winning culture in your organization. That means a culture where wins are celebrated, where there is a high fidelity of the numbers, and in which everyone can have fun while growing and winning together. When you get that magic formula cooking, there’s no limit to where you can take your business.

Until next episode…NO. ZERO. DAYS.