The business, and the life around it.
Twenty contractors, from a $1M insulation crew to a $45M four-location exterior company, on what changed at work and at home once the whole job ran in one place.
Insulation · Kansas City, MO · $1.1M a year
Her side hustle crossed a million dollars, and she finally quit her day job.
Kristy Lamb, Heartland Insulation
Painting · Portland, OR · $1.4M a year
She left teaching for one summer of house painting. That was six years ago.
Rosa Villanueva, Clean Lines Painting
Fencing · Knoxville, TN · $2.2M a year
He had a newborn and a business doubling at the same time.
Tyler Hutchins, Hutchins Fence Co.
Decks and patios · Raleigh, NC · $2.9M a year
His wife runs the office, he runs the crews, and their daughter runs the dugout.
Sam Holloway, Holloway Decks & Porches
Landscaping and hardscape · Charlotte, NC · $3.1M a year
Two brothers, one business, and a lot fewer arguments about who said what to which customer.
Caleb and Isaiah Vance, Vance Brothers Landscape
Pest control · Nashville, TN · $3.8M a year
A biology teacher built a pest control company on recurring service.
Nadia Farouk, Greenfield Pest Solutions
Kitchen and bath remodeling · Columbus, OH · $4.8M a year
A husband-and-wife remodeler stopped arguing about paperwork at dinner.
Erik and Jenna Lindqvist, Lindqvist Kitchen & Bath
Garage doors · Salt Lake City, UT · $5.6M a year
She runs a garage door company and a marathon training plan on the same 5 a.m. alarm.
Jolene Pratt, Wasatch Garage Door
Plumbing · Atlanta, GA · $6.5M a year
A single dad built a plumbing company that doesn't need him at 10 p.m.
Andre Tillman, Tillman Plumbing & Drain
Electrical · Sacramento, CA · $7.2M a year
A master electrician caring for her parents needed a business she could run in fewer hours.
Maribel Santos, Brightline Electric
Basement finishing · Naperville, IL · $8.4M a year
He almost lost the company in 2020. Rebuilding it taught him to watch the numbers.
Ray Brennan, Brennan Basements
Windows and doors · Denver, CO · $9M a year
An accountant inherited a window company and learned to sell at the kitchen table.
Douglas Feng, Northshore Windows & Doors
Siding and gutters · Minneapolis, MN · $11M a year
The former door-knocker who built the sales company he wished he'd worked for.
Trent Rasmussen, North Star Siding & Gutters
Concrete and masonry · San Antonio, TX · $12.5M a year
He is handing his company to his son, and the system is how the handoff works.
Hector Ruvalcaba, Ruvalcaba Concrete & Paving
Roofing · Oklahoma City, OK · $14M a year
He took over his dad's roofing company and stopped running it from a clipboard.
Marcus Bellweather, Bellweather Roofing
General contracting and additions · Boise, ID · $16M a year
An engineer turned builder runs additions like engineering projects.
Grant Oyelaran, Foothill Builders
Pools · Tampa, FL · $18M a year
She runs the pool company her grandfather started, without running it like 1971.
Gloria Arencibia, Blue Cove Pools
HVAC · Phoenix, AZ · $22M a year
A 115-degree summer taught her that her office could not be the bottleneck.
Denise Okonkwo, Summit Air Comfort
Restoration · Houston, TX · $31M a year
He started a restoration company after Harvey flooded his own house.
Curtis Abernathy, Restore Right Restoration
Roofing, siding, and windows · Pittsburgh, PA · $45M a year
At $45M, he finally stepped out of the day-to-day. Here is how.
Patrick Dunmore, Allegheny Exteriors
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