The ProfitDig Radio Show

A peak into a conversation between Josh Young. Jeffrey Washington and the ProfitDig guys about making it an independent contractor. It's not easy getting started, and they talk about things they have had to do along the way to generate income to get their businesses off the ground. A fascinating look into the lives of men who are dedicated to growing successful construction businesses. From ProfitDig - bid jobs, track costs and make more money with ProfitDig. Sign up at https://www.profitdig...

02-17

10:05

Josh Young, with Young's Construction, and Jeffrey Washington from NK2 Home Solutions, home improvement contractors in Middle Tennessee, discuss customer relation strategies to make sure their customers are happy and come back for repeat business. If you are an independent contractor, you will get some ideas from this video! From ProfitDig - bid jobs, track costs, make more money. Easy! Sign up today at https://www.profitdig.com and save 50% off your first 3 months with coupon code 50off (no...

02-10

14:28

Continuing our conversations with Josh Young (Young's Construction) and Jeffrey Washington (NK2 Home Solutions), we discuss the need in certain counties for having a home improvement license that allows you to do much bigger jobs. Licensing exists for a reason. Bonding allows you to get your home improvement license. Bonding covers the client in case the contractor is unable to complete the job. When should you pursue licensing and bonding? What do you need to know about it? Listen to these p...

02-04

16:16

Josh Young, with Young's Construction, and Geoffrey Washington from NK2 Home Solutions, who are good friends while also competing in the same market, talk about their history together and how they are able to help each other build more successful businesses - sharing contacts, tools, collaboration and more. Washington describes it as "collaboration over competition." If you are a local home improvement contractor, you should definitely give this a watch! From ProfitDig - bid jobs, track cost...

01-27

18:36

Successful entrepreneur, Jeremy Perkins, author of the Amazon best-seller "The Entrepreneurs Intervention: The 12 Steps to Business Recovery", has experienced wild swings in his business career - from being broke millions in debt to now owning multiple companies generating millions in annual revenue. How did he do it? How does he run so many businesses? Listen and learn from Jeremy's amazing story. You may just find the inspiration to turn your own business career around! From ProfitDig - bi...

01-20

24:08

Entrepreneur Jeremy Perkins explains the idea of "spec homes" and "custom homes." He describes his business structure, which includes rental houses, home building and storage. He explains the difference between "slow money" and "fast money" - he gets paid every week on some projects, which helps him maintain cashflow for slower paying, larger projects. He explains that he pays his contractors much more for his custom homes because of the quality of the work. If you dream of being a successful...

01-13

18:47

Successful entrepreneur, home builder and author Jeremy Perkins, talks about the mistakes he made and bad life decisions that led to losing his business before turning it around. As Jeremy explains, he was addicted to business the same way some people are hooked on drugs, which led to a wreckless lifestyle. He talks about how he turned his life around, and the lessons that inspired him to write his book, The Entrepreneurs Intervention. You will definitely learn some lessons from this fascinat...

01-06

18:21

Entrepreneur and author, Jeremy Perkins, is a successfull Middle Tennessee home builder specializing in high end custom homes. He is also in the storage unit business and is a best-selling author on Amazon.com. In this video, he sits down with the ProfitDig guys to discuss the highs and lows in his career. Like many successful entrepreneurs, Jeremy's lows have been very low...and the highs very high. Listen in on this fascinating discussion with this successful home builder and see what wisdo...

12-30

18:38

Scott Miller is the General Manager of Operations for the Water Authority of Dickson County, which is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area, one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Scott talks about the challenges in getting water taps installed and keeping up with customer demand in light of that rapid growth. As Scott explains, in his situation, the infrastructure and permitting situation is well-equipped to handle the growth. However, construction of capital improv...

12-23

17:15

Scott Miller is the General Manager of Operations for the Water Authority of Dickson County, so the man knows ALL about how municipal and county water systems work. Scott started out as a manual laborer and worked his was up to running an entire multi-county water system. Listen in as he explains everything from how government lobbying for his industry is done to how clean water is delivered to your home. The purpose of the Water Authority is to provide clean water and, in some cases, collect...

12-16

16:33

Josh Young, with Young's Construction, talks about the things he is doing to build his home remodeling business. ProfitDig's Jerry Work, a marketing professional, also gives some tips. If you are seeking to build a local business providing construction-type services, you will definitely learn something here! It's not hard, but many of your competitors will not even do these basic things, which could give you a distinct competitive advantage. Bid jobs, track costs and make more money with Pro...

12-10

16:04

Handyman / home remodeler, Josh Young, talks about the difference between new construction and remodeling and the work he is doing to build his own business. He talks about the problem with modern pressure-treated wood, which does not provide as much longevity as it used to, and how different construction techniques should be used to minimize moisture contact with the wood. His focus is on things he is doing differently with regard to the construction of decks. He also discusses regional diff...

12-04

17:12

The ProfitDig guys have a conversation with home renovator, Josh Young, who explains that just having a strong work ethic, and being willing to roll up your sleeves and learn, goes a long ways toward building a successful career and business. Another factor in Josh's success is having a solid understanding of tasks that he is good at and those he is not comfortable doing, and making sure you are able to do top-notch work that is in your wheelhouse. Bid jobs, track costs and make more money w...

11-25

16:07

Smart thermostats can be an excellent way to control temperatures in a cost effective way, but Internet-connected thermostats have a very real potential danger - losing control of the ability to set the temperature in your own home or business. This is already happening in other countries - could it also happen in the U.S.? Is it already happening? From your friends at ProfitDig - job jobs, track costs, make more money. Made for construction contractors like you. Sign up today at https://www...

11-19

26:45

As HVAC professional, David Collins, explains, the HVAC industry has completely changed in the last 5 years. One major change is the refrigerants that are used. New refrigerants are being used that have zero ozone depletion and low global warming potential. In 1987, the Montreal Protocol was signed, which was the beginning of the movement to save the ozone layer. Since then there has been a continue effort to create refrigerants that do not deplete ozone and also have low global warming effec...