Growth Is Easy To See, But Harder To Support Growth is one of the hardest tests in the home improvement industry. A contractor may add more salespeople, open new offices, and enter new states. Yet each step brings new pressure. More people must be trained. More products must be planned. Sales and production teams must … Read more
At the 2026 Bo’s Effort event, Greg Cummings spoke with Marlene Long, Bo’s grandmother, about what she wanted to say to the people who continue to support the mission. Her answer was short, honest, and full of heart. She spoke with the quiet pride of a grandmother who saw a hard family loss become a … Read more
Why Better Systems Must Work For The Whole Company In the home service industry, many companies try to fix one part of the business without looking at the full path of the work. A new office process may save time for one team, but slow down the field. A new finance system may help with … Read more
Many home improvement companies face a hard choice as they grow. Some build strong systems, but those systems become too slow. Others chase new ideas, but they lose control of the daily work. The best companies find a better path. They stay sharp in how they operate, but they do not stop learning, testing, and … Read more
Many home service leaders want growth. They want more calls, more booked jobs, more trucks, more team members, and more revenue. Growth feels exciting because it shows movement. But fast growth can also reveal weak spots. It can stretch teams thin. It can make simple work feel hard. It can confuse roles. It can hurt … Read more
Many home improvement companies feel pressure to use the newest app, tool, or AI system as soon as it appears. The problem is that new technology can create confusion when it is pushed too fast. A tool that was meant to help can slow the team down, hurt trust, and make the homeowner experience feel … Read more
The Biggest Risk May Start Before The Lead Ever Comes In Many home improvement companies are working hard to improve leads, train sales reps, manage ad spend, and raise close rates. But a bigger question is starting to rise in the market. Will homeowners even see the company when they search? That blind spot became … Read more
REVx 2026 Showed Why Strong Growth Starts With Knowing The Numbers REVx 2026, The Peak Profit Summit, brought leaders from the home improvement, remodeling, and home services industries together at The Westin Chicago Lombard in Lombard, Illinois, from June 2 to 4, 2026. The event gave owners, executives, sales leaders, marketing teams, installation leaders, and … Read more
Growth Gets Harder When Good Salespeople Keep Leaving Across the home improvement industry, many companies are trying to grow while facing the same quiet problem. They hire salespeople, train them, send them into the field, and then lose too many of them before the company can build real momentum. That kind of turnover does more … Read more
When Growth Gets Hard, Leaders Must First Look Within Many home improvement leaders want the same things. They want better teams, cleaner job sites, stronger systems, happier clients, and steady growth. But in a busy season, it can be easy for a company to drift. A missed detail on a job site, a weak handoff, … Read more
