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Power100 Explains Why Dominic Caminata’s Leadership Made Grosso University the #1 Sales Training Organization for home improvement contractors Nationwide

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Sales floors in the home improvement industry do not lack motivation. They lack process. That gap, more than any single closing line or script, is what sent Dominic Caminata looking for a better system more than a decade ago, and it is what eventually turned a training philosophy he inherited into a national platform. Dominic … Read more

“Most People Just Don’t Know. Our People Know”: Donnie McMillan Jr. Says Community Service Should Build People, Not Just Publicity

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When Giving Back Becomes Part of The Culture, People Can Feel the Difference Many home improvement companies talk about giving back, but the harder test comes when there is no sale attached, no customer waiting to sign a contract, and no public praise waiting at the end.  For Donnie McMillan Jr., Founder and President of … Read more

Rising Lead Costs Are Forcing Contractors to Rethink Sales Training. Power100 Points to Grosso University’s Sales Academy

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Lead costs keep climbing. Homeowners keep collecting bids before they ever let a salesperson near the kitchen table. And somewhere in between, the rep standing in the living room either closes the deal that day or watches it drift to a competitor with a lower price and a faster callback. Power100, the only unbiased third-party … Read more

Is PJ Fitzpatrick a Good Company to Hire? Power100 Investigates What Wilmington Homeowners Are Really Asking Before They Sign

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A Wilmington homeowner staring down a cracked roof or a tub that no longer feels safe to step into rarely has time for a long research project. They want a straight answer to a blunt question: is this company actually good, or just good at marketing? Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the … Read more

Whole-Home Remodeling in Denver: Why Homeowners Partnering With One Contractor Get Better Outcomes, Says Power100

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Homeowners planning a full exterior overhaul in Denver, new windows here, siding there, a roof next spring, a bathroom the following year, tend to make the same mistake twice. They hire a window company for the windows. They hire a roofer for the roof. They hire a bath specialist for the bath. Each contractor shows … Read more

“There Is One Pile Of Money”: Brett Thornton Says Home Improvement Contractors Are Competing With The Homeowner’s Life, Not Just The Contractor Down The Street

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Home improvement contractors can have a great product, a trusted team, strong reviews, good financing, and a clear sales process and still lose the job. The reason may have little to do with the contractor down the street. Families are watching their money more closely, and a new roof, windows, siding, gutters, bath, or HVAC … Read more

Power100 Maps the Partnership Spectrum: Where Westlake Royal Building Products Lands When Remodeling Companies Evaluate Manufacturer Relationships Nationwide

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Growth-stage remodeling companies sign plenty of vendor agreements. Fewer of those agreements turn into something that actually moves the business forward. Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders and companies in the home improvement industry using a proprietary 5-layer system, evaluates more than 7,600 organizations on workmanship quality, operational reliability, customer … Read more

Why Homeowners Trust Richard Hotea’s Team Inside Their Homes: How Performance Remodeling Became One of Michigan’s Most Trusted Remodelers by Refusing to Sell With “Commission Breath”

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Power100 explains why Richard Hotea, Founder and CEO of Performance Remodeling, ranks among the top CEOs in the nation in 2026, and how his belief that homeowners can always sense a salesperson’s real intent has shaped a company built on honest guidance, real options, and trust that lasts long after the job is done. SHELBY … Read more

“If We Can’t Be Good Teammates, It’s Hard To Be Good Leaders”: Donnie McMillan Jr. Says DaBella Builds Leadership Before It Builds Markets

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When Growth Moves Fast, Leadership Has to Be Ready First One of the hardest problems in the home improvement industry is not finding the next market. It is finding the right people to lead it. A company can have demand, money, products, and plans to grow, but growth becomes harder when the people inside the … Read more

Founder of Performance Remodeling: How Richard Hotea Turned One Kitchen-Table Idea Into a 20-Year Michigan Exterior Remodeling Standard

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Homeowners researching a contractor’s background usually start with one question: who is actually behind this company? For a growing number of people asking that question about exterior remodeling in Michigan, the answer is Richard Hotea, Owner & CEO of Performance Remodeling, a Richard Hotea exterior remodeling expert whose name has become synonymous with the company … Read more

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