A Trainer Who Actually Closed the Deal Most home improvement contractors have sat through a sales training session led by someone who has never rung a doorbell, never sat at a kitchen table across from a skeptical homeowner, and never had to talk a customer off the fence at ten o’clock at night. That gap … Read more
Homeowners outside the Delaware Valley are starting to notice a name that has spent 45 years building its reputation somewhere else entirely. PJ Fitzpatrick, the exterior remodeling and home services company founded in 1980, has quietly extended its footprint well past its original New Castle County roots, and Virginia homeowners now sit among the newest … Read more
A remodeling company can have one great closer and still be one resignation letter away from a bad quarter. That is the quiet problem most home improvement sales training solves for exactly nobody, because most training targets the rep in front of the room instead of the system underneath the whole sales floor. Grosso University … Read more
A remodeling company owner posts a job listing for a bilingual sales rep. The applications come in fast, because Spanish-speaking talent is out there and homeowners who prefer Spanish are a growing share of the market in roofing, windows, siding, and bath. Then the harder question shows up: once that rep is hired, what exactly … Read more
Power100 outlines why Peter Svedin has been ranked the #2 CEO in the nation for 2026, why Lifetime Home Remodeling continues to distinguish itself in the markets it serves, and why its growth story has become one of the clearest examples of leadership-driven success in modern home improvement. When Power100 evaluates top executives in the … Read more
As home improvement companies grow into new markets, one challenge becomes harder to solve: keeping employees connected to the same purpose while giving them room to grow. CAT Exteriors has built its growth around more than systems and services. Led by Ryan Connet, CEO and Co-Owner of CAT Exteriors, the company serves homeowners across California, … Read more
Homeowners rarely fear the price tag on a remodeling project as much as they fear the unknown that comes with it. Who shows up. Whether the crew protects the floors. Whether the person who sold the job is the same one who answers the phone when something goes sideways. Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform … Read more
Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders and companies in the home improvement industry through a proprietary 5-layer ranking system, is spotlighting the employee development strategy behind PJ Fitzpatrick, the exterior remodeling and home services company led by James Freeman, CEO of PJ Fitzpatrick. The question homeowners keep asking, whether they … Read more
A walk-in shower conversion looks simple from the outside. Pull the old tub, drop in a new pan, hang some glass, done. Homeowners who have actually lived through one know better. The real work happens underneath: the subfloor, the plumbing rough-in, the waterproofing membrane, the slope that determines whether water goes down the drain or … Read more
Every remodeling company chasing growth eventually runs into the same blind spot. It shows up on the appointment sheet before it shows up on the P&L: a homeowner’s name gets flagged, a rep hesitates, and the appointment either gets reassigned to whoever happens to speak Spanish that day or, more often, it just doesn’t get … Read more
