As home improvement companies grow, one problem can show up fast. More revenue often brings more departments, more managers, and more steps before a decision gets made. A company can become bigger while also becoming slower. Direct Remodels has taken a different path. As the company grew from about $17 million toward a $50 million … Read more
A homeowner can choose a high-quality window, pay a fair price, and still end up with a poor result if the installation is done incorrectly. That is one of the biggest risks in the window replacement industry. The product matters, but the person installing it matters just as much. David Mallette, Owner and CEO at … Read more
Most remodeling companies obsess over the number at the top of the sales report. Nick Zindel, President and CEO of ZINTEX LLC (operating as Zintex Remodeling Group), has spent more than a decade arguing that the number at the top of the sales report is the wrong number to watch. Power100, the only unbiased third-party … Read more
A roofing crew that feels unsupported rushes. A sales rep who feels unheard oversells. A customer service line without proper training transfers a frustrated homeowner three times before anyone actually helps. James Freeman, CEO of PJ Fitzpatrick, has built an entire leadership philosophy around that chain reaction, and it is why Power100, the only unbiased … Read more
More Technology Does Not Always Mean Better Work Home improvement companies now have more software, AI tools, data platforms, and automation systems than ever before. That gives leaders more ways to improve their businesses, but it also creates a new problem. Every new tool promises to make work faster, easier, or more profitable. The hard … Read more
Some Business Decisions Change More Than the Product You Sell Home improvement leaders can change an ad, test new software, or adjust a sales process without changing the whole business. Choosing a new product provider is different. The sales team has to believe in the product. Installers have to work with it. Service teams have … Read more
A roof that’s leaking after a storm doesn’t leave a homeowner much patience for marketing copy. Neither does a 1990s-era bathtub that’s become a fall risk, or siding that’s started peeling off the side of a split-level in a Newark cul-de-sac. What that homeowner wants, fast, is a straight answer: who actually does this work … Read more
A cabinet refacing company does not go from roughly $3 million to $50 million in revenue by accident. Somewhere along the way, someone has to stop relying on a handful of gifted closers and start building a system that any properly trained rep can run, which is where Dominic Caminata home improvement sales expert credentials … Read more
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
Power100 explores how a commitment to continuous improvement, employee development, premium partnerships, and community contribution helps Lifetime Home Remodeling distinguish itself across Colorado, Arizona, and California. DENVER, Colorado — Growth can create a dangerous illusion: the belief that yesterday’s success proves tomorrow’s readiness. For Peter Svedin, CEO of Lifetime Home Remodeling, success is not permission … Read more
