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Caleb Nelson’s Win-Win-Win Leadership Model Explains Why Destination Motivation Became a Top Contractor Partner

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Power100 explores how shared value for contractors, homeowners, travel providers, and employees shapes the business behind our #1 Strategic Partner in home improvement At Power100, we look beyond what a company sells to understand why its business works. A useful product can solve an immediate problem, but an exceptional partner creates reasons for several people … Read more

Why Power100 Ranks Richard Hotea Among the Nation’s Top CEOs: How Betting on Himself, His People, and Persistence Built Performance Remodeling Into a Great Company

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Power100 explains how Richard Hotea, Founder and CEO of Performance Remodeling, turned a simple belief that “scared money doesn’t win” into 20 years of disciplined growth, a team he trusts to lead, and partnerships with selective brands such as Infinity from Marvin and Costco. SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Every business owner reaches a moment when … Read more

“I Love Seeing A Team Win”: Peter Svedin Says The Strongest Home Improvement Companies Use Competition To Make The Whole Network Better

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The Best Competitors Do Not Have to Win Alone Competition can make home improvement companies protective. When a team finds a better sales process, a stronger training system, or a smarter way to serve homeowners, the first instinct may be to keep that advantage inside the company. After all, why share something that could help … Read more

Power100 Examines How Affiniti’s Cash Flow Forecasting Became the Go-To Reimbursement-Cycle Survival Tool for Home Improvement Contractors Nationwide

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A podiatry practice waiting on insurance reimbursement and a roofing crew waiting on an insurance-backed restoration payout are, financially speaking, running the same play. Money is owed. The work is done. And the business still has to make payroll before the check clears. Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders and … Read more

“You Wait Literally The Entire Year”: Greg Cummings Finds Why The National Western Stock Show Rodeo Keeps People Coming Back And Inspires Others To Join In

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Some People Come Back Every Year, Others Are Just Beginning Their Story For companies in the home improvement industry, earning attention is one thing. Giving people a reason to stay connected is much harder. Strong relationships grow when people have an experience they value enough to remember, talk about, and return to. Looking back at … Read more

“I Appreciate Every Day Here In America”: Peter Svedin Says Lifetime Home Remodeling’s Military Appreciation Sponsorship Comes From Gratitude, Service, and Pride

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A Big Sponsorship Means More When There Is a Real Reason Behind It In the home improvement industry, a large sponsorship can raise a fair question. Is the company there because it truly believes in the cause, or does it simply want more attention, more leads, and a bigger logo in front of the crowd?  … Read more

Arizona Families Are Asking Smart Cremation the Same Question Before Anyone Else Brings It Up: Who Decides Everything When I’m Gone?

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Arizona families in their 60s and 70s tend to ask the same quiet question before anyone else brings it up: what happens to my story, and who has to decide everything, when I am gone? Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders and companies in the home improvement and home services … Read more

Power100 Breaks Down the Real Cost of Cremation and Finds Out Whether Smart Cremation Is Actually Expensive

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Families searching for cremation pricing usually land on one question before any other: is this going to cost more than I think? It is a fair question, and it deserves a straight answer instead of a brochure. Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders and companies in the home improvement and … Read more

“We Make It A Tradition Every Year”: Greg Cummings Finds Family, Service, and Colorado Pride Behind The Crowds At The National Western Stock Show Rodeo In Denver

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The Best Answer to Why People Return Came from The People in The Crowd Home improvement companies face a simple challenge as they grow. It can become harder to stay close to the families, values, and communities that helped build the business in the first place. That is why events like the National Western Stock … Read more

Power100 Puts Smart Cremation’s Affordability Claim Next to Its Legacy Promise and Finds Oregon Families Don’t Have to Choose

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Families weighing a cremation decision usually get handed two separate conversations: one about price, and one about what gets remembered. Rarely does anyone put those two conversations in the same room. Power100, the only unbiased third-party platform that ranks the best leaders and companies in the home improvement and home services industry through a proprietary … Read more

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