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2026

The 2026 Archive

336 articles published in 2026 under Feature Interview, newest first. Back to every article →

Grit to Gold Show Spotlights Vinnie Faccinito’s Bold Leadership at Smart Cremation as He Transforms a Legacy Industry Through Speed, Simplicity, and Scalable Innovation Video
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Grit to Gold Show Spotlights Vinnie Faccinito’s Bold Leadership at Smart Cremation as He Transforms a Legacy Industry Through Speed, Simplicity, and Scalable Innovation

How Vinnie Faccinito is using speed, simplicity, and execution to transform a legacy industry and redefine what modern leadership looks like at scale...

Power100 Staff · Apr 23, 2026
How Michael Hollander Says the Human Element Helps You Continue to Teach: PowerChat With the #13 CEO in the Nation on Leadership, Training, and the Growth of Weather Tite Windows Video
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How Michael Hollander Says the Human Element Helps You Continue to Teach: PowerChat With the #13 CEO in the Nation on Leadership, Training, and the Growth of Weather Tite Windows

How Michael Hollander Uses the Human Element to Keep Teaching: Inside the #13-Ranked CEO’s Leadership Playbook for Growing Weather Tite Windows in the Age of AI...

Michael Hollander Michael Hollander · Apr 23, 2026
How to Sell Like You’ve Already Earned It: Patrick Rinard’s First Principle of Assumptive Selling for Home Improvement Companies Video
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How to Sell Like You’ve Already Earned It: Patrick Rinard’s First Principle of Assumptive Selling for Home Improvement Companies

How to Sell Like You’ve Already Earned It: Patrick Rinard’s Assumptive Selling Playbook for Home Improvement Companies Ranked by Power100...

Patrick Rinard Patrick Rinard · Apr 22, 2026
Power100 PowerChat Spotlight: How Hiring the Right People and Expert Leadership Help Home Genius Exteriors Deliver a Different Experience for Homeowners Video
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Power100 PowerChat Spotlight: How Hiring the Right People and Expert Leadership Help Home Genius Exteriors Deliver a Different Experience for Homeowners

Power100 PowerChat Spotlight: How People-First Hiring and Expert Leadership Help Home Genius Exteriors Become One of America’s Fastest-Growing Home Improvement Companies...

Power100 Staff · Apr 21, 2026
You Can’t Just Look Good, You Have to Be Good: Katie DePaola of Long Home Sets a New Standard for Trusted Roofing, Siding, and Bathroom Remodeling Across the East Coast Video
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You Can’t Just Look Good, You Have to Be Good: Katie DePaola of Long Home Sets a New Standard for Trusted Roofing, Siding, and Bathroom Remodeling Across the East Coast

Katie DePaola reveals why the future of home improvement belongs to companies that align their brand with real performance and deliver on every promise...

Power100 Staff · Apr 20, 2026
The New Standard in Home Improvement: How Nick Zindel and ZINTEX Remodeling Group Are Redefining Growth Through Financial Discipline, AI Innovation, and Customer First Execution Video
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The New Standard in Home Improvement: How Nick Zindel and ZINTEX Remodeling Group Are Redefining Growth Through Financial Discipline, AI Innovation, and Customer First Execution

How Nick Zindel and ZINTEX Remodeling Group are setting the new standard in home improvement by combining financial discipline, AI innovation, and human centered leadership to build a business that scales with strength and purpose...

Nick Zindel Nick Zindel · Apr 20, 2026
Everything Is Built on Hard: How Bobby Wilder’s Grit and Discipline Leadership Philosophy Is Driving Winning Teams at Tennessee Tech and Beyond Video
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Everything Is Built on Hard: How Bobby Wilder’s Grit and Discipline Leadership Philosophy Is Driving Winning Teams at Tennessee Tech and Beyond

Bobby Wilder reveals that true success comes only to those who embrace hard work, commit to discipline, and push beyond limits to turn effort into lasting results...

Bobby Wilder Bobby Wilder · Apr 17, 2026
Culture Before Code: How Vinnie Faccinito Built a High Performance Team to Scale Affordable Cremation Services and Online Planning Video
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Culture Before Code: How Vinnie Faccinito Built a High Performance Team to Scale Affordable Cremation Services and Online Planning

Vinnie Faccinito reveals how building a culture of ownership and trust is the true driver behind turning AI and innovation into real business results...

Power100 Staff · Apr 17, 2026
Jamey Vumback Shares How Contractors Can Turn Customer Satisfaction Into Scalable Referral Revenue Video
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Jamey Vumback Shares How Contractors Can Turn Customer Satisfaction Into Scalable Referral Revenue

How Jamey Vumback and Get The Referral Help Contractors Turn Happy Customers Into Scalable, Low-Cost Referral Revenue in a Tight Home Improvement Market...

Jamey Vumback Jamey Vumback · Apr 16, 2026
How Mark Olsen is Transforming Cabinet Refacing into a Fast, Simple, and Customer First Kitchen Remodeling Experience Video
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How Mark Olsen is Transforming Cabinet Refacing into a Fast, Simple, and Customer First Kitchen Remodeling Experience

Mark Olsen shares how building systems, simplifying processes, and focusing on the customer experience is transforming cabinet refacing into a fast, predictable, and stress free kitchen remodeling solution...

Mark Olsen Mark Olsen · Apr 16, 2026
Modernize, Premier Home Pros, and Power100 Reveal Why Standardized Operators Are Winning the Future of Home Improvement Video
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Modernize, Premier Home Pros, and Power100 Reveal Why Standardized Operators Are Winning the Future of Home Improvement

Modernize, Premier Home Pros, and Power100 Reveal Why Standardized Lead Management, Speed to Lead, and Database Nurturing Are Powering the Next Wave of Scalable Home Improvement Operators...

Power100 Staff · Apr 15, 2026
Scaling Smart How Tim Brown of RGS Exteriors Built One of the Best Exterior Contractors in Utah Through Strategic Expansion Video
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Scaling Smart How Tim Brown of RGS Exteriors Built One of the Best Exterior Contractors in Utah Through Strategic Expansion

Tim Brown breaks down how methodical service expansion and strategic hiring helped transform RGS Exteriors from a single service contractor into a scalable full service exterior powerhouse....

Tim Brown Tim Brown · Apr 15, 2026
From Job Site to CEO: How Rich Hotea Built a Leading Exterior Remodeling Company in Michigan Video
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From Job Site to CEO: How Rich Hotea Built a Leading Exterior Remodeling Company in Michigan

How Rich Hotea grew from an installer to a top CEO by building a trusted home remodeling company through persistence, learning, and long term thinking...

Power100 Staff · Apr 15, 2026
Building to Last as Dan Beckner Leads a Top-Rated Window and Roofing Company in Florida Through Innovation and Operational Excellence Video
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Building to Last as Dan Beckner Leads a Top-Rated Window and Roofing Company in Florida Through Innovation and Operational Excellence

Building to Last as Dan Beckner Leads a Top-Rated Window and Roofing Company in Florida Through Innovation and Operational Excellence...

Dan Beckner Dan Beckner · Apr 14, 2026
The Culture Blueprint: How Bobby Wilder Is Building Championship Teams at Tennessee Tech and Redefining Leadership in NCAA Football Video
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The Culture Blueprint: How Bobby Wilder Is Building Championship Teams at Tennessee Tech and Redefining Leadership in NCAA Football

Bobby Wilder reveals how strong culture, clear standards, and daily discipline are the true foundation behind building winning teams that succeed in both sports and business...

Bobby Wilder Bobby Wilder · Apr 13, 2026
From Legacy to Leverage: How Vinnie Faccinto is Transforming Affordable Direct Cremation Services Through AI, Speed, and Scalable Execution Video
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From Legacy to Leverage: How Vinnie Faccinto is Transforming Affordable Direct Cremation Services Through AI, Speed, and Scalable Execution

Vinnie Faccinto is weaponizing AI and ruthless execution to dismantle outdated cremation services—proving that legacy industries crumble when met with modern leadership. Watch how he's scaling across three states by solving the problems that have plagued end-of-life care for decades.

Power100 Staff · Apr 10, 2026
From AI Hype to Business Strategy: How Ingage CEO Dean Curtis Is Helping Contractors Use Interactive Sales Presentation Software to Improve Sales Performance Video
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From AI Hype to Business Strategy: How Ingage CEO Dean Curtis Is Helping Contractors Use Interactive Sales Presentation Software to Improve Sales Performance

Move beyond AI hype with a clear sales strategy. Dean Curtis, CEO of Ingage, reveals how contractors are using interactive sales presentation software to transform close rates and customer experiences—separating tech leaders from trend-chasers in home improvement.

Power100 Staff · Apr 10, 2026
How Weather Tite Windows Built a Human‑First Support Team in an AI World: PowerChat With Michael Hollander, the #13 CEO in the Nation, On Culture, Values, and Serving Tampa Bay Homeowners Video
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How Weather Tite Windows Built a Human‑First Support Team in an AI World: PowerChat With Michael Hollander, the #13 CEO in the Nation, On Culture, Values, and Serving Tampa Bay Homeowners

Michael Hollander, the #13 CEO in the nation, reveals why people, not software, drive a $70-million operation—and how values-aligned support staff outperform automation in earning homeowner loyalty and referrals.

Power100 Staff · Apr 10, 2026
Letting Go to Grow: How Mark Olsen Built a Fast Growing Cabinet Refacing Company in Chicagoland with a Scalable Leadership Model Video
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Letting Go to Grow: How Mark Olsen Built a Fast Growing Cabinet Refacing Company in Chicagoland with a Scalable Leadership Model

Mark Olsen reveals the counterintuitive leadership shift that transformed his cabinet refacing company from solo operation to fast-growing powerhouse—and the specific systems he built to scale beyond himself across Chicagoland and Wisconsin.

Power100 Staff · Apr 9, 2026
How Performance Remodeling is Transforming Energy Efficient Home Remodeling in Michigan Through Customer First Leadership Video
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How Performance Remodeling is Transforming Energy Efficient Home Remodeling in Michigan Through Customer First Leadership

How customer-first leadership helped Rich Hotea build a trusted $20M remodeling company by turning service into long-term growth...

Power100 Staff · Apr 9, 2026
Built on Values and Scaled with Discipline: John DePaola of Long Home Redefines Growth as a Family Owned Leader in East Coast Home Improvement Video
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Built on Values and Scaled with Discipline: John DePaola of Long Home Redefines Growth as a Family Owned Leader in East Coast Home Improvement

John DePaola of Long Home demonstrates how legacy values and disciplined growth create sustainable success in home improvement. His family-owned leadership approach reshapes industry standards across the East Coast through proven systems and authentic vision.

Power100 Staff · Apr 8, 2026
Profit Over Vanity How Tim Brown of RGS Exteriors Is Redefining What It Means to Be the Best Exterior Contractor in Utah Video
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Profit Over Vanity How Tim Brown of RGS Exteriors Is Redefining What It Means to Be the Best Exterior Contractor in Utah

Tim Brown of RGS Exteriors challenges industry convention by prioritizing profit-first mindset over vanity metrics. His approach to building a stable, trusted exterior remodeling company proves that sustainable success requires shifting focus from revenue growth to genuine profitability and client relationships.

Power100 Staff · Apr 8, 2026
Top-Rated Window, Door and Roofing Company in Florida: How Paradise Exteriors Built a Trusted Family-Owned Brand Through Leadership and Customer Commitment Video
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Top-Rated Window, Door and Roofing Company in Florida: How Paradise Exteriors Built a Trusted Family-Owned Brand Through Leadership and Customer Commitment

Dan Beckner transformed survival into a people-first leadership blueprint that built Paradise Exteriors into Florida's most trusted exterior company. Discover how raw hands-on experience and customer commitment created lasting success in an industry obsessed with quick wins.

Power100 Staff · Apr 7, 2026
How Every Meeting Drives Better Home Projects in Indianapolis: Patrick Rinard’s Three‑Step System for Contractors Video
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How Every Meeting Drives Better Home Projects in Indianapolis: Patrick Rinard’s Three‑Step System for Contractors

Patrick Rinard's three-step meeting framework transforms how Indianapolis contractors close deals and execute projects. His financing-first system cuts homeowner stress while turning first visits into approvals—a proven blueprint now reshaping the region's home improvement landscape.

Power100 Staff · Apr 7, 2026
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