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2026

The 2026 Archive

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

Contractor Insurance For Home Improvement Companies: Josh Reznick Explains The Three Part Protection System Contractors Need Video
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Contractor Insurance For Home Improvement Companies: Josh Reznick Explains The Three Part Protection System Contractors Need

When Contractor Risk Lives in More Than One Place A contractor can do great work and still leave the business exposed if the right protection is not in…

Power100 Staff · Sep 3, 2026
Do Not Ask People To Buy Into A Vision They Never Helped Build: Ryan Connet Says The Strongest Company Vision Is Created With The People Expected To Carry It Video
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Do Not Ask People To Buy Into A Vision They Never Helped Build: Ryan Connet Says The Strongest Company Vision Is Created With The People Expected To Carry It

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…

Power100 Staff · Sep 2, 2026
Revenue Is Not Profit: Samantha McGuinness of Enabled Remodeler Explains How Profitable Field Marketing Can Help Home Improvement Companies Lower Marketing Costs Video
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Revenue Is Not Profit: Samantha McGuinness of Enabled Remodeler Explains How Profitable Field Marketing Can Help Home Improvement Companies Lower Marketing Costs

Home Improvement Companies Are Growing Revenue, But Do They Know What That Growth Really Costs? Home improvement companies spend every day trying to create more leads, book more…

Power100 Staff · Sep 2, 2026
The Customer You Already Won Is Still A Growth Channel: Landon Taylor Says Customer Experience Is The Foundation Of Referrals, Reviews, And Repeat Business Video
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The Customer You Already Won Is Still A Growth Channel: Landon Taylor Says Customer Experience Is The Foundation Of Referrals, Reviews, And Repeat Business

Home improvement companies spend a great deal of time trying to win the next lead. They invest in ads, sales teams, follow-up, and new ways to reach homeowners.…

Power100 Staff · Sep 2, 2026
When Marketing Becomes a Barking Dog: Best Selling Author Brian Gottlieb Says Cause Marketing Lets Customers See the Heart and Soul of a Business Video
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When Marketing Becomes a Barking Dog: Best Selling Author Brian Gottlieb Says Cause Marketing Lets Customers See the Heart and Soul of a Business

A Strong Home Improvement Brand Has to Give People More Than Another Ad Home improvement companies face a hard challenge today. Leads cost more, homeowners see more ads,…

Power100 Staff · Sep 2, 2026
“Everybody Has the Information. Can You See It?” Augustine “AJ” Wadian Says Better Decisions Start With Better Visibility Video
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“Everybody Has the Information. Can You See It?” Augustine “AJ” Wadian Says Better Decisions Start With Better Visibility

Premier Home Pros Is Building Growth Around Clearer Decisions As home improvement companies grow, leaders have more people, more customers, more projects, and more information to manage. For…

Power100 Staff · Sep 1, 2026
The Most Important Leader In The Room Is You: Bennett Andelman Says Leadership Starts Long Before Someone Gets A Team Video
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The Most Important Leader In The Room Is You: Bennett Andelman Says Leadership Starts Long Before Someone Gets A Team

Across the home improvement industry, rapid growth can create a difficult leadership challenge. Companies need more managers, more team leaders, and more people who can guide others. But…

Power100 Staff · Sep 1, 2026
The Promise Has To Survive Day One: James Morson Says Career Growth Means Opportunity You Can Actually Feel After You Join Video
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The Promise Has To Survive Day One: James Morson Says Career Growth Means Opportunity You Can Actually Feel After You Join

A Job Offer Can Sound Great. The Real Test Starts After You Say Yes. One of the biggest hiring challenges in home improvement is making sure the job…

Power100 Staff · Aug 31, 2026
Everyone Seen, Everyone Heard: Briana Hetherington Says The Pinnacle Experience Remodeling Conference Showed Why Leaders Need Safe Spaces To Learn Without Judgment Video
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Everyone Seen, Everyone Heard: Briana Hetherington Says The Pinnacle Experience Remodeling Conference Showed Why Leaders Need Safe Spaces To Learn Without Judgment

Leaders Can Carry a Lot into The Room That Never Shows Up on A Business Report Home improvement leaders spend a lot of time watching numbers. Revenue can…

Power100 Staff · Aug 27, 2026
Match The Effort: Lifetime Home Remodeling Field Marketer Zachary Perry Says Career Growth Works Best When A Company Gives People The Support To Meet Their Ambitions Video
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Match The Effort: Lifetime Home Remodeling Field Marketer Zachary Perry Says Career Growth Works Best When A Company Gives People The Support To Meet Their Ambitions

Growth Gets More Powerful When People Are Given A Real Chance To Reach It Growing home improvement companies need people who can learn fast, connect with homeowners, and…

Power100 Staff · Aug 27, 2026
Chris Pallatroni Says The Best Growth Partners Help Great Companies Turn Qualified Homeowner Leads For Home Service Companies Into Consistent Customers Video
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Chris Pallatroni Says The Best Growth Partners Help Great Companies Turn Qualified Homeowner Leads For Home Service Companies Into Consistent Customers

More Leads Do Not Matter If the Business Cannot Turn Them into Customers Across the home improvement industry, contractors often face the same growth problem. More leads come…

Power100 Staff · Aug 27, 2026
Growth Should Give Back: James Freeman Says a Residential Home Improvement Contractor Can Expand While Creating More Value For The Communities It Serves Video
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Growth Should Give Back: James Freeman Says a Residential Home Improvement Contractor Can Expand While Creating More Value For The Communities It Serves

Growth Means More When the Community Grows with You Growth can create a hard choice for home improvement leaders. As a company enters new markets, adds customers, and…

Power100 Staff · Aug 27, 2026
Patrick Rinard Explains Why Stronger Sales Talent Matters More When Home Improvement Leads Cost More &  Conversions Get Harder Video
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Patrick Rinard Explains Why Stronger Sales Talent Matters More When Home Improvement Leads Cost More & Conversions Get Harder

The Easy Demand Faded, And Every Opportunity Started To Matter More For many home improvement companies, winning a customer has become harder. Leads cost more. Conversion rates are…

Power100 Staff · Aug 27, 2026
The Big Stage Started With A Small Tent: Peter Svedin Says Community Trust Is Built One Event At A Time Video
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The Big Stage Started With A Small Tent: Peter Svedin Says Community Trust Is Built One Event At A Time

Community Trust Can Feel Expensive Until A Leader Shows Where It Really Starts Many home improvement companies know they should be more involved in the communities they serve.…

Power100 Staff · Aug 26, 2026
The Blueprint Was In The Room: Paul Burleson Says Contractor Leadership And Business Growth Lessons At Pinnacle Could Help Other Leaders Build Smarter Video
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The Blueprint Was In The Room: Paul Burleson Says Contractor Leadership And Business Growth Lessons At Pinnacle Could Help Other Leaders Build Smarter

Success Is Easy to Admire And Much Harder To Rebuild Home improvement leaders often see the finished version of success. They see companies growing into new markets, strong…

Power100 Staff · Aug 26, 2026
Competition Without Chaos: Jeremy Atkinson of ContractingPRO Shares How Transparency, Data, And Leadership Can Build A Sales Culture That Wins Together Video
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Competition Without Chaos: Jeremy Atkinson of ContractingPRO Shares How Transparency, Data, And Leadership Can Build A Sales Culture That Wins Together

Sales teams live with pressure every day. One person closes more jobs. Another earns more money. One rep hits the goal while another misses it. That competition can…

Power100 Staff · Aug 26, 2026
SEO Is A Long Play: Vince Venditti Says Home Improvement Marketing and Lead Generation Need Multiple Demand Channels When Companies Want To Grow Fast Video
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SEO Is A Long Play: Vince Venditti Says Home Improvement Marketing and Lead Generation Need Multiple Demand Channels When Companies Want To Grow Fast

A Good Marketing Channel Can Still Be the Wrong Answer for The Growth Timeline Home improvement companies often face the same marketing problem. A channel starts working, so…

Power100 Staff · Aug 25, 2026
A Business Needs A Pulse, Not Just A Process: Dmitriy Tupikov Says Growth Loses Its Meaning When Companies Become Only Numbers In And Numbers Out Video
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A Business Needs A Pulse, Not Just A Process: Dmitriy Tupikov Says Growth Loses Its Meaning When Companies Become Only Numbers In And Numbers Out

Growth Can Build Better Systems While Quietly Pulling A Company Away From Its Purpose  One of the hardest problems in the home improvement industry can appear after a…

Power100 Staff · Aug 25, 2026
Daniel Rahmon Of Clever Digital Marketing Says Advertising Will Shape The Future Of AI Search And Home Improvement Customer Findability Video
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Daniel Rahmon Of Clever Digital Marketing Says Advertising Will Shape The Future Of AI Search And Home Improvement Customer Findability

Home improvement companies are facing a new kind of search problem. For years, many contractors built their growth around Google, referrals, paid ads, social media, and strong local…

Power100 Staff · Aug 25, 2026
Generic Content Is Quietly Erasing Good Companies From AI Search
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Generic Content Is Quietly Erasing Good Companies From AI Search

Why businesses are losing visibility in AI search results comes down to sameness. Greg Cummings explains what a real GEO strategy looks like in 2026.

Power100 Staff Power100 Staff · Aug 25, 2026
Income Fuels Impact: Greg Cummings Says The Strongest Companies Grow When Purpose Becomes Part Of The Business Video
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Income Fuels Impact: Greg Cummings Says The Strongest Companies Grow When Purpose Becomes Part Of The Business

Many home improvement companies know how to measure growth, but fewer stop to ask what that growth is meant to make possible. Leaders monitor leads, sales, revenue, job…

Power100 Staff · Aug 24, 2026
Ask The Contractor Who Already Tried It: Heidi J. Ellsworth Says The Best Business Decisions Start With Shared Industry Experience Video
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Ask The Contractor Who Already Tried It: Heidi J. Ellsworth Says The Best Business Decisions Start With Shared Industry Experience

The Hardest Technology Question Often Comes After the Demo Roofing contractors face a common problem. There are more software platforms, digital tools, and business systems to choose from…

Power100 Staff · Aug 24, 2026
Six Months Changes Everything: How Tersh Blissett Says Contractors Can Prepare For AI Without Freezing Or Overspending Video
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Six Months Changes Everything: How Tersh Blissett Says Contractors Can Prepare For AI Without Freezing Or Overspending

AI Is Moving Faster Than Most Contractors Can Plan For For many home service leaders, the hardest part of AI is no longer deciding whether it matters. The…

Power100 Staff · Aug 24, 2026
Is Grosso University the Best Sales Training Platform in the Home Improvement Industry? Inside the ContractingPRO Success Story With Jeremy Atkinson Video
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Is Grosso University the Best Sales Training Platform in the Home Improvement Industry? Inside the ContractingPRO Success Story With Jeremy Atkinson

Power100 shares the PowerChat conversation with Jeremy Atkinson of ContractingPRO and Dominic Caminata of Grosso University, a real contractor story about how one Memphis company rebuilt its entire…

Dominic Caminata Dominic Caminata · Aug 24, 2026
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