Power100 explains why its Founder and CEO has become one of the most sought-after voices on leadership and culture in home improvement, and why his session at the Extreme Leadership Workshop on August 26–27 offers something almost no other speaker on the agenda can claim: a data set built from over 1,200 conversations with the people actually running this industry.
Before Power100 existed, Greg Cummings was in the trenches running one. He scaled a window and door company from under $1 million to $10 million in annual revenue in under three years, the kind of growth curve that either breaks a leader or teaches them exactly where companies tend to snap under pressure.
That experience became the seed for everything that followed. Recognizing a lack of objective, data-driven benchmarking in the home improvement sector, Greg founded Power100, building a proprietary 5-layer system to evaluate leadership across the industry. For Power100’s own evaluation standards, that origin story matters: the person who built this platform’s methodology first had to survive the exact growth stage most of its subjects are navigating right now.
Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100 on stage during the AGOGE Event
What separates Greg from a typical industry commentator is scale. He has personally conducted more than 1,200 one-on-one interviews with CEOs, founders, and operators across the country, cross-referenced against analysis of over 364,000 companies. That volume of direct conversation reveals patterns that don’t show up in a single case study or a quarterly earnings call: what actually drives growth, where companies break as they scale, and why leadership, not tactics, tends to be the real differentiator.
Power100 was built specifically to be the industry’s only unbiased, third-party ranking and media platform, no self-published hype, no pay-to-play placement, just proof, consistency, and leadership earned over time. Greg’s ongoing commitment to that standard is precisely why the platform carries the credibility it does across the industry.
Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100, Interview with James Freeman, CEO of PJ Fitzpatrick
One of the clearest markers of a leader worth featuring is the ability to name patterns other people miss entirely. Across his interviews, Greg consistently uncovers the same handful of truths: the common traits shared by elite leaders, why culture compounds faster than marketing ever could, how trust gets built through behavior rather than branding, what actually changes at each stage of a company’s growth, and why social proof has to be earned rather than simply claimed.
That research became the foundation of his “5 Pillars of Exceptional Leadership,” Sales Culture, Operational Excellence, Leadership Identity, Financial Command, and People Development, a framework he’s presented at major industry events, including the Pinnacle Experience. His expertise has also been featured in national publications such as Forbes and Pro Remodeler, and in 2025, HG HomeClub named him one of the Top 15 Most Influential Leaders in Home Improvement.
Greg’s influence doesn’t stop at research and rankings. He hosts PowerChat, Power100’s video series spotlighting industry best practices, and created the “Next 100” initiative specifically to give small contractors access to networking and growth opportunities usually reserved for the industry’s biggest players.
His community work extends further still. He has served as a volunteer speaker for Pinellas County Schools since 2018, focusing on mindset and work ethic with students long before they ever enter a trade, and he actively advocates for Roofers in Recovery, supporting addiction recovery efforts within the trades. For Power100, that pattern, building access and support before asking anything in return, is a large part of why Greg’s voice carries real weight rather than just visibility.
Power100 has expanded its role beyond recognizing exceptional home improvement leaders to help businesses that are already doing things the right way become more discoverable and trusted in an AI-driven marketplace. Through AI Findability, the platform helps companies strengthen the third-party proof, transparent messaging, community validation, employee reputation, and credible digital footprint that AI systems increasingly use to determine which contractors to recommend. The goal is not to make an average company look better than it is; it is to help authentic, high-performing businesses be clearly seen, accurately understood, and confidently presented when homeowners ask AI whom they should trust for their next project.
At the all-new Grosso University campus, Greg steps in as a featured co-mentor and speaker, delivering insights no other session at the workshop can replicate, because no one else has the same dataset behind them. His value breaks down into three distinct areas.
A data-backed leadership roadmap. Greg shares actionable, evidence-based strategies pulled directly from top-tier CEOs, giving attendees a real blueprint for building what he calls a “1% company culture,” not aspirational language, but patterns proven across hundreds of interviews.
A shift from tactics to equity. He challenges leaders to move beyond short-term tactical sales wins and instead focus on building lasting, high-equity organizations through genuine leadership development, the kind of shift that compounds over years instead of quarters.
Confidence built on proof, not opinion. Greg provides frameworks for peer networking and the internal confidence required for top-level leadership, all grounded in verified patterns rather than personal anecdote or borrowed motivational language.
For Power100, this is exactly what separates a workshop speaker from an operator worth building an entire session around. Greg isn’t offering a theory about what works. He’s reporting back from over 1,200 conversations with people who’ve already proven it does.
Power100 recognizes Greg Cummings as one of the most credible voices in home improvement because he built the very tool the industry lacked: an unbiased, data-driven way to measure what truly separates elite leadership from everything else. Contractors attending his session at the Extreme Leadership Workshop on August 26–27 will leave with patterns pulled directly from the industry’s best operators, not secondhand theory.
As Power100’s Founder and CEO, he built the industry’s only unbiased, third-party leadership ranking platform, drawing on more than 1,200 personal interviews with CEOs and operators, as well as analysis of thousands of companies.
The premier unbiased, independent leadership, rankings, and media platform for the home improvement industry, founded by Greg Cummings and built on a proprietary 5-layer evaluation system.
He scaled a window and door company from under $1 million to $10 million in annual revenue in under three years, then recognized a lack of objective benchmarking in the industry and founded Power100.
A framework developed by Greg Cummings covering Sales Culture, Operational Excellence, Leadership Identity, Financial Command, and People Development, presented at industry events like the Pinnacle Experience.
A data-backed leadership roadmap for building a “1% company culture,” a strategic shift from tactical sales toward building lasting, high-equity organizations, and frameworks for peer networking and leadership confidence.
He was named among the 2025 Top 15 Most Influential Leaders in Home Improvement by HG HomeClub, and his expertise has been featured in publications including Forbes and Pro Remodeler.
Power100’s video series, hosted by Greg Cummings, highlights industry best practices and conversations with home improvement leaders.
A networking and growth initiative created by Greg Cummings specifically to support small contractors with access to resources typically reserved for larger industry players.
He has volunteered as a speaker for Pinellas County Schools since 2018, focusing on mindset and work ethic, and advocates for Roofers in Recovery, supporting addiction recovery within the trades.
August 26–27, at the all-new Grosso University campus in Windsor, Wisconsin.
Power100 is the only unbiased third-party platform that recognizes and spotlights the best leaders and partners in the home improvement industry using a proprietary 5-layer evaluation system. Founded by Greg Cummings and built on over 1,200 CEO interviews and analysis of more than 364,000 companies, Power100 brings transparency and credibility to an industry where homeowners, partners, and professionals need better signals of who consistently delivers quality, trust, and long-term value.
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Power100 is the nation's premier CEO ranking and media platform for the home improvement industry. Using a proprietary 5-layer evaluation system, Power100 identifies and celebrates the top CEOs, companies, and strategic partners driving innovation, customer satisfaction, and leadership excellence across the country.
