Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
The Owned and Operated electrical, HVAC, and plumbing business growth podcast is hosted by John Wilson and Jack Carr. These two Home Service Business owners bring you weekly podcasts and daily content with multiple perspectives, actionable advice, and info on an ever-changing industry revolving around advertising, lead generation, and more.
Join us every Tuesday for topical conversations that unlock the potential for your business growth. Covering topics from top-tier talent recruitment to mastering marketing strategies and scaling your home service business, the podcast aims to be your guide on the path to entrepreneurial success.
For more information, visit www.ownedandoperated.com.
Podcasting since 2021 • 298 episodes
Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
Latest Episodes
You’re Growing Fast… So Why Are You Still Broke?
In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Patrick Dichter, owner of AppleTree Business Services, to break down what “good accounting” actually looks like inside a growing home service business — and why financial clarity ...
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Season 1
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Episode 266
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51:48
Plumbing Owner Grew From $6M to $25M on Sewers (Here’s How)
In this episode, John Wilson is on-site in Chicago with Aizik Zimerman, owner of J.Blanton Plumbing, to break down how one of the fastest-growing plumbing companies in the country built a sewer and drain growth engine. Since buying the $6M Jay ...
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Season 1
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Episode 265
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48:40
What Home Service Businesses NEED To Stop Missing Calls
In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Daryna Kulya, co-founder of Quo (formerly OpenPhone), to unpack one of the most underappreciated growth levers in home services: how you communicate as you scale. What starts as “one tec...
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Season 1
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Episode 264
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49:45
The Ultimate Home Service Trivia Show (What Homeowners Really Think)
In this episode, John Wilson and Brandon Niro are joined by Zac Dearing from Mantel for a fast-paced, trivia-style breakdown of what homeowners actually want when buying HVAC and home services in 2025. Mantel just surveyed 500+ homeowners natio...
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Season 1
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Episode 263
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51:13
How To Scale a Service Based Business by Implementing an FSM
In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Richard Dunbar of FieldPulse to dig into one of the most important — and often overlooked — levers for scaling a home service company: modernizing your operational platform. Whether you’re running HVA...
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Season 1
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Episode 262
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46:33