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.
Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
Double Your Profit Day #11 The Secret to Maximizing Profit (and Minimizing Stress)
Welcome to Day 11 of the Double Your Profit Series — the go-to profit series for contractors, home service owners, and small business entrepreneurs. Today we’re unlocking one of the most powerful, overlooked profit drivers in your business: Optimizing Your Schedule for Profit.
🧠 Every day your team is dispatched inefficiently is a day you’re leaving thousands on the table. The key? Prioritize urgency and opportunity—not just availability.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
– Why a $100 faucet job should never block a $2,000 water heater install
– How to build a priority system that makes dispatching profit-focused and clear
– What P1 through P4 scheduling looks like in real-time operations
– How tagging and visual job management boosts urgency and margin
– When to optimize for technician routing vs. technician performance
– Real-world examples of bad dispatch costing you thousands
– Why the “right tech on the right job” is more valuable than a perfect route
– How to train your dispatch team to follow a scalable, daily playbook
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🔥 Think of this episode as the tactical reset your dispatch board has been begging for.
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John Wilson, CEO of Wilson Companies
Jack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC
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