Elite Business Advice Podcast
The Elite Business Advice Podcast's goal is to help educate business owners in all areas of business and life. We want to help entrepreneurs both personally and professionally to make sure they have a healthy balance of how their business is serving their life!
We cover very tactical topics like morning routines, marketing & tax strategies, and systems to have in place for your business, as well as big picture items like designing your life, planning out your business each year, and how to grow your leadership.
While the niche our company serves is focused on the painting industry and painting contractors, the advice shared in this show will translate across all of the trades and home service industries as well as many other business categories.
Episodes
266 episodes
Three Areas of Opportunity For Painting Contractors
On this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore and Ted Pierce break down the 3 areas of opportunity they see most with painting contractors in working with their clients across the country. From Understanding Your Numbers, to...
The Strategic Cycle of a Lead
What's the real goal of a new lead?Most painting contractors think a new lead is just a chance to fill the schedule — but the most profitable painting companies in North America see it completely differently.In this episode of the...
Painting Business Scheduling: Maximizing Crew Efficiency & Systems/Tips to Help
Scheduling is the #1 headache we hear about from painting contractors — and in this episode, Chris Moore pulls back the curtain on how to build a scheduling system that actually works for your painting company.If you're tired of juggling...
Hiring an Admin: The Business Move Most Painting Contractors Wait Too Long to Make
If you're running a painting company and still handling your own scheduling, emails, social media, and back-office tasks — this episode is for you.In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite B...
The Bad Apple Theory
What happens when you put a bad apple next to a perfectly good one? It doesn't take long to find out — and the same principle applies to your team.In this episode, Elite Business Advisors founder Chris Moore breaks down the "Bad Apple Th...
Actionable Healthy Habits You Can Take
Most entrepreneurs know they should prioritize their health — but knowing and doing are two very different things. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore pulls back the curtain on the health and fitness journey h...
Growing Your Bank Account in Busy Season
Is your bank account actually growing this busy season — or are you just staying busy?In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore breaks down the financial framework every painting contractor needs to maximize busy ...
Ask a Painter…. Turned Business Advisor
What happens when a business coach gets put in the hot seat? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore flips the format and answers the questions painting contractors are actually asking. Inspired by his good friend Nick...
5 KPI’s to Know For Your Painting Company
If you don't know your numbers, you don't know your business! Knowing which numbers to watch is also only half the equation. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore breaks down the 5 KPIs every painting contractor need...
Why Vacations Are Healthy for Entrepreneurs
Chris Moore is coming off of vacation with a hard truth for painting contractors: if your business can’t run without you for a week, that’s not an excuse to skip the vacation, that’s the whole problem. In this episode, Chris breaks down 3 reaso...
Decision Point Marketing for Painting Contractors
In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore talks about Decision Point Marketing, one of the most overlooked principles in building a marketing plan.What is Decision Point Marketing? Speaking to custome...
How to Dominate Your Local Market Online | Adam McChesney
If your painting company isn’t showing up online, you’re losing jobs to competitors who are — plain and simple. In this episode of Elite Business Advice, Chris sits down with Adam McChesney, CEO and Founder of Builders of Authority, to break do...
First Principles Thinking in Your Painting Business
Most painting contractors run their business the way they were taught — but what if the way you were taught is costing you money? In this episode of Elite Business Advice, we apply first principles thinking to 5 core areas of your residential p...
Case Study: The Popovich Leadership Pipeline
Are you a painting contractor who's tired of being the only leader on your crew? In this episode of Elite Business Advice, we break down how to identify, develop, and promote foremen from within your own team using the same leadership system th...
How to Build a Marketing Funnel That Gets Your Painting Business More Estimates
Stop waiting for the phone to ring. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore breaks down how to build a marketing funnel you actually own — so you can generate estimates on demand instead of hoping work shows up....
Community is the Key to Success
The results in your life are a combination of the 5 people you spend the most time with. For some people that could be a great thing, and for others a concerning one! In today’s episode we dive into some examples of a litmus test to help you ev...
Episode # 250!!! Consistency Compounds
We celebrate our 250th episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast in the best way we know how: talking about the role consistency plays in our business and our personal lives. We thought it would be a fitting episode to have this discussion a...
A Disney Case Study
In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore shares 4 key takeaways from his experience and speakers from Disney at PCA Expo 2026. These 4 things transformed Disney into what it is today and can transform your busi...
Why Does Your Company Exist? Defining Your “Why” to Build a Purpose-Driven Business
In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore dives into the power of knowing your Why and how it impacts your marketing, leadership, and long-term fulfillment as a painting contractor. We talk about how to connect ...
Marketing Messaging That Connects With Your Target Market
In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore shares how painting contractors can refine their marketing and sales messaging to better connect with homeowners and close more projects. Too many contractors use...
Back to Basics Series: Why Discipline is the Foundation of a Successful Business and Life
In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore continues the Back to Basics series by tackling one of the most important, and misunderstood, topics for contractors: discipline. You’ll learn how...
Back to Basics Series: Why Job Costing is a Non-Negotiable for Painting Contractors
In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, Chris Moore dives into one of the most important topics in the painting industry: job costing. As part three of the Back to Basics series, this episode breaks down what job...
Back to Basics Series: Honoring Your Calendar
In this second episode of the Back to Basics series on the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore breaks down one of the most overlooked systems in a painting business: your calendar. Many contractors fe...
Back to Basics Series: How Painting Contractors Actually Get Things Done
In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, we kick off the new Back to Basics Series, designed to help painting contractors refocus on the fundamentals that truly move the needle in 2026. One of the biggest challenges...
Creating Awareness is the Fastest Way to Improve Your Life and Business in 2026
As 2026 gets underway and we move past “Quitters Day,” it’s time to talk about something more powerful than motivation or New Year’s resolutions: awareness. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moo...