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
278 episodes
3 Numbers Every Painting Contractor Should Check Every Week
It's the 24th of the month and you're just now realizing production is going to miss target. Sound familiar? As a painting business grows and the owner steps out of "do it" mode and into leading, managing, and coaching, one question comes up ag...
Scaling Successfully With The Right Culture
Rapid growth in the painting industry always seems easy in theory, but the day-to-day execution of it can be incredibly difficult. Today, Brad Elllison, Founder of Ellison Painting in Metro Detroit joins us to share their 4 year journey of rapi...
Why Convenience Wins the Bid — The Comfort Economy for Painting Contractors
Same-day Amazon shipping. Grocery delivery. Talk-to-text. An air fryer that cooks dinner in 12 minutes. What do they all have in common? Consumers will pay — often irrationally — for comfort and convenience.In this episode of the Elite B...
The Buyback Principle: How to Stop Being Your Painting Business's Hardest Worker
Most painting contractors don't start a painting business for 90-hour weeks — they start it for time and money freedom. So why do so many end up doing estimates at 9 PM, taking customer calls on weekends, and covering jobs when a painter doesn'...
The Story You Tell Yourself: How Your Thoughts Are Sabotaging (or Building) Your Painting Business
What's the story you're telling yourself about your painting business — and is it true?In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down the #1 factor that determines ...
The Jobsite Check-In Checklist: What You (or Your PM) Should Actually Be Evaluating
You send your project manager — or go yourself — to check in on a jobsite. You get a great report back. Everything looks fine. Then a week later, it's not fine at all. Sound familiar? In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host C...
Job Closeout SOPs: The #1 Stumbling Block for Painting Contractors (And How to Fix It)
There's one fundamental thing that trips up 95% of painting contractors — the Job Closeout SOP. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down exactly what a Job Closeout ...
Job Start SOPs: The Missing Process Costing Painting Contractors Trust, Time, and Money
Struggling to get projects off to a smooth, professional start? You're not alone. In this episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast, host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down exactly what a Job Start SOP should look l...
Retreat Reflection – The Ripple Effect
It’s really easy for us as business advisors to see the ripple effect in motion to those around us or that attended the 2026 Elite Business Retreat. But the more important aspect would be how do you embody the ripple effect in your life when yo...
The HR Systems You Need for Your Painting Company
Struggling to let go of an underperforming employee? Hate conflict as a leader? This episode of the Elite Business Advice Podcast is for you.Host Chris Moore, founder of Elite Business Advisors, breaks down the 3 HR systems every paintin...
Building Your Relationship Operating System
If you're a painting contractor who relies on word-of-mouth and referrals to grow your business, this episode is a wake-up call. Chris Moore sits down with Sara Hardwick Grintz, President of GIFTOLOGY, to break down why "doing good work" alone ...
Dream First, Plan Second
Most contractors get business backwards, they let their businesses results dictate their lifestyle instead of dreaming on what they want and then figuring out how to build their business to suit it. On this episode of the Elite Business Advice ...
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...