Whole Squad Eats
Welcome to Whole Squad Eats w/ Phil Risher. On this podcast you'll hear stories from successful people doing cool things, discussions on making more money and growing a business, as well as the failures and lessons Phil has learned on his journey.
Episodes
110 episodes
Building an 8 Figure Home Service Business While Getting More Free Time with Phil Green | Ep 109
In this episode, Phil Risher and Phil Green discuss:- Building an 8 figure home service business that runs without you- Who owns what and building simple systems- Creating performance pay for the entire team so your compa...
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Growing Your Home Service Business Through Referral Automation with Murphy Nadauld | Ep 108
In this episode, Phil Risher and Murphy Nadauld discuss:- Building an automated Referral System in your business- How to get more referrals from your number 1 lead source- Fixing the gap between who would refer you and wh...
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Use Virtual Estimates to Grow Your Home Service Business with James Hatfield | Ep 107
Check out Live Switch: https://book-a-demo.referral-factory.com/ul0RhnLJIn this episode, Phil Risher and James Hatfield discuss:- How to implement virtual est...
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Building a Profitable Home Service Business That Runs Without You with David Moerman | Ep 106
In this episode, Phil Risher and David Moerman discuss:- Building a 7 figure home service business that runs without you- The ideal work week structure to grow a business- Creating a sales system inside your business<...
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Bought 4 Businesses & Built a $10M HVAC Business With Brendon Aldridge | Ep 105
In this episode, Phil Risher and Brendon Aldridge discuss:- Growing through acquisition- Shifting from technician to sales and owner mindset- How Brendon acquired 4 businesses to fuel growthConnect with Phil Ris...
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How to Build a High-Performing Sales Team in the Trades with Ryan Groth | Ep 104
In this episode, Phil Risher and Ryan Groth discuss:- How to build a sales system in your business- What KPIs should you track when building a sales system- Specific steps in a sales process that every business needs ...
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How to Build and Sell your Business the Right Way with Lee Heisman | Ep 103
Lee's email: Lee@esladvisors.com Lee's cell: 404-431-7800In this episode, Phil Risher and Lee Heisman discuss:- How to prepare your business to sell- What to look for in a partner to sell too- How to struc...
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How to Build and Scale a Home Service Business by Hiring Better and Leading Smarter with Jonathan Whistman | Ep 102
Group interview SOP - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B4WJEc1z7z35pWmpOH678XrpvKMkuAsD/view?usp=sharingIn this episode, Phil Risher and Jonathan Whistman discuss:- How to use AI to hire faster and smarter- How to do g...
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Building Million-Dollar Home Service Brands That Sell Before You Even Show Up with Ryan Kettering | Ep 101
In this episode, Phil Risher and Ryan Kettering discuss:- What goes into a rebrand - Why a brand is more that a logo and colors- The 7 parts of branding home service businesses need to nailConnect with Phil...
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Lessons Learned From 100 Podcast Episodes | Ep 100
Connect with Phil RisherLinkedIn -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/philrisher/Youtube Phil Risher -> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYLMZCYCJsQETEZ...
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How To COLD Text & Email Home Owners In Your Service Area With Jimmy Speyer | Ep 99
Learn more about Glass House here: https://www.glasshouse.biz/phlashIn this episode, Phil Risher and Jimmy Speyer discuss:- Hyper-targeted cold outreach strategies- Outbound sales strategies for home service businesses...
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How to Build a Business that Sets you free Instead of Trapping you with Ryan Tansom | Ep 98
In this episode, Phil Risher and Ryan Tansom discuss:- The owner's playbook framework- Balancing time, cash flow, and wealth- KPIs and accountability delegation to team membersConnect with Phil Risher...
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How to Hire Better People Faster For Your Home Service Business With Ryan Englin | Ep 97
In this episode, Phil Risher and Ryan Englin discuss:- Marketing strategies to attract top talent- Retention strategies for keeping good team members- How to onboard so people stay Connect with Phil Risher<...
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Growing a Home Service Business From 0 to a $7.6M Sale in 5 Years With Teddy Slack | Ep 96
In this episode, Phil Risher and Teddy Slack discuss:- Building a home service business to $4m in rev with 43% EBIDA- Going from 0 to $1m in 12 months- Building SOPs and a scalable profitable business in 5 years...
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How to Keep the Phones Ringing in Slow Season (Even When Leads Dry Up) Q&A | Ep 95
In this episode, Phil Risher answers real 7 & 8 figure home service business owners questions and gives his advice on how to stay busy in the shoulder season, get more leads, and closing more estimates.Connect with Phil Risher...
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Q&A: How To Compete in a Saturated Market, Get More Google Reviews, & Get More Leads From Ads | Ep 94
In this episode, Phil Risher answers real 7 & 8 figure home service business owners questions and gives his advice on how to grow your business, get more leads, and close more estimates.Connect with Phil RisherLinked...
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I Took a $70K Job Instead of $150k and It Made Me a Millionaire With Phil Risher | Ep 93
In this episode, Phil Risher shares a clip from his personal YouTube channel. In 2018 I made a video that now has close to 20k views. Phil did not know at the time, but his decision to take a lower paying job he loved made all the difference in...
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Buying & Scaling 4 Service Businesses with Keith Sklarsky | Ep 92
In this episode, Phil Risher and Keith Sklarsky discuss:- Buying a service business & scaling- Rebranding & repositioning your business to attract your target audience- Incentivizing your team to growCon...
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How to Build, Track, & Scale a Referral Program For Your Business with Kendall Hines | Ep 91
In this episode, Phil Risher and Kendall Hines discuss:Learn about Clicki & Bravo here: https://joinclicki.clickireferrals.com/s/prishVYlH/joinclickitoday- Building a Referral Program for your customers & e...
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Most Home Service Companies Die Here (So Did We…Almost) | Ep 90
In this episode, Phil Risher shares a vulnerable and transparent side of his business, and he sees other home service businesses fighting the same battles:- Not being the bottlebeck- Buying back your time- Building cultur...
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Growing a Plumbing & HVAC Business to 30 Team Members with Chris Mazinni | Ep 89
In this episode, Phil Risher and Chirs Mazinni discuss:- Scaling your business through acquisition- How to add a new service line- Implementing automation tools and tech stackConnect with Phil Risher<...
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Growing A Home Service Business From Scratch Through Digital Marketing with Brien Gearin | Ep 88
In this episode, Phil Risher and Brien Gearin discuss:- PR strategies for home service businesses- How to get FB ads to work for your business- Scaling a business through adsConnect with Phil Risher
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How to get google reviews on autopilot with Clay Lawrence | Ep 87
In this episode, Phil Risher and Clay Lawrence discuss:- How to get Google reviews on autopilot- Personalizing review requests for better click through- Should you review gate or just send the review link?Start...
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Building & Selling a Home Service Business That Does Not Rely On You with David Moerman | Ep 86
In this episode, Phil Risher and David Moerman discuss:- Building a company to sell- Selecting the right buyer to carry on the business- Structuring the deal so you get the most money up frontLearn about Home Serv...
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Using Tech & AI to Make it Easier for Customers & Partners to Send Referrals with Don Rabovsky | Ep 85
In this episode, Phil Risher and Don Rabovsky discuss:- Streamlining the referral process for your business- Enrolling customers into your referral program- Reengaging your list for referralsLearn about Don & ...
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