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Running your restoration company on gut feeling and bank balances is a quiet way to stay stuck. Real growth comes from installing hard numbers and accountability into every job.

In this episode, host Clinton James sits down with Larry Braun, VP and Co-owner of Pine Ridge Restoration in Cleveland, Ohio, and a featured speaker at the Restore Scale Dominate Summit in San Diego. Larry spent 30 years running an industrial steel plant before joining the restoration business just two and a half years ago. He brought a manufacturing mindset with him — and it worked. Pine Ridge had been stuck at $3M since 2005. Larry helped push them past a $6.3M forecast, chasing an $8M stretch goal.

You'll walk away with:

• How Pine Ridge ties technician bonuses directly to job-level profit margin
• A field accountability system that catches costly mistakes before they become callbacks
• How to get clean financial visibility between your emergency response and reconstruction teams
• Why niche-focused BDRs are outperforming generalists in insurance and senior living verticals
• Why ranking on Google isn't enough anymore, and what AEO means for your next lead

Want to see Larry break down these exact systems live? He's leading a hands-on session called “Behind the Dashboard” at the Restore Scale Dominate live event in San Diego, August 27–28. Early bird pricing expires tomorrow, July 18th, and saves you $150. Apply now at https://restorescaledominate.com

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