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From Navy Squadron to a $100K Job: Dwayne West's First 9 Months at Firehawk Restoration

Restoration Pros Unplugged

Restoration Pros Unplugged
From Navy Squadron to a $100K Job: Dwayne West's First 9 Months at Firehawk Restoration
Jul 24, 2026 Season 1 Episode 66
Clinton James

Nine months into business, Dwayne West landed a $100,000 job off his second lead. In this episode, he tells host Clinton James how he did it.

Dwayne owns Firehawk Restoration in Jasper, Georgia. He's a Navy veteran who grew up working construction with his dad, then built a career flipping houses and running a general contracting business before jumping into restoration.

You'll walk away with:

  • How a $875 pay-per-lead buy turned into a six-figure mitigation and rebuild job
  • Why Dwayne skipped third-party administrators from the start
  • How his construction background let him launch offering full mitigation and reconstruction
  • Why he invested in a 1-Tom-Plumber franchise to build commercial relationships
  • His advice for anyone thinking about starting a restoration company

Want to connect with Dwayne or learn more about Firehawk Restoration? Visit firehawkrestoration.com

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