Episodes

July 20, 2023

The Power of Strategic Partnerships in Your Remodeling Business

If you want your remodeling business to thrive, paying attention to strategic partnerships is critical. In this episode of Remodelers On The Rise, Kyle Hunt shares valuable insights and practical tips on how to build strong p...

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July 13, 2023

Creating a Culture of Service

Kyle is joined by Elnian Gilbert from ZingTrain to discuss how remodelers can train their team and deliver excellent customer service. Elnian shared 2 of her favorite resources with us here: The Power of Language and Phrases ...

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June 29, 2023

The Power of Data: Adapting to Shifting Consumer Insights in the Remo…

Join Kyle as he interviews Mark Richardson , a renowned expert in the remodeling industry, for an engaging discussion on the latest consumer insights and data trends. Discover how this information can help your remodeling bus...

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June 22, 2023

Transform Your Team's Attitude (From Bad to GREAT) Like This Remodeler

Chris Howlett with Diamond Hill Builders set out to improve his team's attitude, create a better work environment, a craft the Ultimate Building Experience. In this episode, Kyle interviews Chris on his Ultimate Building Expe...

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June 15, 2023

Cost of Project Execution Training Live and In-Person

Learn the method that transforms how you estimate and sell your remodeling projects! Cost of Project Execution (C.O.P.E.) can help you: Be more confident in your estimating I ncrease gross profit on your projects I ncrease yo...

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June 8, 2023

The Importance of Estimating for Profitability in Remodeling

Join Kyle and guests Nolan Orfield and Jack Dean from as they delve into the crucial role of estimating in achieving profitability in remodeling. Discover the common mistakes that remodelers make in their estimating process and gain valuable tips to...

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June 1, 2023

Generate Great Project Leads in 2023 (and beyond) - Here's the market…

What should be your marketing focus for generating great project leads? Joaquin Erazo has been a successful Marketing Strategist in the remodeling industry for 25+ years. In this interview, Kyle and Joaquin will talk about 20...

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May 25, 2023

A Behind The Scenes Look at Our Crafting the Client Experience Event

What does it look like from the initial time that a prospective client reaches out to you all the way through to the completion of the project? What does it look like to craft a remarkable, wonderful experience for our client...

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May 18, 2023

Job Tread, BuilderTrend, Co-Construct - Oh My! How to Successfully Im…

Today, Kyle interviews Jef Forward on how he's approached implementing software throughout his 25 years as a remodeler. We'll look at how technology can help create a single point for your team to find information, help them ...

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May 15, 2023

Unlocking Success: The Power of Accurate Job Costing in Remodeling Bu…

In this episode, we dive into the critical aspect of accurate job costing in the remodeling industry. Discover the true importance of job costing as we provide valuable insights, expert coaching, and uplifting encouragement. ...

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May 4, 2023

Impactful Interviewing Skills Remodelers Need to Learn

Do you have a strong interview process? Kyle interviews Steve Ezikian on how to develop strong processes for hiring the right employees in your remodeling business. They dig into crafting job descriptions, interviewing, and h...

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April 27, 2023

2 Quick Tips to Strengthen Your Sales Process

Kyle shares 2 tools remodelers can use to help transform their sales process, educate prospects, and better qualify early in the process. Download your local Cost vs. Value Report here! See Kyle's screen share in the video ve...

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April 20, 2023

How This Remodeler Grew Their Business to $5.2 Million With Coaching

During this podcast episode, Kyle has a conversation with Bret Oleksyn, the founder of Odd Fellow Contracting. Under Kyle's coaching, Bret has successfully scaled his business from $850,000 to $5.2 million. Bret shares his ex...

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April 6, 2023

How 1 Remodeler is Creatively Utilizing Overseas Help

Aaron McGinnis with Craft Built has effectively been outsourcing a lot of design, marketing, office, etc. work overseas. It's a unique approach and one we're going to dig into to hear how he's done it and how it's working for...

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March 23, 2023

Inspiring the Next Generation of Craftspeople

Join me and Mark Valchine, a Career & Technical Education Homebuilding teacher in Michigan who is working to inspire the next generation of remodelers! Visit RemodelersOnTheRise.com here. Click here to join Remodelers AutoPil...

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March 16, 2023

Growing Your Remodeling Business with Video

Join Kyle and Contractor Growth Network's Logan Shinholser as they discuss the core videos all remodelers should develop and tips on how to get them done! Learn more about the Contractor Growth Network and grab their Video Ma...

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March 10, 2023

The Quick 5

Today's episode is a recording of a call Kyle recently did with his Remodelers VIP Club working on client communication. Specifically, we're going to dig into the 5-minute meeting you can have to help make sure your remodelin...

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March 2, 2023

10 Ways You Can Give Your Clients a Remarkable Remodeling Experience

Delivering a remarkable service is key to building a strong and thriving remodeling business, but it's hard work! If you deliver a remarkable experience to your remodeling clients, they will tell their friends and family abou...

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Feb. 23, 2023

Core Pillar: Financials

Kyle will give you a small peak into the training that the Remodelers VIP Club enjoyed in the first 2 months of the year. We'll talk about some key areas of your financials and give you several ideas and tips for you to be th...

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Feb. 16, 2023

An Interesting Conversation with 2 Authors of "Pretty Good House"

Kyle interviews Dan Kolbert and Emily Mottram, two of the authors of the new book Pretty Good House. Pretty Good House provides a framework and guidelines to focus on the core issues that should be front and center when desig...

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Feb. 9, 2023

Wildcard Topics to Help Strengthen Your Remodeling Business

Kyle explores helpful tools and advice for your remodeling business! Sign up today to join Kyle for "A Clear Success Path for Your #1 Marketing Priority" on February 22nd here

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Feb. 2, 2023

Resources That I Recommend

There are companies, software, and technology that I am frequently telling my remodeling clients about and highly recommend. On this show, I'm going to review several of them which will be of great help to your remodeling bus...

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Jan. 26, 2023

Should You Start a Podcast Like This Remodeler?

Curtis Lawson is a remodeler who recently started a consumer-focused podcast, called Your Project Shepherd, to help guide homeowners through the remodeling process. We're going to talk through what inspired this, the strategy...

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Jan. 19, 2023

Templates, Templates, Templates!

Aaron recently shared in Remodelers Community how creating templates for his project scheduling has helped dramatically improved their organization and scheduling clarity. He's going to walk us through what he's put together ...

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