Best Rebecca Hetherington Podcasts (2025)

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Legal Mistakes That Could Destroy Contractors & Remodelers | Heather Macklin 47:06

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EPISODE 243: In this episode of The Wealthy Contractor podcast, I sit down with attorney Heather Macklin to uncover the legal blind spots that can take down even the most successful contractors, remodelers, or home services companies. Heather doesn’t just talk theory, she lives this stuff. As both a lawyer AND a home improvement business owner, she…

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Want to Grow Your Contractor Business? Stop Trying to Do It Alone | Rebecca Ackerly 50:12

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EPISODE 242: What if scaling your home improvement business didn’t mean working more, but finally doing less? That’s the exact mindset shift Rebecca Ackerly made—and the results have been transformational. With a diverse background in construction, business development, and digital marketing, Rebecca has built a successful career by combining hands…

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Episode 55: The Future of eReaders with Len Edgerly 26:10

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Len Edgerly is the host of the Kindle Chronicles podcast, a long-running show dedicated to exploring digital reading technologies and publishing innovations. He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of e-reader technology, sharing insights from his 15 years of covering Kindle and digital reading developments. Len offers a u…

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How the Voice in Your Head Is Holding You Back | Donald Robbins 54:12

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EPISODE 241: Do you ever feel like you’re flooring the gas, but your business is still stuck in first gear? Well, I’ve got some news for you: you may THINK it’s the economy, or your team, or your leads. But the truth is…it might be you. That was the case for my guest on this week’s episode of The Wealthy Contractor podcast, Donald Robbins. Donald r…

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How to Turn Your Home Improvement Business Into a Sales & Marketing Machine | Vince Nardo 49:31

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EPISODE 240: You’ve probably heard this said before: “If you have a home improvement business, you actually have a sales and marketing business.” And if you’re experiencing pain right now with lead gen or your closing percentage or your revenue, that’s the homeowner market reminding you that every time you heard that statement, IT WAS 100% TRUE. So…

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Episode 54: Booktrovert - a Brand New Consumer Marketing Platform 21:01

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Kristina Radke is the Senior Vice President of Business Growth and Engagement at NetGalley. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast to launch of Booktrovert, a new consumer marketing platform for publishers and authors. Booktrovert allows for easy creation of marketing campaigns with digital giveaways and interactive tools for readers, designed to complem…

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You’re a Key Hire Away From Doubling Your Business | Justin Bartley 58:22

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EPISODE 239: Too many home improvement business owners settle for a convenience: the convenience of hiring or keeping someone around who isn’t REALLY the talent they need. Sometimes it's family or a friend. Sometimes it’s an employee who’s been around for a decade. Sometimes it’s whoever just feels “comfortable” to be around. And that is a tragedy,…

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What’s Up With All The Bad Leads (& How to Fix It) | Chris Behan & Natalie Russo 48:05

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EPISODE 238: Do your leads suddenly suck? It’s not just you! Many home improvement business owners who have been running thriving businesses for years are now finding themselves with bad leads, declining lead volume, or both. And yet SOME businesses are having their best months ever. So, what exactly is going on with leads? There’s no stopping the …

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Episode 53: Advertising Strategies for Publishers and Authors 28:50

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Daniel Berkowitz is the Ad Sales Director for Bookshop.org, an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. He is also the founder of AuthorPop, a one-stop shop for every author's digital needs. He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the importance of book advertising for both publishers and authors. He …

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Top Tips to Hire a Second-In-Command You Can Trust | Cameron Herold 48:53

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EPISODE 237: You’ve poured everything you have into your home improvement business. You’re overwhelmed, stuck doing everything yourself... unable to grow beyond a certain point because you cannot find or attract the A-players you need. Here’s the truth: true growth and freedom only come once you hire the right second-in-command. A trusted right-han…

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The True Story Behind His $250M Garage Door Empire | Tommy Mello 1:06:26

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EPISODE 236: When you look at incredibly successful 9-figure home improvement businesses—the kind that have absolutely exploded and are raking in gobs of cash (and notoriety), you may wonder how what THEY do applies to what YOU could do in your own business Well, if you think your business is too small and their methods won’t apply, then I strongly…

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Episode 52: Bryan Heathman on How AI Is Shaping the Audiobook Industry 28:50

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Bryan Heathman is the CEO of Made for Success Publishing, a book publishing company that specializes in selling audiobooks. . He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss how AI technology is transforming the audiobook industry, specifically regarding AI narration for audiobooks. We discuss the future of audiobooks and the benefits of using AI narrat…

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How to Rewire Your Brain for Success | Briana Hetherington 44:41

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EPISODE 235: Most people, entrepreneurs and home improvement business owners included, believe that success is the secret to happiness. But what if it was the other way around? What if cultivating a positive mindset and a happy outlook is the key to achieving everything you want in life? This is exactly what I discuss in this week’s episode of The …

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How This Roofer Tripled Profit With EOS | Bill Burkhardt Jr. 40:57

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EPISODE 234: If you’re not using EOS yet, then chances are you’re missing out on a proven system to gain traction towards real results across many areas of your home improvement business. Implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) is such a surprisingly simple way to break through team, process, and prioritization issues and take your …

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Episode 51: Margaux Weisman on The Value of Foreign Rights for Publishers 21:35

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Margaux Weisman is the former Director of Business Development at DropCap Inc., a tech-enabled rights agency and a global rights marketplace used by rights agents and acquisitions around the world to find great books. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the importance & process of foreign rights for independent authors and small publishers.…

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3 Game-Changing Trends Every Contractor Needs to Hear About | Benji Carlson 57:21

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EPISODE 233: Being willing to learn and adapt to emerging trends isn’t just a great way to differentiate yourself from your competition today—it's necessary to avoid the slow death of being left behind as customers and the market change. It’s time to consider the new strategies that are shaping the future of the industry! But don’t take my word for…

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How He Grew His Home Improvement Business by $6.3M in 2024 | Kirk Koskiniemi 41:39

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EPISODE 232: 2024 was a tough market for the home improvement industry. Economic uncertainties and rising costs threw a wrench in many contractors' plans, but not for my guest today, Kirk Koskiniemi. Kirk took his roofing business from $10.4M to $16.7M over the past year AND raised profits at the same time. He and his team achieved this with a sing…

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Episode 50: Rebecca Burgoyne on Lean Six Sigma for Knowledge Work 24:35

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Rebecca Burgoyne is the Executive Director of Business Systems Integrations for the United Methodist Publishing House. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast discuss what Lean Six Sigma is and why book publishers should be incorporating this type of knowledge work, along with the importance of understanding workflows, reducing waste, and more! Rebecca di…

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How a Former Fortune 200 Exec Runs His Home Improvement Business | Lee Diamond 55:04

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EPISODE 231: You want your home improvement business to run like a well-oiled machine? Then you’ll want to take a page out of the book of none other than corporate America. Although there’s no venture out there like running a home improvement business, there are SOME lessons we can learn from larger corporations. From precise money management tacti…

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How to Be the BEST Leader for Your Home Improvement Business | John Anglis 35:32

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EPISODE 230: To be a great business owner, you need to understand yourself. Why is that so important? Once you truly know what kind of leader you are, you’ll be able to understand what it takes to do these three things: manage your time efficiently, delegate, and implement. I discuss all of this (and more) in this week’s episode of The Wealthy Cont…

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Squeeze More Out of The Leads You Generate | Justin Bartley 43:09

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EPISODE 229: Lead volume is down. Cost per issued appointment is skyrocketing. Marketing to homeowners is getting harder and more competitive. So what do you do? In this episode, we dive into this with my guest, Justin Bartley, the founder and president of Next Door & Window. With over two decades of experience in the home improvement industry, Jus…

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“Nail It, Then Scale It”: Relentless Implementation Is the Key to Success | Jon Graboyes 51:43

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EPISODE 228: Are you struggling to bridge the gap between ideas and execution in your home improvement business? Knowing how to turn your plans into actions is a quintessential skill every business owner struggles with but should hone into one of their primary competencies . After all, success in business comes from unrelenting action and knowing h…

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The Formula Home Improvement Companies Use to Scale Profitably (From Day 1) | Megan Curry 41:22

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EPISODE 227: As a home improvement business advances through various stages of growth, scaling operations is one of the hardest and SCARIEST things we go through as owners. There’s a LOT of risk and we don’t always know which steps to take next. As your business gets bigger, so do your operational needs—they also get more complex. And it’s up to yo…

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From Stress to Success: How to Take Control of Your Business | Part 2 40:45

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EPISODE 226: In the last episode, you listened to part 1 of my presentation on how to break free from the grind, make your business work for your life, and achieve financial freedom. I discussed what it means to be a dreamer, and how to turn your dreams into practical plans for your business. In this episode, I dive even deeper. In it, I’ll be brea…

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From Stress to Success: How to Take Control of Your Business | Part 1 34:40

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EPISODE 225: You’re hard-working. You’ve put a lot on the line for your business. But like so many in your situation, your business takes more and more of your time and freedom away from you. You end up SERVING your business. I’m going to tell you hands down: Your business should be serving YOU. Instead of a job that drains your time and energy, it…

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Trick Yourself Into Thinking You’re Better Than You Are | Chris Hermes 32:56

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EPISODE 224: To grow a truly successful home improvement business, you don’t just need to sell more or deliver quality work, you also need to make sure your sales and production aren’t misaligned. After all, it is this alignment that creates the foundation for a thriving business: predictable growth and profitability without all the headaches. How …

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Episode 49: David Hetherington on Building Resilient Business Practices 21:28

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David Hetherington is the Vice President of Global Business Development at Books International, a leading provider of US and International book manufacturing, print and digital distribution services for the book publishing industry. With over 40 years of experience in the book publishing industry, David has served as a Board Member for the Book Ind…

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How to Crisis-Proof Your Home Improvement Business | Scott Berman 29:31

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EPISODE 223: Picture this: your year is going great and you're on track to hit all your goals––then a hurricane hits. Or a monster snowstorm. Or a pandemic. Or a key employee leaves. In other words, your home improvement business is suddenly experiencing a crisis. Chances are, there will be more than one crisis in your business. So how do you proac…

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Ego Is the Enemy of Success (And How to Let Go of Control) | Charles Surber 53:47

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EPISODE 222: Many contractors find themselves taking on too much work because they don’t want to give up control. They’d rather work long hours in the business than hire the people to do it. But this isn’t the way to run a successful company, no matter how talented you might be. If you’re incredible at what you do, but find that your ego and need f…

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Episode 48: Jason Brockwell on "Distribution in the Digital Age" 33:16

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Jason Brockwell is the President of National Book Network, one of the largest independent book distributors in the United States. With titles in nearly every bookstore category, NBN has helped a broad variety of publishers with their distribution needs since its founding in 1986. Before becoming an executive at the company, Jason was a national acc…

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One Bad Hire Can Cost Contractors Over $19,000, Here's How To Change That | Brad Yoho 50:25

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EPISODE 221: Are you having trouble finding great people and building a winning team for your home improvement business? You’re not the only one. But there IS a secret many top organizations use to find incredible people, hire them, and keep them around. And if you want to find out what that is, then you definitely don’t want to miss this week’s ep…

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Unlock Your Home Improvement Business’ Team Potential With These 5 Pillars of Leadership | Brian Gottlieb 53:00

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EPISODE 220: A business is all about its people, and if you’re struggling to build a winning team for yours, then this is the episode for you! In it, I sit down with my friend and fellow home improvement business owner, Brian Gottlieb. Brian is here to discuss his latest book, Beyond the Hammer, which he’s been working on for the last two years. Br…

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Episode 47: Benetech's Michael Johnson on Accessible Ebooks 23:53

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Michael Johnson is the Vice President of Content at Benetech. In this role, he works directly with publishers, conversion houses, technology platforms, retailers, and educational institutions to help them understand and implement processes that allow for fully accessible content to get from authors all the way through to the end reader. He also has…

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The 7 Wealthy Contractor Secrets that Skyrocketed My Business | Patrick Readyhough 45:58

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EPISODE 219: Have you ever wondered if something is holding you back as a business owner or leader? You’re doing everything right (or so you think) but something is missing, and you’re not sure what it is. Well, spoiler alert: It’s your mindset. So many successful leaders have learned that to succeed in business (and not just in the home improvemen…

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Lessons From a Family Business Turned Home Improvement Giant | Vince Nardo 38:14

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EPISODE 218: What does it take to grow a small “family business” into a large, multi-state operation? Many would maybe say luck, but as I’ve said in the last episode, there is no such thing as luck in business; as entrepreneurs, we must rely on hard work, dedication, and a whole lot of strong processes. And no one knows this better than this week’s…

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Episode 46: Kristina Radke on Audiobooks with NetGalley 28:34

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Kristina Radke is the Vice President of Business Growth and Engagement at NetGalley, a service that helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies and audiobooks to book advocates and industry professionals, including reviewers, booksellers, librarians, educators, media/journalists, and other book trade professionals. With over 15 years…

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How Contractors Can Diversify Their Lead Generation in 2024 | Ken Baer 50:37

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EPISODE 217: So many contractors focus on just one or two lead sources to bring in most of their business and completely disregard lead diversification as a goal. And while this strategy might have worked during the Covid boom, it’s definitely not working today. In the 2024 market, lead source diversification is a must, and no one knows this more t…

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Want Better Leads? A New Fail-Proof Strategy for Contractors | Chris Behan & Natalie Russo 39:31

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EPISODE 216: Back in 2020, home improvement was all the rage as everyone started spending vacation money on their houses; and that meant that many contractors found themselves positively drowning in leads. Today, as lead volume is normalizing and competition is making lead prices increase, it’s time for you to get rid of some dead weight and focus …

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7 Steps to Create a Home Improvement Business That Works FOR You 34:48

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EPISODE 215: Many home improvement businesses manage to achieve high revenue but the owners are still not reaping the benefits. This happens because, more often than not, they make much lower profit margins than they COULD be making. In an attempt to compensate for this, we end up working endless hours FOR our business each week, often sacrificing …

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How a Contractor With Entrepreneurial ADHD Achieves Wild Success | Matt Hullander 36:49

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EPISODE 208: We all desperately want our home improvement business to be a huge success. But there’s only so much you can achieve by applying cutting-edge frameworks, systems, and strategies. Today, we discuss something even more crucial: Who do you have to become as a person to make your business a success? The roadmap to success is as much about …