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If you've ever felt stuck in a corporate job, living for the weekends, this story will resonate with you.
Steve Class sits down with Joe Nugent, the winner of Season 13 of the entrepreneurial reality show, The Blox and owner of the successful home inspection company Joe the Home Pro.
Joe spent over 20 years working in hotel sales and marketing roles. While successful, he always felt an entrepreneurial itch to start his own business. After he was unexpectedly laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Joe decided to venture into home inspections.
He launched Joe the Home Pro, where he overcame branding hurdles and built the business through relentless networking and client referrals.
Now, he has scaled his business to over half a million in annual revenue and a team of inspectors. How did he do it? Tune in to find out.
In this episode:
- Turning an unexpected layoff into an entrepreneurial opportunity
- Developing a sales mindset and sales strategies to build a service business
- Overcoming branding and legal hurdles when launching a new company
- Leasing vs franchising
- Balancing doing the work vs working on the business
- The power of mastermind groups and mentorship to accelerate success
- Scaling from a solo operator to a team through systems and processes
- Joe's new licensing program to help others replicate his blueprint
Connect with Joe:
- Website - https://www.joethehomepro.com/
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joethehomepro/
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/joethehomepro/
Connect with Steve Class:
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/steveyclass/
- Property Management - https://www.newenglandpropertymanagementllc.com/
- Realty Service - https://www.newenglandrs.com/
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