{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Successful Contractor Podcast","title":"5 Acquisitions + Real Systems = 600% Growth | Kevin Henderson’s Story","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6b464ad6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3741,"description":"\nBook a free Discovery Call to see how we can help you hit your goals and beyond: https://bit.ly/3TvGiNW or call us at: (214)-453-1591 \n\n🔗 Grab our FREE resource: The Foundation Series, Real strategies to build a business that runs (and grows) without chaos: https://bit.ly/3Yqzow5 \n\nKevin Henderson calls himself a “forever learner.” It’s the mindset that took him from green apprentice in 1996 to owner of a $6.5 million HVAC and plumbing company—and he’s just getting started. \n\nAfter 17 years working for someone else, Kevin took a leap in 2013 when a colleague offered him a small business: take it or I’m shutting it down. He talked to his wife, and the answer was simple: “I’m not getting any younger. I know how to do this.” \n\nIn this episode of The Successful Contractor, Kevin Henderson of Home Comfort Systems Heating, Cooling & Plumbing in Greenwood, SC, shares how he acquired 5 small companies, implemented real systems, and profitably grew his business by 600%. But it wasn’t all smooth—stress-related health problems forced him to stop doing everything himself and start building a real team. \n\nWhat You’ll Learn in This Episode: \n\n• How Kevin went from $1 million to $6.5 million—and why his next target is $20 million in 5 years \n\n• The “forever learner” mindset that drives his growth—and why he reads every single day \n\n• Why he acquired 5 small “fire sale” businesses—and it fueled leads more inexpensively than traditional marketing \n\n• The stress breaking point that forced him to hire an operations manager—and how it freed him to focus on growth \n\n• Why he hires technicians green: “People that are experienced, it’s kind of hard to retrain them” \n\n• How he went from zero Google reviews in 2013 to almost 1,700 today—more than anyone in his market \n\n• His training structure: Tech Tuesday, Sales Monday, Plumbers Thursday, Install Friday—and why “get back to basics” was last year’s theme \n\n• How CertainPath’s SOAR program identified marketing waste ($700-800/lead on...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WCyJ3ptH0xXEDqC4S1LIZ73tPiK25vJcQICelfBZHPQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MzJh/ZGUzYzE3OTNiM2Nj/YTllNDRjYmY2NWIy/NjY2OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}