{"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":"Book 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 🔗 Grab our FREE resource: The Foundation Series, Real strategies to build a business that runs (and grows) without chaos: https://bit.ly/3Yqzow5 Kevin 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. After 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.” In 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. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: • How Kevin went from $1 million to $6.5 million—and why his next target is $20 million in 5 years • The “forever learner” mindset that drives his growth—and why he reads every single day • Why he acquired 5 small “fire sale” businesses—and it fueled leads more inexpensively than traditional marketing • The stress breaking point that forced him to hire an operations manager—and how it freed him to focus on growth • Why he hires technicians green: “People that are experienced, it’s kind of hard to retrain them” • How he went from zero Google reviews in 2013 to almost 1,700 today—more than anyone in his market • His training structure: Tech Tuesday, Sales Monday, Plumbers Thursday, Install Friday—and why “get back to basics” was last year’s theme • How CertainPath’s SOAR program identified marketing waste ($700-800/lead on direct mail) and fixed it •...","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}