Stuck at $5M? The Brutal Truth About Why You Won’t Scale
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Anthony Mound discusses the challenges plumbing and HVAC companies face in scaling beyond $5 million and shares strategies for growth.
Guest: Anthony Mound — Owner, Trust 1 Services Guest Links: Website: https://trustoneservices.com/ This episode breaks down why most plumbing and HVAC companies get stuck at $5 million and what it actually takes to push past that ceiling to $10 million and beyond. Anthony Mound started Trust 1 Services in 2020 with nothing, moved to Boston with a garbage bag of clothes, got laid off from the union for doing too much side work, and turned that into a company on pace for $12 million this year, fully self-funded with no partners and no outside investment. He explains why the real difference between five and ten million is building a structurally sound leadership team so you stop being directly integrated into everything, why you shouldn't add another trade until you're at least 25% bottom line profit, and how implementing a daily huddle with clear department targets was one of the simplest but most impactful moves he made. The conversation gets into DISC profiles for hiring and firing, why having your personal name on the truck creates pricing and perception problems as you scale, the tools driving efficiency at Trust 1 including Hatch, Scribe, Loom, MacData, and Claude, and why…
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