Zero Construction Experience to Eight Figures: How Jason Nemes Built Summit Solutions
From The Kitchen Table by Ken Baden
April 3, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 143
About this episode
Jason Nemes shares his journey from network marketing to founding Summit Solutions, achieving significant success in the roofing industry despite having no prior construction experience.
In this episode, Ken Baden sits down with Jason Nemes, Founder and CEO of Summit Solutions Roofing and Construction in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Jason brings an unusual origin story — he came from network marketing, where he built massive teams and earned multi-five-figure monthly residuals before a single phone call in December 2023 pivoted him into roofing. With no construction background, Jason leaned on his strengths: culture-building, recruiting, leadership, and social media branding. His company did $5.1 million in its first year. The conversation covers business partnerships gone wrong, getting burned by reps, how to recruit and train in a hyper-competitive market, multi-state expansion strategy, the private equity exit game, and the real correlation between high-performing salespeople and addiction recovery. Honest, entertaining, and packed with practical insight.
People in this episode
Host: Ken Baden
Guest: Jason Nemes
Topics covered
- entrepreneurship
- business strategy
- leadership
- recruiting
- construction industry
Keywords
- Jason Nemes
- Summit Solutions
- roofing
- network marketing
- business partnerships
- recruiting
- leadership
- social media branding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Summit Solutions Roofing and Construction
Places: Dallas-Fort Worth
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