The Vince Perri Podcast

Design. Build. Sell. Alex Miranda (CEO and General Contractor) and Shastine Pavao (COO and designer) of Belle Style Designs run a turnkey rehab company built for real estate investors, getting projects done in about 6 weeks instead of 12. In this episode they sit down with Vince to show how a contractor and a designer built it. In this episode: - Why investor work means tighter margins, and how supplier relationships protect them - The numbers: 18 to 20 leads a month, about 40% converted, 12 to 15 active projects - Why the next two years will separate the heavy hitters from everyone else - The turnkey client: what investors hand off, and what they keep - Why the future of construction is AI as a tool, not a replacement If you flip, invest, or run a contracting business and want to scale, this one is for you. Subscribe for more real conversations with people who've built, bought, or scaled a real company. Connect with Belle Style Designs: Website: bellestyledesigns.com Instagram: instagram.com/bellestyledesigns Alex Miranda on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexmiranda14 Alex Miranda on TikTok: tiktok.com/@alexmiranda14 Recorded at Elite Podcast Studio, Tampa Bay's premier podcast facility. Premium. Polished. Powerful. Website: elitepodcaststudio.com Email: [email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/elitepodcaststudio YouTube: youtube.com/@ElitePodcastStudio Facebook: facebook.com/elitepodcaststudio LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/elite-podcast-studio Chapters: 0:00 Cold open: projects done in 6 weeks instead of 12 1:19 What Belle Style Designs does and why it's different 7:10 Why a contractor and a designer make the perfect partnership 9:05 Why you can't build a business alone 12:10 Investor work vs. retail: margins and trust 14:55 The numbers: leads, conversion, and projects per month 21:04 The next two years: what separates the heavy hitters 25:14 The ideal turnkey client for investors 29:48 Take action: stop saying "one day" 32:00 The future of construction and AI Everything about business. Nothing held back. All Business with Vince Perri is built for business owners who want straight talk about starting, scaling, and building something worth owning. New episodes every week. Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. 🔗 Website: https://www.vinceperri.com 📊 Free Value Clarity Roadmap: https://go.vinceperri.com/vcr-yt 📅 Book a Call with Vince: https://go.vinceperri.com/calendar-page-yt-1 Connect with Vince: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinceperriofficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinceperriofficial/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VincePerri/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vinceperriofficial Listen on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/38621Yz Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sbjPIs #BusinessOwner #Entrepreneur #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #Scaling #ExitPlanning #BuildToSell #AllBusiness #VincePerri

Anthony Haddad didn't get into AI because it was trendy, he got into it out of desperation and survivability. While running four companies with VCs watching, he broke his back in a car accident on top of a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus, and a long history of major surgery. In this episode he breaks down how AI became the thing that kept his businesses alive, and how he's built an entire operating system around it. In this episode we get into: - How Anthony helped scale Anchor Rides, a yacht charter marketplace, from $140,000 to $9.2 million in annual revenue - The real reason he got into AI: desperation and survivability while running four companies through a string of injuries and surgeries - The AI ATM Machine: why he treats AI as a revenue system, not a content tool, and where he tells overwhelmed founders to start - The Main Brain: how he replaced a traditional org chart with department-specific AI agents his team trains and works alongside instead of getting replaced by - Building JewelryBox.ai, an AI-powered marketing platform for independent jewelry stores, born out of his own family's jewelry business - The generational and moral questions AI raises for the next generation growing up dependent on it If you're a business owner who knows you need AI but doesn't know where to start, or you're trying to figure out how to make it actually make you money instead of just content, this episode is for you. Subscribe for more real conversations with people who've built, bought, or scaled a real company, and share this with someone who's still doing everything the hard way. Connect with Anthony Haddad: Website: jewelrybox.ai Website: theaiatmmachine.com Website: yummymarketing.com Instagram: instagram.com/AnthonyAIMarketing Facebook: facebook.com/Jewleryboxai YouTube: youtube.com/@Jewelryboxai LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yummyimagemedia Recorded at Elite Podcast Studio, Tampa Bay's premier podcast facility. Premium. Polished. Powerful. Website: elitepodcaststudio.com Email: [email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/elitepodcaststudio YouTube: youtube.com/@ElitePodcastStudio Facebook: facebook.com/elitepodcaststudio LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/elite-podcast-studio Everything about business. Nothing held back. All Business with Vince Perri is built for business owners who want straight talk about starting, scaling, and building something worth owning. New episodes every week. Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. 🔗 Website: https://www.vinceperri.com 📊 Free Value Clarity Roadmap: https://go.vinceperri.com/vcr-yt 📅 Book a Call with Vince: https://go.vinceperri.com/calendar-page-yt-1 Connect with Vince: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinceperriofficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinceperriofficial/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VincePerri/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vinceperriofficial Listen on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/38621Yz Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sbjPIs #BusinessOwner #Entrepreneur #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #Scaling #ExitPlanning #BuildToSell #AllBusiness #VincePerri

Jake Alexander didn't set out to be an accountant. He did a few tax returns for friends by accident, forgot about it, and came back the next year to a waiting room. Ten years and three acquisitions later, he's the CEO of Action Accounting in Tampa Bay, and he's got the scars to prove growth on paper isn't the same as growth your systems can actually hold. In this episode we get into: - The accidental origin story: how a handful of favor tax returns turned into a business he never planned to start - Three acquisitions in three years that almost put him out of business, and what actually broke first - Why he ran Action Accounting without a CRM for the first seven or eight years, and what he calls "insane to think about" now - The industry's shift from compliance to advisory, and what to ask your own CPA to find out which one you're actually getting - Why AI is changing bookkeeping behind the scenes, but won't replace the relationship clients actually pay for - The hibachi dinner story: the moment that hit him harder than any client tax-savings win If you're a service business owner thinking about an acquisition, running without a CRM, or wondering whether your accountant is actually advising you or just filing paperwork, this episode is for you. Subscribe for more real conversations with people who've built, bought, or scaled a real company, and share this with someone about to make a decision they haven't fully planned for. Connect with Jake Alexander / Action Accounting: Website: actionaccountingusa.com Instagram: instagram.com/jakea360 Facebook: facebook.com/actionaccountingusa YouTube: youtube.com/@actionaccountingusa LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jake-alexander-83632918 Recorded at Elite Podcast Studio, Tampa Bay's premier podcast facility. Premium. Polished. Powerful. Website: elitepodcaststudio.com Email: [email protected] Instagram: instagram.com/elitepodcaststudio YouTube: youtube.com/@ElitePodcastStudio Facebook: facebook.com/elitepodcaststudio LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/elite-podcast-studio Everything about business. Nothing held back. All Business with Vince Perri is built for business owners who want straight talk about starting, scaling, and building something worth owning. New episodes every week. Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode. 🔗 Website: https://www.vinceperri.com 📊 Free Value Clarity Roadmap: https://go.vinceperri.com/vcr-yt 📅 Book a Call with Vince: https://go.vinceperri.com/calendar-page-yt-1 Connect with Vince: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinceperriofficial/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinceperriofficial/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VincePerri/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vinceperriofficial Listen on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/38621Yz Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sbjPIs 0:00 Cold open: the human element that prevails over AI 1:05 A sales guy who fell into accounting by accident 1:18 Three acquisitions over three years 1:42 Finding a business partner and doubling overnight 3:59 Walking through the first acquisition deal 7:23 Buying a small, owner-dependent firm 8:35 The biggest lesson from acquisition #1 9:28 Two acquisitions too fast 14:31 What actually broke first: client experience, then cash flow 15:29 Five years later: redefining success from headcount to profit 20:58 How Jake got into accounting completely by accident 23:34 The biggest problem in the industry: communication and expectations 24:49 No CRM for the first seven or eight years 26:16 The shift from compliance to advisory 27:57 Clients who try to minimize profit just to avoid taxes 29:48 The hibachi dinner story 31:51 Where AI actually fits in accounting 39:19 Wrap up: where to find Jake #BusinessOwner #Entrepreneur #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #Scaling #ExitPlanning #BuildToSell #AllBusiness #VincePerri