Whole Squad Eats
Welcome to Whole Squad Eats w/ Phil Risher. On this podcast you'll hear stories from successful people doing cool things, discussions on making more money and growing a business, as well as the failures and lessons Phil has learned on his journey.
Google Accidentally Revealed the Future of SEO | Ep 135
In this episode, Phil Risher shares a recent video from our youtube channel
- Does SEO still matter?
- What type of content Google says you should be making
- How to prepare your home service business for the shift
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Commercial Real Estate Explained for Home Service Businesses | Ep 134
In this episode, Phil Risher talks with Graham Storey about using commercial real estate to build wealth.
- How to buy commercial real estate as a home service business owner
- The commercial real estate SBA loop hole
- When to hire someone to help you buy real estate
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The CEO of Google Just Warned Home Service Businesses About AI Search | 133
In this episode, Phil Risher shares a recent video from our youtube channel
- What the CEO of Google said about the future of search
- Why traditional SEO is dying
- How to prepare your home service business for the shift
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From Reputation Management to Experience Management - The Big Shift in Home Service | Ep 132
In this episode, Phil Risher talks with Pierce Birkhold about shifting from reputation management to experience management.
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- How to do happy calls and actually get feedback
- The NPS score most home service business owners want but dont have
- What AI calling should actually do to build experience for your customers
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<...Why Most Home Service Brands Look the Same (And Lose Customers Because of It) | Ep 131
In this episode, Phil Risher talks with Sergio Silva about building a home service brand that dominates your market
- How to decide it's time to rebrand
- The branding no-no's home service businesses should know
- What branding assets you need to dominate your market
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She Built Her Home Service Business to $10M...Then Almost Lost it All | Ep 130
In this episode, Phil Risher talks with Kerri Raynor about scaling her business to $10M and almost losing it to a hidden lawsuit.
- How to build a $10M home service business
- The hidden lawsuit most home service businesses may face
- How to find a PE firm that is good
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Stop Hoping for Referrals — Build This $1M Referral System Instead | Ep 129
In this episode, Phil Risher shares a recent video from our youtube channel
- How to build a $1M referral system
- What numbers to track year over year to grow
- How to structure your referral system for success
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How I Scaled a Home Service Business to $5M Using Enterprise’s Playbook | Ep 128
In this episode, Phil Risher shares a recent video that went viral on LinkedIn about how he used Enterprise strategies to grow a home service business
- How to use a $27B family owned business framework to grow your business
- What numbers to track year over year to grow
- How to structure your team for success
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5 Marketing Pitfalls Costing Home Service Businesses 8 to 10% of Their Revenue & How to Fix Them | Ep 127
In this episode, Phil Risher and Tom Casey discuss:
- How to dominate local neighborhoods
- How to track ROI & growth from marketing
- Why most home service owners fail with marketing
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Still Closing Every Deal? Here’s How to Replace Yourself and Scale to $10M | Ep 126
In this episode, Phil Risher and Steve Caron discuss:
- How to hire salespeople for home service businesses
- How to build a sales system inside your business with key metrics
- Why most home service owners fail when hiring salespeople
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The $100M Home Service Cheat Code (Alex Hormozi Strategy) | Ep 125
In this episode, Phil Risher share a live event he did on the $100M Series from Alex Hormozi
- How to use the $100M Series in a home service business
- Call scripts with the grand slam offer
- Using the $100M money models to actually scale from 1M to 10M
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She took this home service business from $8M to $11M in 2 years | Ep 124
In this episode, Phil Risher and Marie Elliott discuss:
- What gaps she saw at an 8M home service business that led to quick growth
- Why spending more on ads was not the quick fix to growth
- How leadership meetings helped scale vision and data
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Building a Culture That Actually Drives Growth, Retention, and Profitability
In this episode, Phil Risher and Nicole Greer discuss:
- Building a culture that grows your business
- How to have conversations with tough employees
- The accountability framework to use with your team
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Ai Search is Shifting in Home Service Businesses - What You Can Do To Prepare | Ep 122
In this episode, Phil Risher and Carl Willis discuss:
- Preparing your home service business for ai search
- Virtual estimating and ai
- Creating content to rank in ai search
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The 4 Relationships Standing Between You and a $10 Million Home Service Business | Ep 121
In this episode, Phil Risher and Sara Hardwick Grintz discuss:
- 4 PACT relationships every business needs to scale to $10m
- How to build a b2b referral partner program
- Why Gifting is only part of relationship building
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Stop Buying Leads: How This Turf Business Scaled to Multi-7 Figures Using Relationships | Ep 120
In this episode, Phil Risher and Connor Sweeney discuss:
- Building partnerships to grow multi 7 figures
- How to build a premium brand
- Opening new office and scaling
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3 Years to Exit: A Masterclass on Preparing Your Business for Sale | Ep 119
In this episode, Phil Risher and Scott Snider discuss:
- 4 Capital Levers to grow a business
- How to 2x value without more revenue
- Why 75% of Business Owners Regret Selling (And How to Avoid It)
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10x thinking formula to grow your home service business and prepare you to sell with Bill Gallagher | Ep 118
In this episode, Phil Risher and Bill Gallagher discuss:
- 10x mindset to explode growth
- Why 10x is easier than 2x
- Scaling frameworks to think bigger
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He Hit $1M… Then Got Stuck. These 4 Fixes Took Him to $1.8M with Adam Sylvester | Ep 117
In this episode, Phil Risher and Adam Sylvesteer discuss:
- How he stalled at $1.2M then unlocked 40% growth
- How he took 5 weeks off from his business
- Building a sales and marketing machine
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$1.3M Home Service Business Added Another $1M in 12 Months With Kevin McCarthy | Ep 116
In this episode, Phil Risher and Kevin McCarthy discuss:
- How he added $1m to his home service business in 18
- Buying back his time to lead
- Hiring a sales person and building a sales system
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Build Wealth Inside and Outside of Your Home Service Business with Jason Gabrieli | Ep 115
In this episode, Phil Risher and Jason Gabriele discuss:
- The home service wealth ladder
- How to plan for an exit of your home service business
- Where to start if all your wealth is tied up in your business
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Google Ads ROAS Data, Marketing Budget Killers, Q&A With Phil Risher | Ep 114
In this episode, Phil Risher discusses:
- Benchmark data on Google Ads for home service businesses
- The difference between premium brand content and trust building content
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Build A Profitable Price Book in 2026 With Danielle Putnam | Ep 113
In this episode, Phil Risher and Danielle discuss:
- How to figure out your burden rate
- Turning technicians into sales people
- Why 5 options are better than good, better, best
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Unlock Hidden Profit and Scale Your Home Service Business with Jim Bradley | Ep 112
In this episode, Phil Risher and Jim Bradley discuss:
- The common bottlenecks in 1m to 10m home service businesses
- Why your coach should go on site
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<...Do This When Hiring Your Leadership Team with Andrew Henke | Ep 111
In this episode, Phil Risher and Andrew Henke discuss:
- Attracting top talent away from competitors
- How to incentivize your leadership team
- Building a culture that attracts and retains A players
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Growing a Family Owned Window and Door Company to Multi 7 Figures with Justin & Rose Reif | Ep 110
In this episode, Phil Risher and Justin & Rose Reif discuss:
- Building a sales team to grow a home service business
- Why customer experience matters more than anything else
- Why bringing on fractional pieces is the key to growth
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Building an 8 Figure Home Service Business While Getting More Free Time with Phil Green | Ep 109
In this episode, Phil Risher and Phil Green discuss:
- Building an 8 figure home service business that runs without you
- Who owns what and building simple systems
- Creating performance pay for the entire team so your company grows
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<...Growing Your Home Service Business Through Referral Automation with Murphy Nadauld | Ep 108
In this episode, Phil Risher and Murphy Nadauld discuss:
- Building an automated Referral System in your business
- How to get more referrals from your number 1 lead source
- Fixing the gap between who would refer you and who actually does
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Use Virtual Estimates to Grow Your Home Service Business with James Hatfield | Ep 107
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In this episode, Phil Risher and James Hatfield discuss:
- How to implement virtual estimates in your business
- Turning virtual estimates into ai reports to expedite sales
- Using estimates to elevate your customers' experience instantly
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Building a Profitable Home Service Business That Runs Without You with David Moerman | Ep 106
In this episode, Phil Risher and David Moerman discuss:
- Building a 7 figure home service business that runs without you
- The ideal work week structure to grow a business
- Creating a sales system inside your business
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Bought 4 Businesses & Built a $10M HVAC Business With Brendon Aldridge | Ep 105
In this episode, Phil Risher and Brendon Aldridge discuss:
- Growing through acquisition
- Shifting from technician to sales and owner mindset
- How Brendon acquired 4 businesses to fuel growth
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How to Build a High-Performing Sales Team in the Trades with Ryan Groth | Ep 104
In this episode, Phil Risher and Ryan Groth discuss:
- How to build a sales system in your business
- What KPIs should you track when building a sales system
- Specific steps in a sales process that every business needs
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How to Build and Sell your Business the Right Way with Lee Heisman | Ep 103
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In this episode, Phil Risher and Lee Heisman discuss:
- How to prepare your business to sell
- What to look for in a partner to sell too
- How to structure the deal for the best upside opportunity
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How to Build and Scale a Home Service Business by Hiring Better and Leading Smarter with Jonathan Whistman | Ep 102
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In this episode, Phil Risher and Jonathan Whistman discuss:
- How to use AI to hire faster and smarter
- How to do group interviews that work
- Building a company people actually want to work at
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Building Million-Dollar Home Service Brands That Sell Before You Even Show Up with Ryan Kettering | Ep 101
In this episode, Phil Risher and Ryan Kettering discuss:
- What goes into a rebrand
- Why a brand is more that a logo and colors
- The 7 parts of branding home service businesses need to nail
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Lessons Learned From 100 Podcast Episodes | Ep 100
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How To COLD Text & Email Home Owners In Your Service Area With Jimmy Speyer | Ep 99
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In this episode, Phil Risher and Jimmy Speyer discuss:
- Hyper-targeted cold outreach strategies
- Outbound sales strategies for home service businesses
- Legal compliance for digital outreach
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How to Build a Business that Sets you free Instead of Trapping you with Ryan Tansom | Ep 98
In this episode, Phil Risher and Ryan Tansom discuss:
- The owner's playbook framework
- Balancing time, cash flow, and wealth
- KPIs and accountability delegation to team members
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How to Hire Better People Faster For Your Home Service Business With Ryan Englin | Ep 97
In this episode, Phil Risher and Ryan Englin discuss:
- Marketing strategies to attract top talent
- Retention strategies for keeping good team members
- How to onboard so people stay
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Growing a Home Service Business From 0 to a $7.6M Sale in 5 Years With Teddy Slack | Ep 96
In this episode, Phil Risher and Teddy Slack discuss:
- Building a home service business to $4m in rev with 43% EBIDA
- Going from 0 to $1m in 12 months
- Building SOPs and a scalable profitable business in 5 years
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