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Joel Mercado

Joel Mercado

Co-owner of The Painting Company San Diego and contractor business coach (Contractor Excellence) who overcame homelessness to build a $12M/yr painting business.

Sep 29, 2026

1:39
So, guys, Joel, without further ado, take it away, brother.
1:42
Thank you, brother.
1:43
First and foremost, I just want to say thank you to Tanner, Ike, Guys, if you guys have not met Tanner yet, you got to make sure you make that happen.
1:51
And the reason why I say that is when we first locked in and met each other a few years back, it was like instant.
1:57
It was just that feeling, that love, the energy.
2:00
And thank you so much for what you do for the community.
2:02
Thank you so much for what you do for the trade.

17 MINS LATER

18:52
man
18:45
100%.
18:46
It always stems from the individual that's leading the business.
18:50
Right.
18:50
So that's the one thing that I can see differently.
18:53
And of course, like I saw that in my business, I struggled for years.
18:57
Right.
18:57
And one of my mentors, he was obviously just showing me the business.

18 MINS LATER

36:41
sorry, dad.
28:37
Talk to me about your your sales process.
28:40
Yeah.
28:41
Sales process is important.
28:42
Right.
28:42
It starts with the phone call.
28:43
So we train our office very thoroughly.
28:47
It's all about the customer.

15 MINS LATER

43:48
But if you're ready to move forward now, we can do it for this price.

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