EP: 021 - From a Storage Unit to a $21M Plumbing & HVAC Empire: Kevin Fiscor Story

I was reminded of something that I talked about in the first time on the old show was when you've got someone on your team that wants to start their own business someday.

to have that level of trust with them and be able to have a conversation and then show them what it takes to actually run your own business.

I think far fewer would actually go through with it, number one.

Knowing what you know, right? And what you do go through and what the reality is of that.

But also you get that buy-in from them now.

It's like, yes, you can go do it.

I'm going to show you exactly how to go run your own business and everything that you're going to need to do so you can flourish.

Because now you've got someone that's out there that, yeah, you're competing with, you're bidding with, but now at least they're running their business the right way.

They're

not undercutting prices and all that other stuff.

We've

had three guys go out and get the contractor's license that have worked for us and they're still in business and things like that.

And Literally yesterday, I had a technician turn in his van.

I'm friends with his dad and his grandpa and his uncle and family like that.

He's really young, very sharp.

Basically, you know, it's the American dream, right? You've got the skills.

You've got the qualifications.

Go out and do it.

And just like I was telling him yesterday, you know, when he was turning his tablet and keys and field cards and all that good stuff.

you know, I was just like, Hey, you know, if you ever run into an issue with a pissed off customer or an install issue or just a business question, my phone's always on, use me as a resource.

Right.

You know, a lot of people, you know, I have one guy that works for me, you know, I put my, my wing under, you know, he calls me and he still talks to me.

But, uh, I help them out, you know, but, you know, that's the way you should be as an employee.

You shouldn't be, you know, talking bad about your employees and, you know, cuss them out and spreading rumors and things like that when you go and get your contractor's license, which a lot of us have seen in these businesses.

And it comes out of a place of fear, right? They're afraid of losing these people and they're afraid of giving away their trade secrets, right? But, I mean...

I was reminded of something that I talked about in the first time on the old show was when you've got someone on your team that wants to start their own business someday.

to have that level of trust with them and be able to have a conversation and then show them what it takes to actually run your own business.

I think far fewer would actually go through with it, number one.

Knowing what you know, right? And what you do go through and what the reality is of that.

But also you get that buy-in from them now.

It's like, yes, you can go do it.

I'm going to show you exactly how to go run your own business and everything that you're going to need to do so you can flourish.

Because now you've got someone that's out there that, yeah, you're competing with, you're bidding with, but now at least they're running their business the right way.

They're

not undercutting prices and all that other stuff.

We've

had three guys go out and get the contractor's license that have worked for us and they're still in business and things like that.

And Literally yesterday, I had a technician turn in his van.

I'm friends with his dad and his grandpa and his uncle and family like that.

He's really young, very sharp.

Basically, you know, it's the American dream, right? You've got the skills.

You've got the qualifications.

Go out and do it.

And just like I was telling him yesterday, you know, when he was turning his tablet and keys and field cards and all that good stuff.

you know, I was just like, Hey, you know, if you ever run into an issue with a pissed off customer or an install issue or just a business question, my phone's always on, use me as a resource.

Right.

You know, a lot of people, you know, I have one guy that works for me, you know, I put my, my wing under, you know, he calls me and he still talks to me.

But, uh, I help them out, you know, but, you know, that's the way you should be as an employee.

You shouldn't be, you know, talking bad about your employees and, you know, cuss them out and spreading rumors and things like that when you go and get your contractor's license, which a lot of us have seen in these businesses.

And it comes out of a place of fear, right? They're afraid of losing these people and they're afraid of giving away their trade secrets, right? But, I mean...