Epic Entrepreneurs
Welcome to Epic Entrepreneurs! What does it take to build a real and thriving business in today’s world? As entrepreneurs and business owners, we went into business to have more freedom of time and money. Yet, the path of growing a business isn’t always filled with sunshine and rainbows. In this chart-topping show, host Bill Gilliland; author of the best-selling book “The Coach Approach” leverages his decades of experience coaching proven entrepreneurs to make more money, grow the right teams, and find the freedom of EPIC Entrepreneurship.
Episodes
319 episodes
A Single Layoff Can Become Your Breakthrough with Jeff Riley, Carolina Results Team
A layoff can wreck your confidence or rewrite your future, and Jeff Riley chose the second path. Jeff joins us from the Carolina Results Team to share how he went from an HR career and a sudden company bankruptcy to becoming a high-producing re...
Recognition Turns Wellness Programs Into A Habit with Leonora Cherry, Zen and Zest Wellness Solutions LLC
Most companies say they care about wellbeing, then act surprised when burnout shows up as turnover, low morale, and stalled productivity. I sit down with Leonora Cherry, founder of Zen and Zest Wellness Solutions in Chesapeake, Virginia, to tal...
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Gratitude As A Business Strategy with Joshua Pugliese, Grato Property Care
The fastest way to lose business in home services is painfully boring: don’t answer the phone, show up late, and make customers chase you. We talk with Joshua Pugliese, owner of Grato Property Care in the Irwin and North Huntingdon area near Pi...
A Great Home Inspection Helps Buyers Make Confident Decisions with Matt Ruggieri, Pillar To Post Home Inspections
“Did it pass?” might be the most common home inspection question and it’s also the wrong one. We sit down with Matt Ruggieri, an Army veteran and owner of Pillar To Post Home Inspections in the Pittsburgh area, to explain what a home inspection...
Three Full-Time Jobs In A Sooty Hat with Matthew Anstine, Spazzacamino
Most people hear “chimney sweep” and picture a simple job. The reality is a high-skill, high-trust trade where one mistake can put a family at risk and where the owner is also the marketer, scheduler, bookkeeper, and technician. We’re joined by...
Scaling A Painting Company Starts Behind The Scenes with Daniel Creft, R7 Painting Service
The part of entrepreneurship nobody posts about is the part that breaks you: the scheduling, the estimates, the follow-ups, the hiring, the payroll, and the constant fear that the pipeline dries up. I’m joined by Daniel Creft from R7 Painting S...
From Marine Veteran To Design-Build Builder In Chattanooga with Sean McNamara, Sol Terra Construction, LLC
If you have ever thought owning a business means total freedom, this conversation will challenge that fast. We talk with Sean McNamara of Sol Terra Construction LLC, a United States Marine Corps veteran, architecture graduate, and Chattanooga g...
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How A Northern Arizona Contractor Builds Confidence Through Details with Jamie Williams, Capstone Construction & Remodeling
Contractor horror stories usually start long before the demo day. Jamie from Capstone Construction and Remodeling joins us from northern Arizona to break down what actually builds homeowner trust, what red flags should stop you in your tracks, ...
How A Charleston Cleaning Owner Scales Without Losing Standards with Raya Zompero, Zompero Pro Cleaning & Beyond
Quality is easy to say and hard to scale, especially when you’re growing fast and every clean carries your name. We sit down with Raya Zompero of Zompero Pro Cleaning & Beyond to talk about what it takes to build a residential and commercia...
A 20-Year-Old Contractor Explains How Real Site Work Gets Done with Luke Alec Palmer, Palmer Excavation
People love to watch dirt move, but the real skill in excavation is everything you don’t see: the research, the permits, the materials, the measurements, and the decisions that prevent a “quick fix” from turning into a costly redo. We sit down ...
A COVID Shutdown Sparked A Smarter Pivot with Branden Joynt, Joynt Industries
He signed a commercial lease with $100 to his name and called it a plan. That mindset carried Brandon Joynt through one of the harshest reality checks an owner can face: COVID shutting down his movie theaters and draining over $50K in liquidity...
From Cell Towers To Power Washing Growth with Chris Cannon, The Cannon Power Washing
Walking away from “good money” is easy to praise and hard to do, especially when you have a stay-at-home spouse and four kids depending on you. We sit down with Chris Cannon from Cannon Power Washing to unpack the real story behind choosing a l...
Starting A Roofing Business After A Hurricane Takes More Than Hustle with Reed Brown, Roof Rangers
Owning a roofing business can look “easy” right up until the phone starts ringing at night, a crew needs an answer on a jobsite, and a customer wants perfection on a messy tear-off. We’re joined by Reed Brown of Roof Rangers, a residential and ...
Why We Refuse The Buy-Today Discount Pitch with Celena Luster, The Window Source of Morgantown
High-pressure home improvement sales have trained homeowners to brace for impact, and Celena Lusster is done with that. We talk with Celena, co-owner of Windows Source of Morgantown, about building a window replacement and door installation com...
How Burcham's Plumbing Wins With Fair Pricing And Reliable Service
You can tell a lot about a business by what they obsess over, and Caitlin and Daniel Burcham obsess over the basics most people mess up: showing up on time, treating customers with respect, and doing plumbing work the right way the first time. ...
What Would Change If You Treated Your Home Like An Investment with Kaylee Holley, HomeSmiles Virginia Beach
One tiny home problem can quietly turn into a five figure repair, and most of us do not notice until it is too late. We sit down with Kaylee Holly of Home Smiles Virginia Beach to break down what preventative home maintenance actually looks lik...
The Four Day Workweek That Starts With Cleaning A Van with Jesse Kellogg, Grinning Possum Wood Originals
You can feel it when someone didn’t start a business to “be their own boss”, they started because real life demanded it. That’s what makes this conversation with Jesse Kellogg from Grinning Possum Wood Originals so honest. We talk about the mom...
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How A Husband And Wife Built A High-Standard Cleaning Company In North Carolina with Sydney Allen Lapanne, Red Wolf Cleaning Services
Most cleaning companies say they’re “detailed” and “reliable,” but Sydney Le Pen from Red Wolf Cleaning Services takes a sharper stance: the real product is consistency. Cliff McCray and Sydney unpack what it takes to deliver luxury-level clean...
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You Never Stop Having A Boss As An Owner with Christian Adams, Carolina Temperature Control
You can feel it when a company is built on pride and you can also feel it when it’s built on pressure. We talk with Christian Adams, owner of Carolina Temperature Control, about what growth really looks like inside a modern trades business serv...
From Tree Crew To Real Freedom with Rejoice Tracey, Crazy Irish Tree Service
The fantasy of entrepreneurship is freedom on day one. The reality can look like 12 to 14 hour days, a phone that never stops, and a business that follows you home. We sit down with Rejoice Tracy of Crazy Irish Tree Service to talk honestly abo...
My First Customer Asked Me To Kill A Cat with Michael Boehmler, Buzzkill Pest Solutions
A lot of pest control sounds the same until you meet someone who spent 10 years doing mosquito research in a lab. We’re joined by Michael Ballmer, founder of Buzzkill Pest Solutions, to talk about what happens when scientific training collides ...
How A Virginia HVAC Startup Scales With Fair Prices with Jesse Bergstrom, Just Chillin
“Freedom” is the word everyone sells you when you start a business, but Jesse Bergstrom says the truth is heavier and better: freedom is tied to responsibility and self-discipline. Jesse runs Just Chillin, a Virginia heating and cooling company...
From Slow Weeks To Ice Storm Surges In Cleaning And Restoration with Stosh Fernandez, Voda Cleaning Restoration
One slow week nearly forced Stosh Fernandez to drive Uber just to keep payroll covered and then the next wave hit with nonstop ice-storm calls for days. That swing from uncertainty to overwhelm is the hidden reality behind “being your own boss,...
How A YouTube Rabbit Hole Became A Real Service Business with Ruben Ramirez, Triad Pressure Washing LLC
A single YouTube Shorts clip of a driveway getting cleaned sent Ruben Ramirez down a rabbit hole that changed his life and built a real, profitable pressure washing business. He went from 16 years in dental assisting to launching Triad Pressure...
From Military Aviation To A Neighborhood Woodworks Business with Frank Campagna
You can learn more about business from a neighbor fixing a dock than from a thousand growth hacks. Cliff McCray sits down with Frank Campagna, founder of Campagna Woodworks LLC, to unpack how a retired military aviator accidentally built a thri...
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