Trades Secrets:
Contractor Marketing Podcast
In-Depth Conversations with Industry Experts, Valuable Lessons from Fellow Contractors, and Actionable Business Tips to Elevate Your Contracting Business
Hosted by Devon Hayes
& Amanda Joyce
Co-founders at Elevation Marketing
Featured Episode
What does it actually take to grow a home service business from the ground up?
Kent and his wife started their cleaning company themselves. And now? It’s a thriving business with a substantial team serving the Dallas area.
But it didn’t happen overnight.
In this episode, we sit down with Kent Davis of Dallas Sunrise Maids to talk about the messy parts of growth, including hiring, delegation, knowing when to bring in outside help, and figuring out which numbers actually matter.
The big takeaway?
Pay attention to the numbers that matter. Build your foundation. Hire good people. Invest consistently. Let’s go!
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Ep 78 – 2026 Build Show Live Recap
Ep 77 – From Cleaning Houses To Building A Brand
What does it actually take to grow a home service business from the ground up?
Kent and his wife started their cleaning company themselves. And now? It’s a thriving business with a substantial team serving the Dallas area.
But it didn’t happen overnight.
In this episode, we sit down with Kent Davis of Dallas Sunrise Maids to talk about the messy parts of growth, including hiring, delegation, knowing when to bring in outside help, and figuring out which numbers actually matter.
The big takeaway?
Pay attention to the numbers that matter. Build your foundation. Hire good people. Invest consistently. Let’s go!
Ep 76 – Before You Fire Your Marketing Agency For AI
Should you let AI run your marketing? Maybe? Maybe not?
This isn’t an anti-AI conversation. We promise.
This is a conversation about how AI can make your marketing smarter and more efficient, and where experience, strategy, historical data, and good old-fashioned human judgment still matter.
In our latest episode of Trades Secrets, we sit down with Dan Sundgren and Scott Freeborn of FreeGen Digital Agency to talk about a real-world AI case study that contractors need to hear.