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The Roofing Success Podcast is a show created to inspire roofing contractors to achieve optimal success in their roofing businesses. The host, Jim Ahlin, is the co-author of the book, "Internet Marketing For Roofing Contractors, How to TRIPLE Your Sales and Turn Your Roofing Website Into an Online Lead Generation Machine", and Co-Founder of Roofer Marketers, the Digital Marketing Agency for the roofing industry. On each episode, Jim will be sitting down with industry leaders to talk about their processes, the lessons they learned, and how to find success in roofing.
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Most roofers spend more money on marketing when they want more leads. Nicholas Riley believes there's a better way. After spending nearly a decade in consulting with KPMG and Deloitte, Nick left the corporate world to buy Driftwood Builders Roofing in Austin, Texas. What he discovered surprised him: some of the best growth opportunities don't come from marketing. They come from relationships. In this episode, Nick shares why networking with realtors, insurance agents, and other local profe...
Building a successful roofing company isn't just about selling more roofs. It's about creating a business that gives you freedom, predictable profits, and a team that loves coming to work. In this episode, Jim Ahlin sits down with Kody Landals, founder of Reimagine Roofing and Reimagine Your Sales, to discuss the lessons he learned building, scaling, and exiting a roofing company. In this conversation, you'll learn: • How Kody built and scaled Reimagine Roofing into a private-equity-backed...
Most roofing companies hit a wall. The owner becomes the bottleneck. Growth creates chaos. And every problem ends up back on their desk. In this episode, Jim sits down with Chance Peare, COO of SkyRight Roofing & Gutters and founder of Framework OPS, to talk about what it really takes to scale a roofing company without losing control. Chance isn't a consultant teaching theory. He's in the trenches every day managing operations, building teams, creating systems, and solving the same cha...
What actually makes a roofing company successful long term? According to Jon Abernathy, it’s not having the biggest sales team. It’s having the right people, the right culture, and the right systems. Jon is the founder of Abernathy Roofing and a longtime roofing contractor with more than 25 years of experience in the industry. After building one of the strongest roofing brands in his market, he went on to help TAMKO redesign its Contractor Edge program and now coaches contractors through th...
500+ roofing reviews don’t happen by accident. Mike Cochran of APEX Roofing built one of the most trusted roofing companies in Texas by focusing on one thing most roofers overlook… customer experience. From communication and follow-up to handling mistakes the right way, Mike shares the systems and mindset that helped APEX grow through referrals, repeat business, and loyal relationships. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why Mike DOESN’T want a perfect 5.0 rating - How great communication cre...
What happens when one of roofing’s top marketers launches his own roofing company? In this episode of the Roofing Success Podcast, Jim Ahlin sits down with Tim Brown to break down the strategy behind launching Owl Roofing. From choosing a memorable brand name and testing yard sign messaging, to building a retail-first roofing company powered by SEO, Google Ads, AI search, and strong branding, Tim shares the real-world marketing playbook he’s using to grow fast in a competitive market. They...
From $1,500… to a multi-million dollar roofing company. That’s the journey Mark Easton breaks down in this episode. He shares how Buccos Roofing started with just a few guys, one truck, and a simple belief… roofing is a real business, not just a trade. And over time, that mindset turned into a company doing over 1,000 installs a year. But this wasn’t overnight. We get into the long grind… years of reinvesting, figuring things out, and the moment that pushed Mark back into serious growth m...
Most roofing businesses don’t fail because of bad sales… they fail because they don’t understand what stage they’re in. In this episode, Zachiary Kuper breaks down what growth really looks like—from getting off the ground to managing crews, sales teams, and the daily chaos that comes with scaling. With over 15 years in the industry, Zach shares what he’s learned building and running S&K Construction And Remodeling, where he now oversees multiple crews, sales reps, and project managers w...
The Roofing Success Podcast is a show created to inspire roofing contractors to achieve optimal success in their roofing businesses. The host, Jim Ahlin, is the co-author of the book, "Internet Marketing For Roofing Contractors, How to TRIPLE Your Sales and Turn Your Roofing Website Into an Online Lead Generation Machine", and Co-Founder of Roofer Marketers, the Digital Marketing Agency for the roofing industry. On each episode, Jim will be sitting down with industry leaders to talk about their processes, the lessons they learned, and how to find success in roofing.
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