Kelson Carterpresident at carter's my plumber

Owned and Operated with John Wilson | Podcast Trailer

18 Sept 2026 · 1 min

Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast

18 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this trailer for the "Owned and Operated" podcast, host John Wilson—originally a plumber who built a home‑service empire from $1 million to $53 million in revenue—promises a hands‑on, data‑driven look at scaling plumbing, HVAC, and electrical businesses. He outlines the show’s focus on concrete topics such as hiring, team management, sales, marketing, pricing, operations, opening new locations, and buying other companies, while also discussing enterprise‑value concepts like $50 million EBITDA. Episodes will feature owner interviews, deep‑dive operational case studies, and real‑time numbers from Wilson’s own ventures. The podcast releases two episodes per week and targets current or aspiring home‑service owners seeking actionable, operator‑level insight.

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There is a ton of advice on the internet about how to build, start, or grow home service companies, but very little of it is from people that have actually done it. I'm John Wilson, and I've spent the last decade building a home service company from $1 million of revenue to $53 million today. And this show is where we talk about exactly what we've done. We talk about scaling processes, hiring team, marketing, and everything in between.
And maybe this is just because I'm An ads guy or like I'm a marketing guy, but like once you get that billboard up, it's hard to change.
We talk about building and scaling plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and everything that comes with running these businesses. We talk about hiring and managing people, sales and marketing, pricing, operations, opening up new locations, buying businesses, and ultimately how to make money in this thing.
When we're talking a billion, we're talking enterprise value. We're talking like $50 million of, of EBITDA.
Some episodes are conversations with owners. Some episodes are deep dives dives into things that we're actively doing. In this show, we share the numbers and we get specific, and we frequently talk about the stuff that we are actively dealing with as real operators. Like, my background is I was a plumber and then I bought a business and then I bought 14 more. If you own a home service business or you're interested in this industry and you're trying to build something great, then this is the show for you. We post 2 episodes a week, so drop a follow so you don't miss any of our content coming out.