In this video, Jay Miller and Brandon Dawson get into what has to change when you can’t keep doing everything yourself. If growing your roofing business keeps costing you more hours, this conversation is worth your time.


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CHAPTERS
00:00 Meet Brandon Dawson
01:04 From Las Vegas to the Oilfield
04:49 Starting His Own Roofing Business
09:18 Lessons From His First Year
11:28 Investing in Leads and Growth
13:13 Becoming the Leader Growth Requires
14:45 Changing His Circle and Mindset
17:41 Keeping Your Word Matters
20:59 Leading From the Front
23:05 Building Culture Through Standards
26:11 Sales Income and Insurance Delays
28:13 Should Top Sellers Become Managers?
29:56 Costly Mistakes and Customer Communication
31:38 Betrayed by Someone He Helped
38:16 Faith, Giving, and Finding Purpose
41:46 Divorce, Therapy, and Starting Over
44:51 Routine, Mentorship, and Leading by Example
49:45 Learning From Coaches and Masterminds
51:15 Adapting to Insurance Industry Changes
52:19 The Class 4 Shingle Debate
54:16 Growing From $2M to $20M
56:19 Learning to Trust After Betrayal
1:00:33 Connecting With Brandon and Jay


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In this video, Jay Miller sits down with a guest who came to America from Siberia, slept in a car, and started a flooring company after his boss filed for bankruptcy. They talk through his journey into roofing, why he decided to sell his business, and how helping other roofers grew into classes and events.


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CHAPTERS
00:00 The Promise That Started It All
00:39 Jay Introduces His Guest
01:14 From Siberia to Wisconsin
04:48 A Month Sleeping in a Car
05:58 Building a Future for His Family
15:01 Winning His First Flooring Customers
18:01 Choosing His Family Over Ego
19:18 Learning to Be His Own Boss
23:07 Deciding to Sell His Roofing Company
25:11 Walking Away at the Peak
26:16 Opening His Doors to Other Roofers
28:38 How Free Classes Became Events


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John Huffman went from addiction and a night in the back of a police car to rebuilding his life through faith. Years later, he found himself a million dollars upside down, working 90-hour weeks, and watching the pressure of his business spill into his family life. In this episode of the Hard Knocks Podcast, John shares what it took to start over and why he now helps other entrepreneurs through the same kind of struggle.

Jay Miller opens up about his own experience: making money while privately wondering how he’d get through the next day. He talks about the help he found through John and Bryce, what he’s learning about his business, and how his priorities at home and his faith are changing.

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