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Off The Tools

Off The Tools

De : Joshua Grootenboer & Jimmy Hong
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🚀 Whether you're doing $500K or gunning for $5M+, Off The Tools is the podcast for growth-minded painters and remodelers who’ve traded the brush or hammer for the business plan.


Hosted by Joshua Grootenboer & Jimmy Hong, the Owners behind Launch Point Media. This show dives deep into the real strategies, hard lessons, and smart marketing moves that help residential painting and remodelling businesses scale up—and stay booked up.


We’re pulling out all the stops to help you solve your marketing forever, bring in quality leads, and dominate your local market.

✅ Marketing that actually works
✅ Real business growth insights
✅ Systems, sales, and stories from contractors who’ve been there
✅ Weekly episodes packed with actionable strategies


🎣 Remember: Multiple fishing poles ALWAYS catch more fish.

👉 Subscribe and stay off the tools—for good.

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  • EP 28 Off The Tools: Free Leads Aren’t Dead: Door-Knocking & Neighbor Marketing That Actually Works
    Jan 23 2026

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    🎙️ In this episode, Jimmy and Josh break down how contractors can generate free leads starting tomorrow—without relying on referrals or waiting for “slow season” to end. They dive deep into door-to-door and next-door neighbor marketing, how to run it consistently, and how to train a team so it doesn’t depend on you forever.

    🎙️ You will hear:
    - Why door-knocking is still the #1 “free lead” lever (and why most contractors quit too early)
    - The best time windows to knock (and how to boost door-open rates)
    - How many houses you should hit daily to create a real pipeline
    - The exact conversation approach: open-ended questions that keep the door open (literally)
    - How to train door-knockers with role-play + a simple shadowing plan
    - How to capture leads on the spot (clipboard/iPad setup) and track your numbers (opens → convos → estimates → booked jobs)
    - Why lawn signs + active job sites turn one project into multiple booked neighbors


    Thanks for watching the video! Our goal is to help residential painting, and remodelling businesses scale and solve their marketing forever and we’re pulling all the stops to make it happen!

    Subscribe to the channel to stay up to date with new strategies for your painting or remodelling business.

    Multiple Fishing Poles ALWAYS Catches More Fish!

    Launch Point Media
    Quality Leads For Painting & Remodelling Companies

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    33 min
  • EP 26 Off the tools: Let Go Without Losing Control - The Blueprint for SOPs
    Jan 9 2026

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    🎙️ In Episode 26, Josh and Jimmy break down one of the most important (but most overlooked) pieces of building a scalable contracting business: SOPs — Standard Operating Procedures.

    They dive deep into how to build systems that remove chaos, eliminate mistakes, and allow you to finally step back from the day-to-day without losing control of quality. From checklists to videos, enforcement to accountability, this episode shows you how top contractors turn unpredictable jobs into consistent, repeatable results.

    If you’ve ever said “I feel chained to my business,” this is the episode that shows you exactly how to fix it.

    🎙️ You will hear:
    - The #1 criterion of a great SOP (hint: a random person off the street should be able to follow it)
    - Why SOPs create predictability — and why predictability creates freedom
    - How McDonald’s-style systems make painting companies run smoother than ever
    - Why “telling your crew what to do” will always fail without a written checklist
    - How to enforce SOPs without micromanaging
    - Why updating SOPs is never a one-time task
    - How AI tools like ChatGPT can draft SOPs in minutes
    - The SOPs every painting business must have: start-of-job, mid-job communication, and end-of-job checklist
    - Why skipping SOPs leads to customer frustration, miscommunication, and lost payments
    - How to build a business that runs when you’re not on the job site

    If you’re heading into the new year without a clear plan, this episode will show you how to stop guessing, start tracking, and build a business that actually supports the life you want.

    Thanks for watching the video! Our goal is to help residential painting, and remodelling businesses scale and solve their marketing forever and we’re pulling all the stops to make it happen!

    Subscribe to the channel to stay up to date with new strategies for your painting or remodelling business.

    Multiple Fishing Poles ALWAYS Catches More Fish!

    Launch Point Media
    Quality Leads For Painting & Remodelling Companies

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    27 min
  • EP 25 Off the tools: he New Year Game Plan: How Top Contractors Set Goals That Actually Get Hit
    Dec 23 2025

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    🎙️ In this episode of the Off the Tools Podcast, Jimmy Hong and Joshua Grootenboer break down how contractors should actually be setting goals for the new year — not wishful thinking, but real numbers, real systems, and real execution.

    They walk through how top 1% contractors reverse-engineer revenue goals, avoid burnout, and build a business that runs on systems instead of chaos. From hiring decisions to production capacity to tracking the right metrics, this episode gives you a practical framework to start the year with clarity and momentum — not stress.

    🎙️ You will hear:

    How to set realistic revenue goals based on production capacity, not ego

    The exact numbers contractors need to track weekly and monthly

    Why hedging your goals is critical for slow seasons and unexpected delays

    How to reverse-engineer $1M+ goals using close rates and job size

    When to hire next — and why project managers unlock scale

    How SOPs and delegation prevent burnout as you grow

    Why contractors must shift from “doing the work” to organizing the business

    How tools like ChatGPT can simplify planning, tracking, and execution

    If you’re heading into the new year without a clear plan, this episode will show you how to stop guessing, start tracking, and build a business that actually supports the life you want.

    Thanks for watching the video! Our goal is to help residential painting, and remodelling businesses scale and solve their marketing forever and we’re pulling all the stops to make it happen!

    Subscribe to the channel to stay up to date with new strategies for your painting or remodelling business.

    Multiple Fishing Poles ALWAYS Catches More Fish!

    Launch Point Media
    Quality Leads For Painting & Remodelling Companies

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    29 min
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