From $1.3M to $4M in Power Washing with Jake Benjamin | Full Throttle #001

How Jake Benjamin grew his home service business from $1.3M to almost $4M, and the hiring moves that got him there. Book a free hiring audit: https://hubs.li/Q04C2f2_0 On Full Throttle Episode 1, Jake sits down with Dan Fleisher to talk about growing a power washing company: • When to hire dispatchers, sales managers and inside sales reps • How a $7/hour rep calling old quotes pays for itself • Why a personal touch still beats automated follow-up • Hiring managers who care as much as you do • The hard parts: owing the IRS $100K and letting friends go Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:09 From union job to power washing 07:09 Setting a $10M growth goal 09:26 Never looked at a P&L until $2.1M 12:01 Planning managers, dispatchers and sales reps 16:24 Hiring a $7/hour outbound sales rep 20:04 Personal touch vs AI follow-up 26:03 When you don't know what you're doing 28:22 Hiring managers who actually care 34:09 Why build a $100M business 37:07 Team bonuses tied to revenue goals 42:10 Hardest moments: IRS debt and firing friends 45:53 Upcoming events for exterior cleaners About Jake: Jake is the founder of Benjamin's Power Washing, a back-to-back Inc. 5000 company built on quality, affordability and a personal approach to every job. Instagram: https://hubs.li/Q04C2f3C0 LinkedIn: https://hubs.li/Q04C2f300 Full Throttle is the HireBus podcast for home service owners who want to grow. If this episode helped, like, comment and share it with an owner who needs it. #homeservices #powerwashing #hiring