Charlie Felker is the co-founder of Free-2-Grow, a company that provides back-office support to service-based companies, allowing the owners and operators to focus on their customers and growing their businesses. Free-2-Grow offers its customers the services of a full-time office manager at half of what it would cost to hire someone full-time and provides team support with its cross-trained staff.
In this episode, we talked about entrepreneurship, customer service, leadership, management…
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Show notes
- Introducing Charlie Felker. [01:21]
- How things are going for Charlie since his last time on the Home Service Expert podcast. [02:17]
- Charlie’s thoughts on franchising. [05:30]
- What Charlie thinks will happen in the home service industry for the next few years. [08:47]
- How one should maintain work-life balance. [14:25]
- What it takes for a home service owner to cultivate their relationship with partners. [17:00]
- How to deal with clients and what role AI plays in this process. [19:29]
- Drawing the line between software and great leadership. [22:48]
- The importance of happy calls. [27:00]
- The qualifiers for a good lead. [30:18]
- Effective ways to boost your company’s efficiency and productivity. [35:24]
- Some considerations when hiring administrative help. [36:23]
- Why home service businesses should consider outsourcing customer service. [40:07]
- The best way to contact Charlie. [47:45]
- Book recommendations from Charlie and Tommy. [48:21]
Resources And People Mentioned:
- Free-2-Grow
- Joe Cassara
- The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
- David Goggins
- Simon Sinek
- Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don’t Have To by David A. Sinclair PhD and Matthew D. LaPlante
- The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies by Chet Holmes
- Dale Carnegie
- $100M Offers: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No by Alex Hormozi
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