In this episode of the Built By Me Podcast, we welcome entrepreneur and home service expert Colin DeHaan (Cowboy Colin) who shares valuable insights into scaling home service businesses. With over 2,000 applications for his Gutter Launch program, Colin discusses the importance of selflessness in leadership, overcoming pride, and the nuances between coaching and program sales. Dive into this episode for impactful stories and practical advice that can help you grow your business and achieve that entrepreneurial freedom you've always dreamed of!

Key Takeaways:

1. Recognizing and overcoming pride is crucial for business growth.
2. Selflessness is a core quality of effective leaders; those who focus on helping others succeed tend to thrive.
3. Competition can create market awareness and increased demand for services.
4. A clear company vision and willingness to unlearn bad habits sets successful entrepreneurs apart.
5. Understanding the right mindset and current market conditions is key to success in saturated markets.

Notable Quotes:

• “The only reason you think you can't do it is because you think you can't do it.”
• “Dying to themselves and just understanding how little they actually know is a big part of the pride.”
• “Win bigly so that we can give bigly.”