Fractional CEO for Blue Collar Trades

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I'm not a coach.
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For the last 22 years I've owned and grown Disaster Masters Restoration — a multi-location restoration company, Big Jake's Complete Auto, and Property Pro's, all built from zero. Some I sold. Some I still run.

What I teach you isn't from a book — it's just what I used last Tuesday. The goal isn't just to fix what's broken — it's to build something worth selling. Even if you never sell.

02 / Why

If you own a trades company, you already know.

These are the symptoms. I've lived every one of them.

Symptom 01

A team that won't run without you.

You're the visionary, the salesman, the operator, the dispatcher, and the closer — all before lunch.

Symptom 02

Payroll bleeding faster than revenue is coming in.

Friday hits like a freight train. The AR aging report makes it worse.

Symptom 03

Front Runners on the team.

Guys who run hard when work is easy. Disappear when it gets hard.

Symptom 04

Job costs that hide.

Until the books tell you what you already feared. Margins keep eroding and you can't pinpoint why.

Symptom 05

Net margin stuck in the single digits.

It should be 20%+. You know it. You just can't seem to keep the leaks plugged.

Symptom 06

Soft accountability.

You know what you should say to that underperformer. You also know you probably won't.

03 / How

The Path of Least Resistance Plan.

90 days. Three phases. Same framework I'm running on my own company right now.

01

Stop the Bleeding.

Days 0–30. Get clarity on the people, the cash, and the AR. No new initiatives until the leaks are plugged.

  • People audit
  • AR triage
  • Weekly cash plan
  • Hard accountability
02

Build the Machine.

Days 31–60. Clear roles. Job costing visibility. Numbers that mean something. The owner stops being the bottleneck.

  • Job descriptions
  • Numbers scorecard
  • Weekly team meeting
  • Hiring filters
03

Optimize.

Days 61–90. Now we hunt margin and build to sell. Pricing, sales process, supplier terms, training. Net margin moves from single digits to where it should be — and your shop starts looking like an asset, not a job.

  • Margin analysis
  • Sales process
  • Supplier renegotiation
  • Training docs
04 / Receipts

Real Numbers. Real Experience.

22YR Operating Experience
4 Active Locations
5 Client Slots Available

I'm not here to be your friend. I'm here to make you more profitable.

— Jake Yancey

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