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Ismael Valdez

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

I disagree that at the two million dollar level, you have that kind of because otherwise everybody there would be a hundred million dollar companies at the two million dollar level. There's no vision in there. That's why they're all stuck in the right.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

That's a true operator right there. That is a true operator right there.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

That's a true operator right there. That is a true operator right there.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

That's a true operator right there. That is a true operator right there.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

There's a ton of them out there too.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

There's a ton of them out there too.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

There's a ton of them out there too.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

Dude, roofing's coming right behind us too, man. You know, there's a different level of sophistication that the trade has been going through. Obviously, the solar people have been leading the pack for, you know, years and years and years, and the HVAC guys were following you guys right behind it.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

Dude, roofing's coming right behind us too, man. You know, there's a different level of sophistication that the trade has been going through. Obviously, the solar people have been leading the pack for, you know, years and years and years, and the HVAC guys were following you guys right behind it.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

Dude, roofing's coming right behind us too, man. You know, there's a different level of sophistication that the trade has been going through. Obviously, the solar people have been leading the pack for, you know, years and years and years, and the HVAC guys were following you guys right behind it.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

Whether it was a CRM or whether it was a sales-driven trade, the sales, I mean, the solar industry has led us to where we're at right now, so.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

Whether it was a CRM or whether it was a sales-driven trade, the sales, I mean, the solar industry has led us to where we're at right now, so.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

Whether it was a CRM or whether it was a sales-driven trade, the sales, I mean, the solar industry has led us to where we're at right now, so.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

And it hurts the business too because you're taking a revenue producing person and putting them in a managerial position. And most of us forget that we need that revenue. And especially at the pivotal moment where we're at two, three, four, five million dollars. You need those drivers. You need to keep them where they're producing the most for the company.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

And it hurts the business too because you're taking a revenue producing person and putting them in a managerial position. And most of us forget that we need that revenue. And especially at the pivotal moment where we're at two, three, four, five million dollars. You need those drivers. You need to keep them where they're producing the most for the company.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

And it hurts the business too because you're taking a revenue producing person and putting them in a managerial position. And most of us forget that we need that revenue. And especially at the pivotal moment where we're at two, three, four, five million dollars. You need those drivers. You need to keep them where they're producing the most for the company.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

I got a question for you guys. So coming into this industry, right, the plumbing, air conditioning, electrical industry, and coming in as a mentoring group, there's a lot of scammers out there, right? And I've called them out. I promise you, I called them out. Dustin, you've seen me. I'm not afraid to call people out. I've seen you do it.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

I got a question for you guys. So coming into this industry, right, the plumbing, air conditioning, electrical industry, and coming in as a mentoring group, there's a lot of scammers out there, right? And I've called them out. I promise you, I called them out. Dustin, you've seen me. I'm not afraid to call people out. I've seen you do it.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

I got a question for you guys. So coming into this industry, right, the plumbing, air conditioning, electrical industry, and coming in as a mentoring group, there's a lot of scammers out there, right? And I've called them out. I promise you, I called them out. Dustin, you've seen me. I'm not afraid to call people out. I've seen you do it.

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#148: Can the Trades Take You Farther Than a Degree // Dustin Van Orman, Ismael Valdez // Next Level Pros

Because the reason why I'm not afraid to call it out is because I am so protective of the trades. I'm so protective of the contractors. I'm so protective of them getting taken advantage of because I'm one of them. And I've been in their shoes where it's like, man, how the hell am I going to hit payroll this month, man? And they're, you know, they're looking for that silver bullet or the coach.