Josh Young
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Have fun. Right. Yeah. So so I think I don't know that I would change anything other than shape to shape to you are in the decisions you make today. So I agree with that. Right. So, you know, other than that, I just think, you know, learning faster how to become a leader and being more humble and not being so stuck on, you know, the dollars. Right.
Have fun. Right. Yeah. So so I think I don't know that I would change anything other than shape to shape to you are in the decisions you make today. So I agree with that. Right. So, you know, other than that, I just think, you know, learning faster how to become a leader and being more humble and not being so stuck on, you know, the dollars. Right.
Um, and me like what's in it for me, what, you know, once I got over to that part, if I could have relieved that part of it, like long, long ago, I guess that would be the one thing is like being more humble and not doing it for me, doing it for the cause and for the people underneath me, I think would, you know, I would be in a lot better place today if I had learned that faster.
Um, and me like what's in it for me, what, you know, once I got over to that part, if I could have relieved that part of it, like long, long ago, I guess that would be the one thing is like being more humble and not doing it for me, doing it for the cause and for the people underneath me, I think would, you know, I would be in a lot better place today if I had learned that faster.
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Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I love, I love, love business. I don't know that I love commercial construction as much. Yeah. Right. But I do love business. I love the financial part of it. I love going through, you know, an income statement or a balance sheet and picking out things. You know, how do we do this better?
Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I love, I love, love business. I don't know that I love commercial construction as much. Yeah. Right. But I do love business. I love the financial part of it. I love going through, you know, an income statement or a balance sheet and picking out things. You know, how do we do this better?
Like I said, we were talking about, you know, well, how did you get, you know, get so good with the cashflow and making sure that you don't get behind on payments with these people, just, just figuring out those issues. I really enjoy and building the business, right. Building people up, pushing them to do things that they never thought they could do. Right.
Like I said, we were talking about, you know, well, how did you get, you know, get so good with the cashflow and making sure that you don't get behind on payments with these people, just, just figuring out those issues. I really enjoy and building the business, right. Building people up, pushing them to do things that they never thought they could do. Right.
I get a lot of enjoyment out of pushing people that said, I can't do this. There's no way. And then all of a sudden, you know, a year later, they're doing double what they thought they could. You know, I have an estimator that came in. He sold like $2 million, right? And now he's selling $15 million a year. You know, he said, there's no way I'm going to ever get there, right?
I get a lot of enjoyment out of pushing people that said, I can't do this. There's no way. And then all of a sudden, you know, a year later, they're doing double what they thought they could. You know, I have an estimator that came in. He sold like $2 million, right? And now he's selling $15 million a year. You know, he said, there's no way I'm going to ever get there, right?
And I just kept pushing and pushing and pushing. And finally, you know, last year, he went above what he had set for a goal. So that's the kind of stuff that I love. And one of the things that I finally learned is I do need a leadership team. And I didn't know what that meant. And I can tell you, Vistage has helped me quite a bit.
And I just kept pushing and pushing and pushing. And finally, you know, last year, he went above what he had set for a goal. So that's the kind of stuff that I love. And one of the things that I finally learned is I do need a leadership team. And I didn't know what that meant. And I can tell you, Vistage has helped me quite a bit.
Yeah, Vistage has helped me quite a bit in that sense. I should have joined a group a long time ago. Because you only know what you know, right? And if you're not meeting like you are with people every single day or in your industry or different industries, you just don't know. You don't know what's out there. You don't know the people you can go to. So Vicious kind of opened my eyes up to that.
Yeah, Vistage has helped me quite a bit in that sense. I should have joined a group a long time ago. Because you only know what you know, right? And if you're not meeting like you are with people every single day or in your industry or different industries, you just don't know. You don't know what's out there. You don't know the people you can go to. So Vicious kind of opened my eyes up to that.
And I was able to ask more questions to different people. And so I learned really fast the type of leaders that I wanted and then started going after them. And wasn't afraid to pay, like you said earlier, right? Pay what they're worth.
And I was able to ask more questions to different people. And so I learned really fast the type of leaders that I wanted and then started going after them. And wasn't afraid to pay, like you said earlier, right? Pay what they're worth.
So I'll tell you a story. My father-in-law just had your guys out to fix his garage door, right? Oh, that was a good story. So no, it was great. So I'm over there during Christmas, right? And he's telling me, yeah, I got these guys to come over and do. I said, who was it? He's like, A1 Garage Door. I'm like, oh, Tommy Mello. And anyways, we're getting talked about.
So I'll tell you a story. My father-in-law just had your guys out to fix his garage door, right? Oh, that was a good story. So no, it was great. So I'm over there during Christmas, right? And he's telling me, yeah, I got these guys to come over and do. I said, who was it? He's like, A1 Garage Door. I'm like, oh, Tommy Mello. And anyways, we're getting talked about.