How Two Contractors Turned a Crazy Idea Into Big-Box Success
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What inspired Keith and Mike to start Vitalcoat and how did their early product fail lead to a new opportunity?
You guys are uh obviously doing a lot of great things, you're innovating, you've got this new exciting product coming out.
When we started doing it, no one really heard of that idea and and and thought it was kind of crazy. Uh but we kept pushing it, kept doing it, showing the results, people started seeing the benefits of it.
And it's just kind of exploded since then. Keith Duke and Mike Patrick are lifelong entrepreneurs, business partners, and the co-owners of Vitalcoat Sealers and Coatings. Drawing from decades of hard work, resilience, and shared values, they have built a business rooted in lasting relationships, determination, and a commitment to excellence.
How's the leadership dynamics with two of you?
Well people say that the only ship that doesn't sail is a partnership, right? But I think when you have a good buddy, you've been doing it with forever and you have an understanding. So I'll have a rough day and not get any sleep one day. He's able to kind of pick up the slacks. Someone's starting out, what tips would you give them? You know, the crazy thing is we probably didn't mention just
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Episode of Living the Red Life. Joining me today is Mike and Keith. We're gonna chat about how they've taken their product nationwide. They're in big box stores, Home Depot brands that you probably shop at, uh, and they're always innovating. And I love this story, how they've constantly innovated. They've got this new product that uh is probably gonna disrupt the industry. So yeah, and we're gonna uh gonna talk a lot about the entrepreneur journey too. Guys, welcome to the show.
All right, thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it.
So so let's talk about it. Uh you know, you guys are uh obviously doing a lot of great things, you're innovating, you've got this new exciting product coming out. Do you wanna just tell everyone a bit about how you got here and and what you're up to? Sure.
So we uh obviously we started, like we said, with a different technology and uh I wouldn't say that it it failed but it kinda led us to where we're at now.
Yeah.
How did a garage‑floor oil leak become the accidental breakthrough for their concrete sealer?
Um, you know, that there was a a ton of hurdles to to jump and um you know everything works out for a reason, right? So we stumbled across uh a different type of uh coating. Yeah and uh we eventually started putting it on shingles.
Well let's j and let's just go big picture if someone's listening, 'cause you know, you're not the typical uh maybe supplement business that we might interview, right? So uh do you wanna explain big picture what your company does and the products do?
Oh well big big picture is is that uh once we organized to do this, we started making a um uh coatings in general for concrete for most anything that you will have at your home for home maintenance products. Uh the idea was to produce a a product that was um environmentally friendly, yep, easy to use, but performed at the highest level possible for the least amount of money. Uh with Without having to hire a professional.
Yeah.
the typical DI wire which is which is what I've always been my entire life. So um that falls right in into our niche right there. So we we uh uh created a very unique uh a product that um that we feel performs uh close to the solvent epoxies uh without going into the solvent uh issues that you bring along with that. And so uh the homeowner pe especially people in uh areas that are uh have to deal with the air quality standards, this is a perfect perfect solution.
And so you took that product, obviously, you know, you the the latest one is, you know, really something you're you're kinda gun ho on and you think it's gonna change the industry.
It actually s uh we actually started it on it in twenty ten. So it's it's it was uh uh a process to get to there.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Keith and Mike to start Vitalcoat and how did their early product fail lead to a new opportunity?
0:00–2:06
2
How did a garage‑floor oil leak become the accidental breakthrough for their concrete sealer?
2:06–4:47
3
What challenges did they face turning a niche coating into a roof‑maintenance product?
4:47–6:55
4
How did Vitalcoat break into big‑box retailers like Home Depot and scale nationwide?
6:55–9:04
5
What leadership structure do Keith and Mike use to run the business and keep operations smooth?
9:04–10:35
6
Why do they stress daily, realistic goals over big, distant milestones?
10:35–12:04
7
What advice do they give to new entrepreneurs about persistence and belief in your product?
12:04–13:55
8
How can homeowners discover Vitalcoat products and learn more about the company?
13:55–15:34
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