Show Notes
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Michael Werner has lived several business lifetimes: Goldman Sachs M&A, president of Werner Ladder at $500 million plus, the Gerber turnaround from $100 million to $700 million, and founder of HomeX, where he sold Schedule Engine to ServiceTitan for nine figures. Twenty years ago, doctors told him he had about four years left. In this episode, he and Tommy break down private equity done right, why ownership changes how people work, the three things that motivate every employee, and the four trends that will decide which home service companies survive the next decade.
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- Introduction
- Why He Asks Everyone Their Origin Story
- Goldman's 15 Minute Rule
- Growing Werner Ladder Past $500 Million
- Too Entrepreneurial To Stay
- The Gerber Turnaround: $100M To $700M
- Satisfy Customers Or Delight Them?
- Trust, Time, Transparency: The HomeX Idea
- Why He Took A Minority Partner
- The Rental Car Ownership Test
- The Three Things That Motivate People
- Did The Trades Give Him Cancer?
- Hold The Mirror Up Before You Sell
- Never Say Retirement
- Four Trends That Decide Who Survives
- The David And Goliath Strategy
- Where He'd Put His Money
- The Death Sentence, In Full
- Long-Term Greedy: Final Advice
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