From Brushes to Books: Building a Profitable Painting Business

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In this episode of the Profitable Painter Podcast, host Daniel Honan (CPA and former painting business owner) sits down with Russell Peach, founder of Peach Painting, to uncover the strategies behind scaling a painting business from $500K to a projected $7M in revenue.

Russell shares his incredible journey, from starting with full-home remodels to niching down into commercial painting, and finally pivoting to residential painting, where he achieved explosive growth. Learn how he:

• Transitioned from commercial to residential painting and why it was a game-changer.
• Scaled rapidly by focusing on systems, marketing (like Facebook ads), and hiring the right people.
• Maintained high profit margins (65%+ gross profit) while growing revenue.
• Structured his team with incentives to drive performance in sales, operations, and customer satisfaction.
• Overcame challenges like cash flow, labor shortages, and inconsistent workloads.

Whether you're a painting contractor looking to scale, struggling with profitability, or just starting out, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you build a more profitable and sustainable business.

📌 Key Takeaways:
✅ Why niching down into residential painting unlocked massive growth.
✅ How to balance speed-to-lead marketing with profitability.
✅ The importance of incentivizing your team to align with business goals.
✅ Lessons from losing money early on, and how Russell bounced back stronger.

FREE WEBINAR ALERT: Want to stop overpaying in taxes? Join our free webinar: “Making More Money and Saving on Taxes: Bookkeeping for Painters” happening August 5th. Save your spot here: https://bookkeepingforpainters.com/Webinar 

I want to personally invite you to something special happening on September 9th at 12 p.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific."

I’m hosting the official launch of my brand-new book, Profitable Painter. During this live event, I’ll walk you through 3 powerful frameworks from the book that I’ve used to help over 400 painting businesses scale profitably to $3 million and beyond.

Reserve your spot now at ProfitablePainterCPA.com/webinar