Can't Stop the Growth

Can't Stop the Growth is driven by Chad's personal mission to provide a platform for others to grow and thrive. CSTG offers inspiration, leadership lessons on growth, grit, and chasing potential.

Can't Stop the Growth is a business podcast hosted by Chad Peterman, with 348 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Chad Peterman hosts Can't Stop the Growth, a business show with 348 episodes published.

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  Can't Stop the Growth

  The Exact Sales Process to Close in the Home (Not the Inbox)

  Aug 18, 202610 min

  Show up, present some options, and hope the phone rings. That's the sales process at most home services businesses. And hope is not a closing strategy. I'm Chad Peterman, CEO of Peterman Brothers. Over the last 15 years we've scaled our home services business from $5 million to $115 million a year across HVAC, plumbing, and electrical, and I've watched thousands of in-home appointments. I can usually tell you how a call ends from the first five minutes. The estimate you email at 4 PM is sitting next to two competitors' quotes by 6, and the homeowner's confidence in you fades with every hour it sits there. There's a better way, and it closes in the home every time. Fear kills more sales than price ever will. Not fear of the homeowner, fear of the awkward moment. Retreating to the emailed estimate feels safer, but it's just a delayed no with a week of waiting attached. The customer who says yes on the visit is the same person you would have emailed. They were just waiting for someone to ask. Drop a comment and tell me where in the process you're losing the most jobs right now. Want to connect with me and my team? Schedule a call: https://40kl04.share-na2.hsforms.com/2_9Pg3PvxTw-EsBumhedfjg Subscribe to Can't Stop the Growth for more on scaling a home service business. Connect with Chad: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-m-peterman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chadmpeterman Learn more about: Chad Peterman - https://chadmpeterman.com/ Peterman Brothers - https://www.petermancareers.com/ The People Forward Network - https://peopleforwardnetwork.com/

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  How This Family Business Grows 30% a Year Selling Water Nobody Thinks They Need

  Aug 14, 20261 hour

  Chad Peterman sits down with Lydia and JB Brewster, the sibling team running Aqua Clear Water Systems in East Tennessee. Their dad started the company in 2005 door-knocking out of a garage, selling water coolers. Today it's grown 30% a year for five to six years straight, in a market where most people don't even know they have a problem. This one is a masterclass in two things Chad's audience always asks about: how a family business actually works across generations, and how to build people systems and tech systems that most companies your size would never attempt. Aqua Clear proves the excuses most owners lean on (can't find people, can't sell in a tough market) are just that. Excuses. Find Aqua Clear: https://aquaclearws.com/Subscribe to Can't Stop the Growth for more conversations with the operators shaping the trades. Want to connect with me and my team? Schedule a call: https://40kl04.share-na2.hsforms.com/2_9Pg3PvxTw-EsBumhedfjg Free Coaching for Home Service Pros: https://cantstopthegrowth.com/ Connect with Chad: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-m-peterman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chadmpeterman Learn more about: Chad Peterman - https://chadmpeterman.com/ Peterman Brothers - https://www.petermancareers.com/ The People Forward Network - https://peopleforwardnetwork.com/

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  College or the Trades? An Honest Answer From a 9-Figure CEO

  Aug 11, 202610 min

  If you're trying to figure out what to do after high school, or you're a parent steering a kid who doesn't know yet, this one's for you. No speech about how the trades are underrated or how college is a scam. Both of those takes are lazy. The real answer is more specific.I'm Chad Peterman, CEO of Peterman Brothers. I went to college, then helped build our home services business into a 9-figure company inside the trades. I've lived both sides, and the honest answer depends almost entirely on the person asking.The honest answer to "college or the trades" isn't which one is objectively better. It's which one fits who you actually are. If you're built for it and you go in knowing what it asks, there's never been a better time to build a career or a company in this industry.Which path are you on, and what made you choose it? Drop it in the comments.Want to connect with me and my team? Schedule a call: https://40kl04.share-na2.hsforms.com/2_9Pg3PvxTw-EsBumhedfjgSubscribe to Can't Stop the Growth for more on building a career and company in the trades.Free Coaching for Home Service Pros: https://cantstopthegrowth.com/ Connect with Chad: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-m-peterman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chadmpeterman Learn more about: Chad Peterman - https://chadmpeterman.com/ Peterman Brothers - https://www.petermancareers.com/ The People Forward Network - https://peopleforwardnetwork.com/

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  The Next $1 Million Won't Save Your Business (Here's Why)

  Aug 7, 202611 min

  Every owner believes the next million in revenue will fix what's broken. It won't. And chasing it can actually leave you worse off. I'm Chad Peterman, CEO of Peterman Brothers. Over the last 15 years we've scaled from $5 million to over $115 million a year in home services, and I've hit every stage where revenue climbed and the profit didn't follow. Where you add people, trucks, and overhead, then look up wondering where the money went. Revenue is a lagging indicator. It tells you what already happened. The numbers underneath it tell you what's about to happen. Fix the operation first, watch the right numbers, then grow. What number are you going to start tracking this week? Drop it in the comments. Want to connect with me and my team? Schedule a call: https://40kl04.share-na2.hsforms.com/2_9Pg3PvxTw-EsBumhedfjg Subscribe to Can't Stop the Growth for more on scaling a home service business.Free Coaching for Home Service Pros: https://cantstopthegrowth.com/ Connect with Chad: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-m-peterman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chadmpeterman Learn more about: Chad Peterman - https://chadmpeterman.com/ Peterman Brothers - https://www.petermancareers.com/ The People Forward Network - https://peopleforwardnetwork.com/

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  Why Cheap Leads Are Actually Your Most Expensive Leads

  Aug 4, 202613 min

  If you're spending money on marketing and not totally sure it's working, or running on referrals and hoping the phone keeps ringing, this one's for you.I'm Chad Peterman, CEO of Peterman Brothers. Over the last 15 years we've scaled from $5 million to over $115 million a year in home services, and at that scale, marketing is not a set-it-and-forget-it line item. We spend between $8 and $10 million every year generating leads, and we have to know where every dollar goes.What are you going to start tracking more closely? Drop it in the comments.Want to connect with me and my team? Schedule a call: https://40kl04.share-na2.hsforms.com/2_9Pg3PvxTw-EsBumhedfjg Subscribe to Can't Stop the Growth for more on scaling a home service business.#HomeService #HVAC #Marketing #CantStopTheGrowth #ChadPeterman Free Coaching for Home Service Pros: https://cantstopthegrowth.com/ Connect with Chad: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-m-peterman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chadmpeterman Learn more about: Chad Peterman - https://chadmpeterman.com/ Peterman Brothers - https://www.petermancareers.com/ The People Forward Network - https://peopleforwardnetwork.com/

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