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July 9, 2025 • 30 mins

Welcome back to the Top Contractor School Podcast, the show where we equip elite contractors with the tools, mindset, and network to build businesses that win.

In this episode, Eric Guy sits down with Alex O’Quinn, the 24-year-old owner of Pavement Pro Asphalt Maintenance, to talk about what it really takes to start a business young—and scale it fast. From knocking doors with a used truck to running a multi-crew operation with vision, culture, and discipline, Alex’s story is a masterclass in grit, sacrifice, and showing up.

🔥 Inside this episode:

✅ How Alex went from broke college dropout to business owner in under a year

✅ The role of mentors, mindset, and a Google Drive in building his first system 

✅ Why personal discipline, routine, and faith fuel his leadership 

✅ The truth about managing employees older than you—and how to earn respect

✅ Why hiring for character over skill changed everything

✅ Culture killers: how one toxic employee can infect your entire team

✅ The underrated power of branding and social media in the paving world

✅ What Alex learned from TCS—from systems to sales to personal growth

✅ How TCS helped him go from winging it to scaling with intention

If you’re a young entrepreneur—or anyone building something from scratch—this episode will remind you that you don’t need to wait for permission to chase greatness. 

👇 Get plugged into the network that helps you level up in business and life:

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📈 Join Top Contractor School → https://topcontractorschool.com/

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