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August 21, 2025 50 mins

How to scale a trades company to $8 million through leadership and culture.


Mike Rogers details how Jags Mechanical went from a small startup to a booming multi-million dollar business. Learn about the innovative partnership model inspired by Chick-fil-A, the importance of hiring for attitude and core values over experience, and how he shifted his role to mostly strategic thinking and culture building.


Mike talks about the power of coaching, gamifying work with incentives, leadership accountability, and why sometimes the best leaders are the ones who stay out of the way. For entrepreneurs looking to grow a service business sustainably, Mike’s story is full of practical lessons and inspiration.


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Chapters:

00:00 The history of job qualifications & the current labor market challenge

05:00 Building a path for technicians to become leaders and owners

10:00 The Chick-fil-A ownership inspiration and rapid growth in Columbus

15:00 Revenue growth timeline: $1M to $8M forecast in 2024

20:00 How Mike spends just 2.5 hours per week in the office now

25:00 Leadership meetings, accountability, and keeping meetings effective

30:00 The importance of humility: “I’m the dumbest person in the room”

35:00 Delegation, trust, and staying out of the way to empower others

40:00 Core values, cultural fit, firing compassionately, and upcoming M&A plans

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