
Why This Roofer Stopped Waiting for the Next Storm with Daniel Cloteaux
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What happens when your roofing company no longer has to wait for the next big storm to stay busy?
In this episode of the Roofing Success Podcast, Jim Ahlin sits down with Daniel Cloteaux, founder of Cloteaux Roofing & Construction and a third-generation roofer, to talk about building a business that can succeed with or without a hurricane. Daniel shares how combining retail and insurance roofing changed his approach to growth, along with the leadership, hiring, and financial lessons he learned along the way.
In this episode:
• Building a roofing business that doesn’t depend on storms
• Balancing retail and insurance roofing
• Hiring, leadership, and building the right culture
• Lessons from workers’ comp, taxes, and scaling
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Chapters:
00:00 How to Present Roofing Estimates to Homeowners
01:39 How Daniel Cloteaux Got Started in Roofing
07:33 How to Train Roofing Sales Reps to Inspect Roofs
09:46 How to Build a Better Roofing Sales Process
15:58 What Successful Roofing Sales Reps Do Differently
22:32 Why Rebranding Can Help a Roofing Company Grow
29:03 How to Hire and Lead a Roofing Sales Team
38:04 How to Grow a Roofing Company Without Storms
47:59 Expensive Roofing Business Mistakes to Avoid
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