by Jamie Gerdsen | Oct 8, 2026 | Owners
For many HVAC, plumbing, and electrical companies in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, the person who founded the business is still the one running it, and the question of who takes over next is getting harder to put off. Gallup’s Pathways to Wealth survey found that...
by Jamie Gerdsen | Sep 11, 2026 | Owners
I talk to a lot of owners across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana who are starting to think seriously about what comes next for their business. Almost every one of those conversations starts the same way: with a number. Valuation is where people want to begin, and I get...
by Jamie Gerdsen | Aug 14, 2026 | Operators
Everyone asks whether AI will replace the skilled trades. I think that’s the wrong question. The better question is what happens when AI makes the technical side of the job easier, and the honest answer is that it does two things at once. It lowers the floor and...
by Jamie Gerdsen | Jul 29, 2026 | Mission & Vision
Six inches of rain fell on parts of Cincinnati in under forty-five minutes this month, and by the time it stopped, water was pouring into the Apollo Home building faster than anyone could track. I ran that company for decades. I know that building; I had searched for...
by Jamie Gerdsen | Jul 9, 2026 | Operators
Every week, I hear some version of the same concern from home services owners across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana: “The private equity guys are moving into my market. They’ve got resources I’ll never have. How am I supposed to compete?” I...
