HOST
Director of Content, Contractor Evolution
As the Director of Content at Breakthrough Academy, host of Contractor Evolution, and a former painting contractor, Benji deeply understands what it takes to scale. Pulling from his own entrepreneurial journey and his analysis of over 1,000 individual construction and trades businesses, he and the Breakthrough Academy team create the best business content for contractors on all the interwebs.
Breakthrough Academy (BTA) helps contractors systemize their companies to grow. They inject business owners with the infrastructure they need to scale, make more money, and work a lot less.
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GUEST
Owner, Painting Business Pro
Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Eric Barstow is an entrepreneurial force in the painting industry. After founding Foothills Painting in 2010 and then National Painting Group in 2014, he now co-owns a portfolio of over a dozen fast-growing painting companies.
Through Painting Business Pro, Eric has transformed the careers and lives of thousands, blending business coaching and leadership development. Alongside professional achievements, Eric treasures family time with his wife and 3 kids and cultivates a balanced approach to life and work.
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HOST
BENJI CARLSON
Director of Content, Contractor Evolution
As the Director of Content at Breakthrough Academy, host of Contractor Evolution, and a former painting contractor, Benji deeply understands what it takes to scale. Pulling from his own entrepreneurial journey and his analysis of over 1,000 individual construction and trades businesses, he and the Breakthrough Academy team create the best business content for contractors on all the interwebs.
Breakthrough Academy (BTA) helps contractors systemize their companies to grow. They inject business owners with the infrastructure they need to scale, make more money, and work a lot less.
GUEST
ERIC BARSTOW
Owner, Painting Business Pro
Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Eric Barstow is an entrepreneurial force in the painting industry. After founding Foothills Painting in 2010 and then National Painting Group in 2014, he now co-owns a portfolio of over a dozen fast-growing painting companies.
Through Painting Business Pro, Eric has transformed the careers and lives of thousands, blending business coaching and leadership development. Alongside professional achievements, Eric treasures family time with his wife and 3 kids and cultivates a balanced approach to life and work.