He Launched a Painting Business and Hit $1,700,000 in Year One

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What if you could grow your painting company to $5M in just 3 years…

…without working weekends

…without being a workaholic

…and still be home for dinner by 5:30 every night?

That’s exactly what Brad Ellison has done—and in this week’s podcast, he shares how he did it.

Brad is the founder of Ellison Painting out of Royal Oak, Michigan. He went from launching his company in 2022 to doing over $5M in 2024—while running a highly profitable business and living a full, balanced life.

We cover a ton in this episode, including:

The strategic moves he made early on that gave him a massive head start

How he built a $5M business while only working 40 hours a week

The marketing strategies that consistently fill his pipeline

How he built out his first, basic SOPs in just a few hours that helped him scale the right way

His approach to profit-first growth (and why he’d shut the business down if it didn’t provide real freedom)

Why having a clear vision and a simple customer journey matters more than you think

How he built a high performance team to help him run his business

How he structured his team, org chart, and systems from day one

Why he doesn't chase vanity metrics like revenue - and what he focuses on instead

How he created an unbeatable customer experience with a 2-minute video

His 4 “F’s” for running a successful business AND a fulfilling life

His recommendations for marketing a $500k painting business

Brad also shares how his faith and family drive everything he does - and why he believes more painting contractors need to slow down, build the right systems, and start living the life their business was supposed to create for them.