Building Empires Through Execution with John Akhoian of Rooter Hero

Waste No Day: A Home Services Motivational Podcast

Brian Burton & Nate Minnich

Entrepreneurship, Business, Business:entrepreneurship

5.0 • 547 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In today’s show, we are putting John Akhoian in your passenger seat to discuss how he went from a 19-year-old plumber to founding and building the largest privately owned plumbing company in the state of California. John is the CEO of Rooter Hero and overcame adversity as a grieving teenager going down a bad path by joining the skilled trades. Along the way John has built multiple businesses and found a passion for the trades and what it can do for those who choose to join the home services industry. John is an author, industry leader, father, and takes time out of his schedule to share about all the ups and downs he endured to make it to the top. He says his mission now is to help others maximize their careers and live fulfilling, comfortable lives.

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0:00.0	With help is just a pig-headed discipline of, you know, like focusing on habits.
0:10.8	I created a habit many, many years ago to spend two, three hours on a Sunday to plan my entire week.
0:18.1	And I do it every single week.
0:19.9	My family knows that that's my planning
0:22.5	time to make sure that I execute on it. And then I, you know, like have this, you know,
0:29.6	adrenaline rush on checking things off.
0:37.0	Welcome to the Waste No Day podcast, a podcast specifically for and about the home services industry as it relates to plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical.
0:48.9	More than a podcast, Waste No Day is a credo, a determination, a mindset.
0:54.5	It is a never-ending discipline. It is a never-ending discipline.
0:56.6	It is a refuse to lose pursuit.
0:59.1	It is a wake-up call every morning to waste no day.
1:03.1	Now here's your host, Brian Burton and Nate Minnick. Hey, welcome to another episode of the Waste No Day podcast.
1:18.4	Your host, Nate and Brian are hanging out with you again.
1:21.1	And man, are we looking forward to a great episode?
1:23.3	This time we're bringing John Akoyan on the show.
1:26.7	He is the owner and founder of Router Hero,
1:29.6	the largest privately owned plumbing company in California. We're going to have a great
1:33.8	conversation with him about building empires and taking things from nothing to something,
1:38.8	more than just something. How about $100 million somethings over short periods of time? It's
1:43.6	going to be a great conversation. But of course, first, Brian and I are going to break down that idea of time. It's going to be a great conversation.
1:44.6	But of course, first, Brian and I are going to break down that idea for yourselves.
1:47.9	We're going to look to Brian for a quote.
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