Roofing Cash Flow from 133 Days to 13 w/ Jim Johnson | Ep. 93
Jim Johnson built a roofing company to $40M in annual revenue, spent 28 years in the industry, and now coaches contractors through the system that cut his cash flow cycle from 133 days to 13. In this episode of the Big Roofs Podcast, Jim and John break down the big squeeze hitting roofing contractors right now, why most roofing sales reps are order takers who never learned to actually close, and the neuro-story sales framework behind 63% close rates across his client base.
If you're serious about roofing sales training, tightening your roofing business cash flow, or building a roofing sales presentation that closes at a higher rate, this one earns the full hour.
0:00 Introduction
1:47 Why Selling on Price Is Killing Your Margins
4:53 The Roofing Cash Flow Breakthrough
13:01 Why Your Roofing Sales Reps Keep Losing Deals
17:21 Emotional Drivers and the Logic Sequence in a Roofing Sales Presentation
23:01 Community Presence, Personal Branding, and Showing Up as a Human
26:17 The 3 KPIs That Actually Tell You If a Rep Is Performing
38:52 Online Roofing Sales
Want a Roofing CRM that sells more jobs for you?
Go here: ➡ https://www.useproline.com/sell-more-roofing-jobs/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=brpepisode
Watch These Next if You’re a Roofer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWe3-KYbzYzhMIwGT1hJJ2jnTtkiMY9zo
Subscribe to our Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigRoofsClips
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Ways to Work with Us:ProLine Office Hours w/ our Emily, VP of Support & Success (Tuesdays 4:30PM EST Weekly)https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86305653101
Get your Roofing Questions Answered on Roofer2Roofer (Monday 4:30PM EST Weekly) https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81260583471
Book a Demo with our Team to Explore ProLine CRM:https://www.useproline.com/sell-more-roofing-jobs/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=brpepisode
Create a Free ProLine CRM Account:https://proline.app/get-started
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Question - What is your Roofing CRM missing?
23 Apr 2026
Stop Judging Homeowners w/ Michael Fredricks | Ep. 92
Michael Fredricks has been in home improvement sales since 1990, long before mobile apps, CRMs, or instant credit decisions existed
He watched the industry go from paper loan applications faxed to human underwriters to GreenSky's first mobile app to what Skeps is building now: a financing platform with 25+ lenders, no bank fees, and a pre-screen that routes customers to approvals before a turndown ever happens.
Follow Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfredricks/
Learn more about Skeps: https://www.skeps.com/
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Michael's 30-Year Background in Home Improvement
2:00 What Contractor Financing Looked Like in 1990
4:03 The Sears Lesson: Sell the Payment, Not the Price
5:14 Green Sky and the First Mobile Financing App
6:10 Second-Look Financing and the Platform Evolution
7:55 How Skeps Is Built Differently
9:44 25 Lenders, Real-Time Reporting, No Bank Fees
11:02 John's Story: Roofing in 2009 With No Technology
13:39 Why Roofing Lags Behind HVAC on Financing
15:02 The Credit Turndown Problem and How Skeps Solves It
17:37 Who Skeps Works With
22:38 The Broadway Show: Sell the Experience, Not the Product
24:00 Stop Prejudging Customers at the Door
26:57 Servant Leadership and Building Your Team
40:55 The Baptist Church Story
43:07 The Stethoscope Trick
Want a Roofing CRM that sells more jobs for you?
Go here: ➡ https://www.useproline.com/sell-more-roofing-jobs/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=brpepisode
Watch These Next if You’re a Roofer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWe3-KYbzYzhMIwGT1hJJ2jnTtkiMY9zo
Subscribe to our Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigRoofsClips
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Ways to Work with Us:ProLine Office Hours w/ our Emily, VP of Support & Success (Tuesdays 4:30PM EST Weekly)https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86305653101
Get your Roofing Questions Answered on Roofer2Roofer (Monday 4:30PM EST Weekly) https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81260583471
Book a Demo with our Team to Explore ProLine CRM:https://www.useproline.com/sell-more-roofing-jobs/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=brpepisode
Create a Free ProLine CRM Account:https://proline.app/get-started
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Connect with us!
IG: https://www.instagram.com/prolineapp/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/prolineapp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prolineapp
Twitter: https://x.com/prolineapp
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prolineapp
Question - What is your Roofing CRM missing?
23 Apr 2026
The $40 Nail That Wins More Roofing Sales w/ Mike Rains | Ep. 91
Mike Rains built LumaNail around one frustration: dropped nails on a finished job that cost contractors five-star reviews. The fix turned into a powder-coated, electro-galvanized nail that outperforms every standard coil nail on corrosion resistance, glows under black light for end-of-day cleanup, and, most importantly for retail contractors, sells itself in the home the moment you set it next to a regular coil.
We cover the full case: why nails almost never come up in product presentations (and why that's an opening), how shiners become liability calls years later, what the actual cost difference looks like per job ($40 to $100 on a 30-square roof), and how contractors are already using Lumino to close deals the same day.
00:00 — LumaNail origin story
02:06 — Nail innovation explained
03:22 — Go-to-market strategy
04:17 — Why cleanup matters
06:27 — Sales advantage of nails
08:08 — Product differentiation
10:24 — What are shiners
12:30 — Cost vs ROI breakdown
15:48 — Story + customer experience
18:02 — Adoption and growth
Want a Roofing CRM that sells more jobs for you?
Go here: ➡ https://www.useproline.com/sell-more-roofing-jobs/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=brpepisode
Watch These Next if You’re a Roofer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWe3-KYbzYzhMIwGT1hJJ2jnTtkiMY9zo
Subscribe to our Podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigRoofsClips
___________________________________
Ways to Work with Us:ProLine Office Hours w/ our Emily, VP of Support & Success (Tuesdays 4:30PM EST Weekly)https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86305653101
Get your Roofing Questions Answered on Roofer2Roofer (Monday 4:30PM EST Weekly) https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81260583471
Book a Demo with our Team to Explore ProLine CRM:https://www.useproline.com/sell-more-roofing-jobs/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=brpepisode
Create a Free ProLine CRM Account:https://proline.app/get-started
_________________________________________
Connect with us!
IG: https://www.instagram.com/prolineapp/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/prolineapp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prolineapp
Twitter: https://x.com/prolineapp
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prolineapp
Question - What is your Roofing CRM missing?
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