Hose & Hustle Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Mike & Monica Dingler
Podcast Overview
<p>Hose & Hustle is the podcast for home service entrepreneurs who want the real story — no fluff, no gurus. Hosted by Mike and Monica Dingler, owners of Firehouse Power Washing in Coweta and Fayette County, Georgia, this show takes you inside the grind of building a franchise from the ground up as a husband-and-wife team. From their first job to scaling a business together, Mike and Monica share raw lessons, marketing strategies, and the honest truth about working with your spouse. Whether you're in pressure washing, landscaping, HVAC, or just thinking about taking the leap — this one's for you.</p>
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July 1, 2026
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me on Day One | Hose & Hustle Ep.12
<p>Season 1 ends where every good journey does — looking back at the road that actually got you here. In the finale, Mike and Monica reflect on 12 episodes of building Firehouse Power Washing out loud: what they feared going in, what surprised them along the way, and the one thing they both wish someone had handed them on Day One. The answer, without hesitation: <i>Profit First</i>.<br /></p><p>Mike pulls back the curtain on the Employee Scorecard System he spent nearly three years building — and the moment it went live, two underperforming employees walked themselves out the door exactly like the book predicted. He now hires, fires, gives raises, and makes cuts based solely on the scorecard. Tenure doesn't matter. The data does. Monica's reflection is quieter but just as sharp: they've accomplished far more than they gave themselves credit for, and a lot of it only became visible when they started saying it out loud on this show.<br /></p><p>The Firehouse franchise is officially in motion. Mike shares the target: 3–5 locations in Year 1, 5–7 in Year 2, and 20–50 per year after that. The USP is clear — the only first-responder-oriented exterior cleaning franchise in the country, with discounts for firefighters and first responders built into the model. ChatGPT is loaded with the FDD, franchise agreement, and 200-page ops manual. The team is small but sharp: Monica on quotes, Mike on ops, Eunice on office and franchise support, and a US-based Internal Sales Rep coming soon.<br /></p><p>Season 2 is weekly, guests every 3–4 episodes, and more of what made this season work. If you've been listening since Episode 1 — you already know what's coming is worth staying for.<br /></p><p>📌 Firehouse Power Washing: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.firehousepowerwash.com" target="_blank">www.firehousepowerwash.com</a></p><p>📌 Franchise inquiries: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://firehouse-franchise.com" target="_blank">firehouse-franchise.com</a></p><p>📌 Contact: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:mike@firehousepowerwash.com" target="_blank">mike@firehousepowerwash.com</a> / <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:info@firehousepowerwash.com" target="_blank">info@firehousepowerwash.com</a></p><p>📌 PWNA Elevate 2027: Kalahari Resort, Austin TX — February</p><p>📌 The HUGE Convention: Gaylord Hotel, Orlando FL — August<br /></p><p>📌 Books mentioned:</p><p>1. Profit First by Mike Michalowicz</p><p>2. The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz</p><p>3. Traction by Gino Wickman</p><p>4. Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman<br /></p><p>⏱️ Episode Breakdown</p><p>0:00 Season 1 recap — a year of building Firehouse out loud</p><p>1:30 What would you tell yourself on Day One?</p><p>4:00 The fears that were unfounded — and the ones you should have had</p><p>6:00 The myth about other operators having it figured out</p><p>7:39 What this season taught Mike and Monica about themselves</p><p>9:30 The daily revenue bar graph — 5 years of data on one screen</p><p>11:00 The one thing Mike changed his mind on: business coaches</p><p>12:00 Firehouse franchise — timeline, targets, and the AI team of attorneys</p><p>17:42 Roles, team structure, and hiring an Internal Sales Rep</p><p>23:40 Profit First in practice — 30% saved during spring, banked for winter</p><p>25:00 The Employee Scorecard System and what happened when it went live</p><p>29:05 Season 2 format: weekly, guests, and what's coming next</p><p>30:32 Finish the sentence: "What I wish someone had told me on Day One"<br /></p><p>Follow Hose & Hustle so you never miss an episode. And remember, no one is better with water than a firefighter on their day off. 🔥</p>
July 1, 2026
Our Biggest Mistakes in Year One (And What We Learned) | Hose & Hustle Ep.11
<p><code>Year one of any business is expensive — not just in money, but in the mistakes you don't even know you're making until years later. In this episode, Mike and Monica get brutally honest about what 2014 actually looked like at Firehouse Power Washing: Monica holding onto her ER nursing shifts for the insurance paycheck while Mike washed solo with the kids in the backseat, and four full years of paper estimates left on doorsteps with no follow-up, no record, and no way to close.</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>Mike calls the paper system a "$100,000 a year mistake" — not because the system was hard to fix, but because it took him four years to fix it. They walk through what finally changed it: Jobber for digital quoting and follow-up, zone scheduling to stop the trucks from bouncing across the county, and a payroll switch from 1099s to W-2s before a workers' comp issue became a legal one.</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>The episode also goes deep on two habits that Mike credits for more growth than almost anything else: the work journal (he has ~75 throughout the house, subscribe-and-save on Amazon) and back-engineering every goal from the finish line. If you don't know where you're going, he says, you're rowing into open ocean with no direction. The books that shaped this season — *The Science of Scaling* by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and *Buy Back Your Time* by Dan Martell — both come up in a way that actually makes sense in context.</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>Whether you're in year one or year ten, this is the episode to send to anyone who still thinks paper systems and 1099s are good enough. They're not — and Firehouse learned that the hard way so you don't have to.</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>📌 Firehouse Power Washing: www.firehousepowerwash.com</code></p><p><code>📌 Franchise inquiries: mike@firehousepowerwash.com</code></p><p><code>📌 PWNA: www.pwna.org</code></p><p><code>📌 Jobber: jobber.com</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>📌 Books mentioned:</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>1. The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy</code></p><p><code>2. Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell</code></p><p><code>3. Profit First by Mike Michalowicz</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>⏱️ Episode Breakdown</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>0:00 Monica's Year 1 mistake: holding onto nursing for the paycheck</code></p><p><code>2:36 Mike's Year 1 mistake: paper estimates with no follow-up</code></p><p><code>9:01 Saying no to protect your time — The Science of Scaling</code></p><p><code>11:15 Zone scheduling and keeping techs out of gas stations</code></p><p><code>12:12 Back-engineering goals from the finish line</code></p><p><code>14:51 1099 vs. W-2 — the warning every operator needs to hear</code></p><p><code>15:49 The work journal habit and what gets measured gets improved</code></p><p><code>22:53 Going digital: Jobber and never looking back</code></p><p><code>26:00 Communication lanes in a marriage-and-business partnership</code></p><p><code>29:28 Bonus mistakes: the trailer, the single phone, the paper calendar</code></p><p><code>30:53 The AI wrap design problem and what great branding actually looks like</code></p><p><code>37:58 When to hire a business coach (and what to look for)</code></p><p><code>44:23 Market conditions and why this moment will thin the herd</code></p><p><code> </code></p><p><code>Follow Hose & Hustle so you never miss an episode. And remember, no one is better with water than a firefighter on their day off. 🔥</code></p>
June 15, 2026
The Tools and Tech That Run Our Business Every Day | Hose & Hustle Ep.10
<p>Most pressure washing operators are running their business on memory, a group chat, and a prayer. In Episode 10, Mike and Monica pull back the curtain on the complete Firehouse tech stack — physical gear, software, and AI tools — and break down exactly what made the cut and what was a waste of money.</p><p></p><p>On the gear side, Mike gets specific: Honda GX690/800 EFI engines, Comet or General pumps, Titan 18-inch electric reels, Water Dragon chem tanks, and a parts locker stocked like an EMS closet. He calls out the Instagram lures — zero-turn surface cleaners and turbo nozzles — for what they are. Core philosophy: standardize one engine and one pump across every truck.</p><p></p><p>Software-wise, everything runs through Jobber — from the first inquiry handled by their VA in the Philippines, to zone scheduling, to the morning muster before trucks roll at 9 AM. The ChatGPT deep dive is worth the price of admission alone: Mike uses it like a $60K/year office manager, with Projects loaded with the franchise ops manual, FDD, and training docs. Their VA runs AI-voiced ads using Mike's cloned voice. HeyGen handles TikTok content.</p><p></p><p>The Signature Segment: the tools that reduced the most couple conflict weren't apps — they were boundaries. Separate phones, business line off at night, VA handling all calls through Uma. "You will not get to a million operating the way you are right now."</p><p></p><p>📌 Firehouse Power Washing: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.firehousepowerwash.com" target="_blank">www.firehousepowerwash.com</a></p><p>📌 Franchise inquiries: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:mike@firehousepowerwash.com" target="_blank">mike@firehousepowerwash.com</a></p><p>📌 PWNA: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.pwna.org" target="_blank">www.pwna.org</a></p><p>📌 Jobber: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://jobber.com" target="_blank">jobber.com</a></p><p>📌 HeyGen: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://heygen.com" target="_blank">heygen.com</a></p><p>⏱️ Episode Breakdown</p><p>0:00 From carbon-copy invoices to Jobber</p><p>6:00 Full rig breakdown: engines, pumps, reels, chem tanks</p><p>14:00 Gear that was a waste of money</p><p>19:00 Three must-have tools for new operators</p><p>24:00 In-house oil changes and parts locker system</p><p>29:00 Customer journey inside Jobber</p><p>36:00 Zone scheduling and morning muster meeting</p><p>41:00 Day-to-day communication system</p><p>46:00 ChatGPT deep dive — Projects, Google Drive, real use cases</p><p>53:00 AI in home services and Mike's 2030 prediction</p><p>58:00 Tools that reduced couple conflict</p><p>1:03:00 Quickfire: Jobber vs. competitors, best tool for franchisees</p><p></p><p>Follow Hose & Hustle so you never miss an episode. And remember, no one is better with water than a firefighter on their day off. 🔥</p>
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- What is Hose & Hustle Podcast?
<p>Hose & Hustle is the podcast for home service entrepreneurs who want the real story — no fluff, no gurus. Hosted by Mike and Monica Dingler, owners of Firehouse Power Washing in Coweta and Fayette County, Georgia, this show takes you inside the grind of building a franchise from the ground up as a husband-and-wife team. From their first job to scaling a business together, Mike and Monica share raw lessons, marketing strategies, and the honest truth about working with your spouse. Whether you're in pressure washing, landscaping, HVAC, or just thinking about taking the leap — this one's for you.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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