The DYOJO Podcast

About The DYOJO Podcast

Helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve. The DYOJO Podcast will INFORM and ENTERTAIN. Personal and professional development for the skilled trades, construction, insurance claims, and property restoration. Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast. This podcast is hosted by contractor and author, Jon Isaacson, aka The Intentional Restorer. Content for: Insurance claims professionals, property restoration contractors, construction business owners, skilled trades estimators, project managers, developing leaders, aspiring technicians, and insurance adjusters. TheDYOJO.com/podcast

Publisher

Jon Isaacson / The DYOJO

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2020

Latest episode

8 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 209 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   133 Same Insurance Claims Pricing Games by Different Names

   Host Adam Smith and guest Jane Doe, an insurance industry analyst, explore how Trueline's material pricing impacts insurance claims for homeowners and contractors.

2. 

   9 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   132 Insurance Claim Rejection Robots

   Host Alex Hammer interviews David Princeton of Advocate Claim Service about AI's impact on insurance claims and mold remediation strategies for contractors.

3. 

   4 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   131 Death by Water Heater (Carbon monoxide poisoning)

   Host [Host Name] explores the tragic death of Jonathan Rodriguez due to a faulty water heater, offering vital safety lessons for homeowners and industry professionals.

Inside a recent episode

133 Same Insurance Claims Pricing Games by Different Names

Published 8 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] In an insurance claim, we like to call it like letting the structure speak, which is where we're trying to determine, you know, what was damaged, where the damage started, and then putting things back to resemble pre-loss conditions with materials of like kind and quality. So almost... ubiquitously. There's a program called Exactimate that a lot of insurance companies prefer, and we'll discuss what that is in brief here shortly. But this will show homeowners, contractors, and especially contractors maybe just getting started, some of the challenges that arise when you're trying to determine not just that scope, but what is a fair and reasonable cost to try to put things back together. […]

Who has been a guest on The DYOJO Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• David Princeton
• Joyce Gabriel
• Taylor Rivas
• Zac
• Mike Fiato

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

197,908

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 89 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

84

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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