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Ruth King
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Feb 10, 2025 • 20min
Contractor Cents - Episode 360 - How Do I Use Ai In My Business?
AI has been almost become a buzz word. These questions might be going
through your head:
How do I use AI easily, and profitably, in my business?
How do I use it to scale technologically?
How can AI help me make better, data-driven decisions?
And, how can AI reduce the cash outlay of one of our highest cash sucking
expenditures, inventory?
Amanda Harp, the director of strategic relationships for Xoi, gives you the
answers to these questions and more.
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Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Feb 3, 2025 • 18min
Contractor Cents - Episode 359 - What Are The Traits Of A Great Service Manager?
What are the traits of a great service manager? What do you do if your best
tech wants to be manager and he doesn’t have the personality and skills to
become one? I give you the answers and more in this session.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 27, 2025 • 18min
Contractor Cents - Episode 358 - 5 Of The Most Common marketing Mistakes
What are the common mistakes you as a business owner, make in
marketing?
Robert Murray, gives you five of the most common marketing mistakes. He is
the Co-founder and CEO of Intrigue Media, a digital marketing company that
helps businesses that feel stuck increase visibility and quality leads so they
can get back on the growth path.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 20, 2025 • 19min
Contractor Cents - Episode 357 - How Do You Achieve Growth & Prosperity?
How do you achieve growth and prosperity?
Join Ed Jarecki, who wrote the book on achieving growth and prosperity in
six steps as he gives you the foundation to achieve growth and prosperity.
You might recognize Ed’s name – he’s been my guest in the past. Ed has
grown and sold businesses. He now coaches others like you on these six
steps.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 13, 2025 • 19min
Contractor Cents - Episode 356 - Sales Goals For 2025
Your Sales goals for 2025…at least the minimum of what you might want to
achieve. I asked David Holt, the President of Silver Bullet Pricing, to give us
his recommendations. You probably recognize David’s name. He has been
in this industry longer than I have been in it…his grandfather and dad were
contractors in Columbus, Georgia.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Jan 6, 2025 • 15min
Contractor Cents - Episode 355 - Best Wishes For 2025
My best wishes for 2025 – activities to implement to increase profits and
wealth…and of course impact your life and the lives of your employees.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

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Dec 30, 2024 • 15min
Contractor Cents - Episode 354 - 2025 Budgeting Questions
Dive into the essentials of mastering financial accuracy and budgeting for 2025. Explore key questions to tackle before creating your budget. Uncover practical advice for realistic financial reporting and learn how inventory management can influence your business's value. This discussion is packed with insights to help contractors navigate their financial challenges with confidence.

Dec 23, 2024 • 22min
Contractor Cents - Episode 353 - Customer Retention & Growth In 2025
Customer retention and growth in 2025. Jason Kramer is back to give you
some easy and unique ways that you might not have thought of to retain
and grow customers in 2025.
Jason is the founder of Cultivize, a CRM consulting firm that empowers
companies to identify, nurture, and transform leads into real revenue.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Dec 16, 2024 • 15min
Contractor Cents - Episode 352 - What To Accomplish in 2025
What do you want to accomplish in 2025? I’ll talk about some easy ways to
get started on your 2025 plan.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Dec 9, 2024 • 18min
Contractor Cents - Episode 351 - Powering the Future: Solar, Batteries & Generators Part 2
This is part two of the series that discusses the technological advances in
solar, battery storage, and generators.
This podcasts discusses some of the major advances in solar.
My guests for these discussions are Carol Smith, Senior Director of Sales and
Ben Simon, Senior Regional Sales Manager for Endur Energy Systems.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147


