Mike O'Reilly President of Trade-Windswww.twer.com He has directed over 30,000 environmental remediation projects and
has completed thousands of clean ups, accounting for over 4 million square feet of area within commercial and residential
facilities. His is the largest environmental remediation/disaster restoration organizations in New York. You have seen him on WNBC, WABC, NPR, CNN, you have read his stories in NY Times, Wall Street Journal, The Daily News and Newsday. Now read his ten killer secrets for making a fortune in the disaster restoration industry.
Jim Barrett President--Fire Restoration Services of New Englandwww.firerestore.com/ FireRestorationServices Multi-million dollar company! Started out with one truck carpet cleaning. For over 30 years clients like Harvard University, celebrities, movie stars and sports figures have counted on Jim and his team for the best in New England Restoration. His insider techniques for working with adjusters might just change the way you do business in the restoration arena, from now on. Avoid beginner's mistakes and start up like a pro!
Les Cunningham www.BusinessNetworks.com Les@businessnetworks.com Okay, go to three or four restoration conferences
, do an informal pole of say 500 to 1000 attendees, ask them to name the top five experts in disaster restoration in the world.
If Les Cunningham isn't mentioned in every pole, you might as well go home, because you are not at a restoration conference! And now, he is inside this book--twice! He has been an Air Force Pilot, got a degree in chemistry, won the COTY award fifteen times! He has over 200 international clients who hire him on a regular basis as a consultant and inside he tells you his
marketing secrets and "How To Get 10 & 10..."
Alan Goeltz President of Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc. http://www.irs-restoration.com agoeltz@irs-restoration.com Past president of DKI. His company responds to over 900 fires, floods, mold remediations, other disasters and over 300 chemical and oil spills each year! IRS employs a staff of over 50 full-time professionals. They have over 30 vehicles and hundreds of pieces
of specialized equipment. And that doesn't begin to tell his success story!
Gary Dooner President of Du All Services Inc. http://duallservices.com Vice President of RIA & FoundationChairman & Trustee Gary is also a Certified Restorer (CR). The CR designation, awarded by RIA, is the highest professional certification available to disaster restoration specialists. His multi-million dollar company has provided 24-hour response to fire, smoke and water
damaged residential, commercial and industrial structures and contents--for 40 years! Ask around, Gary Dooner is a
super-star in the disaster restoration industry!
Ron Papa President of National Fire Adjustment Co, Inc.
www.nfa.com Ron is one of only 85 Senior Public Adjusters in the
world! His company, National Fire Adjustment Company, Inc. has been family owned and operated since 1922 and under Ron’s leadership (NFA) has evolved to become one of the nations largest public adjusting and loss-consulting firms! Mr. Papa has been involved with scores of first party and business income property appraisals over the years. In fact, he supervised just one appraisal that was in excess of $100 million! When Disaster Strikes, NFA Strikes Backtm...
Phillip Rosebrook Jr. BusinessMentors.netPhillip@businessnetworks.net Phillip is the Vice President of Business Mentors--the company that disaster restoration companies turn to when they are either in trouble or are wanting to increase their bottom line! He is a consultant, instructor, planner and mentor for disaster restoration companies. Go to www.BusinessMentors.net and see their testimonials, then hurry back and get your copy of this once in a lifetime Ebook!
Damon Gersh President Maxons Restoration http://www.maxons.com Named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. His company, Maxons Restoration was founded in 1929 by his father and is still thriving today under Damon's direction. After 9/11, Maxons' project managers oversaw the clean-up and restoration of over 50 high-rise office buildings, 3,000 residences, and important landmarks--and that was in just 90 days! They are the King Kong of New York disaster restoration!
Michael Hosto http://www.1-800BOARDUP.com/
www.TheRestorationForum.com Michael used unique marketing strategies
to create one of the most successful fire reconstruction and restoration companies in his market and then turned those tools and strategies into a nationwide network of restorers performing nearly $500 million dollars in annual network restoration sales in just 4 short years. Then he created The Restoration Forum so people like you could communicate with each other and share ideas about the industry and how to be successful within it! Read Mr. Hosto’s 3 golden rules of building a successful restoration company--inside!
Gary Arndts http://www.findyoufirst.com garya@findyoufirst.com Gary Arndts is a 25 year veteran marketing consultant who specializes in focused marketing for carpet cleaners! Last month, over 700,000 people searched the Internet for a Carpet Cleaner. Gary Arndts knows how to make sure the ones in your area find you, before they find anyone else! But his services don't stop there! He can help place virtually any company high on the Search Engine lists... Carpet Cleaning, Maintenance, Restoration and Mold Remediation Companies as well! Inside this book, he gives you powerful techniques for Online success! New marketing techniques for the 21st Centrury
Frankie Botelho www.mastermindalliancegroup .com/Index
.htm fbothelho9@sbcglobal.net Frankie is a California based restoration consultant. He has worked jobs as small as $800 and as large as $18 million. For over 20 years he has shown his clients how to work with, and receive referrals from, insurance agents and adjusters, property managers, plumbers, consumers, and many more target markets. Check out his bonus (in the right column) for those who purchase our book!
Ken Rothmel Sunbelt Rentalshttp://www.sunbeltrentals.com/ Ken is National Strategic Account Manager for Sunbelt Rentals, an equipment rental firm with a reported $1.5 billion in revenue! Ken’s company is like your genie in a bottle! They are a widely known and widely respected staple of the restoration industry. If you’ve got ghosts, you call ghost busters, when you need equipment and you need it fast, call Ken! Inside, you will find out why!
Lloyd Weaverwww.lloydsinc.com lloyds@rapidnet.com . So, you want to get into the dry out business? Meet the man who invented it! Self-made millionaire, Lloyd Weaver invented the first air mover/carpet dryer back in 1971. But he has moved on! Today, he has found a new niche market that he likes even better! He tells you what it is, he tells you how he got into the business. He even tells you that he is standing by to give you a pep talk if you decide to follow in his footsteps! His next job?
He says its-- The White House!!
Eugene Peterson CEO of Advise And Consult, Inc.
http://www.adviseandconsult.net/ : eugene.peterson@adviseandconsult.net Mentor to the construction industry businesses across the United States and Canada. ,Advisor and trainer for Xactware, Inc.
Peer group facilitator for Business Networks. He holds such prestigious awards as, "Builder of the Year”, “Top 500 Remodeling Professionals” and was named one of the “Big 50 Remodeling Contractors” by Remodeling Magazine. He has served as an
expert witness in over 50 cases and continues to consult in areas of construction failures and contractual disputes. Inside
he tells you the six best ways to persuade others--top that!
James Cornett President of Aquadry Southeast www.aquadry.org James is a marketer, President of AquaDry Southeast and owner of the largest disaster staging area in the Southeastern U.S. He even turned the staging area into a Disney World for restoration professionals! How is he doing financially?--what do you think? Has he got any ideas that might help you make your fortune? What do you think? Read his insights for your business--inside!
Peter Crosa Peter J. Crosa & Co.www.peterjcrosa.com Atlanta@peterjcrosa.com Peter Crosa is a licensed adjuster and private investigator handling large complex losses throughout the United States and Latin America. He wrote one of the most popular books in the industry, “Soft Selling Hardened Claims Adjusters.” And for those who purchase this book, he has added a special bonus book that you can get free--just look inside for the special address where you can get it--no cost! An adjuster telling you how to deal with adjusters (the guys who get to decide if you get hired)? Now that is golden!
Jean Walker President of Crystal Restoration Serviceshttp://www.crystal1.com /index.html Crystal Restoration has been
around for over 40 years and is one of the largest independently owned and operated businesses in the cleaning and disaster restoration field. Jean helped this mega-million dollar giant establish itself by creating strong relationships with insurance companies. How did she do it? She tells you inside!
Barb Jackson www.totalcontentz.com restorationcleanups@msn.com Barb has been in the disaster restoration industry since 1990, providing professional restoration training and services to full-service restoration contractors. You can learn more
about her at the website address above. At the last Connections Convention attendees paid her an extra $1000 each, on
top of the convention fees, to attend a special course she assembled. You get her insights inside, for just the price of this book!
J
im McDilda President of Disaster Response,
www.firewindwater.com jmcdilda1@gmail.com "Cut his teeth," on a rotary shampooer, worked summers as a teen-ager. Moved to California with a pocket full of promissory notes and a dream.
The banks turned him down, the promises were not fulfilled--is he bitter? Heck no! He built a multi-million dollar empire by creating the illusion that healready had multi-million dollar company --the illusion became a reality and now he not only has a thriving restoration business, he is buying up real estate with his excess money. He now owns 90 apartments and just got
funding to build 320 more! How did he do it? You guessed it--he tells you inside!
Jason Twigg CEO Enviro Clean & Restorationhttp://www.enviro.co.nz Jason@enviro.co.nz Jason Twigg is an absolute
master of positioning and branding. In fact, we wonder if his green and white trucks, buildings, uniforms, equipment and giveaways aren't as recognized in his country as UPS Brown is in the U.S.! He is the co-founder of Enviro Clean and Restoration,
an Australian company, created in 1991 and has moved from a hands-on technician to controlling the
Enviro Clean and Restoration group of companies (among the most prestigious and well-known on the entire country!)
Inside, he gives you the information advantage from “Down Under!”
Steve Vyrosteck C&E Serviceshttp://www.waterout-dry.com www.arizona-enviro.com steve@waterout-dry.com and Water Out of Phoenix-- If you are getting into the disaster restoration field, "Water Out" is a name you will hear again and again. Click here www.waterout-dry.com/media.asp to see his team on T.V., then come back to read his secrets for success!
John Mosher Founder of Successful Directionshttp://successfuldirectionsllc.com/ JCproduction@SBCglobal.net John Mosher played a key role in developing a rug cleaning and restoration firm into a cutting-edge market leader in its industry. He served in senior management positions in the company for 23 years, most recently as president and chief operating officer. During John’s tenure the company’s revenues grew from $750,000 to $12,000,000 annual. Today, he is a much sought after, first line, corporate restoration consultant, with sound ideas for the beginner and the well established company alike.
Renée O’Brien Founder of SharpChip Consultinghttp://yourcleaningbusiness.com/ http://sharpchip.com/ renee@sharpchip.com She is a writer, speaker and consultant who helps cleaning business owners increase profits, reduce stress and get more time off. Renée has a free newsletter which provides simple, fun strategies to quickly transform your business into self-running profit machine right now! Her stuff is dynamite! Go to her site, see some of her past articles and ideas, then hurry back because she is offering a special bonus and you can't get it until you get the secret password--and the only place you can get the secret password is...inside!
Barry Ross President of Rosco Grouphttp://www.roscodoc.com/ bjross@roscodoc.com Okay, you are probably tired, by now, of hearing about how so many of our authors are multi-millionaires. This one is special. He developed a niche market-- freeze drying--that was so unique and so wanted, that he made mega-millions from it. In fact his is now the premier organization of its kind in all of North America (Canada too!)--which means it is the biggest in the world! His, all-too-brief entry in our book gives insight into a unique man in the industry. We wonder if his way of looking at the field will become yours?
Jim Wills President of RestoreNetRestorenetsolutions.com jwills@restorenetsolutions.com Jim Wills is the Managing Director of the RestoreNet, a disaster recovery solutions company. Most recently, Jim has been providing consulting and appraisal services for Zurich Insurance. He teaches several classes a year on estimating and managing large losses and has been an instructor for many insurance companies providing adjuster training classes. But before he became an instructor, he was in the trenches, selling pre-loss plans for disaster recovery for ServiceMaster Clean. His company got response agreements with many industry groups including Anthem Blue Cross, Auto Nation, Target, Kohl’s, Sears, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and others. Selling Pre-incident plans has become an industry staple!
Stephanie Petluck spetluck@comcast.net You have heard of the legendary "rainmakers" who create wealth even when the
market looks dry? Now you get to meet one! Stephanie is a no-nonsense marketer who helped increase the profits of one company by a whopping 75%! Her contribution to this book reads like a primer for beginners--short, sharp and to the point! Who to find, how to find him (her), make the deal--get paid--and how to use that success to make another deal! It's like an assembly line of success!
Ashley Easterby Director-- Network Group Pty. Ltd.
www.networkrestorers.com ashley@networkrestorers.com Ashley has over 27 years experience as a business owner in Australia. In 2002 he was instrumental in the formation of a group of like minded Water Damage Restoration companies into the leading independent restoration network in Australia. He was elected to the role of Queensland State President of the National Upholstery and Carpet Cleaners Association (NUCCA) and served on the national board of the association. Ashley holds Master Restorer and Master Cleaner certifications from the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). And now he shares his cutting edge knowledge with us!
Duncan Bennettduncan@duncans.net.au Duncan Bennett is a veteran restorer from Queensland, Australia. He is a regular contributor to trade publications and a speaker at trade events. He has served on the national executive of the Australian trade association, NUCCA, (National Upholstery and Carpet Cleaners Association) and has represented that shareholder association on the board of IICRC. Duncan is a member of RIA's Restoration Advisory Council and serves as Council Technical Advisor to Australia's leading group of restoration service providers, Network Restorers, of which he is a principal. Inside, he condensed an entire PowerPoint presentation into an article for new restorers!
John Postava President of Simsol http://www.simsol.com johnp@simsol.com Licensed Adjuster for over 25 Years "SIMSOL"estimating software is now being used by over 5000 Adjusters and Restoration Professionals. John and his brother Frank invented it! Other companies have come and gone, but SIMSOL has been growing every year for over 20 years. Want to know more about why? Take a look at John’s Bonus # 3 And inside he tells you, "What Every Restoration Contractor Should Know About Dealing With Insurance Adjusters"
Richard A. Gregory President of Halcyon International, Ltd.
RaGregory@thekillerimage.com Richard Gregory is a, "...hired gun with a billion dollar rolodex." His company is based in Nevada, but he has a New York attitude, and that is where much of his work gets done. His job? Creating killer images for companies, organizations and individuals! He is a marketer with a mission. Inside, he will tell you how to sell yourself in a market you may only have seen in the movies! $1400 suits, Rolexes and Rolls Royces are the tools of his trade. Richard provides priceless information for personal and corporate image development for owners and companies in the environmental restoration, disaster cleanup, entertainment, aviation and healthcare industries.
Charles "Dick" Tutwiler C.P.C.L.A., P.C.L.A
http://www.publicadjuster.com Founder and CEO of Charles R. Tutwiler and Associates Inc. Casualty Property Claim Law Associate-- Past president and charter member of the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. You might have seen him on the Today Show. He is a consultant to the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Formerly served on the board of N.A.P.I.A. A favorite speaker at seminars, conferences and forums. He is former editor and publisher of the Journal of Insurance Loss Adjustment and the Quarterly Update...he is always at the cutting edge of the insurance industry, and now he takes you on a journey inside the world of the adjuster--as seen through the eyes of an adjuster. You may not have a lot of opportunities to access this type of inner circle knowledge-- but today, you do! Inside!
Ross Driscoll, CR President of Driscoll and Driscoll Insurance Agency and National E&S Insurance Brokers, Inc.
http://www.driscollanddriscoll.com ross@driscollanddriscoll.com How would you like to have an insider tell you about liability and litigation in the restoration industry? Well, you've got it! Ross Driscoll has been an insurance professional for 28 years and has a fire and casualty agent and broker license, surplus lines broker’s license, reinsurance intermediary license, and life and disability license. His agencies are the preferred vendors for the Restoration Industry Association and Disaster Kleenup International. Inside, he gives you a ground level view of problems you might face, problems he did face and how to deal with them! Oh, did I forget to mention? Ross is also a licensed general, concrete, and asbestos contractor in California--he walks the walk!
Phil McLauglin TheRestorationConsultant@yahoo.com Phil is the inspiration for this book. He knows all our authors, has spoken to them personally (many are close friends) and has watched them make their fortunes over the past few decades. He started out with a floor waxer, a mop and a bucket...now he uses his brains, his contacts and million dollar relationships. The only broom he owns is the one he uses in his condo in Florida. He has created millions of dollars in opportunities for his companies and for many others! He has personally launched the careers of dozens of beginners, who are now making mega-bucks in the disaster restoration industry. Learn from this master before you begin your business and you won't make the mistakes other "newbies" make.
Steven LaVelle Restorationbook@aol.com This guy is our wild card. He isn't in the disaster restoration industry. He is a "persuasionist," and has trained over 10,000 professionals to use his techniques. When salesmen aren't reaching their quotas, when presenters find their efforts aren't getting results, when a big contract is on the line, when a top executive has lost his "edge," and needs to rekindle his personal power, they get LaVelle. You may have seen him on Connie Chung's Eye to Eye or the Joan River's Show. He has lectured in India and China and all across the United States (over 1000 lectures and workshops!) His "persuasion strategies," can be used in business, social situations, even by management to influence their teams. They are easy to learn, easy to use. Read them tonight, start using them tomorrow morning!