From $30K Months To $100K Months In Under A Year Painter Growth Story

<p>Eric Winegardner started Winegardner Fine Finishes and Coatings in </p><p>Honesdale, Pennsylvania in 2023. People told him no one in his area </p><p>would pay premium prices for high-end finishes. By 2024 he was at </p><p>just under $700K in revenue. By mid-2025 he was consistently doing </p><p>$100K+ months — with a project manager, a leadership team, and the </p><p>freedom to shut his phone off for a week in Florida while the </p><p>business kept running.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Painter Growth Stories, Eric walks through:</p><p><br></p><p>- Why he was skeptical of business coaching for years before joining</p><p>- The &quot;rip the band-aid off&quot; moment that got him out of project </p><p> management</p><p>- How he raised prices 10% across the board (and nothing changed)</p><p>- The PFF goals system he uses with his painters — and why he </p><p> told one of them, &quot;you&#39;re never going to make $100,000 painting </p><p> for me, but I want to give you $100,000&quot;</p><p>- His full succession plan: training a sales/estimator, moving his </p><p> PM into a Director of Ops role, and stepping out of estimating</p><p>- Custom home builder work vs. residential — and how he stays </p><p> profitable on both</p><p>- Why other 20-year contractors are now coming to him for advice </p><p> after only 3 years in business</p><p><br></p><p>Eric will be at the Painter Growth Mastermind in October — bringing </p><p>his leadership team this time.</p><p><br></p><p>—</p><p><br></p><p>Comment PLAYBOOK below and we&#39;ll send you the exact systems Eric </p><p>used to grow Winegardner Fine Finishes.</p><p><br></p><p>Painter Growth helps painting contractors build profitable, </p><p>self-running businesses. Learn more at paintergrowth.com.</p>