MWR #39 - The B2B Partnership Blueprint That Built a $5M Home Service Business with Phil Risher

In this episode of Marketing Without Rules, host Lewis Vandervalk chats with Phil Risher, founder of Phlash Consulting, who shares the exact blueprint he used to scale a home service business from $3M to $5M in under two years.

Phil reveals how the original company achieved $3M in revenue with just 36 Google reviews by leveraging 100 B2B referral partners instead of relying on traditional marketing.

He breaks down his complete B2B partnership system step-by-step: finding complementary services, cold outreach sequences, lunch-and-learn presentations with technicians, QR code referral systems and B2B email newsletters that gamify the referral process.

Phil also covers lead management strategies that unlocked $100K in additional revenue for one client, AI-powered content creation using call transcripts and why cohesive content calendars outperform scattered marketing efforts.

From his early days paying off $30K in student debt on a $48K salary to building a marketing agency with 15 team members, Phil demonstrates how data-driven strategies combined with relationship-building create sustainable business growth that attracts private equity buyers.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome

02:28 Phil's Early Career and Financial Hustle

03:51 Transition to Digital Marketing and Blogging

05:40 Corporate Experience and Starting Flash Consulting

14:24 Scaling Flash Consulting and Service Offerings

17:18 The B2B Partnership System That Changes Everything

24:20 Step-by-Step Cold Outreach for B2B Partners

24:37 Lunch-and-Learn Strategy with Technician Teams

25:29 QR Code Referral Systems and Follow-up Process

26:03 B2B Email Newsletters and Gamification Tactics

27:15 Lead Management Systems That Unlock Revenue

29:44 Three-Touch-Point Communication Strategy

31:34 Using AI for Content Creation and Call Transcripts

41:59 Content Calendars and SEO Strategy

49:06 Final Thoughts and Contact Information

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