Highest-paid technician
Derek's question for owners still in the field is the one he answers on the podcast: when do you step out and hire the first manager? Staying on the tools feels productive. It also caps the company at your calendar.
You are producing revenue every day you roll. The company does not produce revenue the day you don't.
The call is about the first leadership hire, what you stop doing, and how the numbers have to work before you step off the truck.
Tell Derek the trade, the team, and where the company is stuck. Then pick a time on his calendar.