Episode #19: Pain, Purpose, Profit with Kip Morris
Change Your Filter with Tall Paul
Key Points
- Bad company corrupts good morals.
- Don’t try to shortcut Google in your marketing and/or website efforts.
- When looking for markets to penetrate, the key is hyper-localization.
Who is Kip Morris?
Kip Morris is CEO of Five Star Home Services. Five Star Home Services is Ohio’s fastest-growing home services company, offering heating, air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical work. Five Star is also a second-chance employer, which we dive into throughout this episode.
In addition to Five Star, Kip is also the Co-Founder of the Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative. The Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative is dedicated to providing individuals in recovery programs the necessary life and work skills to establish new career paths and thrive in today’s job market.
If you asked Kip, he would describe himself as a disciple of Christ who’s in the home services business, who is really utilizing and leveraging everything with home services to walk out his faith.
What to Expect
Throughout this episode, you can expect to learn what it was like for Kip to find Christ at a later age in life. You will hear about Kip’s struggles with addiction, and how he’s taken all he’s learned through his struggles & finding Christ to help others in recovery.
Additionally, you will learn what it is like to be a second-chance employer. Kip dives deep into the culture at Five Star and the strategies that Kip and his team use to ensure they hold everyone accountable & on track while also providing great services.
You’ll also hear about the vocational school that Kip bought along with other second-chance business owners, which has since been renovated into the Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative building. This building acts as an “ecosystem for recovery with a culture of mentorship.” Kip talks about how this new building will be offering housing to those in recovery, along with therapy sessions and life skills classes. In addition, businesses will be allowed to rent space in the building as long as they are second-chance businesses.
Lastly, you’ll hear about Kip’s innovation within the home services industry regarding digital marketing, eCommerce, and where he sees the industry heading. You’ll also learn his market penetration strategy: “hyperlocal green-fielding”.
No End in Sight
Kip is incredibly involved in the rehabilitation efforts in his community, in addition to being a tremendously successful entrepreneur. Through the Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative, numerous second-chance businesses, and love for Christ, Kip is truly making a difference in his community.
Kip plans to continue penetrating new markets and innovating within the home services industry, while simultaneously doing everything in his power to give back to Christ and help others in recovery find their path in life.
Intrigued? Listen to the full conversation here!
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Episode #19: Pain, Purpose, Profit with Kip Morris
Change Your Filter with Tall Paul
Key Points
- Bad company corrupts good morals.
- Don’t try to shortcut Google in your marketing and/or website efforts.
- When looking for markets to penetrate, the key is hyper-localization.
Who is Kip Morris?
Kip Morris is CEO of Five Star Home Services. Five Star Home Services is Ohio’s fastest-growing home services company, offering heating, air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical work. Five Star is also a second-chance employer, which we dive into throughout this episode.
In addition to Five Star, Kip is also the Co-Founder of the Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative. The Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative is dedicated to providing individuals in recovery programs the necessary life and work skills to establish new career paths and thrive in today’s job market.
If you asked Kip, he would describe himself as a disciple of Christ who’s in the home services business, who is really utilizing and leveraging everything with home services to walk out his faith.
What to Expect
Throughout this episode, you can expect to learn what it was like for Kip to find Christ at a later age in life. You will hear about Kip’s struggles with addiction, and how he’s taken all he’s learned through his struggles & finding Christ to help others in recovery.
Additionally, you will learn what it is like to be a second-chance employer. Kip dives deep into the culture at Five Star and the strategies that Kip and his team use to ensure they hold everyone accountable & on track while also providing great services.
You’ll also hear about the vocational school that Kip bought along with other second-chance business owners, which has since been renovated into the Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative building. This building acts as an “ecosystem for recovery with a culture of mentorship.” Kip talks about how this new building will be offering housing to those in recovery, along with therapy sessions and life skills classes. In addition, businesses will be allowed to rent space in the building as long as they are second-chance businesses.
Lastly, you’ll hear about Kip’s innovation within the home services industry regarding digital marketing, eCommerce, and where he sees the industry heading. You’ll also learn his market penetration strategy: “hyperlocal green-fielding”.
No End in Sight
Kip is incredibly involved in the rehabilitation efforts in his community, in addition to being a tremendously successful entrepreneur. Through the Emerge Recovery & Trade Initiative, numerous second-chance businesses, and love for Christ, Kip is truly making a difference in his community.
Kip plans to continue penetrating new markets and innovating within the home services industry, while simultaneously doing everything in his power to give back to Christ and help others in recovery find their path in life.
Intrigued? Listen to the full conversation here!
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