# Owned and Operated

Running and growing home-service companies.

A twice-weekly podcast and free newsletter on running and growing home-service companies (HVAC, plumbing, electrical), hosted by John Wilson, who has scaled his Ohio home-services group from about $3M to over $40M in revenue, with co-host Jack Carr; the newsletter claims 40,000-plus subscribers.. Hosted by John Wilson of an Ohio home-services group, it runs three podcasts a week with daily posts beside them, and its feed carries 390 episodes. The site counts 43,000 or more newsletter subscribers.

- Category: Podcasts & YouTube
- Pricing model: Free
- Where it fits: Define & Test Your Thesis, Operate & Grow the Business
- Website: https://www.ownedandoperated.com

## At a Glance

The best listening for a trades thesis specifically: pair it with an acquisition podcast during the search, then lean on it hard after close.

## What It Costs

The podcast and the weekly newsletter are free. A paid community publishes its price now: $2,500 to join and $500 a month after, vetted by a short survey, and described as still launching.

## Best For

[Searchers](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/searcher) targeting the trades who want operator-level detail on pricing, hiring, marketing, and service economics from someone currently running the playbook at scale

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: Host operates a large home-services company now, so the content tracks today's labor and pricing reality rather than podcast theory
- Pro: Twice-weekly cadence with a deep archive focused tightly on the trades
- Pro: Free newsletter distills tactics without a paywall
- Con: Operator content, not acquisition content: sourcing, [valuation](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/valuation), and deal structure are occasional topics rather than the core
- Con: Advice calibrated to businesses scaling past $10M can overshoot a first acquisition's needs
- Con: Audience and growth figures are the brand's own claims

## What Searchers Say

Well regarded in the trades-operator corner of the ecosystem, with the host's own company growth serving as the track record. Discussion in searcher communities is positive when it comes up, typically recommended alongside acquisition-focused shows rather than instead of them.

## Compared With

- Which show teaches the half of the job you are actually on? (https://searchspheresource.com/resources/compare/acquiring-minds-vs-owned-and-operated.md)

## Sources

- https://www.ownedandoperated.com
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/owned-and-operated-a-plumbing-electrical-and/id1560999545

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Last checked: 2026-09-07

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