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