Business Operations Coach - Painting

Breakthrough Academy; Oregon (IL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Breakthrough Academy is seeking a passionate and experienced leader to join their team as a coach for high-performing entrepreneurs in the painting industry. This role involves guiding business owners through strategic planning and operational excellence, helping them achieve their goals while fostering a strong community. Ideal candidates will have a proven background in operations leadership, with a focus on empowering others and driving results.

Benefits

Flexible work opportunities

Competitive salary and bonuses

Medical benefits and RRSP matching

Travel perks for team events

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in operations leadership within a painting business or managing large projects.
• Proven track record in strategic planning and financial management.
• Ability to lead and influence others effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized coaching and strategic guidance to business owners.
• Facilitate group meetings and one-on-one sessions to drive results.
• Help members develop a Master Business Plan and improve operational systems.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Financial Management

Coaching

Emotional Intelligence

Relationship Building

Job description

• Do you have a track record of building a successful painting business or growing a strong division within a large painting company?
• Does the idea of turning your operational experience into powerful guidance for other business leaders excite you?
• Are you the kind of painting leader who understands how to scale operations while maintaining quality standards and a strong team culture?
• Are you energized by deep conversations, big goals, and the "aha" moments that follow?
• Are you ready to join a team who thrives on making a real impact and helping our Members succeed personally and professionally?
• Have you been looking to knowledge share and support a community of like minded driven, business owners?
• Are you passionate about leading, inspiring, and empowering high performers?
• Would you enjoy an advisory role within a team that doesn't get lost in a corporate work setting and away from the pressures of jobsite performance?
  

ABOUT BREAKTHROUGH ACADEMY

Breakthrough Academy specializes in helping high performing entrepreneurs in the contracting industry grow their businesses by implementing excellent operational systems into their companies. We believe in the unlimited potential of entrepreneurship and help our Members (customers) break through barriers and take their businesses to the next level.

Our proprietary training program brings systemization to a contracting company’s operations, develops an entrepreneur’s core business skills, and holds accountability to goals along a clear business plan.

Breakthrough Academy is now ten years old and growing rapidly, with over 1,000 business owners developing in the program, and an awesome team of 50 running the show. As we serve companies across the continent to level-up and systemize their operations, Breakthrough Academy itself has grown significantly, with 9 years of back-to-back revenue growth. To maintain focus on excellent Member experience, we are now hiring for the newest additions to our awesome team - professionals who have real-world industry experience and are excited to turn that knowledge into impact for hundreds of other business leaders.

This is where you come in.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF:

• You have a natural ability to lead, influence, empower and hold people accountable
• You come alive when you're guiding others toward clarity, confidence, and results
• You build strong relationships and relate to people both virtually, through digital meetings, and in person at our flagship events
• You gravitate towards a consultative approach and know when to use other leadership skills to influence change
• You have a proven track record of strategic planning, financial management and executing to surpass targets
• You have the ability to connect with senior leaders and build trust quickly
• You have a genuine desire to help people shine and be their best
• You have experience in supporting a company through a growth phase and you are energized by helping business owners systemize their operations
• You’re incredibly resourceful, seek innovative solutions and demonstrate relentless tenacity
• You have the ability to see the big picture in every situation and do a deep dive on specifics when necessary
• You have a results based mindset, allowing you to uncover opportunities and empower others to take action that will lead to valuable improvements
• You display a high level of emotional intelligence and demonstrate a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information

IN THE ROLE, YOU WILL BE:

• Working closely with high-performing entrepreneurs (Members) to take their business to the next level by providing powerful, personalized coaching through a combination of strategic coaching, systems implementation, and driving goal accountability
• Utilizing the Contractor Growth Method and to teach business and executive skills to our Members by hand-picking the best tools, templates, and resources to make every group session impactful and high-value
• Facilitating group meetings to share ideas and best practices with business owners while generating options to resolve their business challenges
• Coaching business owners in one-on-one meetings to drive results and develop their leadership capabilities by keeping Members focused, aligned, and making progress toward their big goals
• Helping Members build out a bulletproof Master Business Plan (MBP); think Annual Plan, Budget, Sales Targets, Reporting Systems, Goal Frameworks, and more
• Coaching around production rate knowledge, seasonality and scaling up or down with the changing seasons
• Supporting Members in understanding material and vendor Management like paint pricing, supplier relationships, and how material choices impact profitability
• Providing feedback and driving momentum by hosting annual and quarterly strategic reviews to help the Members stay on track and hit goals
• Challenging Members on seeking a deeper understanding of specific business concepts, executive skills and behaviours
• Launching new Members with impactful, energizing onboarding meetings
• Championing the Member experience by owning the follow up process and staying connected through personalized emails, calls, and key touch points throughout the program
• Collaborating with 20+ other coaches to develop best practices and contribute to the collective wealth of coaching resources
• Attending and facilitating epic moments during our annual flagship event, the Winter Summit
• Driving engagement by showing up at member-wide events, supporting vendor partnerships, and being a recognizable, trusted face in the Breakthrough Academy program.
  

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 5+ years experience in an operations leadership role, or as an owner, within a successful residential/commercial painting business of $3M-20M in annual revenue
  -OR-
• 5+ years experience in managing project scopes, operations and budgets of $5M-40M within a larger painting company
• 5+ years experience directly managing large cross-functional teams
• Proven experience in building and leading management teams
• Extensive experience working with and implementing systems and standardized processes in a business
• Experience working with a large volume of small to medium sized jobs, involving multiple crews
• Experience drafting a large number of new and recurring contracts
• Proven acumen in core business skillsets: financial management, recruitment, staff training, sales, strategic planning
• Ability to present information engagingly in a digital facilitation environment

Nice to Have:

• Proven ability to lead engaging large group facilitations; public speaking

THE BENEFITS

• An opportunity to make a serious impact - supporting growing businesses in achieving higher performance and exceptional results.
• Be able to put the regular pressures of jobsite performance behind, in favor of an advisory lifestyle that empowers other leaders.
• Be part of an inspiring community of 1,000+ business owners who value long term relationships that drive success.
• Collaborate with a dynamic team of high-performing individuals at BTA, who thrive on teamwork and levelling up an industry.
• Enjoy the flexibility of working within a team that embraces remote work opportunities.
• Competitive salary, bonuses, and medical benefits and RRSP matching, with strong professional growth opportunities.
• Cool travel perks in fun locations - our team events this year range from Caribbean beaches to peaceful BC hot springs!

If this sounds like you and you feel ready to take on an awesome new adventure, use the application form below and let us know why you’d be a great fit for our team!

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