Painting Contractors: Scale Your Business with Proven Systems and Coaching

Access the playbooks, training, and coaching from the team that runs our $37M painting company. We’ll show you exactly how to grow a painting business without wasting years learning everything the hard way.

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Why work with Painting Business Pro?

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Tap Into Our $37M Playbooks

We’re in the trenches building market leading companies. Get access to cutting edge playbooks and training that are working right now.

Industry Leadership

Over the last decade, our painting contractor training has helped thousands of painters and hundreds of owners scale to six and seven figures.

Coaching, Community, and Support

Direct access to experts in every part of the business, join a thriving community, and get support when you need it from people actually doing it.

Work with us and we'll make the dream happen

  • You Will Create Financial Freedom

    Your dream life is closer than you think, and you’ll unlock profit in your business that’s right in front of you…

    And create the foundation to keep building.

  • You Will Create Freedom, Own Your Time, Own Your Schedule

    Sacrifice is optional. You can build a wildly successful business while maintaining a healthy work and life balance along the way.

    We’ll help you put a team in place to completely remove you from the day to day of your business so you have the true freedom to do what you want to do.

  • You Will Become a Powerful Business Leader

    You’ll learn how to produce amazing results and make it look easy… Your friends will wonder how you do it.

    You will develop the skills to be an expert business builder, operator, and leader.

    You will own your life, for the rest of your life, and learn how to make an impact wherever you go.

  • You Will Build a Company Youʼre Proud Of – A Company People LOVE

    The secret to success is to serve your people better than anyone else, including you and your family.

    This is how you build a lasting company, build something you're proud of, and truly differentiate yourself in the marketplace.

What you’ll be able to do as a result of this program

Install the systems that create profit, predictability, and freedom

Our programs are designed to help anyone starting a painting business from scratch, and anyone who wants to scale to $3M per year.

We will get your systems in place, your team in place, and help you build a healthy, profitable company that gives you freedom and financial abundance.

Direct, practical coaching – No fluff. Just rock solid business coaching that covers everything from fundamentals to new, cutting-edge strategies from the field. Plus support and coaching. You’re never alone.

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  • For Businesses $0-$3M in Revenue and Ready to Grow

  • Know Your Numbers and Your Plan

    Get clear on where you are, where you’re going, and exactly what to do next. You’ll build a simple business plan and learn the numbers that drive profit so you can make decisions with confidence.

  • Generate Consistent Leads and Better Clients

    Stop relying on lead services and hoping referrals come in. Build marketing that produces steady demand, attracts better customers, and gives you control over your pipeline.

  • Price With Confidence (Estimating That Scales)

    Get easy-to-implement estimating systems and workflows (including software integrations) so you or your team can produce accurate, profitable bids every time.

  • Win Premium Work Without Feeling “Salesy”

    Stop competing with low bidders. Learn a sales process that feels natural, builds trust, and helps you get paid what you’re worth—so you make more per job and grow faster.

  • Build Reliable Crews and Stop Babysitting

    Learn how to recruit, qualify, and retain great painters so quality stays high without you micromanaging or picking up a brush.

  • Remove Yourself From the Day-to-Day

    Build an A-player team with clear roles, accountability, and leadership—so the business runs without you being the bottleneck.

  • Get Answers to “What About X?” At Every Stage

    Whether you’re brand new or already multi-million, you’ll have support and guidance through every obstacle—because we’ve seen it all and done it all.

  • Leadership Training

    An 18-month cutting edge leadership development program with 3 in person events and 30 zoom calls. Become a leader for your business and your life.

Who is Our Painting Business Pro Training Program For?

Aspiring Entrepreneurs

If you’re considering starting your own painting business, our painting contractor training gives you the roadmap to launch and hit 6-figures fast.

Owner-Operators

If you’re painting every day and working 60+ hours a week, we’ll help you replace yourself with crews and free up your time.

Growth-Focused Contractors

If you already run a painting company but aren’t sure how to grow a painting business past $250K, $500K, or $1M+, this program gives you the exact steps to scale profitably.

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We’ve helped hundreds of contractors build million-dollar painting companies.

Over 30+ Published Case Studies and Counting

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Endorsed by industry experts

  • “Eric Barstow has spoken at PCA's annual EXPO and has appeared on the Paint ED Podcast, and we couldn't be happier with the results. He is demonstrably successful, and he invests in the success of his fellow painting contractors. Our industry is better for leaders like him.”

    Chris Shank

    Former Director of Education, Painting Contractors Association, Founded in 1884 with over 300,000 members.

  • “He goes above and beyond to serve his industry and his clients. Every time I meet with Eric I learn something new and I am motivated to work on growing my business. I would definitely recommend working with Eric and his team.”

    Randy J Brothers

    Founder, The Roofing Academy Ran a $20MM roofing business before launching Roofing Academy.

  • “Eric is a true champion of the industry. He is one of the rare thought leaders in the painting space who has the knowledge and passion to get results quickly.”

    Danny Kerr

    Founder and Director of Sales, Breakthrough Academy, Coach members to over $900MM in annual revenue.

Do you have questions on starting a painting business or scaling your current one? We’ve got answers.

Don’t see your question here? Reach out and you can talk to a real human!

If you’re ready to take this seriously, here’s the next step:

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We want to show you what is possible. You are capable of more than you realize. See how everyday people have built their companies fast and without sacrifice.