Molly Nolan
Marketing & Program Manager at Nolan Consulting Group, a Coaching & Consulting firm focused on the Trades Industry.
Appears in 167 Episodes
Ep. 291: One Platform or Smarter Automations? Inside A.G. Williams Painting Company’s AI Journey
Earlier this year, A.G. Williams Painting Company set out to find one software platform that could do it all, then took a different route. George Williams of A.G. Will...
Ep. 290: Business is Messy – Your Year Didn't Go as Planned, Now What?
In this episode of Out of the Hourglass, Colin and Brian Nolan break down how to pivot when your business misses its revenue targets and winter is around the corner. L...
Ep. 289: Buy It or Build It? A Different Approach to Growing Your Business
What if your next opportunity for business growth isn't something you build, but something you buy? Join Colin Nolan and Steven Lawton as they explore how strategic ac...
Ep. 288: The Thing That Matters Most – Why Net Profit Is Sanity
In this episode, Kathryn Freeman and Colin Nolan break down the financial number most trades business owners overlook: net profit. They untangle the differences betwee...
Ep. 287: Family Business with Brian Nolan
Discover how to navigate generational handoffs, resolve leadership friction, and protect your family relationships while scaling your company. In this episode, three f...
Ep. 286: “Just Do It” – Kosta Kritikos on Rebranding a Family Legacy Into Aieres Group
Some people wait their entire careers for permission to pursue the thing they actually want. Kosta Kritikos, CEO & President of Aieres Group waited fifteen years until...
Ep. 285: The Work Series | The Legacy Play – How Southedge Painting Committed to the W2 Model
This is the final episode of our Work Series - a three-part look at how painting companies are rethinking their organizational models. For Mike Sanchez, owner of Sout...
Ep. 284: How Curiosity Built a Career in HR – Andrew Coelho's Journey at Lancaster Painting
Andrew Coelho walked into Lancaster Painting for a sales job interview and walked out with an HR career he never saw coming. In this episode, he shares how curiosity,...
Ep. 283: The Work Series | How ACP Painting Made the Hybrid Model Their Competitive Edge
This is the 2nd episode of our Work Series, a three-part look at how painting companies are rethinking their organizational models. What if the right model for your...
Ep. 282: Building What Lasts – Jon Meyer on Leadership, Succession & Building a Board at Nolan Painting
What does it look like to spend 30 years growing inside an organization and ultimately step into the top seat? In this episode, Jon Meyer, President and CEO of Nolan P...
Ep. 281: The Work Series | Rethinking the Field: Austin Ilsley on Ai Painting's Shift to the Sub Model
This is the first episode of our Work Series - a three-part look at how painting companies are rethinking their organizational models. When the numbers stopped working...
Ep. 280: Mid-Year Marketing Check In – Same Tactics, New Steroids
Halfway through 2026, what's actually moving the needle in marketing and what's just noise? David Kryszczak, Founder & President of Spartan Digital, joins the show for...
Ep. 279: Business is Messy — Facing the Brutal Facts of Cash Flow, Divided Leadership, & AI Anxiety
Stop bleeding cash during your busiest seasons and discover how to project exactly where every dollar goes before a financial crunch hits your business. In this episod...
Ep. 278: What It Really Takes – Inside the Business Excellence Certification and the 2025 Recipients
What does it really mean to run a business at the highest level? In this episode, Molly sits down with NCG Senior Business Coach and Director of Operations Kathryn Fre...
Ep. 277: The AI Operator & Data Ladders — Where You Are and What's Next
Chris Kiefer and Cody Hopkins of PaintOS powered by Boolean break down two separate ladders that determine how much value you're actually getting from AI: how you use ...
Ep. 276: Real Talk on Safety – Perspectives from Five Trades Leaders
June is National Safety Month and this episode is our way of honoring it. We gathered five leaders from NCG's Safety Peer Group, each representing a different role and...
Ep. 275: Automate First – An Honest Take on AI, Zapier, and Smarter Systems with Lindsey Mueller of Sound Painting Solutions
Automation doesn't have to start with AI, it starts with a process you're fed up with. Lindsey Mueller, co-owner of Sound Painting Solutions in Seattle, has been build...
Ep. 274: The New Spectrum – Hiring the Right Leaders and Learning to Let Go with Rich Lauretta
Rich Lauretta has been building Spectrum Painting in Northern New Jersey since 1989 and recently made the boldest move of his career: hiring a Director of Operations, ...
Ep. 273: The Team That Wanted to Free Him: Pete Grandin on Building a Management Team That Transformed GrandScapes
Pete Grandin has spent over 40 years building GrandScapes into one of Rhode Island's premier landscaping companies — and the last few years have looked completely diff...
Ep. 272: Working Genius in Action — Hiring, Retention, and Leadership | with Alysa Medina of Painters USA
What if you could understand how someone approaches their work before you ever put them in a seat - and use that understanding to build stronger teams, reduce turnover...