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    Ep #62- Chad Peterman

    Shelby Nichols • Oct 4, 2022
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Raising Leaders for the Service Business With Chad Peterman

Chad Peterman is the President of Peterman Brothers Heating, Cooling & Plumbing. It is a family-owned-and-operated service company that has worked in the Indianapolis area for over 29 years. They specialize in residential service and replacement along with multi-family construction and rehab projects. 


Chad is proud of the opportunity to lead a company his father started in 1986. He and his brother have taken the business to the next level by expanding to different parts of Indiana. Chad is also the Founder of Peterman Top Tech Academy and Host of the Can't Stop the Growth Podcast. 


In this episode, Ryan and Chad talk about Chad's journey into leadership in the service business in his 20s, the painful lessons along the way, how the industry has changed since the COVID pandemic hit, and much more.

 

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