Most home services
businesses stall at $2M.
We're built to take you past it.

Most residential services businesses don't stall because the owner isn't working hard enough. They stall because the lead engine, sales team, and operations weren't built to scale. Ethos fixes that.

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01 — Approach Operator Partners

You built a real business. Now you're fighting the same battle every month — more leads, better closers, tighter operations — with no bench, no playbook, and no time.

We're not consultants. We're operators who embed with owners and install the systems that compound — paid in a way that keeps us accountable to outcomes, not hours. When you grow, we grow. When you stall, so do we.

02 — Capabilities

What we build inside your business.

Built inside your business — not handed to you in a slide deck.

01

Lead Generation

Paid acquisition, SEO, channel partnerships, and referral engines that fill the pipeline predictably.

02

Sales Organization

Structure, recruit, train, and compensate a revenue team that scales past owner-dependency.

03

Go-to-Market

Positioning, pricing, ICP definition, and territory strategy that replaces guesswork with leverage.

04

Operating Systems

SOPs, scheduling, quality control, KPIs, and management cadences that make performance repeatable.

05

Technology & AI

CRM, automation, and AI-native workflows that replace headcount and compress response time.

06

Exit Readiness

Clean books, operator-independent ops, and a diligence-ready story for recap, refinancing, or sale.

03 — Engagement

Three ways we work together.

Most partnerships start as advisory. We earn the right to deepen from there.

Option A

Advisory Engagement

Fee-based and defined. Surgical work on the highest-leverage problem — sales, lead gen, or operations — scoped to a clear window.

  • 90, 180, or 365-day engagements
  • Project-based fees, clear deliverables
  • Targeted build-out in one or two capabilities
  • Can evolve into a deeper partnership if the fit is right
Option B

Operator Partnership

An embedded operating role on a multi-month commitment. We run the full build-out alongside you, with a fee and upside structure built for alignment.

  • Reduced fees paired with aligned upside
  • Embedded operating role with clear scope
  • Multi-month commitment to full build-out
  • Shared outcomes, shared accountability
Option C

Equity Partnership

Our deepest commitment. A long-term operating partnership with full alignment from the first system installed through the exit — structured with meaningful ownership when both sides are ready.

  • Ownership stake in lieu of (or alongside reduced) fees
  • Embedded operating partner with decision rights
  • Full build-out across all six capabilities
  • Long-term orientation toward recap or exit
04 — Partners

Who we work with.

We're selective. A small number of partners, deeply served. If you don't fit, we'll tell you directly.

  1. ~$1M–$5M in annual revenue
    Enough traction that the model works. Small enough that professional systems move the needle fast. If you're close to that range and the rest of the fit is right, we want to hear from you.
  2. Owner actively running the business
    You're still the engine. We're here to help you build the rest of the machine around you — or replace yourself.
  3. Real demand, not a product problem
    Customers want what you sell. The bottleneck is scaling delivery and revenue, not inventing the offer.
  4. Willingness to delegate
    Founders who hoard control cap their own ceiling. Ours is not a model for that.
05 — Distinction

Why Ethos.

There's no shortage of people offering to help home services owners. Here's how we're different.

vs. Consultants
Bill by the hour. Hand you a deck. Leave when the retainer ends. Their upside isn't tied to yours.
We embed and execute — we don't just recommend. Engagements are structured so we win when you win, whatever the mechanism.
vs. Private Equity
Buy control, install their team, optimize for the exit on their clock. You become an employee in your own business.
You stay in control. We build value with you — then help you run the exit process when it's on your terms.
vs. Agencies
Send you leads. Book you meetings. Cash the retainer. Everything downstream of the lead is still your problem.
We own the whole revenue function — acquisition, sales, operations, retention. One accountable partner, not four vendors.
vs. Coaching Networks
Monthly dues, quarterly conferences, peer groups. Good community. No one actually builds the thing for you.
We're in the business with you — installing systems, hiring people, running plays. Built, not taught.
06 — FAQ

FAQ worth asking.

The practical stuff before we talk.

Yes. Thirty minutes, no cost, no obligation. It's a conversation to see if we're the right fit for each other — not a sales pitch.

Thirty minutes. We keep it tight on purpose — enough to understand your business and tell you whether we can help, not so long it becomes a pitch.

Nothing formal. A rough sense of your revenue, team size, and the one or two things keeping you stuck is plenty. We'll take it from there.

Owners who built something real on hustle — and hit a ceiling they can't grind their way past. The pipeline is uneven. The sales and service teams still run through you. The operation gets shaky when you're not watching it. If you're running the business instead of the business running itself, you're in the right place.

Yes, and we usually encourage it. Decisions at this level rarely get made alone.

You'll get a confirmation immediately. Within a day, a short email with a couple of light questions so we can show up prepared.

If you'd like one before the call, send it over and we'll sign. We treat every conversation as confidential either way.

Roofing, solar, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, pest control, and lawn & landscape.

Right now, we focus on US residential services. We'll revisit as the firm grows.

Engagements are scoped individually based on the business, the shape of the work, and the structure of the partnership. We'll cover fees and terms openly on the intro call.

Ninety days on the Advisory side. Operator and Equity Partnerships run longer by design.

Whatever the business needs. Some partnerships run mostly remote with scheduled on-site visits; others call for more time on the ground, especially early in the build-out.

Start the Conversation

Let's see if the next
chapter is one we build together.

A 30-minute intro call. We'll ask about your business, share how we'd approach it, and tell you honestly whether we're a fit. No pitch deck. No pressure.

Book an Intro Call