David Boer, Boer Brothers Heating & Cooling, Plumbing
David Boer is a co-owner of a family heating and cooling business that added plumbing while Kerry was coaching it, and his line is the one that carries the figures: "we more than doubled our revenue and grew into a $20-million-plus company".
Kerry worked with us for many years as a business coach, technician coach, manager coach, and owner coach. Kerry understood that growing Boer Brothers was never just about revenue. It was about our employees, our customers, our families, the communities we serve, and the three brothers trying to build something meaningful together.
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Kerry helped us weather some very difficult storms. Just as importantly, Kerry helped us see and avoid many more before they ever reached us. There were plenty of times when we were too close to a situation to see it clearly. Kerry had a way of slowing us down, asking the right questions, and helping us find the best path forward even when it was not the easiest one.
Over the years we worked together, we more than doubled our revenue and grew into a $20-million-plus company. [...] Kerry deserves a great deal of credit for helping us build the kind of company that others recognize as truly valuable.
But the numbers are only part of the story.
Kerry helped us become a better company. We became more organized, more accountable, and much more intentional about how we lead and serve. We adopted the Entrepreneurial Operating System through EOS and Traction, strengthened our management team, and built systems that allow the company to grow without losing its heart. We became a truly service-oriented business, not only in how we care for customers, but also in how we support our employees and one another.
Kerry also helped us expand beyond heating and cooling. We added plumbing [...] We opened another branch. That kind of growth can create enormous opportunities, but it can also create problems if the foundation is not strong. Kerry helped us build that foundation and think through growth in a disciplined, sustainable way.
One of the things I appreciate most is how skillfully Kerry worked with us as a family-owned business. Coaching three brothers who own and operate a company together is not a simple assignment! [...] Kerry learned who we were as individuals and as a family. Kerry knew when to listen, when to challenge us, and when to remind us of the larger vision we shared.
Kerry never treated us like just another client or tried to force generic business advice onto our company. [...] Even when we did not necessarily hear what we wanted to hear, Kerry told us what we needed to hear, and did it in a way that helped us grow.
[...] If you are a business owner who truly wants to grow, not only in revenue, but also in leadership, culture, service, and lasting value, I cannot recommend Kerry highly enough. Kerry made a tremendous difference for Boer Brothers, for my family, and for me personally. We would not be the company we are today without that guidance.
David Boer, Co-Owner, Boer Brothers Heating & Cooling, Plumbing
The operating system he names is the Entrepreneurial Operating System, which is not a BGS Strategies product. It went into his company alongside the coaching, and he says so himself.
