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How Bob Hamilton Built KC’s #1 Plumbing Business — American Builders
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January 8, 2026
36 min

How Bob Hamilton Built KC’s #1 Plumbing Business

American Builders, presented by TradeGuard

About this episode

In this episode, I sit down with Bob Hamilton to unpack the real story behind building, scaling, and ultimately selling a wildly successful plumbing & HVAC business. We cover Bob’s career journey, the sales and marketing principles that actually drove growth, and the hard lessons learned along the way. It’s a candid conversation about what it really takes to win in the trades—and how to think about your business if an exit is ever the goal.

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