The Course
Become a Blue Collar Founder. Build a Profitable Painting Business From Zero.
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The exact zero to profitable system I used to leave my corporate job, land my first paying customers, and build a painting company from scratch. Your first job pays for the course several times over.
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The Problem
You don't need a trade background. You need a plan.
You've watched the blue-collar wave build and wondered how safe your corporate seat really is as AI reshapes everything. You've thought about owning something real โ something that's yours. But you've never painted a house, and you don't know what it costs to start, how to price a job, or who actually does the work.
Most people do not fail at starting a painting business. They stall, because they are trying to figure it out alone.
The Shift
Here's what almost nobody tells you: the most profitable painting businesses aren't run by the best painters. They're run by the best operators.
When you follow a proven, step-by-step system, you can turn a skill you don't even have yet into real, predictable profit. That's exactly what BCF Launch is built to help you do.
Introducing BCF Launch
From never picking up a brush to your first paying customer.
Introducing BCF Launch โ a complete system that takes you from never picking up a brush to landing your first paying customer. Built by a former corporate engineer who bought a painting franchise, grew it, and sold it, then built his own painting company from scratch. Through focused modules, downloadable tools, and real-world playbooks, you'll learn how to:
Crews
Find and vet subcontractor crews so you never paint a wall yourself
Pricing
Price and quote jobs with confidence, even with zero track record
Customers
Land your first customers with free tactics, then scale with paid ads
What you'll be able to do after
Run a profitable painting business on the side or full time, on your own schedule, without a trade background.
What's Inside BCF Launch
The business behind the brush.
BCF Launch goes deep on the business behind the brush. Through video lessons and done-for-you tools, you get everything you need to go from zero to your first paying customer, including:
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The CEO Shift
The real math, models, and mindset to start right
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Licensing & Legal Setup
Understand your state's rules and set up the right way
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Estimating & Proposals
Price for 45โ50% margins and win jobs with professional proposals
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Getting Customers
Free tactics to land your first jobs, then paid ads to scale
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Doing the Work
Find, vet, pay, and manage the crews who do the painting
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Tracking Your Numbers
Keep clean books and know you're actually profitable
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What Comes Next
How to grow, systemize, and build toward a real, sellable business
Included Tools
Done-for-you, not theory.
Plus downloadable, done-for-you tools: the Production Rate Standards Sheet, an example Proposal, the Crew Expectations Sheet, the Job Tracker, agent/property-manager Outreach Scripts, and a Master Action Checklist to follow every step of the way.
- Production Rate Standards Sheet
- Example Proposal
- Crew Expectations Sheet
- Job Tracker
- Outreach Scripts
- Master Action Checklist
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Who Is Zac Smith?
He's done it. Twice.
Meet Zac Smith, the founder behind Blue Collar Founder. Five years ago he was a corporate engineer with no trade background. He started with a painting franchise to learn the playbook, grew it, and sold it, then built his own painting company from scratch.
I'm not here to be a guru selling theory. I've actually done this โ twice โ and I'm handing you the exact system I used, with the real numbers behind it. Nothing in this course is something I haven't done myself.
I'll give you the honest, complete playbook to get you from zero to your first paying customer. I stand behind it, and behind you.
Pricing
One job pays for it several times over.
$499
BCF Launch โ lifetime access. One-time payment: $499. One first job, at an average of $5,000 with 45โ50% margins, pays for the course several times over.
Reassurance & FAQ
Before you enroll.
Do I need painting experience?
None. You'll run the business and hand the painting to vetted crews. The course gives you enough to judge quality with confidence โ but you'll never have to pick up a brush yourself.
How fast will I land my first customer?
That depends on how quickly you do the work โ but the entire course is built around one goal: getting you to that first paying job as fast as possible.
Do I have to paint the houses myself?
No. A core part of the course is finding, vetting, and managing the crews who do the work. Your job is to run the business.
What about licensing โ can I really start with no experience?
You don't need any painting experience to run a painting business โ that part is true anywhere. Licensing rules, though, vary by state: some require no license, some only above a certain job size, and a few have their own requirements. The course includes a full module that walks you through exactly how to find and follow your state's rules, plus the legitimate paths for getting started wherever you are. You'll know exactly what applies to you and how to handle it. (This is general guidance, not legal advice โ you'll always verify your specific state's current requirements.)
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