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BEING THE GOOD How John Hill is Touching Lives and Disrupting an Industry Through The Good Contractors List BY A U D R E Y S E L L E R S | P H OTOS BY K E N N Y R I C H A R D P H O T O G R A P H Y
You may have heard the catchy jingle on the radio: “If the job’s not right, we’ll get it f ixed. Only at The Good Contractors List!” John Hill, founder and CEO of The Good Contractors List, founded the business with a simple mission in mind: to change the contracting industry for good. The Good Contractors List hand-selects only the best contractors to be included on the site. John started the business with a handful of contractors, and now the site features about 250 certif ied contractors. Each contractor goes through a rigorous vetting process that includes a face-to-face interview and a business and personal background check to receive an invitation to join. And every contractor on the list is backed with a third-party $10,000 guarantee — which, before The Good Contractors List came along, was unheard of in the contracting industry. Should any home-project issues escalate, The Good Contractors List will also come to your home for a free in-home inspection and act as a third party between you and your contractor. Although consumers rarely need to take this step, it’s an option to ensure both parties feel safe moving forward. “Our ‘honest guys in the middle’ approach ensures the consumer doesn’t f ind a contractor who is cheap and doesn’t carry insurance,” John says. “And on the opposite side, consumers won’t f ind the megacontractors who have so much overhead that they only want to upsell and charge the highest rates. The Good Contractors List is the best of the ‘honest guys in the middle,’ and we believe you will always f ind the highest quality work at fair and honest rates.” The best part? The Good Contractors List is absolutely
free to use. This means you get access to vetted contractors and a $10,000 guarantee that they’ll do the job right — and at no cost to you to use the list. It’s quick and easy to register at TheGoodContractorsList. com and f ind a contractor for your next project, whether you’re planning a major remodel, or you need help with plumbing, roof ing, landscape design, patios, decks, or air conditioning and heating. “We have a wonderful customer service staff that calls every homeowner who uses our list,” John says. “We make sure the contractor did what they were supposed to do.” Considering that only the best-of-the-best contractors become part of The Good Contractors List network, John is conf ident that homeowners will be pleased with the f inal outcome. “ We are so proud of our contractors. We can only change an industr y if we pick the rig ht people to be a part of our organization. We can’t guarantee that you will have the perfect experience ever y time because anything can happen in this world, but we promise that the f inal product will be quality and the contractor will be held accountable to deliver as promised,” John says. “If the contractor fails to do what they were contracted to do, we will pay up to $10,000 out of our own pockets to f ix the issue. We believe this is the true example of accountability and responsibility.”
THE HEART ATTACK THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING Disrupting the contracting industry came as a result of a major life disruption. In 2011, John suffered a catastrophic heart attack that damaged 40% of his
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