Heard Tommy Mello on inspiring new hires for general contracting licenses? Solid advice

Stumbled on this Instagram reel from Tommy Mello where he talks about making orientation memorable for new hires and pushing them to dream big so they stick around. As a general contractor, I've been in the Chicago area my whole career, and licensing here is no joke, you gotta hit those 4 years of experience and pass the state exam or you're sidelined. Watched it after seeing a similar rant in The Contractor Fight Facebook group about high turnover with unlicensed help. If you're onboarding guys for certs, tie it to their goals like Mello says, it keeps them motivated through the paperwork BS. Also, mention r/smallbusiness threads on this, lots of good tips there too. Definitely gonna use some of that in my next team meeting.

Man, high turnover sucks, been there with my crew last year.

Get them to shadow a licensed job first, shows the real value.

Screw that, just hire licensed from the start, saves headaches.

Licensing boards are a joke, waited 6 months for renewal last time.

Try group study sessions with incentives, works wonders.

Feel that, my back's killing me from training newbies who bail.

How do you track their progress without micromanaging?

Use apps like Trello for cert milestones, easy to follow.

State exam prep courses are gold, spend the $200.

My last hire ghosted after orientation, total waste.

Inspire like Mello says, but back it with real raises post-cert.

LOL, my orientation was just 'don't screw up' talk.

What kinda dreams you pushing in your talks?

Boards dragging their feet on apps, delaying my expansion.

Tie licensing to profit shares, motivates hard.

Never skip the purpose talk, keeps morale high.

WARNING: unlicensed work can bite you legally, had a fine once.

These PE firms scooping up licensed crews, screwing independents.

Renewal fees jacked up again, can't keep up.

Don't rush certs without experience, leads to mistakes.

Haha, my hire dreamed of quitting day one.

Same struggle here with board delays.

All these regs favoring big corps, BS.

PE vultures everywhere, eating our lunch.

Tired of the endless CE credits for nothing.

Haha, orientation pizza party saved my last batch.

Fight the system, go union for better cert paths.

Same here, losing guys to burnout.

All in on PE roll-ups, destroying the trade.

PE buying everyone out, end of days.

My crew's aced certs, business boomed 40%.

Haha, dreamed big till they saw the hours.

Inspiring hires is key, but follow through.

Feel ya on the turnover pain.

Same, Chicago boards are the worst.

PE firms ruining licensing for all.

Tired of jumping through hoops yearly.

Don't overload newbies, ease into certs.

Proud my team's all certified now.

Hit $150k after cert push, worth it.

Use Mello's reel in meetings, spot on.

My hire passed first try, celebrating.

PE scum undercutting with cheap labor.

Solid advice on dreaming big.

All these fees killing profits.

Boards need reform, too slow.

Proud to have a full licensed team.

Track progress with shared goals.

Lost a guy to PE poaching.

Haha, orientation dreams vs reality.

Same turnover hell here.

Inspire but verify backgrounds first.

PE roll-ups are the devil.

My business hit 200k post-certs.

Group study paid off big.

Hate the PE invasion.

What if they fail the exam?

Don't hire without intent.

Tired of renewal BS.

Same, boards suck.

PE firms dodging regs.

Haha, my dreams speech flopped.

Feel that frustration daily.

All against small contractors.

Tired of the games.

Boards too bureaucratic.

Inspire with real stories.

My team passed, proud.

PE eating the market.

Same issues here.

Haha, quitters gonna quit.

Verify dreams match reality.

Tired of delays.

Use videos in training.

What apps for tracking?

Proud of my hires' success.

CE credits are endless.

Haha, big dreams small pay.

Same turnover woes.

Don't skip legal checks.

PE ruining everything.

My crew's motivated now.

Boards need to speed up.

Inspire like pros.

Haha, orientation fails.

Proud, hit milestone.

Track with bonuses.

Same here.

PE vultures.

Feel the pain.

All in on reform.

Hire for purpose.

Tired of it all.

Same struggles.

Haha, dream big or go home.

PE destroying trades.

My team's certified, winning.

Inspire daily.

Boards suck.

Same here in the grind.