Ben Hodson is the Co-Founder & CEO of JobNimbus. Ben is an entrepreneur, writer, musician, filmmaker, comic book artist, software developer, hiker, mountain-biker, surfer, rock climber, & Jeep enthusiast. After spending time as a touring musician and finishing degrees in business and software systems from the University of Washington, Ben co-founded his first company in 2000. That business, Venafi, was sold in 2020 to Thoma Bravo for $1.2 billion. After leaving the day-to-day operations of Venafi, Ben went on to start nine companies with the most recent being JobNimbus, a software and growth solution for roofing and home exterior contractors. In January 2021, the company received its first investment of $53 million from Mainsail Partners.
JobNimbus is a CRM and project management software wrapped up in one application. The platform is an end-to-end solution designed to help contractors (roofing and construction professionals) streamline their communication and better manage their teams. From customer contacts to scheduling, boards to lead acquisition, jobs to payments, JobNimbus is the place to accurately update and track all company information. On top of Ben’s business ventures, he is involved in a variety of creative projects. He’s written comic books, such as the Jack Burton Adventures, Shutter, 8-Bit, and Blood and Glory. His short films, Shadow of the Mountain and Marooned, have won recognition at various international film festivals, and he recently published my first novel, Tales of the Macabre West.
On this episode we talk about solutions to the most common issues contractors are faced with.
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