Episode

Bob Roman (Fire by Design): How to Differentiate in a Sea of “Me Too” Contractors

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IM Landscape Growth Podcast

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Feb 10, 2026

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2790

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Summary

Bob Roman, founder of Fire by Design, shares how repeated product failures forced him to invent an all-weather automated ignition system and how training people, building proof-driven marketing, and going national took the business from under $100K to $10M+ in roughly six years.