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Aug 13, 2025

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10 min read

The Million Dollar Trap

Why 90% of Service Businesses Get Stuck (And How to Break Free)

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Aug 6, 2025

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12 min read

From Single Mom to $9M HVAC Owner: Lacey Coleman's Incredible Journey

From answering phones to $9M: Here's Lacey's playbook.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 30, 2025

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7 min read

David vs. Goliath: How Independent Service Businesses Beat Private Equity Giants

Lessons on how to outcompete private equity.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 23, 2025

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9 min read

From $1M to $8M: How One HVAC Owner Transformed His Business

Six lessons to help scale your business.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 22, 2025

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2 min read

New: Two Powerful Ways to Reward Individual Performance

Launch custom Scorecard or Pool Plans to reward the right moves—your way.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 16, 2025

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8 min read

What I Learned From Two 7-Figure Contractors

Five strategies to grow your business.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 9, 2025

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8 min read

How to Keep Your Best Techs

The simple pay structure that makes techs act like owners.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 2, 2025

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8 min read

The Owner Trap: What to Do When Your Business Can't Survive Without You

The 6:47 AM call that ruins vacations and how to avoid it.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jun 23, 2025

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6 min read

Why Details Matter: The $2 Lesson That Could Change Your Business

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jun 13, 2025

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6 min read

The $70 Bonuses That Generate $7,000 Jobs

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

May 28, 2025

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7 min read

The "Fix Everything" Trap: Why Your Best Techs Might Be Costing You Money

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

May 22, 2025

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6 min read

Callbacks Are The Silent Killer For Home Service Companies

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

May 15, 2025

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6 min read

The Delicate Balance: Managing Leads and Staffing in Home Service Businesses

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

May 5, 2025

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6 min read

On-Time Arrival: The KPI That Changes Everything

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Apr 22, 2025

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5 min read

The Perfect Service Call: Why Slowing Down Actually Makes You More Money

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Apr 15, 2025

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4 min read

How the Best Home Service Companies Operate (Wisdom from Tommy Mello, a Home Services Billionaire)

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Mar 24, 2025

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3 min read

KPI Dashboards: Supercharge Your Incentive Plans 🚀

Incentive plans are driven by company KPIs and it only makes sense to have your KPI dashboards and incentive plans in one platform.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Feb 23, 2025

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10 min read

Here's How Incentives Changed My Life (and why I started ShareWillow)

Here's my story about how a properly structured incentive plan unlocked deep motivation from within me and changed my life forever.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Feb 21, 2025

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2 min read

The All New Employee Dashboard

A magically improved employee dashboard experience.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jan 29, 2025

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3 min read

Introducing Our New Data Import Tool

Import, upload, or email reports directly from your CRM, ERP, or job management software.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Dec 12, 2024

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3 min read

Distribution Formula: Custom Metrics, Roles, and Hourly Compensation

We have just launched an update to our distribution formula to include custom metrics, roles, and hourly compensation.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Nov 20, 2024

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3 min read

ShareWillow Product Update: Awards

We have just launched an update to award tables, adding custom notes, and reviewing award distributions.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Nov 6, 2024

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2 min read

ShareWillow Product Update: Thresholds

We have just launched an update to thresholds and custom thresholds.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Oct 18, 2024

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2 min read

Introducing Custom Plans

We have just launched the ability to add custom plans in your ShareWillow account.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Oct 2, 2024

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3 min read

ShareWillow Product Update - September 2024

These are the new product features that we released in September 2024.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Aug 13, 2024

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3 min read

ShareWillow Product Update - August 2024

We’ve been hard at work building the best product for small businesses to create and manage profit sharing and bonus plans.

News

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Mar 3, 2024

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5 min read

Profit Sharing in Lieu of Bonuses & Equity

Yesterday I read a blog post from the CEO of Mercury titled “How I CEO: Why I don't believe in bonuses”.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Feb 13, 2024

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6 min read

Companies Announce 2023 Profit Share Distributions

Our weekly roundup of news about profit sharing including companies announcing their 2023 profit share distributions

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Feb 4, 2024

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6 min read

Private Equity Is Starting To Share Profits With It’s Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit

Our weekly roundup of news about profit sharing including companies announcing their annual profit sharing payments.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jan 28, 2024

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8 min read

How To Calculate Profit Sharing Bonuses For Your Employees

Profit sharing can transform your employees into partners in the company's success, aligning their efforts with the company's profits.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jan 15, 2024

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2 min read

Crafting An Attractive Compensation Plan: Our 2024 Guide

A compensation plan is a set of guidelines by which employers reward employees beyond their salaries.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jan 9, 2024

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3 min read

Profit Sharing vs Equity

We dive into which is the best to offer for your business.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Dec 13, 2023

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3 min read

Safelite Auto Glass Increased Employee Output by 44%

Companies

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Sep 18, 2023

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5 min read

Profit Sharing Spotlight: JK Moving

JK Moving has distributed $30 million to employees via profit sharing distributions

Companies

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Sep 12, 2023

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6 min read

Pepsi's Profit Sharing Program: A Closer Look

To attract and retain the best talent, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive profit sharing program.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Sep 7, 2023

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5 min read

Here’s 3 Downloadable Templates To Get You Started With Profit Sharing

These 3 templates are must-haves for anyone who is doing profit sharing.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Aug 8, 2023

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7 min read

How to Calculate Profit Sharing

Calculating profit sharing can be a complex process.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Aug 1, 2023

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6 min read

Ford Increases Profit Sharing for Employees

Ford Motor Company has recently announced an increase in profit sharing for its employees.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 25, 2023

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6 min read

ExxonMobil Profit Sharing: A Comprehensive Guide

Explore all aspects of the ExxonMobil profit sharing plan.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 18, 2023

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7 min read

Google's Profit Sharing Program: What You Need to Know

Google's profit sharing program offers its employees a unique opportunity to share in its financial success.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 11, 2023

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5 min read

Understanding Pfizer's Profit Sharing Plan

As a top employer, Pfizer provides a comprehensive benefits package to its employees, including a profit sharing plan.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jul 5, 2023

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7 min read

Southwest Airlines Profit Sharing: A Comprehensive Overview

Southwest Airlines is well-known for its unique and successful profit sharing program.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jun 27, 2023

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5 min read

Profit Sharing as a 401K Benefit

One popular way to maximize employee benefits is through profit sharing as a 401K benefit.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Jun 21, 2023

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10 min read

Discover the Benefits of Profit Sharing

Do you want to boost employee motivation, enhance company performance, and improve financial rewards for your team? Then it's time to consider a profit sharing plan.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Apr 25, 2023

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4 min read

Here's 9 Companies That Offer A Profit Sharing Plan

Profit sharing plans are becoming increasingly popular among businesses as a way to incentivize employees and improve productivity.

Ryan Shank
Ryan Shank

Design and manage incentive compensation plans.

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