In this episode of The Trades Advantage, we sit down with Scott DeMalteris, founder of Lightning Restoration. Scott shares his journey of growing a restoration business from a single garage into a multi-city operation with a "family-like" culture. We dive deep into the lessons he learned from early expansion failures, the importance of having the "right people in the right seats," and how he successfully moved away from insurance vendor programs to build a more ethical, diversified business model.