Betty Mooney didn't just inherit a business — she inherited a legacy. When her father and founder, Roberto, passed away in 2019, Betty stepped from the CFO's chair into the President's seat at Brick Restoration, the family masonry company he built one repair at a time in Houston back in 1993. Since then, she's grown Brick Restoration into a three-location operation with more than 20,000 completed projects, recognized as Texas's number one masonry contractor — opening a brand-new Dallas-Fort Worth market in the middle of a pandemic, and leading her team through the hardest loss of her career.

What you'll hear:

• How her father's invention-driven mindset turned a trowel and a bucket into a 30-year family business
• What it took to step into the President's chair after losing her dad
• The pandemic-era decision that took Brick Restoration into a second Texas market
• The hardest season of Betty's career — and how her team carried each other through it
• Why she's now focused on building out her leadership bench, not just her own processes
• Alan's live Stage Check on where Betty stands in the 7 Stages to Business Freedom

Alan Melton is the founder of Small Business Coach Associates. He's coached 1,100+ business owners on marketing, sales systems, and operational clarity. Credentials: Inc. 500 founder (#422) | SBA Small Business Person of the Year, 1994 | Florida Governor's Sterling Award, 1999 | #1 Small Business Coach, Life Coach Magazine 2026. Free strategy session: smallbusinesscoach.org | Subscribe for new episodes.

Real small business owners on what it takes to grow. Hosted by Alan Melton.

Connect with Betty Mooney & Brick Restoration: brickrestoration.com | linkedin.com/in/betty-mooney-70056513 | Houston & Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Connect with Alan Melton: smallbusinesscoach.org | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanmelton/

Timestamps:
06:03 – What the Owner's Trap really is
08:04 – Growing up around her father's invention-driven masonry business
17:57 – The season her father was diagnosed, and what that meant for the business
20:21 – Losing a longtime employee — the hardest season of Betty's career
24:08 – How her father's passing gave her room to finally lead
28:02 – The pandemic decision to open a second market in Dallas-Fort Worth
35:43 – Why she's building her leadership bench, not just her own skill set
39:56 – The Stage Check: where Betty stands in the 7 Stages to Business Freedom

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