How a Plumbing Business Grew Revenue from $6M to $25M in 3 Years

Sagan · Feb 19, 2026

Aizik Zimmerman

J. Blanton Plumbing

Aizik Zimerman acquired a plumbing business and grew it to $25M in three years using global talent. Today, nearly half of his 100-person team came through Sagan. His approach: stop thinking "hiring people" and start thinking "buying business functions." Instead of asking how to keep someone busy 40 hours a week, he asks: "What single thing, done every day, would be worth $18,000 a year to my business?" That mindset let him build entire departments for call handling, recruiting, finance, and quality control without inflating overhead

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