292: How Tyler Dunagin Built a 1000% Growth Company by Solving His Own Problem
What if your biggest frustration at work could become your biggest opportunity?
In this in-person episode of The Root of All Success, Jason Duncan sits down with Tyler Dunagin, founder of TurnServe, to explore how he left a comfortable corporate career, solved a personal business pain point, and scaled a company to over 1000% growth—landing on the Inc. 5000 list.
Tyler shares how TurnServe evolved from a simple turnover services company into a scalable platform with self-performing brands, private equity backing, and a growing national footprint. If you're stuck inside a system that isn't working, Tyler’s story will inspire you to build something better, think bigger, and create lasting impact through entrepreneurship.
🔑 Takeaways from this episode:
- Why you should start businesses to solve real-world problems
- How Tyler scaled TurnServe without losing culture or quality
- The importance of building systems with the end in mind
- What most entrepreneurs get wrong about scaling fast
- How to attract private equity backing (and what investors really look for)
- Why culture and innovation must evolve together
- How Tyler views entrepreneurship as his professional playground
- Lessons on managing explosive growth while maintaining mission focus
👉 Ready to turn your frustration into your fortune?
Who is Tyler Dunagin?
In 2018, Tyler Dunagin founded Turnserv, a platform delivering market-leading solutions and partnering with some of the largest property management companies in the industry. Under Tyler's leadership as CEO, the company achieved over 1,000% revenue growth, expanded to multiple locations, and secured private equity backing. These milestones landed Turnserv within the top 500 of the Inc. 5000 list, a prestigious list celebrating America’s fastest-growing companies. Throughout his entrepreneurial journey, Tyler has been nominated for multiple industry awards, including EY's Entrepreneur of the Year, recognized by Crain's and numerous other publications, and has appeared as a guest on some of the most prominent podcasts in the field.
Tyler began his professional journey managing single-family real estate investments and flipping houses for investors. By his mid-twenties, he was overseeing $250 million in assets under management in the multifamily real estate market. In his late twenties, he left corporate America to pursue an opportunity to provide innovative solutions for the multifamily market he knew so well.
Tyler Dunagin’s Website Link: www.liquidliner.com
Tyler Dunagin’s Social Media Link:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerdunagin/
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