Equipment Rental Business Coach & Consultant

Sound Familiar?

Does this sound like your business?

These are the things equipment rental owners tell me, almost word for word. You're not alone, and you're not stuck.

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Revenue is strong one month and soft the next. Cash flow, reserves, and seasonal planning are mostly guesswork.

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I don't know how we'd hold up in a downturn, or if local demand dropped off for a season.

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I need stronger people around me, but I can't afford to build a team the business won't support yet.

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I want to expand. More equipment, another location, a new category. I just don't know which move is the right one.

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The same problems keep coming back, even after new systems, new processes, and temporary fixes.

Every one of these has a fix. The hard part is knowing which one comes first. Find out in 60 seconds →

Who I Work With

Built for established equipment rental businesses

Past the startup stage, with real fleet, real crews, and real payroll. If you rent it out and maintain it yourself, you're in the right place.

General Tool Rentals

Neighborhood tool shops through full-line equipment operations.

Aerial Equipment

Scissor lifts, boom lifts, telehandlers, and everything that goes up.

Specialty Equipment

Cranes, portable restrooms, fencing, and the gear nobody else stocks.

Construction Rentals

Excavators, earth movers, and anything else that takes a serious crew to move.

Don't see your category? The numbers behind a rental business work the same way whether you're renting scissor lifts or scaffolding. If you own fleet and rent it out, the work translates.

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Real Results

What this work is actually worth

Every number below comes from a real rental business, not an average or a projection.

8% → 45–50%

Operating profit, and it held there after the engagement ended.

Equipment rental results →

$240,000/yr

Recurring bottom-line savings, close to five percent of annual revenue.

Event rental results →

Down 70%

Unbilled damage, money that used to walk out the gate every week.

Equipment rental results →

Down 85%

Outsourced labor spend, rebuilt around local crews instead of paid drive time.

Event rental results →

See the full case studies →

Why Brenden Moran Coaching

Coaching from someone who's run the rental yard.

Most business advice is written for companies that sell something once. Rental is different. Your inventory goes out, comes back, and has to earn again, and every day it sits in the yard costs you.

I've managed multi-million-dollar rental operations. So we start with utilization, rates, and repairs instead of spending months learning how your business works.

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Where we start

Utilization by category, so you know what to buy, sell, or re-rate
Rates that match demand instead of last year's price sheet
Damage and repairs billed back instead of absorbed
A cash plan that carries you through the slow months

No long on-ramp. We start with your numbers.

Skid steers and mini excavators lined up on a dirt job site under a blue sky

The Process

How Coaching Works

Onboard & Align

Set expectations, define roles, and communication rhythms. Clarify owner's goals, and establish the measures that will guide the coaching relationship.

Assess & Stabilize

Evaluate the business, identify immediate risks and constraints, and prioritize the financial, operational, leadership, or market issues requiring early attention.

Build Custom 90-Day Plan

Develop the initial priorities into a focused action plan with clear owners, deadlines, and measures, while improving the owner's time management, delegation, and capacity.

Define Strategic Direction

At approximately the 90-day mark, establish the three-to-five-year vision, identify strategic priorities, and develop a detailed one-year plan supported by quarterly objectives.

Execution Focus While Strengthening the Business

Translate strategy into consistent action while improving profitability, cash flow, operations, sales, marketing, systems, and other high-impact areas as needed.

Build Leadership & Independence

Develop capable leaders, stronger hiring and delegation practices, clear accountability, and repeatable procedures so the organization becomes less dependent on the owner and eventually the coach.

Transition to a Strategic Partnership

Shift from hands-on business coaching to periodic strategic consulting that helps the leadership team refine its plans, navigate major decisions, and sustain execution.

Throughout Every Stage

Develop extreme ownership by taking responsibility for outcomes rather than waiting for someone else to solve the problem. Leaders learn to surface issues early, clarify ownership, follow through on commitments, learn without blame, and remain accountable for results.

30 minutes

Weekly working sessions on current priorities

Email & phone

Access between meetings as needed

Adjusts as you grow

Session cadence shifts as your systems and leaders get stronger

Pricing

Clear Pricing? Yup!

Here's how and why I price myself lower than other business coaches while still being specialized.

Specialization

We can move toward results faster because I already know your industry. We get right to work instead of you paying me to learn how your business works.

Retention

The coaching industry struggles with short-term retention because most coaches push high-ticket sales where they work less for a few high-paying clients. My business is built on long-term relationships, so I can focus on delivering results instead of constantly replacing clients who didn't see value and the cost became too difficult to sustain.

Accessibility

I care about this industry and want to see it succeed. That, and great coaching should not be out of reach for most businesses. I keep my program comfortable to afford so we can minimize financial pressure, buckle down, and focus on growing your business.

Easy ‘Yes’

I combine an extremely competitive price with extremely high value so that working together simply makes too much sense. I'm priced so that those who need me can say an easy, “Yes!”

Low Risk

I do not ask you to take a financial gamble upfront or lock yourself into a costly long-term commitment. I succeed when I provide enough value for you to keep me around, which holds me accountable for helping you make real progress.