Josh Kelly is the CEO of Clover Marketing and Consulting, as well as the host of the LIP Service For Contractors podcast. He teaches home service business owners how to consistently grow from seven figures all the way up to nine figures. He has helped his own family business, a local heating, cooling and plumbing company in Phoenix, grow from $7M to $175M in just 14 years. He has been featured on major platforms like CBS, Fox and NBC. In this episode, we talked about conversion rates, pricing, m...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 223
Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $100 million-plus home service business with over 400 employees in 16 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Expert podcast, host and A1 Garage Doors owner Tommy Mello answers your biggest questions about mindset, standard operat...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 222
Gabriel Pinchev is an expert in contracting CRM with a strong background in the technology sector. He is the founder and the CEO of FieldPulse, a field service software that acts as a digital hub for running entire contracting businesses from a single app, which helps contractors keep track of their business and get paid faster. In this episode, we talked about the benefits of having a CRM, putting up a business that scales beyond your craft, customer service...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 221
Cody Butler is the author of The Definitive Guide To Generating Consulting Clients and The 90-Day Marketing Plan. He has helped over 5000 businesses in instantly impacting revenue growth. Peter Lewis is the president of 7XDirect, a firm that specializes in lead generation and advertising whose mission is to provide the best home services marketing that money can buy. In this episode, we talked about Facebook marketing, going viral, Google vs Facebook, marketing on a budget…...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 220
Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $100 million-plus home service business with over 400 employees in 16 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Expert podcast, host and A1 Garage Doors owner Tommy Mello answers your biggest questions about quoting prices over the ...
Sep 24, 2021•46 min•Ep. 219
Steven Knight is a partner at Mosaic Home Services, a company aiming to build Canada's largest home improvement franchise network. Since 2016, Steven and his team have invested in 10 home improvement brands, growing each by an average of 58% per year. He is an active member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, Young Entrepreneur Council, and the Global Shaper of Communities. He's also been featured internationally in Forbes, among other publications. In this episode, we talked about franchising, ...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 218
Carlos Reyes is the CEO of All In Entrepreneurs and National Cash Offer. He began building his own real estate investment company in 2015 and owns 31 companies in the medical, solar, software, educational, and real estate industries, and has seven of his companies grossing millions of dollars every year. In 2019, he started the Help a Friend Foundation, an international development organization. In this episode, we talked about motivation, coaching and personal development, hiring......
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 217
Jeremy Tolan is the Partnerships Manager at Spark Hire. An expert at video interviews, recruitment, sales, marketing, and technology, he has helped hundreds of leading organizations successfully implement video interviewing in their recruitment processes. To date, over 6,000 organizations have used Spark Hire to interview millions of candidates across more than 100 countries. In this episode, we talked about video interviews, hiring, recruitment strategies...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 216
Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $100 million-plus home service business with over 400 employees in 16 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy answered some of our listeners’ most pressing questions about answers your biggest questions about...
Aug 27, 2021•54 min•Ep. 215
Julian Scadden is the CEO of Nexstar Network, a large company out of Minnesota that focuses on best practices and better buy rates. Julian has over 20 years of experience in the business operations side of plumbing, heating and cooling, and is an expert in training, team building and coaching. In this episode, we talked about effective sales coaching, building leadership, goal setting......
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 214
Ken Goodrich is an expert in business process, negotiation, mergers and acquisition, business planning and operations management. As CEO of Goettl, he is widely recognized by organizations such as the Las Vegas Business Press, Top 40 Under 40 Professionals, and the Business Professional of the Year Success Club, He has been successful at flipping companies and has nearly 3 decades of experience in acquiring, integrating and developing HVAC, plumbing and contracting businesses. In this episode, w...
Aug 13, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 213
Philip Zimmerman is the President of Engineering Leadership Design, LLC and the author of Unleash the Millennials and Save The World. With over 30 years of executive corporate leadership experience and leadership development, Philip frequently shares his deep knowledge about next generation leader development, and millennial engagement at various conferences across the country. In this episode, we talked about Millennial culture, loyalty, and engagement, attracting and tapping the Millennial wor...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 212
Ismael Valdez is the owner and COO of Nexgen Air, a company based out of Orange County, CA. Founded in 2015, Nexgen grew to become the #1 HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) company in Southern California in a span of barely 5 years. With more than 15 years of experience and a commitment to provide the best service to his customers, Ismael has helped solidify the exponential growth of Nexgen. In this episode, we talked about recruitment, customer relationship management, profitabili...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 211
Al Levi is the author of The 7-Power Contractor and co-author of The Home Service Millionaire. A former contractor who worked for 25 years in every aspect of his family’s Long Island-based HVAC/plumbing business, Al has been rated as one of the 25 most influential contractors in the United States by Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine. He now helps other contractors learn how to run their businesses with less stress and more success through consultations, workshops, and webinars. In this episode, we ...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 210
Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $40 million-plus home service business with over 200 employees in 9 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his learnings and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Millionaire podcast, Tommy answered some of our listeners’ most pressing questions about recruitment, business expansion, c...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 209
Matthew Mottola is the co-founder and CEO of Venture L, the leading platform for freelancers to run their business. He is the author of The Human Cloud, and is a Forbes contributor on leadership in the freelance economy. He’s been featured in Forbes and Fortune, and was named one of the top 50 remote work experts to follow. In this episode, we talked about remote work, technology, automation, freelancing, digital platforms......
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 208
Joshua Kim is the founder and CEO of 7a Accelerator, a company that provides consultations, resources, and concierge-style assistance for business owners on capital solutions and securing the right SBA lender. By leveraging $2.5M+ in SBA 7(a) financing, he purchased his first businesses at 19 and 20 years old. A transactional entrepreneur, he is an expert in M&A and government-guaranteed financial instruments. In this episode, we talked about entrepreneurship, management, leadership, finance......
Jul 02, 2021•54 min•Ep. 207
Josh Fulton is the Founder and Managing Partner of eSquared Communication Consulting, a provider of high end business telecommunications services for construction, service, and other industries. He grew his company’s revenue from $7.2 million in 2014 to $20.6 million in 2017, a 185% increase in a span of three years. In this episode, we talked about B2B, sales, marketing, leadership, business communications...
Jun 25, 2021•57 min•Ep. 206
Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $40 million-plus home service business with over 200 employees in 9 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his learnings and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this episode, we answered some of our listeners’ most pressing questions about training, sales, automation, marketing, financing and growing your business, and more...
Jun 18, 2021•58 min•Ep. 205
Brian Biro is a professional leadership speaker, coach, and best-selling author who has delivered more than 1,400 presentations around the world. His clients include Lockheed Martin, the US Army, Microsoft, the University of Notre Dame, senators and representatives from thirteen western states, and hundreds more. He was also rated the #1 speaker at four consecutive INC. Magazine International Business Conferences. In this episode, we talked about leadership, possibility thinking, team-building.....
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 204
Andrea Waltz is the co-author of the best-selling book, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There. She launched her own training company at the age of 24, and is a Speaker Member of the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance. She was named one of 25 Sales Experts You Should Follow On Twitter by Hubspot and 25 Sales Influencers to Follow on Twitter by Salesforce.com and Live Hive. In this episode, we talked about training, marketing, team building, coaching, public speaking......
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 203
Ryan Lucia is the founder of Aaron Overhead Doors, Such n Such Media, Garage Door Store, and the Torsion Talk Podcast. A former software executive, Ryan decided he wanted to go blue-collar. He started his own business with a wife and two children at 36 years old. He has since become a mentor, sales leader, marketer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who has started multiple businesses, including a marketing agency. In this episode, we talked about leadership, sales management, SEO, B2B, marketing...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 202
Joy Hawkins is the owner and president of Sterling Sky, Inc. and a Search Engine Land Columnist. She has examined thousands of Google local listings for SMBs in the US and Canada since 2006. Certified in both Google Search & Display, she enjoys spending time managing Google Ads accounts. She has been a speaker at various search engine marketing conferences such as SMX & LocalU, Pubcon, and Mozcon. In this episode, we talked about SEO, online marketing, online advertising, social media, blogging....
May 21, 2021•58 min•Ep. 201
Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $40 million-plus home service business with over 200 employees in 9 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his learnings and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this episode, we answered some of our listeners’ most pressing questions....
May 14, 2021•57 min•Ep. 200
Dirk van Reenen is the founder of BERGflow, a company launched in 2017 that specializes in helping service based companies build better teams to grow and scale through talent acquisition systems, focused organizational structure and processes and training. Prior to founding BERGflow, Dirk ran a business for six years until the age of 27, eventually becoming the CEO of a company doing close to $800M in sales annually. In this episode, we talked about leadership development, team building, human r...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 199
Jaynie Smith is the bestselling author of the books Creating Competitive Advantage and Relevant Selling. An international speaker and consultant, she has spent over 35,000 hours consulting CEOs and C suite executives, and two decades working with Fortune 500 companies. She received one of the 15 Top Performer Awards for CEO coaching, and has been featured in Entrepreneur, and Industry Week, among many other publications. In this episode, we talked about competitive advantages, marketing, sales.....
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 198
Austin Haller is the founder of Schedule Engine, a customer service support solution for home service contractors. Prior to founding Schedule Engine, he owned and led a $30M energy company, which he and a partner acquired and sold for 3x the invested capital in less than 3 years. Armed with 15 years of experience in the industry, he has been focused on bringing pioneering technology and services to contractors. In this episode, we talked about team building, strategic planning, operations manage...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 197
Kim Archer is the Vice President of Coaching for Business Development Resources, Inc. and the lead trainer for BDR’s financial courses, Accounting & Office Management and QuickBooks for the HVAC Contractor. The architect of BDR’s Profit Launch business planning workshops, she created the templates used to produce hundreds of monthly financial statements, with combined client revenues over 1.8 billion dollars in annual client revenues. In this episode, we talked about team building, coaching, lea...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 196
Danny Kerr is a Managing Partner at Breakthrough Academy, managing over $900 million worth of revenue and helping over 300 entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level. At 20 years old, Danny took a leadership position for a franchise company, and grew sales from $400,000 to $1,300,000 in just a single year. In this episode, we talked about hiring, systems, productivity......
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 195
Danielle Putnam is the president of The New Flat Rate, the first menu pricing system for home service contractors, and an Advisory Board Member of Women in HVACR, an organization that provides professional avenues for women growing their careers in the industry. An opinion columnist at CEOWORLD magazine, Danielle has experience in business development and management, operations, and related fields. In this episode, we talked about business development, marketing operations, pricing......
Mar 26, 2021•58 min•Ep. 194
