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The Home Service Expert Podcast

Tommy Mello: $200 Million Founder|Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur Columnisthomeserviceexpert.com
The Home Service Expert podcast is the No. 1 podcast for ambitious home service entrepreneurs, whether they are in plumbing, HVAC or another niche. In this show, Tommy Mello, a $200M business founder, will talk with the best entrepreneurs and experts in the home service industry and beyond, to share insights that have made them successful: from the newest marketing tools to the best scaling strategies. Previous podcast guests include Terry Nicholson (former national trainer of NYSE-listed home services company), Craig Smith (President of HomeAdvisor, a home services marketplace valued at $2B+), Cameron Herold (former COO of three $100M+ companies), etc.
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Episodes

Writing Copy That Makes Customers Ready To Buy

Ben is a renowned Internet marketer and one of the top email marketing specialists in the world today. He has over 15 years of experience doing direct response copywriting for his clients, helping them earn multimillion dollar sales in hypercompetitive markets. In this episode, we talked about email marketing, sales, lead generation...

Aug 09, 20181 hr 6 minEp. 30

Growing Your Bottom Line Through Better Execution

Thor is the founder of Peak Performance Group and the host of Peak Performance podcast. He is a successful entrepreneur who has founded, bought, and sold several multi-million dollar business throughout his entrepreneurial journey. As a profitability coach, his passion lies in helping business owners grow their bottom line through better execution. In this episode, we talked about accountability, client relationship management, hiring...

Aug 01, 20181 hr 16 minEp. 29

Making Networking Your Most Powerful Business Tool

Zach is a masterful networker, and the author of the book, "Don't Sleep on Planes". Zach's passion includes helping people get over their fear of networking so they can connect with other people and engage with their own local communities. In this episode, we talked about networking, productivity, customer service...

Jul 26, 201855 minEp. 28

Delivering Top-Notch Customer Service No Matter What

Parker is the CEO of Answer 1, a virtual receptionist and business answering service that caters to businesses from various industries. Among many of Answer 1's achievements include maintaining a 0.01% complaint rate of number of calls answered, and making it to the Inc 5000 List of 2012. In this episode, we talked about customer service, marketing, hiring...

Jul 18, 201842 minEp. 27

Setting Yourself Apart From The Rest In Your Market

Simone is the owner of Demo Diva Demolition, a trail-blazing business in a male-dominated industry. She made her mission of helping her neighbors a full-fledged business success after she lost her home and her job in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In this episode, we talked about management, marketing, business leadership...

Jul 11, 201853 minEp. 26

Building A Multi-Million Dollar Business From The Ground Up

Jason is the Founder, President, and CEO of Phillips' Painting, Roofing and Gutters, a multi-million dollar business. He was featured in CNBC's Blue Collar Millionaires in 2017, which cast light on how he built his business 19 years ago with with a bucket of paint, $2 to his name, and unparalleled determination. In this episode, we talked about customer service, hiring, management...

Jul 04, 20181 hr 2 minEp. 25

Earning Your Customers' Attention With Consistent Branding

Michael is the Founder and CEO of Michael Baldwin Inc, a branding and coaching firm that aims to help individuals and companies to communicate their mission and passion through their brand. He is an accomplished speaker and leader in the communications industry, and has won several professional awards for his work in corporate branding, including the David Ogilvy Award of Leaders, the Cannes Gold Lion, and Ad Age's "'Best of the Year"' TV Campaign award for copywriting. In this episode, we talke...

Jun 27, 201855 minEp. 24

Combining Digital with Direct Mail For 10x Marketing Results

Jason is the Chief Marketing Officer of RSVP Publications, a marketing agency that converts affluent homeowners into customers for local business owners. He and his team handle the direct response marketing for big brands, including Verizon, Mercedes-Benz, and Lexus. With the proven formula of direct mail in combination with digital marketing, RSVP has grown to offer their service to over 80 locations, and has been making it to Entrepreneur.com's prestigious Top 500 Franchises list every year. I...

Jun 19, 20181 hrEp. 23

Creating Maximum Efficiency by Going Lean

Ryan is the Director of Consortia at The Association of Manufacturing Excellence, the largest Lean membership organization in the world. His mission is to educate businesses about the power of the lean methodology, and help them harness it to achieve operational excellence. In this episode, we talked about management, organization, efficiency...

Jun 15, 201857 minEp. 22

Leading With Care And Code To Achieve Business Success

Howard is the Executive Vice President and Director of Training and Operations of Ziglar, Inc, coaching businesses from 52 different industries from 9 different countries. He's also the author of The Power of Community, and many other books that help small business owners build phenomenal companies. In this episode, we talked about leadership, hiring, sales...

Jun 06, 20181 hr 16 minEp. 21

Saving Thousands of Dollars With Tax Planning

Craig is a certified tax coach and public accountant, a business owner, and a former New York City police officer with over 17 years of experience on the force. His mission is to help businesses keep more of what they make through tax planning strategies and techniques. He also co-authored Secrets of a Tax-Free Life and recently wrote The 10 Most Expensive Tax Mistakes that Cost Businesses Owners Thousands. In this episode, we talked about tax planning, accounting, succession planning...

May 29, 201842 minEp. 20

Boosting Your Bottom Line With Outstanding Customer Service

Shawn is the co-owner and CEO of Reynolds Brothers Exteriors, a successful family-owned eavestrough & exteriors company in Toronto, Canada. In the years since they launched, they've received numerous recognitions, such as the Consumers Choice Awards, and HomeStars' "Best of 2017" award. In this episode, we talked about customer service, hiring, leadership...

May 23, 20181 hr 27 minEp. 19

Connecting With Your Customers At An Emotional Level

Brigham is the founder and president of Power Selling Pros, a leading coaching and training firm dedicated to making your call center better. Power Selling Pros started training six call handlers in 2009. Today, they've successfully trained 450 call handlers and have worked with over 120 companies from around the globe. In this episode, we talked about customer service, booking rates, customer experience...

May 15, 20181 hr 1 minEp. 18

Getting Your Booking Rates To As High As 90%

Susy is a Major Accounts Manager at Callcap, a platform that empowers businesses to improve their marketing effectiveness and customer service through call tracking and monitoring. Susy has years of experience in analytics and telephony, and has helped plenty of businesses, including several in the home service industry, get their booking rates up and grow their business. In this episode, we talked about booking rates, sales, customer service...

May 08, 201850 minEp. 17

Transforming From A One-Man Show To An Employee-Centric Business

Mark Stoner's fair share of failures has made him into the success that he is today. He went from running a one-man chimney sweeping business to turning it into a multi-million dollar business. Today, Mark Stoner owns and runs Ashbusters Chimney Service, the third largest chimney sweep operation in the U.S, and is the author of Blue Collar Gold: How To Build A Service Business From The Dirt Up. In this episode, we talked about hiring, leadership, company culture...

May 01, 20181 hr 19 minEp. 16

Becoming #1 In Your Local Market With Google Local Services

SearchKings was established in 2009, and has since built an impressive customer base of over 1200 business owners across North America. They were one of the only five Google Premier Partners that was selected for the Google Guarantee program. In this episode, we talked about search engine marketing, paid ads, customer service...

Apr 24, 201839 minEp. 15

Scaling The Right Systems That Your Team Say YES To

Keith Lee started his business career as a sales rep for Thompson Marking Service in 1978, worked his way up, and successfully bought the company in 1992. The systems he developed and implemented allowed the company to grow its sales from $300k to $15M per year, and earned them the recognition of being the "Best Small Business to Work For in Washington State" by Washington CEO Magazine. It eventually grew to become what we now know as American Retail Supply. In this episode, we talked about syst...

Apr 17, 20181 hr 7 minEp. 14

John Jantsch - Turn Your Business Into A Marketing Machine

John has been hailed as the "Peter Drucker of Small Business Marketing tactics." He's been a marketing consultant to small business owners for thirty years, a renowned speaker, and author of several marketing and business books, including Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode, we talked about small business marketing strategies, productivity, getting more referrals for your business...

Apr 10, 201854 minEp. 13

Capturing 25% More Customers With Smart Financing

Darius is the COO of F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc, a 250-employees home service company with two offices in Virginia, and one in Maryland. Their biggest accomplishment to date is doing $1 million in financed serviced jobs in just three months. In this episode, we talked about hiring, sales, financing...

Apr 03, 20181 hr 15 minEp. 12

Building A $100M Legacy In Entrepreneurship And Life

Cameron is a natural-born entrepreneur, with two multi-million companies under his belt at the early age of 35. His accomplishments include engineering 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s spectacular growth from $2 Million to $106 Million in revenue and 3100 employees, all in under six years. In this episode, we talked about delegation, systems, and processes...

Mar 27, 201839 minEp. 11

Creating Huge Demand For Your Business Using Direct Marketing

Gary is a proven business leader and marketing executive with more than 15 years of experience as CEO for many public and private companies. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Money Mailer, a formidable leader in the U.S. direct marketing industry. In this episode, we talked about leadership, direct marketing, outsourcing, as well as embracing technology...

Mar 20, 201849 minEp. 10

Creating a Customer-Driven Company Culture

Michel is an accomplished advisor on customer experience and employee engagement, with clients including McDonald's and Verizon Wireless. He currently owns and operates Baro, a $10M/year restaurant with over a hundred members in the team. In this episode, we talked about employee engagement, leadership, as well as customer experience...

Mar 14, 20181 hr 2 minEp. 9

Empowering Your Employees To Scale Your Business 10x

Ellen is a successful franchisor, helping launch a plumbing franchise to 47 locations and $40 million in sales in under 2 years. Recently, Ellen and her partners launched ZOOM DRAIN Franchise Company, LLC, an exciting and unique franchise opportunity, currently in 8 locations. In this episode, we talked about mentorship and leadership, as well as effective business management strategies...

Mar 06, 20181 hr 3 minEp. 8

Grow Your Business 100x Through The Franchising Model

Nick is the owner, co-founder, and president of College Hunks Hauling Junk, the largest and fastest growing U.S.-based hauling and moving company. In this episode, we talked about branding, booking calls, company culture…

Feb 27, 20181 hr 21 minEp. 7

Finding Your Highest Calling As A Leader

Larry Janesky is the founder & CEO of Basement Systems Inc. and its sister companies that cumulatively bring in $100M annual revenue. In this episode, we talked about hiring great employees, marketing strategies …

Feb 20, 20181 hr 20 minEp. 6

The Seven Superpowers To Supercharge Your Home Service Business

Al is President of The 7-Power Contractor, a business consulting and training firm that has helped hundreds of home service businesses. Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine named him one of the 25 most influential contractors in the United States. In this episode, we talked about business strategy, marketing, acquisitions…

Feb 14, 20181 hr 28 minEp. 5

Delivering An Outstanding Customer Experience With HomeAdvisor

Craig is the President/CEO of HomeAdvisor, a $500M+ home service company that's also the world's largest digital marketplace for home services. In this episode, we talked about company culture, marketing, customer service…

Feb 07, 201854 minEp. 4

Leading Your Home Service Business with Power

Mike slogged for many hours before he found the key to success and built New Jersey's largest home services company. Last year, he sold off the business to focus on helping other business owners. In this episode, we talked about business mindsets, marketing…

Jan 29, 201858 minEp. 3

The Mindset Of A Successful Business Owner

Despite coming from a tough background, Kenny scaled his own successful plumbing company from scratch. Now, he focuses on changing the average blue collar's mindset through coaching. In this episode, we talked about business systems, growth mindset…

Jan 29, 20181 hr 23 minEp. 2

The True Competitive Edge In The Home Service Industry

Terry is a true home service legend, having been the national trainer of a NYSE-listed home services company ($900M+ in revenue before getting acquired) among other things. In this episode, we talked about hiring, KPIs...

Jan 28, 20181 hr 23 minEp. 1
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