The Home Service Expert Podcast

Jonathan Whistman is the CEO of PerceptionPredict, an organization composed of a pool of data scientists and leading experts that focuses on building high performance sales teams through human-centered data-driven AI models. He is also the Founding Partner of The Sales Boss, a sales consultancy built around the concepts of his International Best Selling Book, "The Sales Boss: The Real Secret to Hiring, Training and Managing a Sales Team."​ In this episode, we talked about hiring, profiling, interviews, leadership, performance assessment...

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 talked about recruitment, apprenticeship, training manuals, orientation process...

Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $150 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 answers your biggest questions about sales, marketing, recruiting, creating systems, pricing...

Lance Bachmann is the Founder of 1SEO Digital Agency, a Digital Marketing firm dedicated to achieving success for clients through proven and ethical internet marketing strategies. He is also the Co-Founder of Shock I.T. Support, the Vice President for Yellow Pages, and the owner of home-service-based businesses. He is releasing an upcoming book titled "Let it RIP!", where he shares his personal story and how this has helped him grow his businesses further. In this episode, we talked about sales, advertising, employee growth, hustle, business mentality, partnerships...

Scott McKain is the Founder and CEO of Distinction Institute and the author of best-selling books "Create Distinction: What to Do When ''Great'' Isn't Good Enough to Grow Your Business" and "ICONIC: How Organizations and Leaders Attain, Sustain, and Regain the Ultimate Level of Distinction." His company focuses on helping professionals learn how to create competitive space in highly contested marketplaces, and how to deliver the "Ultimate Customer Experience ®". In this episode, we talked about shared vision, constant reinforcement, competitive advantage, service, customer experience...

Benji Carlson is an Assessment Specialist at Breakthrough Academy. He has demonstrated a talent for distilling vast amounts of information to address the root of any problem that companies face. Consequently, he has assessed more than 1,000 trades companies and helped them get on the path to scaling. He is also the co-host of the Contractor Evolution podcast, a show that focuses on helping the everyday contractor evolve into a thriving business owner. In this episode, we talked about hiring, tough conversations, business assessments, clear vision, priority management...

Kelly Keenan is the founder of Brand Story Experts, an advertising agency that specializes in merging marketing and culture development to bring out the best potential of their client and partner organizations. He also trademarked the Culture Development Marketing process that centers on the 3-P principle, which involves the defining of the three core components of a story: Attitude, Drive, and Direction. In September 2021, he released a book entitled "Everyone Is An "Influencer": Building A Brand By Engaging The People Who Matter Most." In this episode, we talked about marketing, branding, storytelling, recruitment, influencers, culture development...

Ryan Tansom is the co-founder of Arkona, with a mission to help entrepreneurs get clarity and control on how to intentionally grow the value of their company through Value Growth Education and Strategic CFO Services. He also hosts the "Intentional Growth" podcast, a podcast for entrepreneurs and business owners wanting to clarify a path toward a more valuable business and turn their vision into reality. In this episode, we talked about investments, budgeting, sales, long-term goals, value creation…

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 answers your biggest questions about onboarding, employee discipline, advertising, insurance, operating manuals, sales...

Michael "Buzz" Buzinski is the CEO of Buzzworthy Integrated Marketing, a website marketing firm that specializes in providing profitable digital marketing solutions for service-based businesses. In May 2021, Michael released his book "The Rule of 26 For Service-Based Businesses", where he talked about the path to doubling your website revenue using the Rule of 26. In this episode, we talked about digital marketing, SEO strategies, KPIs, traffic & conversion...