

The Home Service Expert Podcast
Tommy Mello: $200 Million Founder|Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur Columnist
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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Jan 3, 2020 • 1h 18min
How To Win At Entrepreneurship By Making Everyone Else Win
Eric Barstow is the founder of Painting Business Pro, and is a certified painting and contracting expert. Even before his business took off, he had already been sharing his knowledge, training and mentoring college students to prepare them for a successful career in the future. With nearly a decade of experience in entrepreneurship, he is now a leading figure in the paint industry. In this episode, we talked about painting, contracting, entrepreneurship...

Dec 27, 2019 • 1h 4min
Using The 80/20 Rule to Identify The Best Clients To Invest In
Janice Porter has had a long and illustrious career as a teacher and corporate trainer. She found her niche in the world of training, using her expertise in relationship marketing and networking to instruct entrepreneurs and corporate professionals in the ways of building and nurturing business relationships. This LinkedIn master shares her insights on social media marketing, entrepreneurship, and making meaningful connections on her podcast, Relationships Rule. In this episode, we talked about relationship marketing training, networking, entrepreneurship consulting...

Dec 20, 2019 • 1h 27min
Special Episode: Meet the A-team Behind A1 Garage Door Service's Success
To celebrate our 100th episode, we're getting up close and personal with individuals from different departments of A1 Garage Door Service who play key roles in ensuring the company's growth, profitability, and success. In this special episode, we talked about sales, marketing, relationship building, recruitment...

Dec 13, 2019 • 1h 2min
How To Grow Your Sales With The Five Steps of Sales Differentiation
Lee Salz is the founder of Sales Architects and The Revenue Accelerator, as well as the author of five bestselling books, including "Sales Differentiation" and "Hire Right, Higher Profits." With his remarkable expertise in sales and entrepreneurship, Lee has assisted hundreds of companies in building world-class sales forces, developing effective strategies and processes for maximizing profit, and transforming their sales perspectives from people-based to process-based. In this episode, we talked about sales management, entrepreneurship, social media...

Dec 6, 2019 • 57min
How To Outsell Your Competition By Selling From The Heart
Larry Levine is the bestselling author of Selling From The Heart and the Co-Founder of Social Sales Academy. Over the course of three decades' worth of professional experience in the technology industry, Larry has successfully sold office technology, document management solutions, and managed services to a wide range of customers from small and big businesses alike. In this episode, we talked about sales, brand awareness, client relationships...

Nov 29, 2019 • 1h 7min
How to Build A CRM System To Deliver An Outstanding Customer Experience
Dave Smith is the head of Sendogo, and has become a master of marketing systems, particularly CRMs, over the course of three decades. Dave uses his extensive experience and expertise in sales, marketing, relationship building and business growth and development to help businesses adopt more efficient systems for relationship management without losing that crucial personalized element. In this episode, we talked about sales and marketing, CRM, relationship marketing...

Nov 22, 2019 • 55min
How to Consistently Hit Your Revenue Goals With Cold Outreach
Aaron Ross is a global keynote speaker who specializes in helping people and companies make money in sustainable, predictable ways. Aaron is the bestselling author of "Predictable Revenue" and the co-author of "From Impossible to Inevitable," detailing various best practices for companies to grow faster with outbound sales systems. In this episode, we talked about outbound sales, business growth, predictable revenue...

Nov 15, 2019 • 1h
How To Assemble Your A-Team With The Three Rules of Hiring
Randy Brothers, founder of a thriving roofing company and The Roofing Academy, shares his insights on building a winning team. He emphasizes the importance of hiring for character and cultivating a strong company culture. Randy discusses effective marketing strategies and the necessity of continual employee training. He also introduces concepts like leveraging community connections and using systems to enhance profitability. His passion for empowering leadership shines through as he advocates for strong relationships and innovative approaches in the roofing industry.

Nov 8, 2019 • 1h 8min
How to Transform Your CRM Into a Time-Saving Machine
Logan Shinholser owns Full Sail Marketing, helping contractor companies build their brands and attract more customers over the last six years. He is also the host of the Contractor Growth Network podcast, where he shares his expertise in inbound marketing, residential contracting, marketing, construction, lead generation, and entrepreneurship with his listeners. In this episode, we talked about relationship marketing, digital marketing, SEO...

Nov 1, 2019 • 1h 5min
How To Take Your Time Back By Becoming A Master In Delegation
Ryan Paugh is the co-founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, an exclusive organization for entrepreneurs under 45 seeking to bolster their business credibility and forge lasting professional relationships. A well-known figure in the world of community-building, Ryan is also the co-founder of Brazen Technologies, a company that specializes in helping professionals create more meaningful connections through convenient technological solutions. In this episode, we talked about networking, entrepreneurship, community building...


