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Tommy Mello is the Founder and CEO of A1 Garage Door Service, a national leader in the garage door sales and service industry. Since founding the company in 2007, he has grown it to $200 million in yearly revenue. Tommy also founded The Home Service Expert, where he serves as a podcast host, author, keynote speaker, and consultant helping home service entrepreneurs scale their businesses.

In this episode, Ryan and Tommy talk about Tommy’s extraordinary growth journey, hiring based on company culture, and leaving an incredible legacy.

Resources:

• The Home Service Expert | Podcast
• The 7-Power Contractor: Run Your Contracting Business With Less Stress and More Success by Al Levi
• Rilla
• Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan
• CHIRP
• The E Myth: Why Most Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
• Tommy Cares
• Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire by Dan Martell
• Acquisition.com
• Elevate: Build a Business Where Everybody Wins by Tommy Mello
• Home Service Millionaire: How I Went From $50,000 in Debt to a $30+ Million Business in 7 Years by Tommy Mello
• Tommy Mello: Website | Shop Tour
• “Secrets of the Trades” newsletter
• Garage Door marketing company

Blue Collar CEO is a podcast that is all about helping you build a better, more profitable, more sustainable & kick-ass home service business. Join Levergy® CEO Ryan Redding each week who will be joined by industry experts who will break down their success stories and give their best-kept secrets for industry domination. You do not want to miss it! Learn more at https://www.bluecollar.ceo/, or https://www.levergy.io.