Home Service Success

Drew Cameron is one of the most sought-after sales, marketing and success advisors to Home Service contractors.

He is the President & Founder of Flow Odyssey (formerly HVAC Sellutions) and Energy Design Systems, developing leading-edge technology along with consultative support in sales, marketing, recruiting, education, and more.

With over 40 years of experience, he knows what it takes to build multi-million-dollar profit generating home service companies.

In addition, Drew is a board member for EGIA and Black Belt Contracting.

In this episode, Drew shares his personal story about a near-death experience and what it took for him to find work-life balance.

Joseph Lucanie entered the trades at 14 and started his own electrical business at 22 then sold it at 30. He is now a Pure Motive Service Success Coach with ServiceMVP.com

He received his master electrician license at 24, making him one of the youngest people in New York to have gotten that license.

While conducting sales, he consistently stayed at an 80% close ratio with a sales ticket of $2,800. The average is a 40% close rate at under $1k per ticket!

As he grew professionally, Joe grew personally, too. He found a love for helping others, even having the opportunity to assist those with disabilities. His story is inspiring. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Home Service Success podcast.

Ian Schotanus is an HR & Safety Compliance Business Partner specializing in the HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and Roofing Industries.

He is the owner of The Big Picture Consulting, specializing in employee relations and benefits, employment law, compensation compliance, and everything HR related.

In this episode we cover COVID, employee retention, culture building, and the future of HR in the trades.

Dan Dowdy is a 2nd generation master plumber, certified John Maxwell coach, entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience leading in the trades and over 10 years of experience coaching and training teams for success.

He is the owner of Built For The Trades, a mastermind coaching community for Home Service companies.

He believes success in life and in business starts within, working on yourself before focusing on the things around you.

In this episode we break down the difference between leadership and management. Dan also reveals his checklist for identifying good leaders within your business.

Justin and Kristen Deese specialize in coaching for married business partners.

They're the authors of When Your Business Partner is Your Spouse: How to Have a Successful Business And A Happy Marriage and provide group, one-on-one, and event-based coaching platforms for spouses.

Their background experiences consists of certified behavioral consulting, sales and business coaching, entrepreneurship, and ownership of multiple Home Service businesses.

In this episode of Home Service Success we dive into the world of  cryptocurrency.

Brad Mills is a featured guest on news networks and panels for his  knowledge of Bitcoin. We ask him, is it time for the home service industry to be  ready to accept and invest in cryptocurrency?

Find Brad at bradmills.ca or check out the Magic Internet Money Podcast.

Megan Bedford is the owner of Mugyver Consulting, catering to small and  medium-sized Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electrical companies across the US. Megan also runs Desk Free Nation, a non-profit providing tools to schools, students and parents that will identify the steps they need to take to enter the trades.

In this episode we talk about building interest in working in the trades, finding fresh perspectives when it comes to your marketing, and Megan's mindset around managing uncertainty.

Julian Scadden is the President & CEO of Nexstar Network, a member-owned organization that empowers its members to be industry leaders through comprehensive business  training, proven business systems, and dedicated business coaching.

Julian grew up in Aurora, Colorado and found himself homeless at age 16. The trades offered him a way out. By way of hard work, relationship building and personal development, Julian became a successful business leader and now coaches others.

In this episode personal development, habit building, and mindset are the focus of the conversation.

Greg McAfee is the President of McAfee Heating & Air Conditioning, the #1 HVAC company in Dayton, Ohio. Having founded the business with only $274 and a used truck, he's spent the last 3 decades building the business organically with a focus on community engagement.

He’s a John Maxwell certified business coach, speaker, author of the books It’s Your Dream and Build and Grow Your HVAC Business, runs an annual HVAC Boot Camp, and hosts his very own podcast.

Ismael Valdez, Owner & CEO of Nexgen Air Conditioning Heating &  Plumbing, joins us to talk about flow states, chasing happiness not numbers, and creating a people-oriented company.

If you don't already know, Ismael runs the fastest growing HVAC business in Southern California. NexGen is on track to do $50M in just 6 years.