HVAC Ladder - Career & Business Growth

HVAC Ladder - Career & Business Growth episodes:

• 10.26.2018

  19 – The Transition from Technician to Owner w/ Michael Housh

  In this episode, my guest Michael Housh and I discuss his experience transitioning from a service technician to the owner of his own company. You can find Michael on Facebook or his business on the web at www.houshhomeenergy.com.  

  
• 10.08.2018

  18 – Craftsmanship Plus Leadership – What it Takes to be an Owner Part 2

  Today, I continue my discussion with Dr. Dan Elash, business mentor and strategic coach. Dr. Dan has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and decades of experience. If you’re already an owner or considering becoming an owner, you should absolutely listen...

  
• 10.01.2018

  17 – Craftsmanship Plus Leadership – What it Takes to be an Owner

  Today, I interview Dr. Dan Elash, business mentor and strategic coach. Dr. Dan has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and decades of experience. If you’re already an owner or considering becoming an owner, you should absolutely listen to this episode...

  
• 09.26.2018

  16 – The Fighting Season w/ Tersh Blisset (Part 2)

  Today, I finish the interview with Tersh Blisset, a small HVAC business owner in Savannah, Georgia about the fighting season in HVAC (the busy season). How do you deal with it and what strategies can be used to balance out...

  
• 07.02.2018

  15 – The Fighting Season w/ Tersh Blisset (Part 1)

  Today, I talk with Tersh Blisset, a small HVAC business owner in Savannah, Georgia about the fighting season in HVAC (the busy season). How do you deal with it and what strategies can be used to balance out the busy...

  
• 11.03.2017

  14 – Proactive Tax Planning

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• 10.12.2017

  13 – Change of Pace

  In this episode, I share that HVACLadder episodes will be a little more spaced out. I’ve been putting a LOT of time into Fieldstone Service Management and other consulting efforts and don’t want the quality of HVACLadder to suffer so...

  
• 10.05.2017

  12 – Careers – Choose Your Own Adventure

  In this episode, I talk about the pressure a lot of folks feel trying to make a single decision in their life about what they should do. For me, this pressure was highest in high school when trying to decide...

  
• 09.27.2017

  11 – HVAC Careers – Interviewing a Retired Commercial & Industrial Technician – Ken Lawhorne

  Are you interested in a career in commercial/industrial HVAC? In this episode, I interview my dad who started in commercial/industrial HVAC in his late thirties and worked in it for almost 20 years before retiring. This is a photo of...

  
• 09.21.2017

  10 – Are Your Customers Cheap?

  If you ask a random person “what would make this product better?” most of them will tell you to make it cheaper.  Price is always the focus when the product or service isn’t differentiated in any other way. Do you...

  
• 09.13.2017

  9 – Is Online Marketing a Waste of Money?

  Online marketing is a huge and profitable industry which causes people to come out of the woodwork to sell you unattainable promises at discount prices!  It’s really NOT a waste of money but there are LOT of pitfalls along the...

  
• 09.06.2017

  8 – Want to Stop Chasing Clients and Have Them Chase You?

  Are you ready to learn how to get clients to chase you instead of the other way around?  In this episode, I discuss the basics of starting off on the right foot with marketing a lone wolf OR entrepreneurial venture...

  
• 08.30.2017

  7 – Shoot, Communicate, and Move on Out

  You are fighting a battle every day in business – a battle against mediocrity – a battle against your competition to bring more value to your customers than any one else can. In episode 5 – Work Yourself Out of...

  
• 08.24.2017

  6 – Big Money – Where is it in HVAC?

  Wealth is not finite!  It’s infinite and created every day!  How?  By doing things and creating things that are more valuable than what people are willing to pay for them – maximizing value. An example: McD’s Burger cost $1 but...

  
• 08.16.2017

  5 – Work Yourself Out of a Job – Step 1

  In this episode, I talk about how to start working toward the goal of getting out of the field – working more ON your business instead of working IN your business. Here are the basic steps: Understand your Operating Expenses...

  
• 08.09.2017

  4 – Want to Better Serve Clients and Add $12,000 in Revenue?

  In this episode, I talk with Tom Jackson, CEO of Jackson Systems in Indianapolis, Indiana. Benefits of FilterFetch Convenience for homeowners and building owners – they get reminders when filters should be ordered and changed and shipped exactly what they...

  
• 08.02.2017

  3 – Zoomlock Kit is an Investment Decision

  In this episode, I talk about tool expenses and decisions like whether you should buy a Zoomlock kit .  I talk about the differences between being an employee, a lone wolf, and an entrepreneur when it comes to lifestyle, expenses,...

  
• 07.26.2017

  2 – Why Don’t You Pick Up the Phone?!

  HVAC Answering Service What happens when you don’t answer the phone?  It’s pretty simple – you lose business.  When customers really need to talk to you, a human better answer when they call.  Want to answer your phone 24/7?  What...

  
• 07.24.2017

  Introduction to The HVACLadder Podcast

  Welcome to HVACLadder! In this episode of the HVACLadder podcast, I very briefly go over what it’s all about. HVACLadder is devoted to helping you make decisions in the trade and helping you eliminate obstacles for growth, empowering you to...