Episode 145: Starting Over! From $0 to $6M- Special Guest: John Wenman of Wenbrooke Services
In today’s show, we are putting John Wenman in your passenger seat to discuss his journey in starting over as a residential service provider. Starting his business with his wife in 2015, John was all commercial. An electrician by trade, John got tired of the cashflow problems that so frequently accompany commercial…
Episode 144: OBJECTIONS! - Special Guests: Jamie Mellinger and Logan Altland of Mister Sparky Electric - Part 2
In today’s show, we are putting Jamie Mellinger and Logan Altland in your passenger seat to discuss overcoming objections in the home. Returning to conclude the conversation from last week, Jamie and Logan are…
Episode 143: OBJECTIONS! - Special Guests: Jamie Mellinger and Logan Altland of Mister Sparky Electric - Part 1
In today’s show, we are putting Jamie Mellinger and Logan Altland in your passenger seat to discuss the selling process and objections. Jamie and Logan are no stranger to the show, both having been on multiple times in the past. Jamie and Logan are both 10 year plus electricians who are currently…
Episode 141: The Spark That Starts the Fire - Special Guest: Todd Liles of Service Excellence
In today’s show, we are putting Todd Liles in your passenger seat to discuss growing your business. Todd is the founder and CEO of Service Excellence, an organization dedicated to the training and development of all things home services. Todd is no stranger…
Episode 142: The Brits Invade with a $2.8M Electrician - Special Guest: Joey Abedini with Mister Sparky Electric
In today’s show, we are putting Joey Abedini in your passenger seat to discuss how being a people person has led to great success in the home. Joey has made a career of being a student of people. Living in over twenty countries, it was something he had to do to understand culture, language, and…
Episode 140: Secrets for Electricians ONLY - Special Guests: Joseph Lucanie and Clay Neumeyer
Welcome to the Waste No Day Podcast! In this episode, join Clay Neumeyer and Joseph Lucanie from Electricpreneur Secrets – The Electricians Podcast, as they talk about their mission to help every master electrician with master sales, simplify pricing, and communicate effectively their value to the clients. This is an eye-opening episode for Electricians in the Home Service industry, that will certainly give a better perspective…
Episode 139: Motivating a Movement - Special Guest: Ben Poole of HVAC Tactical
Welcome to Waste No Day Podcast! In this episode, Ben Poole, founder of HVAC Tactical, talks about his mission to make the HVAC industry more attractive to young people and encourage a passion for the trade. Ben shares his experiences and insights on the importance of creating a positive community and mindset in the trades, and how it can lead to a movement of skilled and passionate individuals. Ultimately, Ben's mission is…
Episode 138: Magic Moments Make Sales - Special Guest: Danny Zatarain of Service MVP
Are you ready to learn how to take control of the way you communicate and create genuine connections with your customers? In this episode of Waste No Day Podcast, Danny Zatarain shares his life story and the principles he learned from "Uncle Joe" about pure motive service. Danny emphasizes the importance of positive communication…
Episode 137: The Grit It Takes to Grow 2 - Special Guest: Ken Goodrich of Goettl Air Conditioning
Welcome to the Waste No Day Podcast! On this episode, we're diving into the world of leadership with Ken Goodrich, an HVAC industry expert who has lost 100 pounds due to his daily walking routine and change in diet. Ken shares insights on his inspiring Facebook group called "The First Step of Ken Goodrich," where hundreds of members encourage each other to stay active and share best practices. Ken also talks…
Episode 136: Letting Your Culture Do the Recruiting - Special Guest: Ismael Valdez of NexGen
Get ready to be inspired by the founder of NexGen, Ishmael Valdez, as he joins us on this episode of Waste No Day Podcast. Originally planning to discuss productivity, we shift the focus to the importance of creating a great work culture. Ishmael shares his journey from being kicked out of his house at 17 to building a multi-million dollar company. He emphasizes…
Episode 135: Go For No 2: When They Say No - Special Guests: Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz
Get ready to overcome your fear of rejection and failure in the latest Waste No Day Podcast episode! Let us welcome Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz, the authors of "Go for No," for an inspiring discussion on how to turn rejection into success. Discover the motivation behind their book and new follow-up, and learn how parents unknowingly teach kids not to ask for…
Episode 134: Default Aggressive - Special Guest: Carlos Mendez of Echelon Front - Part 2
In today’s show, we are putting Carlos Mendez in your passenger seat to discuss being default aggressive. Carlos is a former Navy SEAL who started his Naval career as a medic with the Marines where he completed two deployments. Upon his completion of BUD/s he was assigned to SEAL Team One where he served as the medic, primary sniper, and point man and completed deployments to Southeast Asia, Iraq, Central America, and Afghanistan. Carlos then served under Jocko as the lead…
Episode 133: Default Aggressive - Special Guest: Carlos Mendez of Echelon Front - Part 1
In today’s show, we are putting Carlos Mendez in your passenger seat to discuss being default aggressive. Carlos is a former Navy SEAL who started his Naval career as a medic with the Marines where he completed two deployments. Upon his completion of BUD/s he was assigned to SEAL Team One where he served as the medic, primary sniper, and point man and completed deployments to Southeast Asia, Iraq, Central America, and Afghanistan. Carlos then served under Jocko as the lead…
Episode 132: Growing an Electrical Business from $0 to $7M - Special Guest: George Saldana of Mister Sparky Electric
In today’s show, we are putting George Saldana in your passenger seat to discuss growing an electrical business. George Saldana was born in San Antonio, TX. He studied business in Junior college in the late 1970's and decided to open his first electrical contracting business at the ripe old age of 19 years old. After obtaining his City Electrical Journeyman's license in 1982 and his City and State Master Electrical license in 1989, George has continued to hone his knowledge through annual Continuing education courses and on the job expertise that can only be obtained…
Episode 131: Selling From the Heart - Special Guest: Larry Levine
In today’s show, we are putting Larry Levine in your passenger seat to discuss selling from the heart. Larry is the international best-selling author of “Selling From the Heart” and the co-host of the Selling From the Heart Podcast. With 30 years of in-the-field sales experience within the B2B technology space, he knows what it takes to be a successful sales professional. Larry has successfully sold to customers ranging from up-and-down the street accounts to Fortune 500 companies. By using strategies…
Episode 130: Putting the Price Objection to Bed - Part 2 - Special Guest: Joe Cunningham of Success Track Network
In today’s show, we are putting Joe Cunningham in your passenger seat to discuss pricing, communication, and much more. Joe Cunningham has been in the home services industry for decades and has trained tens of thousands of technicians. He has worked with the largest and most well known best practice groups to help them create their training programs and procedures. He was President of Future University, the industry’s first contractor owned premier training organization and…
Episode 129: Putting the Price Objection to Bed - Part 1 - Special Guest: Joe Cunningham of Success Track Network
In today’s show, we are putting Joe Cunningham in your passenger seat to discuss an understanding of why the price is what it is so that you feel confident in overcoming pricing objections. Joe Cunningham is no stranger to pricing objections. In the industry for decades, he is an experienced, award-winning veteran of the home services industry. Joe has created multiple curriculum for organizations including his own…
Episode 128: Keep Going! You Have Not Arrived - Special Guest: TJ Hartnett of Flywheel Coaching Group
In today’s show, we are putting TJ Hartnett in your passenger seat to discuss the continual pursuit of getting better. There is no finish line when you are constantly trying to improve; but it is the very nature of complacency to think that there is. It is easy to let off the gas the longer we are in our career because we feel we have “learned enough” and “experienced enough.” However, it must be an intentional pursuit to always be open to change, learning, and coaching. TJ has lived the life…
Episode 127: A Million Dollar Education - Special Guest: Lawrence Castillo of Brody-Pennell Heating and Air Conditioning
We are putting Lawrence Castillo, the President and Operating Partner of Brody-Pennell Heating and Air Conditioning, in the passenger seat in today's show as he shares his insights and experiences on the HVAC industry. He emphasizes the importance of planning, budgeting, and recruiting contractors to achieve success. He also talks about the different models of selling and service, the changes happening in the industry…
Episode 126: Selling $2M of Indoor Air Quality - Part 2 - Special Guest: Coral Whale
On part 2 of this episode with Coral Whale, she shares her experience in sales and how she was able to convert a customer who had said "no" to eighteen other sales offers. She shares her tips on how to increase the value of one's business and services, how to handle objections to prices, and the importance of role-playing and objection handling…