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Waste No Day: A Home Services Motivational Podcast
Waste No Day: A Home Services Motivational Podcast
Author: Brian Burton & Nate Minnich
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A podcast devoted to challenging, encouraging, advising, and highlighting the men and women of the home services industry. Whether you are a plumber, electrician, or HVAC technician, you all share the common tension of being both the hero and the villain in the eyes of the customer. Hosts Brian and Nate discuss and interview guests to show how to not only be the hero, but to be rewarded with more than a cape. [CLAIM:9U0WG0ZR]
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In this episode, we talked about trust, influence, safety, body language, sequence...
Featured Experts Mentioned
Dr. Jack Schafer
WND Ep: 11/29/2021
Books: The Like Switch, The Truth Detector
Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman
WND Ep: 2/28/2022
Book: The Silent Language of Leaders
Dr. Robert Cialdini
WND Ep: 1/6/2025
Books: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Pre-Suasion
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Anthony Hamilton is the co-founder and CEO of The Water Heater Company, a residential home service business he started in 2019 with his business partner, Gonzalo Albarellos. What began as a two-man operation has grown into a 26-person team that’s on pace to hit around $12 million in revenue. He’s focused on leadership, building strong teams, and helping people in the trades grow - both personally and professionally.
In this episode, we talked about discipline, responsibility, mindset, integrity, growth...
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Jonathan Phillips works in the home services industry as a sales trainer, speaker, and leadership developer. He serves as a senior instructor at A1 Garage Door Academy, where he trains and develops technicians and sales professionals for one of the largest residential garage door companies in the United States.
In this episode, we talked about sales, mindset, relationships, trust, fear...
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Jack Johnston is a fourth-generation plumber from Phoenix. Known in his shop for constantly working to improve and helping lift up the people around him, Jack recently hit $1.6 million in revenue in a year.
In this episode, we talked about sales, relationships, fear, communication, trust...
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Zach Reynolds is an HVAC sales professional who started in the trade as an install helper, learning the work from the ground up before moving into full-time HVAC sales in July 2024. Originally from Tennessee and now based in Las Vegas, Zach has quickly built momentum in his sales career, reaching $4.1 million in sales in 2025 with a $16,000 average ticket and surpassing $6 million in total career sales. His background in the field and focus on serving homeowners well have played a big role in his early success.
In this episode, we talked about discipline, mastery, mentorship, sales, sobriety...
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In this episode, we talked about emotions, attitude, negotiation, leadership...
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Ryan Fenn is the founder of CHIIRP, a revenue optimization and follow-up platform built specifically for home service businesses. He grew up in the trades, dropped out of high school, washed windows, and spent years learning firsthand how missed calls, weak systems, and poor follow-up cost contractors real money. Today, his work is rooted in lived experience, using data, language, and AI-driven insights to help service companies tighten communication, improve follow-up, and close more work without relying on pressure or discounts.
In this episode, we talked about certainty, trust, follow-up, AI...
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In this episode, we talked about hospitality, service, scripting
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Coral Whale is a returning guest on the podcast and specializes in maximizing HVAC maintenance calls. She focuses on turning traditionally low-profit maintenance visits into consistent, profitable opportunities by simplifying communication, building trust with homeowners, and presenting clear solutions. Coral shares real-world experience from the field, emphasizing consistency, respect in customers’ homes, and strong communication as the foundation for long-term client relationships and repeat business.
In this episode, we talked about maintenance calls, conversion, discipline, consistency...
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In this episode, we talked about discipline, consistency, goals, persistence, mindset...
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In this episode, we talked about core values, culture, leadership, empathy, focus...
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In this episode, we talked about mindset, indifference, risk...
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Tommy Mello is the CEO of A1 Garage Door Service and a returning guest on the show. He built his garage door company from $50K in debt into a $200M business operating across 19 states. Known for his focus on accountability, people, and processes, Tommy leads a nine-figure organization with over 700 employees in the home services industry. He’s also a best-selling author, an Inc. Magazine columnist, a keynote speaker, and a top 0.1% podcast host.
In this part two of our interview with Tommy, we talked about fitness, health, accountability, EBITDA, profitability...
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Tommy Mello is the CEO of A1 Garage Door Service and a returning guest on the show. He built his garage door company from $50K in debt into a $200M business operating across 19 states. Known for his focus on accountability, people, and processes, Tommy leads a nine-figure organization with over 700 employees in the home services industry. He’s also a best-selling author, an Inc. Magazine columnist, a keynote speaker, and a top 0.1% podcast host.
In this episode, we talked about fitness, health, accountability, EBITDA, profitability...
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In this episode, we talked about control, authority, questions, confidence, tenacity...
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In this episode, we talked about personal growth, skill development, communication, sales, adaptability...
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In this episode, we talked about differentiation, pricing, service experience, value communication...
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In this episode, we talked about vulnerable trust, healthy conflict, commitment, accountability...
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Luke Martin is a garage door professional who built his business from scratch - starting with a truck loan, a credit card for inventory, and zero mechanical background. Known for being an “eternal learner,” he taught himself websites, marketing, accounting, hiring, and operations as he grew the business, eventually selling it and joining A1. Today, as the Chief Operating Officer of A1 Garage Doors, he focuses on technician success, leadership, and building a culture of growth and continuous improvement.
In this episode, we talked about growth mindset, sales training, technician culture, scaling, AI innovation...
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In this episode, we talked about value communication, discounting, pricing strategy, technician confidence, market positioning...



