Build It To Sell It: Home Service Secrets with Lance Bachmann

Welcome back for PART 2 Exiter! If you haven’t watched PART 1 yet be sure to go watch that episode and then come back for this one right after. I’m pumped to bring you this explosive Exit Rich episode with my brother-from-another-mother, Tommy Mello, the mastermind behind A1 Garage Door Service, a $300M empire! This isn’t just a chat—it’s a masterclass in crushing it, staying laser-focused, and bu...

Welcome back to Exit Rich with a fresh new episode jam packed with wisdom. This episode I am sitting down with my good friend of seven years, Tommy Mello, founder of A1 Garage Door Service. Tommy’s a home service titan who’s scaled his business to over $300M in revenue with a 26% profit margin, sold half to private equity, and is gearing up for another BIG exit. This episode is packed with raw ins...

Welcome back Exiter! Glad to see you. I’m stoked to bring you back to the podcast for this fire episode of Exit Rich with podcast host from Dropping Bombs and millionaire entrepreneur, the one and only Brad Lea! If you haven’t watched part 1 yet go check it out and come back for part 2. This one’s raw, unfiltered, and packed with truth bombs about value, sales, and cutting through the BS in busine...

What’s good Exiters?! Today Exit Rich is coming at you with some straight-up FIRE from the Dropping Bombs Studio! I’m hyped to bring you an explosive episode with my good friend, the one and only Brad Lea – entrepreneur, sales guru, and host of the top-tier Dropping Bombs podcast. Buckle up, because we’re diving deep into the mindset, hustle, and no-BS approach that’s taken Brad from lower middle...

From addiction to pure ambition– Most roofers chase insurance checks. These guys chased retail—and cashed out $20 million in their first year! That’s the power of mindset, leadership, and having the will to fight through the hard stuff.  Welcome back Exiters, I’m sitting down with guests Adam Finick and Travis Kenny from Planet Roof, who took their roofing business from the ground to skyhigh. We’r...

Nobody wants to look in the mirror and admit, “I’m the reason my company’s not growing.” But the truth is, excuses don’t scale businesses…. Hey Exiters! It’s Lance Bachmann, your host and today I’m bringing you another electrifying episode of Exit Rich Home Services! I sat down with the incredible Marko Siplia, who is ONLY 23-year-old and crushing it as the founder of Coating Launch and the game-c...

You sacrifice. You suffer. You succeed. That’s the game — but most people quit somewhere between suffering and success. On today’s newest episode of Exit Rich, I sit down with Joshua and Sean Taylor, the brothers behind Roofing Pups, Roofing & Siding — a company that went from $2 million to a projected $17 million in just one year… all retail, no insurance. Yeah, you read that right. No storm...

Steroids, bodybuilding, hurricanes, roofing videos—what do they all have in common? My guest for today… Most contractors hate the camera. They’ll spend all day on a roof in 100-degree heat, but ask them to hit record on their iPhone and suddenly they “don’t have time.” Patrick Carr saw the gap, built Blue Collar Media Group, and now he’s making contractors the authority in their market—whether the...

We are back again with another entertaining and more importantly informative podcast just for you! In this episode, Nate sits down to share the raw truth behind explosive growth in the roofing industry: the sleepless nights, the clash of personalities, the pivotal conversations that nearly made him quit, and the mindset shift that kept him in the fight. From wrestling discipline to business warfar...

Everyone thinks they’re “just” a contractor, or “just” a sales trainer. Let me break it to you — you’re a marketing company, a sales company, a recruiting company, a tech company, and a leadership company. Nail those five, or nothing else matters. Today I’ve got Gene Slade — an awesome guy who went from top HVAC tech to selling his own company for just under $2 million, and now runs one of the mos...

Most schools are built to pump out compliant employees—not problem-solvers, leaders, or business owners. They’re still running the same outdated playbook from a century ago: memorize, regurgitate, get the grade, move on. And here’s the kicker—none of it prepares kids for the real world. Most schools are still running on a 100-year-old factory model—designed to pump out employees, not entrepreneurs...

You ever meet someone and know instantly—they’ve got it?  I don’t care how good your pitch is—if you’re wearing someone else’s brand on your head, you’ve already lost the sale. That’s how I met Miguel Mota Flores from Excel Roofing… wearing a Top Golf hat on our first FaceTime. I told him to take it off or I’d hang up. Why? Because success starts with owning your identity. In this episode, you’re...

Do you ever see those glossy 3D renderings of backyards with infinity pools, fire pits, and outdoor kitchens that look like a five-star resort? Me too… And that’s everyone wants in a luxury backyard. But 99% of the time, they can’t execute. That’s where Steve Griggs comes in… Check it out.. I sat down with the man turning high-end backyards into luxurious, livable DREAMSCAPES—and charging top doll...

Welcome back to the Exit Rich podcast. Today, I sat down with someone who’s not just talking the talk—Chris Lee actually did it! He sold his home service company for $340 million after scaling it from his garage to 1,100 employees in just four and a half years!! We broke down everything most people will never tell you about selling a company to private equity: the brokers who fumble deals, the $42...

Think you’re profitable? Think again. This episode might save your business—before the numbers tell a different story! You guys thought you were making money, didn’t you? Owner of Hail King Professionals Roofing- Landon Stokes along with Cameron are here to expose the raw truth! I sit down with this crew, straight out of Texas, to uncover the real challenges keeping this company—and most other con...

You can go fast alone—but if you want to go far, you better find your crew. In this week’s power-packed episode, I sat down with my good friend and fellow entrepreneur Doug McCay from Patriot Heating, Air & Fuel Oil in Bucks County, PA. Today, in the shorter but AWESOME episode we dove headfirst into the real challenges business owners often face daily— and we don’t hold back on the truth here...

QUESTION FOR LISTENERS: Would you give up 20% of your business if it meant scaling 10x faster? Let us know in the comments.. Be honest—yes or no? Most people guard success like it’s a secret.  Joe Boyd from Elite Roofing? He’s flipping the table and handing out equity. After nearly 20 years in the game, Joe came to the mastermind ready to shift. From insurance to retail. From chaos to clarity. And...

You ever meet someone and just know they’re built different? That’s what happened when I met Ben Pacheco from Upstanding Roofing out of Houston, Texas. Less than a year ago, this guy was running a hydraulics company. He told me, “Lance, I want to sell this thing and break into roofing.” Most people talk a big game. Ben executed. Fast forward to today…  He just signed an LOI. Eight figures.  And in...

I’m just going to say it: if you run an HVAC, plumbing, roofing, or electrical business and still think you're just a home service company... you’ve already lost. You’re a tech company now. Period. In this episode of Exit Rich, I sit down with my friend and business partner Sebastian Jimenez—CEO of Rilla Labs and the mind behind the tech that helped me scale one of my roofing companies to $24M and...

"There's no value to people when you do it for free. But if they pay, they show up, they respect it, and they win." In this explosive episode, I sat down with my guy Michael Stearns from Ascend Digital Agency—and we didn’t hold back! If you’re a contractor, a marketer, or just someone trying to scale your business the right way, this one’s going to hit home. I brought Mike in because the truth is,...

He took one frustrated plumber from losing leads to a 20% spike in conversions—overnight! Check it out… If you're spending thousands on leads but still struggling to grow, you’re not alone—and you're probably bleeding money in the one place you least expect: your phone. In this jaw-dropping episode of Exit Rich, I sat down with Brigham Dickinson, founder of Power Selling Pros and the country’s top...

Ever wonder what happens when a purebred closer becomes a CEO, a coach, and a millionaire maker—all before 40? This is it... If you gave him $1 and a time machine, he’d come back a billionaire. Victor Rancor’s story is a no-BS masterclass in building, breaking, and booming again. From answering a Craigslist ad with zero HVAC knowledge… to scaling a $60M business… to losing millions throwing confer...

From landing in America with $200 and a dream… to building a knife-sharpening machine empire and selling it to a publicly traded company… to now launching iWallet, a cutting-edge payment solution for home service businesses—Jim Kolchin’s journey is packed with grit, pivots, and billion-dollar ambition. You’ll hear how he made his first million shorting Bear Stearns at 26, why he walked away from a...

What do building orphanages in Haiti and scaling 7-figure marketing agencies have in common? ANSWER: Jordan Lung🔥 In this raw, inspiring, and no-fluff episode, Jordan Lung—founder of Trade Up Marketing—shares how he went from pastoring in Florida to becoming one of the most respected storytellers and marketing strategists in the trades. You’ll be captivated by his story on their family gumball ma...

In this no-fluff, hard-hitting episode of Exit Rich, I sit down with tech entrepreneur and AI powerhouse Joel Stoli — and I’m telling you right now, this is one of the most eye-opening conversations I’ve ever had on this show. We dig deep into what it really takes to build a business someone actually wants to buy, how to stop leaving money on the table, and why AI is the biggest game-changer since...