Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast

This episode is a real look at what it actually takes to build a garage door business from the ground up. In Episode #13 of Lifted – The Garage Door Podcast, Blair Witkowski sits down with Sean Gelvin of Gelvin Garage Doors in Omaha, Nebraska . Sean started his company with just $10,000, a truck, and a willingness to figure it out—and today, he’s running a one-man operation that consistently gener...

In this episode of Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast, Blair Witkowski sits down with Roland Ligtenberg , cofounder of Housecall Pro, for a fascinating conversation about AI, automation, and what’s coming next for home service companies. Housecall Pro has grown into one of the most widely used platforms in the trades, helping power more than 50,000 service businesses and supporting hundreds of thousa...

In this episode of Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast, Blair Witkowski talks with Thomas Holly of Hollywood Garage Doors , serving the Chattanooga area and North Georgia. Thomas has spent more than three decades in the garage door industry. He started out in commercial doors as a welder and fabricator, eventually moving into residential work on the side while still working a full-time job. What began...

In this episode of Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast, I sit down with Michael Barrett, owner of Access Garage Door Sales & Service in Greenville, South Carolina. Michael’s path into the garage door industry is different than most. Before buying Access Garage Doors , he spent nearly a decade helping scale a garage door company across multiple markets through acquisitions and operational systems....

In this episode of Lifted, I sit down with Adam Williams, a nearly 20-year garage door veteran working in the Charleston, South Carolina market with Advanced Door Systems. Adam is in that transition a lot of techs talk about but few navigate well — moving off the truck and into the office while the work is still piling up. We get into what that shift really looks like, especially when you’re balan...

Preston Hiller grew up in the garage door industry, literally. He was on the truck as a teenager, took over his family’s business years later, and then made the hard shift from being a technician to building an actual operation. In this episode of Lifted, Preston breaks down what changed when Gecko Garage Doors went from a small, family-run shop to a six-truck company and what didn’t. We talk hone...

Kyle Dudley didn’t leave the fire service on a whim. He built Door Service Solutions while working full-time as a firefighter and paramedic, then stepped out only when the numbers — and the demand — were undeniable. In this episode of Lifted, I sat down with Kyle to talk through what it actually looks like to grow a garage door company the right way while still holding down another career. We cove...

I sat down with Seth Neumann from Legacy Garage Doors for one of my favorite conversations so far on Lifted. Seth has been in the garage door industry for over a decade, but his path hasn’t been clean or easy. We talk honestly about starting a business too early, watching it fail, swallowing pride, and going back to work to actually learn the trade the right way. We also get into how getting sober...

In this episode of Lifted I sit down with JJ and Mark from Choice Garage Doors in Pittsburgh. JJ grew up in the garage door world. His uncle ran a shop for 40 years and the trade has been part of his family for decades. Mark came out of banking and analytics with a mindset built for systems and growth. Together they’re scaling a lean and efficient garage door company by focusing on the fundamental...

In this episode of Lifted , I sit down with Tim Glenn, the owner of Glenn Brothers Garage Doors , for a conversation that is packed with honesty, experience, and real-world business insights. Tim has built one of the most reputable garage door companies in his area, and he did it the hard way, the slow way, and the right way. We talk about how he and his brother got started, what it really takes t...

In this episode, I sit down with Matt Kuehlhorn from Kooler Garage Doors in Grand Junction, Colorado. Matt started with a single Ford truck he named Princess and built a culture-rich, customer-obsessed company that focuses on homeowners, not just builders. We dig into sales process, branding that makes people search your name instead of a generic repair term, using ServiceTitan the right way, wher...

In this episode of Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast, I sit down with David from Seaside Garage Door Experts out of Virginia Beach, Virginia. David’s story is a great example of what it looks like to take real pride in this trade — starting as a subcontractor, learning the hard way, and building a growing garage door business built on service and reputation. We talk about what it takes to get licens...

In this first episode of The Garage Door Podcast, I sit down with Ty Greneaux, co-owner and president of Acadiana Garage Doors in Lafayette, Louisiana. Ty’s company has been the local leader in garage doors for nearly 40 years, serving communities across South Louisiana with a mix of hard work, family values, and top-tier craftsmanship. We talk about what it takes to run a growing business while k...