The D2D Podcast: The Ultimate Door-to-Door Sales Training Show for Reps, Managers, and Business Owners

What does it take to hit over 700 fiber sales in a single year and escape the mid-day slump? Hunter finds out as he sits with the 2025 golden door winner Blake Pilcher. From breaking his arm snowboarding and fumbling through his first pest control pitch to completely dominating the fiber optic space, Blake reveals exactly what it takes to reach the top. Struggling with the salesman rollercoaster o...

Private equity already ate HVAC and plumbing. Roofing is next, and most owners have no idea what's coming. Watch the first ever CEO Roundtable episode and subscribe for the full series. This is episode 1 of the Forge Podcast, where the people actually doing the deals talk about what it really takes to scale and exit a home service business. The conversation gets into how PE values your compan...

Sam Taggart and Josh Nilsen discuss DRIPZ Energy Candy, a new on the go tool for D2D reps looking to maximize their time while knocking doors. They break down stories about Golden Door winners and what life looks like after a door-to-door career, including how to turn those skills into long-term business and leadership opportunities. Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes!...

Did you know that 75 percent of successful door-to-door reps might have ADHD? Discover how to turn distraction into a sales superpower and level up your game with The D2D Experts. We are redefining what it means to be an out-of-the-box thinker. If you have ever felt like your patience level is very low because you only want to focus on things you care about, this conversation is going to change yo...

Most leaders think culture is the words on the wall. It's not.  Culture is what you do and don't tolerate — and if you're tolerating the wrong behaviors, you don't have a culture. You have a poster. On this episode of The D2D Podcast, Sam Taggart sits down with Stephen Childs, Chief Human Resources Officer of Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America and author of Just Be...

Ryan Fenn dropped out of high school at 16, washed windshields at a Chevron in Utah to feed his newborn son, and turned a $0.10-cent gumball-hustler mindset into CHIIRP — a software company now doing seven figures a month in the home services space. In this episode, Sam Taggart and new co-host James Edwards sit down with Ryan to break down exactly how he did it: the two-word pitch tweak that 9X&ap...

Rosaki Hilt lost his AI company, his apartment, his car, and had to move his wife and kids onto his mom's floor. He grew up in foster care and had avoided door-to-door sales for 10 years because he thought it was the lowest rung on the ladder. Then he found a job on Indeed. He almost didn't show up. William Turner bought him a plane ticket. Rosaki missed the flight. Turner bought him a s...

First year. First summer. Golden Door. In this Golden Door Podcast episode, Hunter sits down with first-time Golden Door winner Dallin Peterson to break down exactly how he went from brand-new pest control rep to elite producer in a single season. Dallin shares: How he went from slow first month to pacing for a Golden Door The mantra that kept him locked in: “I only judge myself based off inputs”...

Noah Eubanks started painting curbs at 16 after seeing it on a YouTube video. Now he's 22, runs a 60-person fiber team, and just hit Golden Door while earning well over $200K. In this episode, Sam sits down with Noah to break down the problem most fiber reps don't want to hear: the product is so good that it's turning salespeople into order takers. Noah explains why that's cost...

Brock Grieve ran a 50-man team across four markets that did $23 million in revenue this year. He also personally sold $830K and earned his fifth Golden Door. Most leaders pick one or the other. He did both. In this episode, Hunter sits down with Brock to break down how he structured his days to lead and sell at the same time—morning trainings at 10 and 11am, one-on-ones during off-door hours, and...

Allan Hockett bageled his first two weeks in pest control. His manager pulled him aside and said, "Allan, you suck at this job. Sell five next week or you're fired." He barely scraped by with five. That was 11 years ago. Now he's a 4-time Golden Door winner. In this episode, Hunter sits down with Allan to unpack what changed—from running between doors and studying the top produ...

Eli Facenda was making $24,000 a year out of college when he booked a $6,000 business class flight to London for just $6 and 60,000 points. That moment changed everything. Now he runs Freedom Travel and has helped over 1,000 business owners turn everyday spending into $50,000+ in luxury travel—without spending extra cash. In this episode, Hunter sits down with Eli to break down the biggest mistake...

Nathan Barlow spent 10 years in door-to-door with almost nothing to show for it. He sold 250 accounts three years in a row, beating his head against a wall. Then something clicked—and he hit back-to-back Golden Doors. In this episode, Hunter sits down with Nate in studio to unpack what changed: the accountability from his wife and business partners, the non-negotiables that got him knocking by 1pm...

Two Golden Door winners walk into the studio: one has 11 summers with zero bagels, the other was on track to be a Delta pilot until a color-blindness test blew up his dream. Both went on to stack Golden Doors, build real estate portfolios, and prove that identity + mindset beat raw talent every time. In this Golden Door Podcast episode, Sam sits down with Jake West (5× Golden Door) and McKenzie Go...

Collin Bynum came home from prison in March 2023 with 33 arrests on his record, a chip on his shoulder, and a diet of starkist tuna packets and saltine crackers. By December, he'd sold $781,000 in roofing. By the end of 2024, he'd made $780K take home. This year, he hit $2.79 million in installed revenue and set a Texas record—$1.3 million in 22 days during a single storm. In this episod...

Tanner Sewell spent 12 years as a high school English teacher and wrestling coach in Washington D.C. At 34, he bought a one-way ticket to Phoenix with no sales experience, no roofing knowledge, and a busted 2004 Toyota Tacoma with no air conditioning. Two years later, he's a back-to-back Golden Door winner and co-owner of Palco Roofing. In this episode, Hunter sits down with Tanner to unpack...

In this Golden Door Winners episode, Hunter Lee sits down with Andrea Olson, a residential roofing sales rep from North Georgia who crossed the $2.5M Golden Door mark and finished the year near $2.7M in installed revenue.  Andrea’s path looks different from most. After several years knocking doors and building trust, every deal during her Golden Door year came from referrals. This conversation spe...

What should you really do with that extra 50–100K you made in commissions this year? Buy the Rolex… or buy the asset that bails you out when the market turns? In this episode, Sam sits down with entrepreneur, real estate investor, and former pro baseball player Ryan Pineda to break down how door-to-door reps should think about money, time, and new business ideas. They get into: ⏱ Why your best use...

Calvin Leidy went from delivering Uber Eats in a beater car to earning over $300K his rookie year in pest control. Then he did it again—back-to-back Golden Door awards with $766,988 in serviced revenue in year two. In this episode, Hunter breaks down how Calvin stayed locked in while his friends were partying in Hawaii, why he skipped correlation meetings to knock from 9am to 9pm, and the small ad...

Kartik Gulati came to Canada in 2023 as an international student making $15/hour at Tim Hortons. Two years later, he's a Golden Door winner with 466 funded accounts in the alarm industry—one of three Golden Door winners from the same office. In this episode, Hunter sits down with Kartik to break down his journey from bageling for two weeks after his first sale to hitting 43 accounts in a sing...

Andrew Marino left door-to-door sales for five years. He worked for the Utah Jazz, sold SaaS in New York City, even appeared on a Hulu reality show. Then he came back to the industry in April 2025 and won a Golden Door Award by December selling over 900 accounts in the fiber space. In this episode, Hunter breaks down Andrew's approach to averaging double-digit sales days, his process for qual...

In this episode of The D2D Podcast, Hunter Lee sits down with Justin Brach, CEO of SubcontractorHub, to break down what new and struggling door to door reps often miss about the contracting world. Justin brings nearly two decades of experience building and rescuing large construction organizations. Justin explains why so many contractors and solar companies collapse when they scale too fast, espec...

As we wrap up 2025, we wanted to bring you something special. This episode is a compilation of the most listened to moments from the D2D Podcast this year. These are the clips reps replayed, managers shared with their teams, and listeners came back to when things got tough. Inside this episode, you’ll hear real conversations about preparation, discipline, mindset, and execution from reps who have...

In this episode of The D2D Podcast, Sam Taggart sits down with bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur Ty Bennett, returning to D2DCon as the only keynote in nine years invited back twice. Ty blends twenty years of direct sales experience with research-backed insights on high performance, making this conversation essential for new or struggling reps who want to level up their production and...

In this episode of The D2D Podcast, Sam Taggart sits down with Jon Gordon, best-selling author of The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, The One Truth and The 7 Commitments of a Great Team. Jon has coached leaders from top sports organizations and major companies. He shares lessons that help new and struggling reps develop grit, strengthen confidence, and build real momentum. You will hear why belief, cul...