Tommy Mello: $200 Million Founder|Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur Columnist

The Home Service Expert Podcast

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The Home Service Expert podcast is the No. 1 podcast for ambitious home service entrepreneurs, whether they are in plumbing, HVAC or another niche. In this show, Tommy Mello, a $200M business founder, will talk with the best entrepreneurs and experts in the home service industry and beyond, to share insights that have made them successful: from the newest marketing tools to the best scaling strategies. Previous podcast guests include Terry Nicholson (former national trainer of NYSE-listed home services company), Craig Smith (President of HomeAdvisor, a home services marketplace valued at $2B+)...

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Tommy Mello: $200 Million Founder|Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur Columnist

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Business

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homeserviceexpert.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Building an Impressive Website That Gets You More High-Quality Leads 04.02.2022

Tim Brown is the CEO and founder of Hook Agency and the author of 101 Proven Ways To Hook Better Leads. His boutique digital agency specializes in combining visual design and SEO for small businesses and construction companies. Tim is a content strategy evangelist who has been featured on Forbes, Neil Patel, NBC, and Fast Company.   In this episode, we talked about organic vs paid advertising, the...

Developing Top-Notch Training To Build A Strong Team of A-Players 28.01.2022

Victor Rancour is the president of Absolute Airflow and the CEO of Service Hero Academy, which provides powerful training resources for beginners and intermediates in the industry, as well as those who are struggling to increase their sales. In this episode, we talked about maintaining honesty with employees to promote loyalty, rebranding your company, advertising opportunities during COVID, the p...

How Building a Business to Sell (Even If You're Not Selling It) Can Help You Achieve Entrepreneurial Freedom 21.01.2022

John Warrillow is an expert in entrepreneurship, small business, and strategic planning. He has been the president of The Value Builder since 2015, and the owner and president of the Warrillow Network since 1997. He is the host of Built to Sell Radio, which is ranked as one of the Top 10 podcasts for business owners. His best selling book, Built to Sell, has already been translated into 12 languag...

Q&A with Tommy - Outselling Your Competition Without Lowering Your Prices 14.01.2022

Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $100 million-plus home service business with over 400 employees in 16 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Expert podcast, host...

Upgrading Your Digital Marketing to Recover from Pandemic Losses 07.01.2022

Bill Rossell is a marketing expert and the Chief Sales Officer of 1SEO Digital Agency. He oversees all of the pre- and post-sales relationships with clients, making sure that sales teams are setting the proper expectations. He spent six years in the Navy and was in the restaurant business until he decided to join 1SEO. In this episode, we talked about digital marketing, ROI, customer feedback…

Adopting Performance-Based Compensation to Scale Your Business Sustainably 31.12.2021

Danny Kerr is a Managing Partner at Breakthrough Academy. At 20 years old, Danny took a leadership position for a franchise company and grew sales by 300% in one year, and over the next six years was managing over 150 staff in the organization. Today, Danny is helping external contracting entrepreneurs with Breakthrough Academy, which was rated Canada's 16th fastest startup by Maclean's Magazine....

Planning Your Business Exit to Maximize Profit and Cut Losses 24.12.2021

Adam Coffey has spent over the last two decades serving as President and CEO of three national private equity backed service companies across different industries. He is the best selling author of The Private Equity Playbook, and has just released his new book, The Exit Strategy Playbook. He was also named one of the most influential leaders by the Orange County Business Journal from 2018-2020. In...

Creating a Winning Company Culture That Attracts and Retains Top Talent 18.12.2021

Dominic Rubino  is a successful entrepreneur, business coach and podcaster and owns three companies: Profit Toolbelt, Bizstratplan.com and Cabinetmakers Profits System. Dominic helps owners and contractors who want more time, money and strategy. He has built, grown and sold a number of businesses over the last 20 years. Dominic is also an active public speaker and the author of the book Constructi...

Scaling Your Business With Effective Marketing And Relationship Building 10.12.2021

Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $100 million-plus home service business with over 400 employees in 16 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Expert podcast, host...

Business Growth Strategies from Twitter's #1 Philanthropist, Bill Pulte 03.12.2021

Bill Pulte is the CEO of Pulte Capital Partners and the former director of Pulte Homes. A self-made millionaire, Bill is best known for being a Twitter philanthropist. He is also the grandson of William Pulte, the founder and chairman of the home construction and real estate development company Pulte Group. In this episode, we talked about arbitrage, platform consolidation, technology, EBITDA, cry...

Writing Solid Contracts to Protect Your Business from Lawsuits 26.11.2021

Karalynn Cromeens is the owner and managing partner of The Cromeens Law Firm, PLLC. She holds more than 16 years experience practicing construction, real estate, and business law. In her professional career, Karalynn has successfully filed more than 1,000 lawsuits to foreclose or remove mechanic's liens, with several of those being tried to a jury. Karalynn has grown her law firm at a tremendous r...

Making The Most of Your Acquired Business' Assets to Maximize Your Investment 19.11.2021

Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $50 million-plus home service business with over 200 employees in 9 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses.   In this special episode of the Home Service Millionaire podcast,...

How Freelancers Can Help Your Company Scale Without Taking Big Risks 12.11.2021
Leveraging Outsourced Solutions To Grow Your Business Faster 05.11.2021

Charlie Felker is the co-founder of Free2Grow, a company that provides back office support to service-based companies to allow owners and operators to focus on growing their business. An expert in home service management, leadership and entrepreneurship, he has also co-founded several other companies, such as RFP Testing and HBM Holdings. In this episode, we talked about outsourcing, CRM, hiring.....

Applying the Power of PR to Dominate Your Niche 29.10.2021

Heather Ripley is the CEO and founder of Ripley PR, as well as the founder and CEO of Orange Orchard PR. She authored the book Next Level Now: PR Secrets to Drive Explosive Growth for Your Home Service Business. She has also helped implement successful PR initiatives for several high profile clients with popular publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Times, The Wall Street Journal,...

Embracing a Systematic Approach to Build a 9-Figure Home Service Business 22.10.2021

Josh Kelly is the CEO of Clover Marketing and Consulting, as well as the host of the LIP Service For Contractors podcast. He teaches home service business owners how to consistently grow from seven figures all the way up to nine figures. He has helped his own family business, a local heating, cooling and plumbing company in Phoenix, grow from $7M to $175M in just 14 years. He has been featured on...

Q&A with Tommy - Building a Thriving Business by Selling Value to Your Customers 15.10.2021

Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $100 million-plus home service business with over 400 employees in 16 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Expert podcast, host...

Making Use of Field Service Management Technology to Grow and Scale Your Business Faster 08.10.2021

Gabriel Pinchev is an expert in contracting CRM with a strong background in the technology sector. He is the founder and the CEO of FieldPulse, a field service software that acts as a digital hub for running entire contracting businesses from a single app, which helps contractors keep track of their business and get paid faster. In this episode, we talked about the benefits of having a CRM, puttin...

Powerful Lead Generating Strategies to Consistently Build a Steady Stream of Sales-Ready Leads 01.10.2021

Cody Butler is the author of The Definitive Guide To Generating Consulting Clients and The 90-Day Marketing Plan. He has helped over 5000 businesses in instantly impacting revenue growth.  Peter Lewis is the president of 7XDirect, a firm that specializes in lead generation and advertising whose mission is to provide the best home services marketing that money can buy.  In this episode, we talked a...

Q&A with Tommy - Mastering Effective Branding and Performance Improvement Strategies to Increase Your Sales 24.09.2021

Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $100 million-plus home service business with over 400 employees in 16 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Expert podcast, host...

Applying the 4C Method to Increase Your Revenue Streams 17.09.2021

Steven Knight is a partner at Mosaic Home Services, a company aiming to build Canada's largest home improvement franchise network. Since 2016, Steven and his team have invested in 10 home improvement brands, growing each by an average of 58% per year. He is an active member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization, Young Entrepreneur Council, and the Global Shaper of Communities. He's also been featured...

Demolishing Limiting Beliefs to Turn Struggles into Success 10.09.2021

Carlos Reyes is the CEO of All In Entrepreneurs and National Cash Offer. He began building his own real estate investment company in 2015 and owns 31 companies in the medical, solar, software, educational, and real estate industries, and has seven of his companies grossing millions of dollars every year. In 2019, he started the Help a Friend Foundation, an international development organization. I...

Harnessing the Power of Video Technology to Interview and Hire A+ Talent 03.09.2021

Jeremy Tolan is the Partnerships Manager at Spark Hire. An expert at video interviews, recruitment, sales, marketing, and technology, he has helped hundreds of leading organizations successfully implement video interviewing in their recruitment processes. To date, over 6,000 organizations have used Spark Hire to interview millions of candidates across more than 100 countries. In this episode, we t...

Q&A with Tommy - Building a System that Attracts and Rewards Great Employees 27.08.2021

Tommy Mello is the author of Home Service Millionaire and the founder of A1 Garage Doors, a $100 million-plus home service business with over 400 employees in 16 states. Through HomeServiceMillionaire.com and the Home Service Expert podcast, Tommy shares his experience and insights to help fellow entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In this special episode of the Home Service Expert podcast, Tomm...

Practicing Proactive Leadership to Build and Manage a High-Performing Team 20.08.2021

Julian Scadden is the CEO of Nexstar Network, a large company out of Minnesota that focuses on best practices and better buy rates. Julian has over 20 years of experience in the business operations side of plumbing, heating and cooling, and is an expert in training, team building and coaching. In this episode, we talked about effective sales coaching, building leadership, goal setting...

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