by Tommy Mello: $200 Million Founder|Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur Columnist
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…
David Bach, ten-time New York Times bestselling author of The Automatic Millionaire, joins host Tommy Mello to discuss wealth-building principles centered on compound interest and disciplined saving. The episode's central thesis—turning $15,000 into $1.6 million without additional investment—hinges on starting early…
Worth it if you're interested in compound-interest-driven wealth strategies, early-career financial discipline, or want to hear from an established personal finance author on homeownership and business real estate as wealth tools.
Dan Kuschell, founder of Breakthrough3X and a self-made entrepreneur who built a direct mail company to $1M in its first year at age 22, joins host Tommy Mello to discuss systematizing a home service business so owners can step back. The episode covers Kuschell's origin story (welfare in Detroit, overcoming a coach…
Worth it if you own a home service business and want tactical advice on lead response, marketing, and delegation, or if you're interested in personal entrepreneurship stories alongside business frameworks.
Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of the bestselling book *Influence*, returns for his second appearance on The Home Service Expert Podcast to discuss persuasion principles applied to home service sales. The episode goes beyond Cialdini's famous six principles of influence to explore a seventh principle (unity) and focuses…
Worth it if you're in home services, sales, or business and want research-backed persuasion tactics with concrete examples you can test this week.
Zac Garside, founder of Send It email agency, joins Tommy Mello to discuss email marketing strategy for home service contractors. Garside spent eight years training customer service representatives before recognizing that the customer list—an already-paid-for asset—represents the most underutilized profitable channel…
Worth it if you run a home service business and want to re-engage existing customers through email with proven tactics and frameworks.
Tommy Mello hosts Al Levi (author of The 7-Power Contractor) and Jim Leslie (president of Home Service Freedom) to discuss why home service contractors have revenue but not profit. The episode tackles several interconnected problems: the "nobody wants to work" hiring excuse (which the guests reframe as a company…
Worth it if you own or manage a home service business and struggle with profitability, staffing, or scaling beyond your own hands-on work.
