Episode 24 - The Air Conditioning Podcast |Tommy Mello| Home Service Millionaire

Hey guys, welcome to EP24 and boy did we bring home the bacon on this one.  If you haven’t already heard of Tommy Mello and The Home Service Millionaire, you’ve gotta get on it.  Tommy started out in a humble landscaping business and eventually started a Garage Home Service business in Pheonix, Arizona with some $50k in debt.  Today, Tommy has turned his business into a very tidy $30 million dollar a year company with over 300 employees in 12 States of the US.

Not only has Tommy excelled with his various businesses, but is also the host of a hugely successful podcast called The Home Service Expert (with some 25k downloads per month) and is Author of an exceptional read called The Home Service Millionaire. (Tip: If you’re not into reading books, get it on Audible and Tommy himself reads the book word for word.

We were like the cat that ate the canary for this one guys so make sure you have a listen to the episode, subscribe to his podcast and get a hold of his book, you won’t regret it.

Here is a taste of what we covered….

> Can you share with our audience where and how your journey began? (3:30)

> What was the motivator that got you started? (5:15)

> You are a great believer of running your company with a “turn key” approach, incorporating systems and procedures, for someone just starting to look at this approach, where would you recommend they start? (9:15)

> How detailed are your manuals? (12:00)

> How many employees are you recruiting on a regular basis? (17:00)

> How do you find and keep high calibre employees? (20:00)

> You mention in your podcast that you look to the HVAC industry to explore ways to scale up and grow your business is this the case?  (22:15)

> Do you still lean on your mentors for guidance? (24:00)

> Being so successful in your business and having a bank full of coin, why do you continue to do this, why do you continue to help others when you could easily take your money and sit beneath a palm tree smashing Mai Tai’s? (25:30)

> What are your thoughts around techs trying to win jobs on being the cheapest price? (29:15)

> What was the main motivator behind writing your book? (33:45)

And that was just a snippet of stuff we talked about. As usual we could have spoken to Tommy for days but unfortunately time constraints.  Jump onto homeservicemillionaire.com for a ton of resources and info and don't forget to check out his Podcast, Home Service Expert.  Thanks so much to Tommy and his team for joining us on the Show!