Podcasts

June 27 | 25 min 57 sec

SearchKings Presents, Jeff King, Founder of Pest Rangers

Jeff King started Pest Rangers part-time in 2008 in Wikes-Barre, PA. He has since acquired four pest control companies and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Pest Management Association. In this episode, Jeff shares his journey from the early days of establishing his brand, the importance of company culture as he expanded beyond a single location, to his vision for the pest industry in the years to come. This episode is packed with insights for all home service operators.

June 13 | 28 min 15 sec

SearchKings Presents, Sarah Delnay, Founder of Mountaineer Plumbing

Sarah and her husband Matthew started Mountaineer Plumbing company in Grand Rapids Michigan in 2020. In this episode Sarah walks us through the early days and the coaching her and Matt received to help scale their residential plumbing business. They eventually sold the business in 2022. Sarah has since started Plumbline, a call answering service that built on the strategies she was using at Mountaineer. In this discussion, Sarah shares how adaptability, branding and finding a business coach helped her and Matthew make their dreams a reality.

May 2 | 32 min 3 sec

SearchKings Presents, John Finan, Founder of Finan Home Services

John started Finan Home Services in 1994 focussing on Electrical services and has expanded his offering to include Plumbing and HVAC

Feb 21 | 40 min 25 sec

SearchKings Presents, Brian Williams, Ashton Service Group

Brian Williams started Ashton Mechanical in 1987 in Vancouver Canada and has since added a thriving Residential division. Listen in as Brian shares his experience and lessons learned as he has grown to 70 trucks and 100 employees.

Feb 7 | 30 min

Presenting Leslie Harpole, Champion Plumbing

Leslie and her husband Brent started Champion Plumbing in 2015 with one beat up truck, a cell phone, Brent on the tools, and two young daughters at home.

Dec 2022 | 53 min 5 sec

SearchKings welcomes Joe Sheehan, President of Colony Pest Management

Joseph Sheehan started Colony Pest control in Brooklyn NY in 2003. Colony has grown to be a leading residential and commercial pest control provider in NYC. Joseph’s passion for professionalism, staff development and community outreach have led to Joe being a leader in the industry.

Nov 2022 | 38 min 15 sec

Presenting Lane Martin, Founder of Modern Purair, an IAQ Franchise with 30+ locations and growing.

Lane Martin built a national indoor air quality franchise model with over 30 franchise partners across Canada and is currently looking ot expand into the US.

Nov 2022 | 36 min 30 sec

SearchKings Presents: Ben Burton, President of Arrow Conservation

Ben Burton has been evolving in the home service space for over 20 years.

July 6 | 29 min 40 sec

Episode 15: Establishing your company's core values with Ashley Morrison

Ashley Morrison, President of City Wide Exterminating joins the podcast to talk about the importance of establishing your company's core values, living them everyday and authentically engaging in the community.

Jun 28 | 36 min 50 sec

Episode 14: Priority #1 Getting out of the Truck!

David Moerman shares his story from starting in a painting franchise to starting Revive Services, an independent pressure washing business. David is now a home service business coach helping entrepreneurs get off the truck and grow the business.

Jun 21 | 31 min 40 sec

Episode 13: Tommy Mello. A first class training program

Tommy joins the show to talk mentors, learning on the fly and scaling through training and branding

Jun 14 | 29 min 19 sec

Episode 12: Selling Your HVAC Company with Patrick Lange

Jun 7 | 28 min 55 sec

Episode 11: The importance of call handling with Margaret Garcia

May 31 | 31 min 23 sec

Episode 10: Growing Across Multiple Verticals with John Polizzi, owner of Home Service Heroes

May 17 | 29 min 59 sec

Episode 9: Growing & Selling Your Business with Richard Behney, The Million-Dollar Plumber

May 10 | 26 min 7 sec

Episode 8: The Advantage of Female Technicians in HVAC with Shawna Peddle

May 3 | 28 min 15 sec

Episode 7: Putting in place the systems that will grow your business and get you off the truck. Allison Allen, Executive Director of Quality Pro, NPMA.

Apr 26 | 24 min 44 sec

Episode 6: From 1 to 40 employees with Jose Pina, Mr. Rooter of San Bernardino

Long-time SearchKings customer Jose Pina shares his strategy for growing and expanding his plumbing business and getting off the truck in order to scale his business.

Apr 19 | 40 min 50 sec

Episode 5 Providing outstanding customer service and focusing on maintenance, Derek Baer, Co-Owner of Gold Shield

Lorne and Julia are joined by Derek Baer, CFO at Gold Shield Services to discuss how providing outstanding customer service and focussing on maintenance, Derek Baer, Co-Owner of Gold Shield

Apr 12 | 35 min 30 sec

Episode 4 with Audrey Hall

Growing your home service business by putting company culture at the center of your day. In today's episode, we are joined by Audrey Hall, President of Eco Serve Pest Services. Audrey shares her journey in the pest control field and how developing her employees has helped create a company culture of growth with a family atmosphere.

Apr 4 | 33 min 45 sec

Episode 3 with Amy Chaney

Helping your business grow by improving processes and being open to change. We are joined by Amy Chaney, owner of Chaney Construction, Hall Heating & Air and Steve's Refrigeration in Texas, to discuss her journey and rebuilding the company after 18 months through training and building a team of superstars.

Mar 29 | 34 min 15 sec

Episode 2 with Colleen Keyworth, President of Women in HVACR

Christina and Lorne are joined by Colleen Keyworth, Sales & Marketing Director at Online Access and President of Women in HVACR, to discuss her history in the home services industry, challenges facing the industry and her predictions for the future.

Mar 22 | 42 min 20 sec

Episode 1 with Scarlett Nolen

In today's episode, Christina and Lorne are joined by Scarlett Nolen, President of Truly Nolen of America. You will be sure to learn so much from Scarlett as she shares advice for empowering others to make decisions, strategies for scaling a home service business, and the importance of knowing your customers.