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Home Service Business Owner Makes $4M/Month (Here’s How) #226

📅 July 21, 2025 ⏱️ 33:31 🎤 Brian, Ben

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  • 0:00
    Hitting $4 Million Monthly
    The hosts introduce Brian from TR Miller and discuss the company's growth towards $4 million in monthly revenue, focusing on HVAC and plumbing services.
  • 0:12
    Diversifying Services
    Brian explains the company's expansion from HVAC to plumbing in 2020 and now electrical, highlighting how plumbing provides stable revenue during HVAC's off-season.
  • 3:24
    Managing Seasonality & Bandwidth
    Discussion on how TR Miller handles the fluctuating demands of HVAC seasonality, including maximizing bandwidth during peak times and the role of supervisors.
  • 7:45
    Membership Programs & Shifts
    Brian details the company's focus on membership programs to create year-round work for technicians and their four-shift system to manage capacity without on-call duties.
  • 11:28
    Sales Models & Challenges
    The conversation shifts to sales models, comparing selling technicians with comfort advisors, and the challenges of balancing customer convenience with efficient sales processes.
  • 17:36
    Retention & Career Progression
    Brian emphasizes the importance of technician retention through structured career progression paths, moving from entry-level to advanced roles with objective development goals.
  • 23:20
    Growth & Organizational Structure
    The episode touches on the challenges of managing growth in a large company, including creating clear career maps for vertical and horizontal movement, and the implementation of EOS and Scaling Up methodologies.
  • 30:27
    Key Takeaways from Growth
    Brian summarizes the critical elements contributing to their $4 million monthly revenue, including diversified services, strong membership base, technician retention, and proactive scheduling.

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Brian
TR Miller
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Ben
Host

Key Takeaways

Diversify your service offerings (e.g., plumbing, electrical) to stabilize revenue and mitigate the impact of HVAC seasonality, ensuring consistent work for technicians.

Implement a robust membership program to create a foundation of recurring revenue and provide year-round work, which helps with technician retention during slower months.

Develop a clear career progression path for field pros, outlining objective milestones and development opportunities to show them how to increase their earnings and grow within the company.

Utilize advanced dispatching software to optimize call routing and maximize technician bandwidth, especially during peak seasons, ensuring efficiency and timely service.

Proactively manage technician schedules for peak seasons by communicating expectations for extra days or longer shifts well in advance, rather than last-minute requests, to improve morale and readiness.

Consider a hybrid sales model that combines comfort advisors for marketing leads and selling technicians for in-home sales during busy periods, leveraging the strengths of both to maximize opportunities.

Focus on thorough inspections and quality work even during busy times to maintain brand reputation and customer satisfaction, as call-backs can damage trust and increase operational costs.

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