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Hosted by Derek Cormier · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 15 episodes
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Most contractors built a business that runs them, not the other way around. Escape the One Man Show is for trades business owners and contractors who are done being the bottleneck in their own company. Every episode Derek Cormier, founder of Climate Experts, a multi-million dollar home services company in Florida, breaks down the real tactics, leadership lessons, and culture shifts that helped him build a business that runs profitably without him in the truck. No fluff. No gurus. Just raw honest conversation from someone who has held the tools, run the calls, and built the team.
Derek Cormier hosts Escape The One Man Show, a business show with 15 episodes published.
You did three million dollars in revenue last year. Your bank account looks like you did three hundred thousand. Where did it go? In this episode Derek Cormier pulls apart a real profit and loss statement layer by layer
Every HVAC contractor is spending money on marketing. Almost none of them know which channels actually work. Billboards or truck wraps? Google ads or direct mail? Yelp or... anything else? In this episode Derek Cormier r
If you bought an HVAC company tomorrow, what would you actually do first? Not what the business books say. Not the generic advice you hear at every conference. What would someone who has already built a company from one
Most contractors sell extended warranties and never think twice about how broken the model actually is. Homeowners pay upfront, and when they actually need a repair the manufacturer or third party warranty company makes
Every year when shoulder season hits, HVAC companies start flooding homeowners with ads for $29, $39, and $49 tune ups. And every year homeowners ask the same question: is an HVAC tune up actually worth it or is it just
Billy Gregus, owner of Integrity Refrigeration, called in and asked a question every contractor is asking in 2026: What is actually working in HVAC marketing right now? PPC? LSA? Guerrilla marketing? Where should contrac
Every contractor thinks they need to hire someone with years of trades experience to become a manager. This episode will change the way you think about leadership forever. In this episode of Escape The One Man Show, Dere
Most contractors are terrified of losing a key employee. A technician who knows everything. A manager who holds the whole operation together. Someone who has been there so long that the thought of them walking out the do
Billy Gregus built his business almost entirely on commercial HVAC — and he is not looking back. In this episode Derek Cormier sits down with Billy Gregus of Integrity Air to talk about what it really takes to break into
Billy Gregus built his business almost entirely on commercial HVAC — and he is not looking back. In this episode Derek Cormier sits down with Billy Gregus of Integrity Air to talk about what it really takes to break into
Most conversations about building a trades business come from people who have never actually done it. Coaches who have never run a truck. Consultants who have never made payroll. Gurus selling masterminds from a stage th
Most contractors gave up on direct mail the moment Facebook ads became a thing. That was a mistake. In this episode Derek Cormier breaks down why direct mail is still one of the highest ROI marketing channels available t
Cory and Christine from Eco Electric Plumbing and HVAC in Seattle Washington reached out with a question that almost every growing trades business owner is wrestling with right now. How do we attract better technicians,
A contractor named Chris Powers from Southern Values Cooling and Heating in Florida called into the Escape the One Man Show hotline with a question every growing trades business owner eventually faces. Should I hire sell
A plumber getting his master's license next month reached out on Instagram with a simple question. If you had to start all over, knowing what you know now, how would you approach it? In this episode Derek Cormier, founde
You built a business, but you're still acting like an employee. If you're the owner and you're still running a truck, you are the most expensive technician on your payroll — and your company is paying the price for it. I
Recruiting in the trades is broken. Most contractors are posting a job ad, crossing their fingers, and wondering why they keep getting the wrong people through the door. In this episode Derek Cormier, founder of Climate
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Escape The One Man Show is hosted by Derek Cormier. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 15 episodes.
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