Home Hero Podcast

Ben Alexander shares his journey from running a $35 million HVAC division to starting and growing Hank's Handyman Services. He discusses the challenges of pricing, scheduling, and scaling a handyman business...

The conversation delves into the significance of answering the phone for business owners, addressing the pain of unanswered calls, dealing with spam calls, the value of answering the phone, training and benefits of AI...

In this episode, Jason Call and Coby McManaman break down what to do before the slow season hits and what to do once it does. Coby ran his own remodeling crew in Michigan before coming over to the marketing side, so a...

The conversation addresses the issue of spam calls from individuals claiming to work with Google or Apple Maps. It advises against engaging with these calls and highlights the deceptive nature of the services being...

Michael Oakes started out coaching basketball and teaching health education in New Jersey. Then he moved west, took a job at a startup called Federal Express when there were six or eight people in the entire Western...

Michael Oakes started out coaching basketball and teaching health education in New Jersey. Then he moved west, took a job at a startup called Federal Express when there were six or eight people in the entire Western...

The conversation delves into the challenges of time management for handyman contractors, highlighting the juggling act of balancing work, business management, and personal life. Strategies for managing time, the impact...

The conversation explores new variables introduced by AI as a search platform for consumers, focusing on SEO and AI recommendations. It delves into review diversification, organic socials, brand mentions, and the...

For Taylor and Michael Robair, their story started with a simple problem: one income wasn't covering the bills, and staying home with their kids mattered too much to give up. So Michael started picking up $30 handyman...

Do you really need a contract for every handyman job? Even a $200 TV mount? Jason and Coby go back and forth on this one, and they don't fully agree. Coby's stance is simple: you need a signed agreement 100% of the...

Here's a free, two-minute Google trick almost no handyman is using yet. Jason and Coby break down Google "preferred sources," a newer feature where your team, family, friends, and good clients can vote for your website...

Jon Sanders took one of the more unusual roads into the trades. He went from full-time firefighter, to church-planting pastor, to running Dakota Small Jobs, a professional handyman business in Sioux Falls, South Dakota...

Google just started testing something worth paying attention to: it's pulling social media posts straight into Google Business Profiles. Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube can now feed right into the profile homeowners...

Everyone in the marketing world is buzzing about ChatGPT rolling out a paid advertising platform, and the usual voices are already telling you to jump on it or get left behind. So should a family-owned handyman or home...

Jay Bergrfeld spent years as a handyman before he made the call most people are too nervous to make: he niched all the way down. Today he runs Jay's Door & Trim in Castle Rock, Washington, a rural market where everyone...