About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of field experience in HVAC business growth with insights from Andrew Blair.

In this episode of the HVAC Know It All Business Edition Podcast, co-hosts Gary McCreadie and Furman Haynes from WorkHero sit down with Andrew Blair , Director of Product and Market Development at Helix Earth and Advisor / Angel Investor at various startups, to explore the journey from growing up in a family-owned HVAC business to becoming a key operator in a commercial refrigeration company. The conversation dives into the realities of the skilled trades, the growing talent shortage, and the operational challenges of running a service-based business, especially in mission-critical environments like refrigeration. The episode also highlights the evolving nature of trade education, licensing complexities, and what it truly takes to build and scale a successful HVAC business. Andrew Blair is an experienced HVAC and commercial refrigeration professional who grew up in the industry through his family's business, Kensington Mechanical. Expect to Learn Why HVAC is one of the most underrated but complex skilled trades How trade schools and partnerships can solve the labor shortage The importance of field experience when running a service business Differences between residential HVAC and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gary McCreadie, Furman Haynes

Guest: Andrew Blair

Topics covered

• HVAC business growth
• field experience
• skilled trades
• talent shortage
• trade education
• commercial refrigeration

Keywords

• HVAC
• commercial refrigeration
• skilled trades
• trade education
• labor shortage
• service business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Helix Earth, Kensington Mechanical, WorkHero

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