Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
by John Wilson
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How Door-to-Door Marketing Is Driving Millions in Home Service Revenue
May 5, 2026
43m 10s
Cash Flow 101: Why Profitable Businesses Still Go Broke (and How to Fix It)
May 1, 2026
10m 34s
The MOST Overlooked Growth Lever in Home Services
Apr 30, 2026
30m 52s
Fleet Strategy: How to Buy, Finance, and Scale Your Vehicles
Apr 28, 2026
58m 42s
What Buyers Actually Look for When Buying a Business
Apr 23, 2026
1h 11m 05s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/5/26 | How Door-to-Door Marketing Is Driving Millions in Home Service Revenue✨ | door-to-door marketinglead generation+3 | Sam Preston | GoogleMeta | — | door-to-door marketinglead generation+3 | — | 43m 10s | |
| 5/1/26 | Cash Flow 101: Why Profitable Businesses Still Go Broke (and How to Fix It)✨ | cash flowbusiness profitability+4 | — | Wilson | — | cash flowprofitability+4 | — | 10m 34s | |
| 4/30/26 | The MOST Overlooked Growth Lever in Home Services✨ | lifecycle marketinglead follow-up+4 | Sam | — | — | lead follow-uplifecycle marketing+5 | — | 30m 52s | |
| 4/28/26 | Fleet Strategy: How to Buy, Finance, and Scale Your Vehicles✨ | fleet managementvehicle financing+3 | Jack | Ford | — | fleet strategybuy vehicles+3 | — | 58m 42s | |
| 4/23/26 | What Buyers Actually Look for When Buying a Business✨ | business valuationselling a business+3 | David Barnett | — | — | business salevalue drivers+3 | — | 1h 11m 05s | |
| 4/21/26 | Why Most Business Owners Lose Millions When They Sell✨ | business valueselling a business+4 | SteveAustin | McCall Wealth Advisors | — | business salevalue maximization+3 | — | 39m 25s | |
| 4/16/26 | We Merged Our Home Service Companies—Now We’re Building to $100M✨ | mergershome service industry+3 | Jack Carr | Rapid Response | — | mergershome service+5 | — | 39m 59s | |
| 4/14/26 | Do Yard Signs ACTUALLY Work for Home Service Businesses?✨ | yard signshome service businesses+4 | Sam Preston | Service Scalers | — | yard signshome services+4 | — | 29m 06s | |
| 4/10/26 | The Strategy That Doubled My Plumbing Sales in 90 Days✨ | plumbing businesssales growth+3 | — | — | — | plumbing salesbusiness growth+3 | — | 8m 37s | |
| 4/9/26 | I Bought 3 Home Service Businesses in 90 Days — Here’s What Happened✨ | business acquisitionsscaling businesses+3 | Jack Carr | Rapid HVAC | — | home service businessesacquisitions+5 | — | 44m 57s | |
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| 4/7/26 | Weird Marketing That Actually Works ($1M from Home Shows, Newspaper Leads, & Toilet Ads)✨ | weird marketinghome services+4 | Sam Preston | Service Scalers | — | weird marketinghome shows+4 | — | 35m 05s | |
| 4/3/26 | If I Had to Start a Home Service Business From $0, Here’s Exactly What I'd Do✨ | home service businessentrepreneurship+3 | — | — | — | home servicebusiness startup+3 | — | 12m 30s | |
| 4/2/26 | AI Is Creating a MASSIVE Gap Between Contractors✨ | AI in home servicescontractor efficiency+3 | Tyson Chen | Avoca | — | AIhome services+4 | — | 48m 07s | |
| 3/31/26 | The REAL Future of Home Services: Chick-fil-A, Handyman Businesses, and Industry Consolidation✨ | home servicesindustry consolidation+3 | Jack Carr | Chick-fil-ARapid HVAC | — | Chick-fil-Ahome services+4 | — | 36m 51s | |
| 3/27/26 | The HVAC Marketing System That Will Dominate 2026 | If you’re trying to win in HVAC in 2026… most of what you’ve been told about marketing is wrong. Contractors are wasting thousands on agencies, chasing “leads,” and relying on channels they don’t actually control. In this solo episode, John breaks down the exact HVAC marketing system he’s using to scale one of the largest non-private equity-backed home service companies in Ohio—and what’s actually working right now. This isn’t theory. It’s what’s driving real calls, real jobs, and real growth... | 12m 23s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 | You're Tracking Your Ad Spend Wrong (Here’s What to Do Instead) | Is your home service marketing actually working — or is Google getting all the credit? In this episode John Wilson and returning guest Tony Castelucci (Wanamaker Advertising) explain why cost‑per‑lead (CPL) often misleads, how attribution and demand generation are changing in 2026, and practical steps to measure true marketing ROI for plumbing, electrical, and HVAC businesses. They unpack why cost per lead is often the wrong metric, how demand capture and demand creation work together, and wh... | 53m 02s | ||||||
| 3/24/26 | AI Isn’t Killing SEO—It’s Killing Bad Traffic (What Actually Works in 2026) | Is AI killing SEO—or just changing how it works? In this episode of Owned and Operated, John Wilson sits down with Lisa from Service Scalers to talk about what SEO actually looks like in 2026. They break down why AI isn’t replacing search, why Google still dominates high-intent local buying behavior, and what home service companies need to do to stay visible. They cover the shift away from low-intent traffic, why Google Business Profiles matter more than ever, and how authority, trust, and us... | 41m 38s | ||||||
| 3/20/26 | The 3 Stages of Building a Home Service Business From $1M to $20M and Beyond | I was obsessed with hitting $10M. And when we finally got there… everything broke. In this solo episode, John breaks down what it actually looks like to scale a trades business from $1M to $40M over the last decade — including the messy middle no one talks about. If you’re trying to grow past $1M, push to $10M, or build a $100M platform, this episode maps out the three stages every operator goes through: $1M–$5M: Survival & Scrappiness$5M–$20M: Structure & Systems$20M+: Scale, EBITDA ... | 19m 37s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 | Building a Billion-Dollar Septic Business | What does it actually take to build a billion-dollar septic company? In this episode of Owned and Operated, John Wilson sits down with the founders of Epic Septic to break down one of the most overlooked—and profitable—home service industries. They share how they went from zero to rapid growth, why septic is dramatically less competitive than HVAC or plumbing, and how simple fundamentals like answering the phone and selling on the first call can outperform expensive marketing strategies. In t... | 1h 30m 01s | ||||||
| 3/17/26 | The $50K Truck Wrap Mistake Home Service Companies Make | Do truck wraps actually drive leads, or are most home service companies wasting money to look like everyone else? In this episode, John Wilson and Sam Preston break down branding, truck wraps, and why many HVAC, plumbing, and electrical companies overspend on “professional” branding that does not actually set them apart. They talk about what branding really does, why it helps close more deals than generate more leads, and how to think about standing out in a crowded market. In this episode, w... | 36m 03s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 | The Marketing Stack for Home Service Businesses: $1M to $10M | The Marketing Stack for Home Service Businesses: From $1M to $10M What should home service companies actually spend on marketing at $1 million, $5 million, and $10 million? In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Ethan Wright of Service Scalers to break down the real marketing stack for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical companies at every stage of growth. They cover what changes as you scale, what stays the same, and where most owners waste money too early. If you run an HVAC, plumbing, or e... | 49m 19s | ||||||
| 3/10/26 | Billboards for Home Service Businesses: When They Work (and When They’re a Waste) | Are Billboards Worth It for Home Service Businesses? (Or Just an Expensive Ego Boost?) Billboards can feel like a milestone for a growing home service company—your name on the highway, customers saying they saw your brand, friends texting photos of your sign. But for most HVAC, plumbing, and electrical companies, billboard advertising starts too early and becomes an expensive distraction from what actually drives growth: leads. In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Sam Preston (CEO of S... | 44m 26s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 | How to Hire a GM or Operator for Your Home Service Business | How to Hire a GM or Operator for Your Home Service Business (and Avoid a $100K Hiring Mistake) Scaling past $10M can expose a brutal truth: the leadership team that got you here might not be the team that gets you to $25M+. In this episode, John Wilson talks with Brendan Aronson (Founder of The Military Veteran, TMV), a recruiting firm that places military veterans into executive and operator roles at home service companies. They break down what an “operator” actually does in a growing HVAC, ... | 38m 07s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | The One Hire That Unlocks Growth | If you’ve ever felt stuck because your business outgrew your leadership team — or rushed a key hire just to relieve the pressure — this episode is for you. In this episode of Owned and Operated, John Wilson sits down with Brendan Aronson, Founder of The Military Veteran (TMV), a recruiting firm that places military veterans into executive and operator roles. They break down what it really takes to hire a GM or operator who can scale a $10M–$25M home service business — and why most hiring fail... | 37m 27s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | Our Biggest Business Failures (And What They Cost Us) | Every home service operator has a failure story. In this episode of Owned and Operated, John Wilson sits down with Jack Carr (CEO of Rapid Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric in Nashville) to break down the biggest business mistakes they’ve made — and what those mistakes actually cost. From a $13,000 ad spend weekend that only generated $7,000 in revenue… to overpaying vendors for an entire year… to discovering $80,000 per month in unnecessary purchasing — this is a candid conversation ... | 31m 44s | ||||||
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