What HVAC Leaders Must Get Right to Win the Talent War
From Titans of the Trades | Straight-Talk for Scaling Your Construction Business by Ryan Englin
June 3, 2026 · 31 min · Season 1 · Episode 158
About this episode
In this episode, Ryan Englin discusses with Trey McWilliams how to build a culture that attracts talent in the HVAC industry.
Company culture isn’t a perk. It’s the operating system of your business. In this episode of Titans of the Trades, Ryan Englin sits down with Trey McWilliams, third-generation HVAC contractor and CEO of Blue Cardinal Home Services Group, to unpack what it takes to build a culture that actually scales. Trey grew up in the trades. He rebuilt his family HVAC business from the inside out, replaced almost the entire workforce, and turned it into a culture-driven organization that attracted talent,...
People in this episode
Host: Ryan Englin
Guest: Trey McWilliams
Topics covered
- company culture
- HVAC industry
- talent acquisition
- business scaling
- workforce development
Keywords
- HVAC
- company culture
- talent war
- business growth
- workforce
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Blue Cardinal Home Services Group
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