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The episode library.

I’ve recorded 1,611 episodes across the Check A Pro Radio Show, The Radio Pitchman, and Contractors’ Stories — interviews with the people who built America’s great home-service companies. We’re now writing every one of them up, several a week, so the lessons are readable, searchable and shareable — not locked inside audio files. Here are some favorites to start.

Contractors' Stories Podcast with Jim Klauck
Aug 12, 2025

Unleashing Small Business Success: The Proven Path

Michael E. Gerber · author of The E-Myth (34 books)

The legend himself on working ON your business, not just in it — including the story of HVAC contractor Ken Goodrich, who turned his company around by applying The E-Myth Revisited, and Gerber’s Eightfold Path from dream to enterprise.

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May 23, 2026

From Foster Care to Fortune

Lance Bachmann · entrepreneur & home-services investor

A self-made millionaire’s candid journey from a troubled childhood in the foster system to building a powerhouse in home services — on resilience, mentorship, decisive action, and the relationships that change everything.

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Dec 26, 2025

Is Google Still King for Home-Service Leads in the Age of AI?

Dennis Yu · digital marketing expert

Dennis and I dig into the question every contractor is asking: does Google still dominate as ChatGPT and Gemini rise? Why trust and reviews matter more than ever, how to use AI agents to repurpose your content — and how to spot the AI scams targeting contractors.

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Jul 22, 2025

The Secret to Tripling Your Business with Direct Response Radio

Tom Decker · Attic Innovations

The case study: from one hour on one station to five hours weekly across multiple stations — and a business that tripled in 12 months. What worked, what didn’t, and how to duplicate it in your market.

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Sep 26, 2025

Endless Energy’s Rise: Scaling Home Services to $16M

Amanda Perkins · COO, Endless Energy (Marlborough, MA)

How Endless Energy evolved from solar and water treatment into a full home-services provider — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, insulation — and scaled to $16M on systems, metrics and culture.

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Jun 12, 2025

Reviving Old-School Marketing: The Power of Radio in HVAC

Victor Rancour

Victor rediscovered radio advertising, stepped off the digital treadmill — and generated hundreds of leads and substantial revenue gains. Why traditional media still holds power in 2025 and beyond.

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