#PROUDTOBEBLUECOLLAR® Show
#PROUDTOBEBLUECOLLAR® Show
#ProudToBeBlueCollar® Show is a podcast about the people who build careers in the blue collar trades. Hosted by Chris Crew and Jeremy Self of The Blue Collar Success Group®, each episode features a guest from the home service industry sharing how they got into the trades, what it took to succeed, and the tips and skills they use in their role every day. Who this podcast is for This show is for anyone working in or curious about the home service trades, including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. That means business owners and managers, but it also means salespeople, service technicians, installers, CSRs, and dispatchers. If you are considering a career in the trades and want to hear what the path actually looks like from people who walked it, start here. What you will hear in each episode Every episode centers on one guest and one story. We cover how they found the industry, most of them did not plan on it, what the early years demanded, the turning points that moved them forward, and the practical tips of the trade they use in their specific role. Guests come from every seat in the business, not just the corner office.
Dec. 4, 2024

Top Line Revenue: Sales Solves It

Top Line Revenue: Sales Solves It
#PROUDTOBEBLUECOLLAR® Show
Top Line Revenue: Sales Solves It

There’s no denying it: sales can make or break a home service business. However, mastering it requires more than just a good pitch… Kenny Chapman and Chris Crew dive into the mindset, strategies, and processes that drive successful sales, even in...

There’s no denying it: sales can make or break a home service business. However, mastering it requires more than just a good pitch…

Kenny Chapman and Chris Crew dive into the mindset, strategies, and processes that drive successful sales, even in a challenging market.

From overcoming industry resistance to creating repeatable systems, you’ll hear game-changing insights that will help put your business on “fast forward.”

  • Co-host Kenny Chapman reveals his initial focus when launching Blue Collar Success Group and how it shaped his approach to sales.
  • Kenny and Chris Crew talk about the power of doing things differently in sales and how sales can “cover up a multitude of sins” in a business.
  • Kenny is a firm believer of the fact that businesses are ruined when things are good – it just doesn’t show up until things slow down.
  • Chris brings up the sales resistance that seems to be present within the home service business industry.
  • As a home service business owner, you’re a sales and marketing person…whether you like it or not.
  • Chris touches upon what happens when you’re more focused on sales as a practice instead of as a tactic.
  • Kenny talks about an impactful phenomenon that’s just starting: the so-called blue collar tsunami.
  • Chris and Kenny discuss the importance of people and processes – and the mindset business owners should have when it comes to their staff.
  • When it comes to sales, there’s an important lesson home service businesses can learn from Hollywood.
  • Want to really put your business on “fast forward”? Get a repeatable, duplicable, sales process in place.
  • Chris illustrates the role of TTQ (time to quote), number of options, and number of line items per call within the sales process and the art of mastering it.
  • Chris spills the beans on a couple of different strategies he leverages whenever he’s confronted with objections by a potential client.
  • Chris shares an analogy between sales and medicine.

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