How I Built a $1.7B Business Repairing Garage Doors

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Episode 789: Sam Parr (⁠x.com/theSamParr⁠ (x.com/theSamParr) ) and Shaan Puri (⁠x.com/ShaanVP⁠ (x.com/ShaanVP) ) talk to Tommy Mello ( x.com/RealTommyMello )about how he turned garage door repairs into $1.7B.

Show Notes:

(0:00) A1 Origin story

(14:04) Learning persuasion

(18:36) Finding the blueprint

(23:00) Kill the hustler

(25:53) Training (employees) like a SEAL

(28:50) business bootcamp with a mentor

(35:55) Home Services Sales and Marketing masterclass

(45:26) 7 principles

(51:41) Using AI for call center and dispatch

(53:21) Other home services businesses to go after

(58:54) the 6 fs

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Links:

• A1 Garage Door Service - a1garage.com

• KickCharge - kickcharge.com

• Freedom Event - get.homeservicefreedom.com/freedom-2025

• Home Service Millionaire - amazon.com/Home-Service-Millionaire-Million-Bu…

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Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - joinhampton.com

• Ideation Bootcamp - ideationbootcamp.co

• Copy That - copythat.com

• Hampton Wealth Survey - joinhampton.com/wealth

• Sam’s List - samslist.co

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