🔥 From rock bottom to running his own HVAC company.

In this week’s Home Service Hustle full episode, host Jonathan Bannister sits down with Tim Harrell, CEO of Giddy-Up Heating and Air, to talk about his incredible journey.

Tim grew up in rural East Texas, went to Baylor, made some hard mistakes, and even found himself in the ICU after a life-altering experience. But instead of staying down, he rededicated his life to Jesus Christ and started over.

He entered the HVAC world in 2018, got laid off, and started at the very bottom as an installer’s helper. By 2025, he launched his own business. Along the way, he learned what true grit, passion, and faith really mean in business and in life.

💡 In this episode, Tim shares:

✅ Why you only get out of business what you put in

✅ How trust, reputation, and marketing drive growth

✅ The role mindset and faith play in overcoming setbacks

✅ How being authentic, even goofy, can make you stand out in marketing

This episode is packed with raw honesty, powerful takeaways, and inspiration for anyone hustling in the home service industry.

🎧 Check it out on:

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify

👉 Get to know Tim better here:

Facebook: Tim Harrell

LinkedIn: Tim Harrell

This week on the Home Service Hustle Podcast, host Jonathan Bannister sits down with Jon Andersen, former professional strongman, bodybuilder, and wrestler turned entrepreneur.

From overcoming childhood challenges to building multiple 6 and 7 figure businesses, Jon shares how mindset, discipline, and being willing to make uncomfortable changes can transform not just your business but your entire life.

🔥 Inside this episode:

• How to reframe struggle into strength
• The role mindset plays in creating wealth and opportunity
• Why success often comes from doing what others will not
• Lessons from the world of strongman, bodybuilding, and wrestling that apply directly to entrepreneurship

If you are ready to level up your money, marketing, and mindset, this episode is a must watch.

🎧 Check it out now:

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify

Get to know Jon better here:

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Website: Jon-andersen.com

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🔥 Introducing D2D- the new growth system that every contractor needs to know about.

Branding + marketing + door to door canvassing = unstoppable momentum.

This collab between The Home Service Hustle, Close It Now, and The Kitchen Table Podcast is more than a conversation. It’s a revolution in how contractors get appointments, build trust, and dominate their neighborhoods.

Listen now and discover why D2D is the ultimate playbook for home service success.

🎧 Check it out now:

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify

On this week’s Home Service Hustle Podcast host Jonathan Bannister sits down with Chuck Thokey, a nationally recognized sales coach, author, and keynote speaker who has helped home improvement companies grow revenue by 50% to 200%.

In this powerful episode Chuck shares how he took sales teams from a 28% close rate to over 60%, why training is non-negotiable, and how the future of sales and marketing will be shaped by AI. He also dives into the importance of brand equity, storytelling, and creating long term success instead of chasing short term leads.

This conversation is packed with insights on money, marketing, and mindset that every home service professional needs to hear.

🔥 Don’t settle for average. Learn how to dominate your market with proven strategies.

👉 Watch the full episode now!

🎧 Check it out now:

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify

Get to know Chuck better here:

🌐 Website

🔗 LinkedIn

📸 Instagram

📘 Facebook

This week on the Home Service Hustle, we sit down with Eric Oberembt, the no-BS entrepreneur who rebuilt his life after addiction and turned D&M Roofing into a multi-million dollar machine.

Eric shares the hard truth about leadership, mindset, and building real culture in business.

You’ll hear about:

✅ How sobriety changed his life and business

✅ Why trust is the #1 leadership skill

✅ The TEAM method: Trust, Empathy, Authenticity, Meaning

✅ Why most people fake authenticity and lose

✅ How to build a brand instead of chasing leads

✅ His work with Roofers in Recovery and Cult Culture Movement

This one’s real. It’s raw. It’s what business owners need to hear right now.

👉 Get to know Eric better here:

Instagram: @oberembt

Facebook: facebook.com/eric.oberembt

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/eric-oberembt-73968112

Website: ericoberembt.com

“Your dispatch software is not your CRM.” 🚨📈

This week, Jonathan Bannister sits down with Jason Kramer, founder and CEO of Cultivize, for an episode every contractor and service-based business owner needs to hear. Jason drops nonstop insights on:

✅ Why your follow-up process is leaking money

✅ How a simple automated email campaign brought in $850,000

✅ The difference between “doing more” and “working smarter”

✅ Real talk on CRMs, ServiceTitan, HubSpot, and lead tracking

✅ Why educating your customer is the secret weapon for closing big-ticket jobs

Jason explains how connecting marketing to sales is the key to unlocking explosive growth and knowing where your leads are coming from, what they care about, and how to win them over.

🔥 Whether you're scaling or staying small, this episode will challenge your mindset and give you the marketing and operational tools to make your business more profitable today.

👤 Get to know Jason better:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonleighkramer

Website: cultivize.com

Facebook: facebook.com/cultivize

From first-grade teacher to $9M HVAC powerhouse, Stephanie Postell is changing the game in the trades.

In this episode of Home Service Hustle, she breaks down how:

• Process builds culture
• People-first leadership drives customer obsession
• Brand equals reputation
• And why building community beats chasing leads

This one’s packed with mindset, marketing, and money.

🔗 Get to know Stephanie better here:

LinkedIn

Website

Your Brand Is Your Business Card for the Future of Search

This week on the Home Service Hustle Podcast, host Jonathan Bannister sits down with Tom Jameson, founder of AstroWatt Electric, and it’s a masterclass in modern brand-building for home services.

⚡ Want to survive the AI shift in local search?

⚡ Want to stop chasing leads and start attracting the right clients?

⚡ Want to lead with trust, not fear?

This episode dives deep into:

• Why Google search as we know it is dying — and what to do about it
• The rise of brand signals and how platforms like ChatGPT are changing the game
• Why Tom refuses to use fear-based sales tactics and built AstroWatt on transparency, culture, and integrity
• How to turn one $600 visit into a $10,000 lifetime client
• What it means to actually care about your customers and your team
• And how to build a brand that customers keep in their yard for a year and a half (literally)

From career electricians to new business owners, this is the no-BS roadmap for building a business that wins on purpose, not just profits.

Tune in now. Your future self will thank you.

👉 Get to know Tom better here:

🔗 LinkedIn

🔗 Website