Keegan Hodges is the co-CEO of Best Home Services and a board member at Apex Service Partners, a leading national provider of air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical services. Keegan was honored with the Business Ambassador Award, presented by Gov. Rick Scott, and has achieved a remarkable feat by winning the Carrier Corporation President’s Award for six consecutive years.
In this episode, we talked about private equity, acquisitions, integrations…
Show notes
- Introducing Keegan Hodges. [2:15]
- Keegan’s philosophy on successfully hiring great people. [3:34]
- Why more people are struggling with health issues. [5:23]
- Keegan’s milestones and setbacks in the HVAC industry. [9:05]
- Mentorship is the most important catalyst for business growth. [17:51]
- People that helped Keegan grow over the years. [19:02]
- Greenfield vs. mergers and acquisitions. [23:50]
- Tommy talks about market growth and decision-making in the home service industry. [25:36]
- How to buy and integrate businesses the smart way. [30:04]
- Key considerations when investing in garage door companies. [34:53]
- Building and selling a pest control business from scratch. [39:29]
- Economic trends and opportunities in the HVAC industry. [47:11]
- Making tough decisions and delegating tasks in business. [57:40]
- Personal assistants, time management, and prioritizing work. [59:32]
- Two books on Keegan’s reading list. [1:04:18]
- How to get more information about Keegan. [1:06:22]
- Keegan’s most important piece of advice to home service business owners. [1:07:25]
Resources And People Mentioned:
- Best Home Services
- Apex Service Stars
- Nexstar
- Ron Smith
- Chad Hodges
- Jamie Dimon
- Joe Huck
- Dave Geiger
- Jack Tessar
- Frank Lau
- Ken Goodrich
- Terminix
- John Warrillow
- Built to Sell by John Warrilow
- Service Champions
- Leland Smith
- Walmart
- Amazon
- John Maxwell
- Winning: The Ultimate How-To Business Book by Jack Welch
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