Tony Hody

Many of them try to solve their marketing problems strictly in the checkbook.

They try to Google ad campaigns, buy leads from lead aggregators, try to advertise in print media or television, radio.

That's all they're doing.

We're going to continue to help contractors stick with the fundamentals, with stuff that's guaranteed and proven, going out and knocking on doors, working live home shows and events.

I'm doing great, man.

Thanks for the introduction.

I appreciate it.

Yeah, so my personal story, I got a part time job for beer money as a student at the Ohio State University.

And it was just supposed to be a part time job, but I fell in love with it and really learned the business.

I learned how to go door to door around job sites and generate leads.

I learned how to work home shows and events, other live events like fairs and festivals.

I sat in the call center in the wintertime sometimes when it was too cold and frigid to get out there and knock on doors.

We would resurrect old dormant inquiries over the phone.

And even worked in retail stores like HQ and Builders Square.

That was Home Depot and Lowe's before those transitioned over.

So that was my start, you know, and I learned the business.

I actually went back to my hometown in Cleveland and decided, you know, I was going to start my own home remodeling business.

And after my first short stint in the Fortune 500, I thought once you finish college, you were supposed to put on a suit and tie and go work for a Fortune 500 company.

And so I did that for a short spell and did well at it, but I just didn't enjoy it.

And so I wanted to get back into the home remodeling industry.