Born For The Trades: A Home Service Podcast
"Born For The Trades: A Home Service Podcast" is a weekly podcast hosted by Mandeep Bhalla that aims to inspire and educate home services business owners. Each episode features successful industry leaders, like Tommy Mello, Ken Goodrich, and more, who share their stories and provide valuable insights into the home services industries. Through its focus on the successes of well-known business owners, "Born For The Trades" provides a unique perspective on the home services industry and offers valuable insights and advice for those looking to grow their businesses.
Born For The Trades: A Home Service Podcast
Latest Episodes
Growth Starts at Hello: Inside the Systems Behind a 500+ Person Home Service Empire
Most contractors think growth is built in the field. More trucks, more techs, more leads. But Chad Peterman, CEO of Peterman Brothers, has built a 500+ person organization across HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services in Indiana, Kentucky, and...
Built to Sell: The Blueprint Behind $100M in Trade Business Exits
Most people in the trades are focused on getting through the week. Making payroll. Landing the next job. But every once in a while, someone comes along who plays a completely different game. On this episode of Born For The Trades, host Mandeep ...
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From Stanford to Service Trucks: Why AI’s Brightest Minds Chose the Trades
On this episode of Born For The Trades, Mandeep sits down with Kevin and Gabe, two Stanford-trained computer scientists who took an unexpected path. Instead of chasing flashy startups or big tech exits, they chose the home service industry, wit...
The Missed Call Millionaire Problem
Live from EPIC 2026, Mandeep sits down with AJ Jain, Co-Founder and CEO of Broccoli AI, for a conversation that every contractor needs to hear. What starts as a discussion about artificial intelligence quickly turns into a wake-up call about mi...
The Lifeblood of the Trades: CRM, AI, and the Future of Growth
On this episode of Born For The Trades, Mandeep sits down with Strick Tudor, a leader who has spent more than 25 years serving the trades and learning what truly drives a contractor’s success. From two decades at Enterprise Fleet Management hel...
