The High Performance Edge is a podcast from Energy Circle for contractors who want to turn their technical expertise into a stronger, more profitable business. This show isn’t about how to get better results on the jobsite—you already have that covered. To take your business to the next level, you need to fine-tune the sales, marketing, and operational systems that power growth, and The High Performance Edge is your playbook. Every episode is packed with behind-the-scenes tips and insights from Energy Circle Founder & CEO Peter Troast and some of the most successful contractors in the country. It’s the boost you need to get your business where you know it can be.
Homeowners have no reliable way to tell a great installation from a mediocre one, and ACCA’s Quality Installation program is one of the few tools built to prove the difference. In this episode, PT talks with Wes Davis, ACCA’s Director of Technical Services and the main person driving QI.
A full nine-hour day, a $2,000 price tag, and a coastal North Carolina market that isn't especially wealthy. Tim De Stasio explains why homeowners pay for his whole-house diagnostic anyway.
Darren Eckes of Safe Air Pros explains his comprehensive approach to healthy home services and why he thinks IAQ isn’t as narrow an opportunity as many contractors believe.
The industry is obsessed with scale. Dan Perunko of Balance Point Home Performance explains how staying intentionally small, and a website that's upfront about the work he does, keeps his retrofit business fully booked.
Every high performance contractor feels pressure to post prices online. On this solocast episode, Peter walks through Energy Circle's data on 15 million annual price searches and makes the case for price orientation over price transparency.
Brent Davidson, organizer of the U.S. Heat Pump Summit that will be held September 15-16 in Worcester, MA, joins to preview the Summit and discuss how its contractor-first format sets it apart.
Jennifer Manzo of Valeriani Air Conditioning is the contractor other companies' failures get sent to. She explains how her shop turned that into a real, repeatable business.
Tech and a slick process can't replace the work itself. Larry Waters of Electrify My Home explains how his all-electric, whole-house model, and a virtual screening process that closed 10 of his last 11 leads, still put quality first.
Most insulation contractors leave most of the money on the table. Ken Allison of IDI explains why testing the house and a whole-house approach to envelope work changes everything about the ticket size.
Hear how Scott Libby built Royal River Heat Pumps into one of the leading contractors of Maine's heat pump boom, not by being the biggest or chasing rebates, but by doing the work right.