[![Subscribe on Apple Podcasts](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/8185016/interactive-200881413964.png)](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLLjZVdkRJiuD1Fr%2F%2B%2F2Ok4NFdLz9Xo6M5sYLltK5OJpbGFtuSzwBxNAropat9rqldOTRlcmRgv8%2BZv1fVt%2F56zl3aid7zg4U1JSBqTDqjaU72NOkAEAa6GikMW%2Bk7b5fzd5a6ds80a0TPCVVKgSc0YcGSMk%2FYthWbOcVCIp5OAz4pbRoPjNEqmviBZftAEUI5HZVA9hvzzKuJJCqwHzqT8OzuD%2FxWvPiw6T1N%2FlOPF6f7pxuTwOpQ%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=200881413964&portalId=8185016) [![Subscribe on Spotify](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/8185016/interactive-200888255770.png)](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLKnPyFG5Xz%2FgjMqqB09HzDUeAHVRZen41c5lLNI%2Fm61Su%2Bh8FA4VuO%2B0m4c5nj5xxNgR%2Buub%2FLBWiAm3JcZmkglBjbWMoRk6%2B7zikQ%2F7ZJETatjtuNbF92Ag51nwoIS04WNMphz5Uc%2BbrxlsNtraj%2F6v9G93QMXHNajECTsgs0rDUmo2DUeJ1H5yLkyr7hg9AcI0uJxIEz2hEjpdS8E1aDEAuvB%2FeJJffeh6A%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=200888255770&portalId=8185016) [![Subscribe on Pocketcasts](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/8185016/interactive-200889391526.png) ](https://cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com/web-interactives/public/v1/track/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLKYkZt0pwfhRMBxCUz2LFxVcoe1R0Yi6luDNRJTDhk2Vbrz0A9JeE7kY93mQCT3ozJaoKLdSP91DiGPeewIvZNuKEyWn6cQoezGGKhy4bSTrL35o6R9gL75XHVG4%2BncVsDgfxsEa%2BIk4MBOzMMK64nlYpLTFCI9%2BkFO&webInteractiveContentId=200889391526&portalId=8185016) 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. October 8, 2026 ### [The Biggest Untapped Differentiator in HVAC with Wes Davis](/podcast/biggest-untapped-differentiator-hvac-wes-davis) [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/biggest-untapped-differentiator-hvac-wes-davis) September 24, 2026 ### [The $2,000 Diagnostic — and Why People Pay for It with Tim De Stasio](/podcast/2000-diagnostic-and-why-people-pay-it-tim-de-stasio) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/2000-diagnostic-and-why-people-pay-it-tim-de-stasio) September 10, 2026 ### [A Gigantic Pie: The Wide-Open Market in Healthy Homes with Darren Eckes](/podcast/gigantic-pie-wide-open-market-healthy-homes-darren-eckes-0) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/gigantic-pie-wide-open-market-healthy-homes-darren-eckes-0) August 27, 2026 ### [Small Company, Big Jobs, and a Website That Turns People Away with Dan Perunko](/podcast/small-company-big-jobs-and-website-turns-people-away-dan-perunko) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/small-company-big-jobs-and-website-turns-people-away-dan-perunko) August 13, 2026 ### [Price Transparency and the High Performance Reality](/podcast/price-transparency-and-high-performance-reality) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/price-transparency-and-high-performance-reality) August 6, 2026 ### [Inside the U.S. Heat Pump Summit with Brent Davidson](/podcast/inside-us-heat-pump-summit-brent-davidson) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/inside-us-heat-pump-summit-brent-davidson) July 30, 2026 ### [The Contractor Who Gets All the Problem Jobs with Jennifer Manzo](/podcast/contractor-who-gets-all-problem-jobs-jennifer-manzo) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/contractor-who-gets-all-problem-jobs-jennifer-manzo) July 16, 2026 ### [How a Whole-House Contractor Beats the Tech Startups with Larry Waters](/podcast/how-whole-house-contractor-beats-tech-startups-larry-waters) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/how-whole-house-contractor-beats-tech-startups-larry-waters) July 2, 2026 ### [Permanent Load Reduction and the Path to High-Margin Envelope Services with Ken Allison](/podcast/permanent-load-reduction-and-path-high-margin-envelope-services-ken-allison) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/permanent-load-reduction-and-path-high-margin-envelope-services-ken-allison) June 18, 2026 ### [Inside the Maine Heat Pump Miracle: What the Rest of the Country Can Learn with Scott Libby](/podcast/inside-maine-heat-pump-miracle-what-rest-country-can-learn-scott-libby) 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. [Take me to the episode](https://www.energycircle.com/podcast/inside-maine-heat-pump-miracle-what-rest-country-can-learn-scott-libby) #### Pagination - 1 - [2](?page=1) - [3](?page=2) - [ Next › Next page ](?page=1 "Go to next page") - [ Last » Last page ](?page=2 "Go to last page")