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Let's Vent Podcast

Let's Vent Podcast

By: Evan Hoffman
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Welcome to the Let's Vent Podcast! We are here to unveil the BS you've been told that will help you run your home service business. We cut out the fluff and just deliver the goods of what's actually working for operators and home business owners across the country.

Whether you're a seasoned pro, a tech, or a CSR, our weekly deep dives are your ticket to success.

It's time to get it off your chest and let's vent!


© 2026 Let's Vent Podcast
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Episodes
  • EP: 019 - Using Chat GPT & Claude All Wrong? Ken Moskowitz Shares Free Practical Tips
    Jun 11 2026

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    Most Home Service business owners treat AI like a basic tool to create robotic prompts with generic results and poor return.

    In this episode of the Let's Vent Podcast, we sit down with a creative advertising legend and the CMO of Clover Growth Partners, Ken Moskowitz. He is a marketing mastermind who has spent over 40 years helping more than 1,000 businesses transform their brand messaging and drive real sales.

    He explains and show with real examples why the secret to elite marketing is knowing the right questions to ask, forcing the AI to ask you clarifying questions, and go deep into conversational voice modes to create authentic strategies.


    Connect with Ken Moskowitz:
    🔹 Instagram: @spankymoskowitz
    🔹 CMO: Clover Growth Partners / https://growwithclover.com/
    🔹 CEO: Ad Zombies / https://www.adzombies.com/

    Time Stamps:

    00:00 - Introduction
    01:10 - Meet Ken Moskowitz: 40 Years of Moving Consumers to Action
    03:52 - Are Modern Marketers Lazy? The Lost Art of Making a Sale
    05:58 - How Ken Overcame Cancer and Turned His Crisis into a Blessing
    08:24 - Why Everyone is a Practitioner: The Rapid Evolution of AI
    09:20 - The Power of Claude Prompts That Ask Questions
    10:33 - Chat GPT vs. Claude: Choosing the Best AI Tool for Copywriting
    11:41 - The Secret Tool Meta Bought: Building Service Pages in Minutes with Manus
    13:50 - Stop Worrying About the Subscription Cost
    14:55 - How to Audit and Analyze Your Marketing Data with Claude Code
    16:28 - How Much Time Should You Dedicate to AI?
    18:12 - Live Demonstration: Why You Need to Stop Typing and Start Talking to Chat GPT
    21:54 - The 6-Step Framework to Lock In Your Authentic Brand Voice
    26:45 - The Website Pulse Check: Auditing Your Brand Online with Google Labs
    28:44 - Building Live: Ken’s 6-Hour Immersive AI Workshop Details
    30:45 - Final Thoughts: Staying Curious & Scaling Your Shop's Potential
    31:00 - Connect with Ken: Direct Email & Contact Information
    31:25 - Episode Ends

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    32 mins
  • EP: 018 - From Nursing Student To A $62M Trade CEO: The Mary Jean Anderson Story
    Jun 4 2026

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    We had the absolute honor of sitting down with an absolute industry powerhouse, Mary Jean Anderson, former owner and CEO of Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air.

    In this episode, Mary Jean peels back the curtain on the exact strategies that allowed her company to average a staggering $3.6 million in growth every single year placing the right people in the right seats, and why true leadership requires you to "hire your weakness" to protect your own business goals.

    If you are a contractor ready to take your plumbing, HVAC, or electrical company to a 7 or 8 Figure Business, grab a notebook because this episode is packed with invaluable, real-world business wisdom.

    Reach Out Mary Jean Anderson

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maryjeananderson/

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryjean-anderson-68b56714/

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    This Episode Is Sponsor By Free Agency

    Time Stamps:

    00:37 – Introducing Mary Jean Anderson
    02:05 – Managing Stage Nerves After Decades of Team Leadership
    03:41 – The Anderson Story: From a $3.2M Operation to a $62M Exit
    05:01 – Building an Actionable Mission Statement That Outlasts Artwork
    08:50 – How to Help People Become Their Best to Drive a Company Growth
    09:44 – Mastering Profitability: Inventory Control on a 200-Truck Fleet
    10:35 – Interview Secrets: Using Negative Prompts and Asset Questions to Filter Talent
    12:11 – Delivering a 98.2% "Wow Experience" Customer Retention Strategy
    14:18 – Shifting from Transactional Customers to Lifelong Clients
    14:50 – Transitioning From Nursing to HVAC: The Art of Hiring Your Weakness
    15:58 – Breaking Stereotypes: Why Women Are Crushing It in the Trades
    18:18 – Leveraging Maintenance Agreements to Drive In-Home System Sales
    19:10 – Launching an Internal Training Institute to Combat Labor Shortages
    20:17 – The Critical Dangers of Third-Generation Watered-Down Training
    21:30 – Visionaries vs. Integrators: How Brain Trusts Build Empires
    22:55 – Let's Start Actively Hiring Women In The Trades
    25:56 – Launching an Internal Training Institute to Eliminate Labor Shortages
    27:07 – The Critical Dangers of Third-Generation Watered-Down Training
    28:21 – Visionaries vs. Integrators: How Brain Trusts Build Empires
    29:40 – Hire Your Weakness: Why the Best Trade CEOs Leave some Skills to the Experts
    31:18 – The Cost of Forcing Yourself Into Roles You Hate
    32:32 – This Episode Is Sponsored By Free Agency
    34:00 – Behind the $62M Empire: Mary Jean’s Biggest Business M&A Mistake
    36:30 – How to Connect with Mary Jean Anderson and Final Closing Remarks

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    37 mins
  • EP: 017 - SBA Loans vs Seller Financing with Jordan Cordero
    May 28 2026

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    In this episode, we talked with Jordan Cordero from Live Oak Bank about the massive wave of mergers and acquisitions transforming the home services industry. Jordan is one of the key players on these deals, and he shares exactly how independent trade companies are scaling from local operations into seven- and eight-figure regional powerhouses. If you are running an HVAC, plumbing, or electrical business, this episode provides all the necessary nuggets when it comes to financial strategies.

    If you are looking for an inside look at where interest rates are heading for the rest of 2026, this episode shows you how to structure a win-win deal that protects your retirement or your investment.


    Time Stamps:
    01:05 - Introduction: Funding the Home Services Acquisition Wave
    02:23 - The Mom and Pop Boom: How 2M Companies Are Buying Competitors
    03:30 - Adding Service Lines To the Deals: Merging HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical
    04:55 - How to Source Hidden Business Deals in Your Area
    07:45 - Why Right Now is the Perfect Time to Buy a Trade Business
    09:29 - Interest Rate Trends and the Reality of Capital Costs
    10:30 - SBA 7a Loans vs Seller Financing: Shifting the Risk to the Bank
    13:10 - The Hidden Trap of Seller Notes: Post-Sale Disagreements
    15:15 - Creative Financing Structures and Tax Planning Options
    16:40 - Acquisition Horror Stories: When the Seller Badmouths the Buyer
    19:30 - Sponsor: Free Agency
    21:18 - Why You Need a Lender Who Specializes in the Home Services Vertical
    23:46 - The MCA Warning: How Predatory Working Capital Loans Ruin Cash Flow
    26:12 - Can You Refuse or Refinance a Merchant Cash Advance?
    27:10 - Market Forecast, Where Interest Rates Are Heading Next28:02 - Impact of Interest Rates on Acquisitions.
    29:02 - Loan Structure and its effects.
    30:01 - Fixed vs. Variable Rates in SBA Loans.
    31:00 - Revenue Projections in Acquisitions.
    34:52 - The Importance of Strategic Growth.
    36:18 - Are You a Fit for SBA programs?
    37:17 - Closing Remarks and Appreciation.



    Sponsor:
    Free Agency - https://freeagency.ai/

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    38 mins
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