The E-Myth HVAC Contractor

Why Most HVAC Companies Don't Work and What to Do About It

By: Michael E. Gerber, Ken Goodrich

Narrated by: Michael Beck, Ken Goodrich

Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's Summary

Leading an HVAC company can seem like a daunting task, with too few hours in the day, too many petty management issues, and problems HVAC contractors in large businesses don't seem to face. The E-Myth HVAC Contractor offers you a road map to create a business that's self-sufficient, growing, and highly profitable.

Take your company to levels you didn't think possible with this unique guide!

©2019 Michael E. Gerber and Ken Goodrich (P)2020 One Audiobooks

Not an example we should follow

The principals, based on Mr Gerber’s work, is sound. However, I have a major problem with the ethics of Mr Goodrich. Here’s why.

In chapter 18 Ken talks about growth. He talks about a contractor that had passed away in his area. So he wonders if the number is active, so he calls and gets a message. Long story short he gets a copy of the death certificate and takes it down to the phone company to prove the man died, buys the number for $7, and before he gets back to the office gets a call on the number asking if that $7,000 quote was still good, to which he replies “yes”.

He then goes in to brag that he made not just $7,000 but millions from buying that number for $7.

He does not mention calling the family to see how they are. He does not mention offering to buy the number from whoever may be grieving and has not even thought about the business at all. This is not illegal but is very unethical and in my opinion not an example that anyone should follow.

Maybe he in fact did reach out to the family. Maybe he did know 100% that nobody was going to inherit the business and it had just shut down its doors forever. I believe that’s unlikely because he probably would have mentioned that in the book if he had.

great process book

I have had the honor of meeting one of the authors and I can honestly say he knows what he is talking about

For the "true" Home Services Leadership

A perfectly timed read for myself... it will be for you too. Get a pen and paper and strap in.

Must Read For Hvac contractor

Narrators were excellent, its great hearing straight from Michael and Ken. Great Knowledge, insight, stories from Ken and highly Motivational- finished in one day .

wow great book

thank you Ken and Michael what a wonderful book. I learned a lot. definitely reccomend this book!

Great book!!!

This is a great book, full of useful information for beginners as well as established contractors.

Great principles, but leaves you wanting...

This book helps HVAC contractors realize the importance of great principles, systems, leadership and ideas with guidelines for future development. This book decides not to show the already developed and proven HVAC processes and systems that were created by the co-author that led to his success. Instead, it merely points you towards the path, so that you can create your own "wheel." Honestly, the reason why I bought the book was so that the wheel could be given to me and I could make it my own from that point forward. Buy this book if you want direction and inspiration, not a blueprint.

Pure Gold.

I'm following my father steps on the amazing hvac business and I was looking for how to take my company to the next level.
thanks to Michael Gerber, I can see more clear what is the path to follow in order to be successful in my field and for sure in any other business.
I highly recommend this book to any person who is thinking to start a business.

A more-than-once read.

As a contractor, I feel called out by the issue presented and impressed by the solutions and lessons given thereafter. There is valuable information with that will have to be listened to more than once to learn, and especially for an ADHD guy like me. Be sure to take notes, you'll be glad you did.

must read for any HVAC contractor

this is a must-read for any HVAC contractor. simple and easy to listen to.