Podcast Episodes

EP264 The Unsung Heroes of HVAC Education, Mentors Who Built the Trade With Howard Weiss and Renee Tomlinson (February 2026)

"There are people who teach for income, and people who teach for outcome."

"You want to grow an industry, you can't ignore half America."

"Become an …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

EP263 Surviving and Thriving in HVACR: Lessons from the Field With Rick Dirmeyer (February 2026)

"The more you know, the more you're worth and the harder you are to replace."

"Just because you're a great technician doesn't mean you're ready to r…

7 months ago

EP262 "RTFM" and Real-World HVAC Confidence: Why Callbacks Drop When Training Improves With JT Stewart (February 2026)

Episode Quotes:
"Airflow isn't good. It's measured."

"Most pushback isn't 'I won't.' It's 'I'm afraid I'll mess it up.'"

"This is a people industry, …

7 months, 1 week ago

EP261 From Journeyman to Trainer: What Actually Works and Why With Don Gillis (February 2026)

"Listen first, talk last."

"Integrity costs something, you've got to be willing to pay it."

"If I'm going to fail, I'm going to go down fighting."

In…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

EP260 Live From AHR 2026: Tools, Tactics, and Trade Stories From the Show Floor (February 2026)

Quotes from the episode:

"If you're not measuring, you're just arguing with opinions."

"The tools got better, but what really changed is the technic…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

EP259 Donkey Wrangler to HVAC Whisperer: Brad Adcox on Fundamentals That Win (January 2026)

Pithy quotes

"Your product can be great, but if you're hard to work with, nobody's going to buy it."

"Take a deep breath, go back to the fundame…

8 months ago

EP258 Live From AHR 2026: Tools, Tactics, and Trade Stories From the Show Floor With the Team from TruTech (February 2026)

"AHR isn't just a product show, it's where you see the future of the trade taking shape in real time."

"Training, technology, and community are final…

8 months, 1 week ago

EP257 From Rockets to Heat Pumps: Shreyas Sudhakar on Scaling Quality HVAC (January 2026)

Pithy quotes

"We do our job well if the homeowner forgets about us, because the system just works."

"The bar is so low in some homes that doing …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

EP256 The Woodstock of HVAC: Why This Symposium Hits Different With the TruTech Team (January 2026)

Episode quotes:

"What you put into this, you get out of this in multiples."

"It's not about sales. It's about learning, relationships, and leaving yo…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

EP255 Beyond Manual J: The Heat Balance Future of Residential Load Calculations With Tony Amadio (December 2025)

Notable quote from the episode: Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler.

In this episode, Eric Kaiser sits down with mechanical engineer Tony …

9 months ago