Episodes
Oct. 27, 2023
EP139 Creating a culture of #betterhvac with Tim DeStasio (August 2023)
DEFINITION of Culture Learned patterns of perception, values, and behaviors, SHARED by a group of people that are dynamic and heterogeneous. (diverse in character or content.) I like having guests on the podcast share their journeys and...
Oct. 20, 2023
EP138 Tying it all together - The Whos Whats and Whys of Ty Branaman (August 2023)
We had a great time interviewing the man behind the brand “Love2HVAC”. Ty Branaman’s passion for all things HVAC education certainly comes through in every conversation and interaction we’ve had. Ty has a lot of patience (and a small pointer...
Oct. 13, 2023
EP137 Growing businesses need structure, EOS can provide it with Derek Pittak (September 2023)
I’m not exactly sure when I got introduced to the concepts of EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System. It was likely during my 12 week “crash course” in business with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business program or 10kSB ( ) – probably one of...
Oct. 6, 2023
EP136 Utilizing Smart Maintenance plans benefits your customers and your business with Josh Teekell (August 2023)
Eric and I had the pleasure of interviewing Josh Teekell, founder of SmartAC.com Josh has envisioned, developed, and built a straightforward, EASY-to-install tech product that enables Smart Maintenance plans. Josh describes the net result for HVAC and...
Sept. 29, 2023
EP135 Making Sustainable Building Mainstream Building With Robby Schwartz (August 2023)
Meet Robby Schwartz, founder of the BuildTank and the BuildTank Podcast who aims Robby on LinkedIn: I have been engaged in Applied Building Science, Resiliency and Sustainability, energy efficiency, Codes etc. since the early 1990’s. My...
Sept. 22, 2023
EP134 The Science of Air leading to Healthier Indoors with Alex DeGagne’ (August 2023)
My guest today, Alex DeGagne’, is one of those very interesting people I have met in my travels in the last few years. Alex is CEO & owner of MINOTAIR, a manufacturing company currently based in Gatineau in southwestern, Quebec, Canada. ...
Sept. 15, 2023
EP133 Commissioning an HVAC System is hard- doing it with measureQuick is easier with Jim Bergmann (August 2023)
Eric Kaiser and I had the pleasure of interviewing the man, the myth, the legend (and our friend) Jim Bergmann in this episode. As Jim’s business has grown, there are a lot of new updates, activities and events happening and coming up soon. Go to...
Sept. 8, 2023
EP132 The Heat Pump Summit with Brent Davidson (August 2023)
I’ve been meeting a lot of interesting people from the tech world in in the last year or so. My new colleague at Duckling, John Hoehn, Shelby Breger at Conduit and most recently, Brent Davidson. Brent has created the first US Heat Pump Summit...
Sept. 1, 2023
EP131 The responsible contractor in my backyard with Mat Stone (August 2023)
This episode started in 2018. I have had the notion for quite a while (since 2018) of the need for a responsible contractor network or RCN. This came up when my widowed sister that lives many states away was having trouble with her HVAC system in her...
Aug. 25, 2023
EP130 The VETO ProPac story with Roger Brouard (August 2023)
“Art and sweat built the tool bag.” This statement summarizes my interview with Roger Brouard, the founder of VETO Pro Pac. Roger shares with us the full story of his work life which lead him from a Fine Arts degree in Sculpture to becoming a...
Aug. 18, 2023
EP129 Free remote training is key to the future of HVAC/R with Jennifer Manzo (August 2023)
Jennifer Manzo is a powerhouse. I do not know where she finds the time to do all she does. From running a HVAC business and raising a family in Maine with her partner Valentino Valeriani, to creating the HVAChicks Coalition to running a free tech...
Aug. 11, 2023
EP128 He blinds us all with science or not? with Allison Bailes (July 2023)
(He blinded us with science) (Science) (Science) (Science) Actually he spends a lot of time illuminating us with details about building science. Join us as Allison Bailes, “a well known troublemaker and a general pain in the asterisk”...
Aug. 4, 2023
EP127 ACCA Standards help contractors build knowledge and improve performance with Wes Davis (July 2023)
Wes Davis joins us to provide some definitions, insights, and perspectives on HVAC Codes and Standards from his role as Director of Technical Services at ACCA - The AirConditioning Contractors of America. We dig into details of the ANSI/RESNET/ACCA...
July 28, 2023
EP126 Forced to learn the fundamentals in order to make the math and science work with Jim Bergmann (July 2023)
Let me take you back to a time, long, long ago, when Jim Bergmann did not understand everything in HVAC. Listen in as we delve into the story of Jim Bergmann and how the communities of HVAC, and more recently building science, helped to encourage and...
July 21, 2023
EP125 Breaking the cycle of settling for the status quo with Shelby Breger (July 2023)
Connect and support: a kind and noble mission that can span all elements of humanity. Connect in one way to understand. Connect in a second way to bring information streams together. Conduit Tech is developing a means of rapidly connecting...
July 14, 2023
EP124 Business Philosophy, why did we hire an ELK? With Eric Kaiser (July 2023)
A simple episode where Eric Kaiser (ELK) and Bill Spohn (OverKill Bill) riff on TruTech’s business philosophies: Core Values, Purpose and Niche and what kind of actions we take to put these words into action in the world. Also what we feel it means...
July 7, 2023
EP123 Business owner feature When's a good time to think about succession with Laurie Barkman (June 2023)
This episode should be helpful to business owners. However, anyone working IN a business should find it interesting to know more about one of the topics on the mind of many business owners: business succession planning. After walking the walk of...
June 30, 2023
EP122 Applying disciplined interrelationships leads to better buildings with Brian Uhler (June 2023)
Brian Uhler calls himself a naturally observant builder. This personal characteristic has served him well as understands the residential construction market with some keen observations. Join as Brian explains how he came to learn about building...
June 23, 2023
EP121 An unapologetic solocast with Bill Spohn (June 2023)
Listen in as Bill chats with… himself! Again! He shares some recent, personal and business encounters and discussions that left an impression on him. We hope you find them interesting. This episode was recorded in June 2023.
June 16, 2023
EP120 Mindset and determination made the Mentor with Trevor Matthews (June 2023)
Trevor Matthews shares with us his fascinating life story: from the moment he shifted his life interests from travel and surfing into the trades and as it led to forming the Refrigeration Mentor a training, education and mentorship program for the...
June 9, 2023
EP119 There’s an ELK running around loose at TruTech! with Eric Kaiser (June 2023)
The 349 common connections Eric Kaiser and I share in LinkedIn speak a lot to the common perspectives we share. Yet, it’s in the differences, in the weeds, where the conversation gets interesting. Please welcome Eric Kaiser as TruTech Tool’s new...
June 2, 2023
EP118 Building a thriving business with attentiveness and determination with Jeremy Begley (May 2023)
Jeremy’s been studying the details for many years. Details like: Building and energy codes are becoming more and more stringent. Green building programs are driving more and more high-end construction. Products and construction...
May 26, 2023
EP117 From Aerospace to Aeroseal Zac Reed shares fresh insights into residential duct and air sealing (May 2023)
Zac Reid, Product manager at Aeroseal, joins us today to share the technology, history and applications for Aeroseal products. Aeroseal was developed in Dr. Mark Modera’s California garage in 1993. For the first time ever, it was possible to...
May 12, 2023
EP116 Another of Bill's monologues (May 2023)
Listen in as Bill chats with… himself! He shares some recent, personal and business encounters and discussions that left an impression on him. We hope you find them interesting. This episode was recorded in May 2023.