Peakzi Podcast: A family name, a catchy brand, and a promise to show up with a smile—this is the story of how Paul the Plumber in Derry, New Hampshire scaled from six trucks to forty without losing the personal touch. We sit down with Mike Bears, sales and operations manager, to unpack the moves behind their growth: launching HVAC the hard but lasting way, turning five-star reviews into a compounding marketing asset, and building a service process that keeps homeowners informed and at ease.
We dig into the strategic steps that made expansion stick—learning both forced hot air and boiler systems, selling maintenance plans that stabilize revenue, and hiring on the back of real demand. Mike explains how a rebuilt website, strong SEO, and early adoption of Google Local Services delivered steady leads, while video and photo content on social platforms gave homeowners proof and clarity. The result is a near 52/48 split between plumbing and HVAC and a brand that converts because it communicates clearly.
Then we look forward. Search behavior is shifting toward AI assistants, and Mike shares why the team adopted Peakzi to understand market trends, benchmark against competitors, and improve visibility with ChatGPT and Gemini. From spotting seasonal spikes like water heater demand to tracking sentiment across reviews, the data shapes offers and timing. Underneath it all is culture: weekly training on both technical skills and customer communication, a simple options-based approach at the door, and deep community involvement in Derry and Londonderry that keeps the company grounded.
If you care about home services growth, reputation management, AI search, and the craft of service that earns reviews, you’ll come away with actionable ideas to try this week. Subscribe, share with a peer who leads a field team, and leave a review to tell us the one tactic you’ll test next.
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Peakzi Podcast: Home Services Success Stories
