The D2D Podcast: The Ultimate Door-to-Door Sales Training Show for Reps, Managers, and Business Owners
This show, from the D2D Experts, is your ultimate resource for mastering door-to-door sales, direct sales techniques, and leadership skills. This podcast delivers actionable insights and strategies to help you excel in door-to-door sales, whether you're a salesman, entrepreneur, business owner, sales trainer, rep, or manager. Each episode features practical advice on improving sales performance, handling objections, and closing deals effectively. Discover how to build and lead high-performing sales teams, recruit top talent, and implement winning business strategies. We also dive into personal development and leadership topics, helping you cultivate a success-driven mindset. Looking for tips on door-to-door solar...
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532: How to Add a Second Revenue Stream to Your Roofing Business - Joel Stark | Go Nano
<p>Most roofing companies have one way to make money: replace the roof. Joel Stark built a second one, and it took Go Nano from 14 contractors to 517.</p><p>Grab the free Scaling Playbook: https://ownersos.com/scaling-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-to-add-a-second-revenue-stream-to-your-roofing-business</p><p>On the D2D Podcast, James Edwards sits down with Joel Stark, COO of Go Nano, the roof rejuvenation company. Joel explains how a treatment that restores flexibility to aging shingles gives roofing contractors a second vertical, one that turns the homeowners who aren't ready to replace into...
531: He Built a $1.8 Billion Company in 3 Years - Josh Zieglowsky
<p>Josh Zieglowsky and his partner once wrote down a goal to make forty grand a month. Three years later their company did $1.8 billion in sales.</p><p>Build your own company with more intention, grab the free Business Playbook: https://ownersos.com/business-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=he-built-a-1-8-billion-company-in-3-years</p><p>In this D2D Experts partner-series conversation, James Edwards sits down with serial entrepreneur Josh Zieglowsky, one of the company's partners. Josh traces his path from mortgages and commercial real estate to spotting the employee retention credit opportunity during...
530: How to Win a Golden Door: Just Say the Script - Jake Barnett
<p>Jake Barnett did push-ups on a stranger's doorstep to get an appointment. A few years later he's a two-time Golden Door winner and a published author.</p><p>Grab the free D2D Sales Playbook: https://d2du.com/d2d-sales-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2du&utm_content=two-golden-doors-selling-windows</p><p>On the D2D Podcast, Jake Barnett, a two-time Golden Door winner in windows and an author in the Golden Door collaborative book Built Different, shares his journey from mowing lawns at twelve to hitting three million dollars in window sales. He explains...
529: The 1,400 Tax Deductions Most 1099 Earners Miss - Sean Finnegan
<p>Here's how door-to-door reps legally pay less tax and keep more of every commission they earn.</p><p>Grab the free Business Playbook to structure and run your income like a real business: https://ownersos.com/business-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-door-to-door-reps-legally-pay-less-tax-playbook</p><p>Sean Finnegan built Tax Hive to give 1099 earners and small business owners the kind of tax strategy the big firms usually reserve for their biggest clients. He breaks down the moves that actually move the needle: setting up an LLC and electing S-corp status to cut self-employment tax...
528: He Quit, Cried, and DoorDashed - Then Won a Golden Door - Austin Maser
<p>Austin Maser bombed in solar, cried on the stairs, and quit to go DoorDash Taco Bell. A year later he won a pest Golden Door. The difference was mindset.</p><p>Grab the free D2D Sales Playbook: https://d2du.com/d2d-sales-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2du&utm_content=from-cheerleader-to-golden-door-winner</p><p>On the CEO Roundtable, Sam Taggart talks with Austin Maser, founder of Maser Sales Training and a pest-control Golden Door winner. Austin shares his unlikely path: a BYU cheerleader who used to mock door-to-door guys, got wrecked selling solar, nearly...
527: Facts Tell, Stories Sell - Dean Curtis and Mike "Sauce"
<p>Facts tell, stories sell, and the reps closing at the highest rate stopped handing over crumpled brochures and started showing customers on the iPad.</p><p>See what Ingage can do for your sales team: https://ingage.io</p><p>James Edwards sits down with Ingage CEO Dean Curtis and account executive Mike "Sauce" to unpack why interactive, visual selling converts better than telling, how Ingage went from building the first interactive book apps at the dawn of the App Store to becoming the standard in home improvement sales, and how a team can be up and running in...
526: The Truth About Hitting 700 Accounts in a Single Summer
<p>What does it take to hit over 700 fiber sales in a single year and escape the mid-day slump? Hunter finds out as he sits with the 2025 golden door winner Blake Pilcher.<br/><br/>From breaking his arm snowboarding and fumbling through his first pest control pitch to completely dominating the fiber optic space, Blake reveals exactly what it takes to reach the top.<br/><br/>Struggling with the salesman rollercoaster or wondering how to consistently hit high numbers? Blake shares the exact frameworks he used to hit 700 accounts in a single summer. He dives into the psychology of decision...
525: The Roofing Acquisition Wave Is Here and Most Owners Will Miss It
<p>Private equity already ate HVAC and plumbing. Roofing is next, and most owners have no idea what's coming. Watch the first ever CEO Roundtable episode and subscribe for the full series.<br/><br/>This is episode 1 of the Forge Podcast, where the people actually doing the deals talk about what it really takes to scale and exit a home service business.<br/><br/>The conversation gets into how PE values your company, where most owners leave millions on the table, and the EBITDA math that makes 1 plus 1 equal three.<br/><br/>At the table with Sam: Cody Klein runs...
521: This Changes Door Knocking Forever | Dripz Energy
<p>Sam Taggart and Josh Nilsen discuss DRIPZ Energy Candy, a new on the go tool for D2D reps looking to maximize their time while knocking doors. They break down stories about Golden Door winners and what life looks like after a door-to-door career, including how to turn those skills into long-term business and leadership opportunities.</p><p>Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.<br/><br/>Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube!<br/><br/>You may...
522: From Fruit Trees to Forbes: Why ADHD Is Your Biggest Advantage in Door-to-Door Sales
<p>Did you know that 75 percent of successful door-to-door reps might have ADHD? Discover how to turn distraction into a sales superpower and level up your game with The D2D Experts.<br/><br/>We are redefining what it means to be an out-of-the-box thinker. If you have ever felt like your patience level is very low because you only want to focus on things you care about, this conversation is going to change your perspective.<br/><br/>We break down why traditional environments fail the most innovative minds and how being relentlessly obsessed is the ultimate secret weapon for...
