From Opportunity Taker to Opportunity Maker - Special Guest: Matt Buckwalter of One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning

Waste No Day: A Home Services Motivational Podcast

Brian Burton & Nate Minnich

Entrepreneurship, Business, Business:entrepreneurship

5.0 • 547 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

In today’s show, we are putting Matt Buckwalter in your passenger seat to discuss opportunities. Matt’s story is one of both seizing the opportunity presented to him and in turn providing opportunity to others. Matt grew up in humble means in the town of Lancaster, PA and found his way into the trades through a fortuitous meeting. Starting his career in HVAC as a comfort advisor, Matt quickly found his stride and a love for the industry. Advancing into a GM role in California, Matt gained not just leadership training but life experience that prepared him for the next step in his journey. Returning to Lancaster, Matt was presented with the opportunity to gain ownership in the company that first presented the opportunity to him. This “circle of life” you might say continues to drive Matt’s interest in providing opportunities to others. Matt talks about his story, his growth in leadership, and his successes and failures as he continues to strive to provide people with a desire for more the chance to take the jump.

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0:00.0	I'm pretty bullish in the sense that I think that that we're going to continue to grow.
0:06.7	We're going to attract the right people.
0:08.5	But we need to present the trades in a professional way.
0:13.1	It can't be seen, you know, a stand in the van and chuck in the truck and this whole
0:19.0	unprofessional image.
0:20.9	And that's what we've tried to create here, is a professional image that, that people can
0:28.1	be proud of and that kids can say, yeah, that's where my dad works.
0:31.9	I'm proud of that.
0:37.1	Welcome to the Waste No Day podcast, a podcast specifically for and about the home services industry as it relates to plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical.
0:48.9	More than a podcast, Waste No Day is a credo, a determination, a mindset.
0:54.5	It is a never-ending discipline. It is a never-ending discipline.
0:56.6	It is a refuse to lose pursuit.
0:59.1	It is a wake-up call every morning to waste no day.
1:03.1	Now here's your host, Nate and Brian,
1:19.8	hanging out with you on this new Monday morning.
1:22.6	And we are really excited and honored to have our guests on today.
1:29.0	One of the owners at the business that where Brian and I work, Mr. Matt Buckwater, will be joining us today to talk about his story
1:34.5	and the opportunities that he has seen and been granted along the way. Before we jump into that
1:41.0	conversation, hold your breath because Brian's got our quote. The door of
1:45.6	opportunity will only open when you decide to step outside the door of your own comfort zone.
1:52.4	Kylie Francis. All right. All right. Cool. Yeah, opportunity is the key word that we're going to be
1:59.0	focusing on today. And as we begin our conversation with Matt, what we're going to be exploring is the opportunities that not only were given to him, but that he has in turn turned around and then given to others.
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