Join John Wilson and Jack Carr as they introduce Catalyst, a three-day leadership summit bringing together 100 home service owners and operators in Akron, Ohio, on May 3–5, 2027.
Built for growth-minded HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and home service business owners, Catalyst brings together successful eight- and nine-figure entrepreneurs to share real strategies for scaling, building stronger operations, and growing profitable businesses.
In this short bonus episode, John and Jack break down what to expect, including behind-the-scenes tours of The Wilson Companies, tactical breakout sessions, operator-led roundtables, and opportunities to connect with other ambitious business owners.
Catalyst | May 3–5, 2027 | Akron, Ohio
Tickets start at $500. Use code POD10 for 10% off your ticket.
Learn more and register: https://www.ownedandoperated.com/catalyst
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John Wilson, CEO of Wilson Companies
Jack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC
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We talk every week about what it takes to build and scale a successful home service business, but some of the most valuable lessons don't happen behind a microphone. They happen when you get the right operators in the right room. So this May, we're doing exactly that. We're bringing around 100-ish home service owners and leaders together in Akron, Ohio for something that we're calling Catalyst.
So, what is Catalyst? Catalyst is a three-day event for growth-minded home service operators and leaders. And we're limiting this to 100 attendees to encourage those meaningful connections. Not another one of those massive conferences where you're walking around getting sold and sold and sold. We're actually focusing on real operators, practical strategies, and genuine conversations. It's built for home services like HVAC Plumbing and Electrical, and we're pretty pumped.
Yeah, dude, it's gonna be a ton of fun. Um, we've got some awesome speakers. Uh, we've got Matt from Call Dad coming in to speak. We have Jordan from Guild Garage, and they had an incredibly successful uh round and then selling. Uh, we have Rich Jordan coming in, good friend of mine. But it's a lot of eight and nine-figure entrepreneurs talking about basically how they got there. On top of that, there's gonna be behind the scenes tour of Wilson, and we're gonna be doing main stages with those and a bunch of other guys. We're gonna have tactical breakouts and roundtables, some good networking opportunities. There's dinners, there's opportunities to connect directly with uh really all the people that we need in our lives to continue building our businesses together.
Yeah, I mean, I think everybody who is a home service operator who is serious about scale and serious about networking should attend. Uh, I mean, it's gonna be a lot of fun, guys. It's John and I and all these really good operators. And you we could actually sit down and learn what's actually working inside successful home service companies right now while connecting with other like-size individuals around you. We want you to walk away at the end of this with actionable strategies and things you can implement immediately, build some relationships that extend beyond this event. Like that's the point. That's why we're we're growing our normal size events.
Yeah, we're doing this as an alternative to our breaking five this spring. And usually we only cap those at like 30 people, but um yeah, this will be a ton of fun. So look, it's May 3rd to the 5th, 2027, in Akron, Ohio. It's like 500 bucks to come in. There's some other options in there, but it's 500 bucks. Also, exclusive offer today is if you use the code pod 10, you get 10% off any ticket. So I guess 450 bucks. So make sure you visit the catalyst registration page linked in the episode description and enter the code pod 10. You can save 10%. Look forward to seeing you there. It's gonna be a ton of fun.
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