The D2D Podcast: The Ultimate Door-to-Door Sales Training Show for Reps, Managers, and Business Owners

Sam Taggart
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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, alarm, pest control, roofing, or real estate sales? We got it! Get ready to conquer common sales challenges and improve your door-to-door sales performance with our expert tips and tricks. This show will provide answers to questions like: - What are the best door-to-door sales strategies? - How can I improve my door-to-door sales performance? - What techniques are effective for handling objections in sales? - How can I become a successful door-to-door salesperson? - What are the top tips for recruiting a high-performing sales team? - How do I develop leadership skills in sales? - What are the latest trends in door-to-door sales? - How can I boost my sales team's performance? - What are the best practices for closing deals in door-to-door sales? - How can personal development improve my sales career? 

  1. 4d ago

    533: How Contractors Should Actually Offer Financing - Mike Hafeman & Shawn Peterson

    Roughly 40% of the average contractor's business gets financed. If you're not offering it, that's the share you're handing to someone else. Build the systems to scale on the back of it. Grab the free Business Playbook: https://ownersos.com/business-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-contractors-should-actually-offer-financing On the D2D Podcast, James Edwards sits down with Mike Hafeman and Shawn Peterson of Time Investment to break down how contractor financing actually works, and where owners lose money without realizing it. They explain why leading with promotional "no interest, no payment" offers quietly trains your reps out of selling, why the homeowner's ego means they'll never raise their hand and ask for a payment plan, and the simple opening question that puts affordability on the table without pressure. They also get into cash flow, why getting funded the day the job is done beats chasing a homeowner for the balance, and why approvals matter more than chasing the lowest rate. Mike Hafeman is the CEO of Time Investment, which he founded with his father in 1982 out of their family basement with $100,000 and the house as collateral, bootstrapping it into a lender serving contractors nationwide. He's joined by Shawn Peterson, the company's director of business development, who came up through 20 years in collections and lending before joining the team. Questions this episode answers: Should contractors offer financing to homeowners?How do you present financing without pressuring the customer?Is promotional "same as cash" financing actually good for your business?What should you look for in a financing partner?How does financing improve a contractor's cash flow?What you'll learn in this episode: The "path of affordability" opener: cash, credit card, or financing, asked before anything elseWhy the homeowner's ego means they'll never volunteer that they can't pay upfrontThe promotional trap, and the old rule that 15% or more promotional sales means a sales training problemLead math: at $600 to $700 a lead, a weak close rate pushes your real cost per sale toward $2,400Why a 240-month term averages out to about 36 months in practiceAggregators versus a real human to call when a deal stalls at the kitchen tablePrice or approvals: which question actually grows your businessThe whole conversation comes back to one thing: knowing your numbers well enough to run the business instead of react to it. That's what Owner's OS is built for: https://ownersos.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-contractors-should-actually-offer-financing Learn more about Time Investment: https://www.timeinvestment.com Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

  2. Sep 28

    532: How to Add a Second Revenue Stream to Your Roofing Business - Joel Stark | Go Nano

    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. 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 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 paying customers instead of dead leads. He also breaks down the leadership that made the growth possible: why he stopped doing all the work himself, why he hires people stronger than he is, and why he considers himself in the people business no matter what industry he's standing in. Joel Stark came up through construction, served in the Army, spent 18 years in hospitality operations, and moved into roofing in upstate New York before joining Go Nano roughly five years ago, growing its contractor network from 14 to 517. Questions this episode answers: What is roof rejuvenation and how does it work?Does roof rejuvenation actually extend the life of a roof?How can a roofing contractor add a second revenue stream?How do you scale a contractor network?How do you know when to stop doing the work yourself?What you'll learn in this episode: How roof rejuvenation works and why it makes aging shingles flexible againWhy it turns "not ready to replace" homeowners into revenue instead of lost leadsThe four-win model: the homeowner, the environment, the contractor, and Go NanoThe Law of the Lid, and why your own ceiling becomes the company's ceilingWhy Joel hires people stronger than himself and delegates by what he's good at and enjoysWhy he says he's in the people business, whether that's the Army, hospitality, or roofingHere's the thing: your company stops growing exactly where you stop growing. If you want the systems and structure to scale past yourself, Owner's OS is built for it: https://ownersos.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-to-add-a-second-revenue-stream-to-your-roofing-business Learn more about Go Nano: https://gonano.com Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

  3. Sep 21

    531: He Built a $1.8 Billion Company in 3 Years - Josh Zieglowsky

    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. 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 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 the pandemic and scaling it into a $1.8 billion company with fifty thousand affiliates in three years. He explains the "fractional BDO" model he runs now, bringing business into other people's businesses, and why the right partnerships make one plus one equal ten. Josh Zieglowsky is a serial entrepreneur and a partner of D2D Experts. After a career in mortgages and commercial real estate, he built one of the country's largest employee-retention-credit firms and now operates as a fractional business development officer across roughly eight companies. Questions this episode answers: How do you scale a company fast?What is a fractional BDO?How do you build business partnerships that actually pay off?How do you spot a big business opportunity?What you'll learn in this episode: How Josh turned a pandemic tax-credit opportunity into a $1.8B company in three yearsThe fractional BDO model: bringing business into other businessesWhy the right partnerships make one plus one equal tenHis path from mortgages and real estate to serial entrepreneurshipIf you want to build and partner with more intention, the Business Playbook above is the place to start, and Owner's OS is the operating system behind it: https://ownersos.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=he-built-a-1-8-billion-company-in-3-years #entrepreneur #business #partnerships #d2d Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

  4. Sep 14

    530: How to Win a Golden Door: Just Say the Script - Jake Barnett

    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. 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 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 why staying one hundred percent on script made him the top rep, how a mentor turned his door-knocking around after the infamous push-up incident, and how pouring into his little brother made his second Golden Door mean even more than the first. Jake Barnett is a two-time Golden Door winner in window sales and a contributing author to the collaborative book Built Different. He started knocking doors as a kid running a lawn-and-snow business, and now builds and leads his own sales office. Questions this episode answers: How do you become a top door-to-door sales rep?Should you stick to the script in sales?How do you handle rejection selling door to door?What does it take to win a Golden Door?What you'll learn in this episode: Why staying 100% on script made Jake the top rep, and why getting "too smart" backfiresThe push-ups-on-the-doorstep story and the mentor who fixed his approachWhy the only way to lose in this industry is to quitHow developing his little brother made his second Golden Door the most meaningfulThe setter/closer "marketing department" mindset that keeps rejection from stingingWhatever you sell, master the fundamentals and trust the script. Start with the free D2D Sales Playbook above. #doortodoor #d2d #windowsales #goldendoor Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

  5. Sep 7

    529: The 1,400 Tax Deductions Most 1099 Earners Miss - Sean Finnegan

    Here's how door-to-door reps legally pay less tax and keep more of every commission they earn. 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 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, stacking from up to 1,400 available deductions, using the Augusta rule to rent your home to your business tax-free, and writing off the interest on a made-in-USA vehicle. He also tells the raw story of raising 1.5 million, losing all of it, and clawing his way back through relationships. Sean Finnegan is the founder of Tax Hive, a partner of Kevin O'Leary, and the creator of the X Room networking community. He sat down with D2D Experts' James Edwards to unpack tax strategy for the door-to-door world. What you'll learn in this episode: Why an LLC plus an S-corp election cuts your self-employment taxHow to stack from up to 1,400 business deductionsThe Augusta rule: renting your home to your business tax-freeWriting off car-loan interest on a made-in-USA vehicleHow Sean came back from losing 1.5 millionHere's the truth nobody tells you when you go 1099. It's not what you make, it's what you keep. Most reps hand the IRS thousands of dollars they never had to. Set up your structure, learn the deductions, and build the relationships that actually scale you. Don't leave money on the table. His show is brought to you in partnership with Forge and D2D Experts. If you're ready to run your income like a real company, Owner's OS is the operating system built for it: the org chart, role clarity, KPIs, and one-on-one system that let the business run without you. Get the Owner's OS operating system: https://ownersos.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-door-to-door-reps-legally-pay-less-tax-os Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

  6. Sep 1

    528: He Quit, Cried, and DoorDashed - Then Won a Golden Door - Austin Maser

    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. 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 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 gave up, then invested in himself, embraced being the "weird" one, and won a Golden Door. He breaks down the mindset that separates closers from quitters: unreasonable optimism, refusing to apologize on the doors, and not taking no personally. Austin Maser is the founder of Maser Sales Training and a pest-control Golden Door winner who started out as a struggling door-to-door rep. Questions this episode answers: How do you actually get good at door-to-door sales?How do you handle rejection on the doors?What mindset do top closers share?How do you come back after failing in sales?What you'll learn in this episode: Why Austin's early solar career wrecked him, and what pulled him backThe unreasonable optimism that top closers run onWhy apologizing on the doors quietly kills your salesHow self-investment turned a struggling rep into a Golden Door winnerWhy being a little "weird" can be a sales superpowerIf you're grinding the doors and feel like quitting, don't. Master the fundamentals, keep knocking, and bet on yourself. Start with the free D2D Sales Playbook above. #doortodoor #d2d #sales #goldendoor Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

  7. Aug 25

    527: Facts Tell, Stories Sell - Dean Curtis and Mike "Sauce"

    Facts tell, stories sell, and the reps closing at the highest rate stopped handing over crumpled brochures and started showing customers on the iPad. See what Ingage can do for your sales team: https://ingage.io 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 about five minutes. Then Dean turns it into a masterclass on running a company: how to set standards, how to delegate without losing quality, and why you should always be building a talent pipeline. Dean Curtis is the CEO of Ingage (ingage.io), the interactive sales presentation platform used across home improvement and home services, with content partnerships spanning manufacturers like GAF, Owens Corning, and James Hardie. He began his career at Apple building its worldwide partner program before coming over to lead Ingage. He's joined by Ingage account executive Mike "Sauce." Questions this episode answers: Why do interactive presentations close better than paper or PowerPoint?How fast can a team actually get started with a tool like Ingage?What makes a company standard stick?How should owners delegate without dropping the ball?What you'll learn in this episode: Why "facts tell, stories sell," and how showing beats telling at the door and the kitchen tableHow Ingage went from the first App Store book apps to the home improvement standardHow a new team can go live in about five minutes, then customize over timeDean's "your standard is what you accept" rule and why it accelerates everythingThe 10-80-10 delegation method and the "get out of your office" habitWhy every leader should always be building a talent pipelineDean's whole back half, standards, delegation, and a real talent pipeline, is exactly the operating system we help owners install. If you want that structure in your own business, grab the Business Playbook: https://ownersos.com/business-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=why-top-sales-teams-sell-on-the-ipad-not-on-paper Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

  8. Jun 1

    526: The Truth About Hitting 700 Accounts in a Single Summer

    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. 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. 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 fatigue, why 8:50 AM is the undisputed best time to knock, and the extreme meal prep routines that keep top producers locked in and fully intentional. Blake flew straight from Florida to share his raw, unfiltered 10-year journey through the door-to-door industry. He holds nothing back about his early failures in the alarm industry, sitting on park benches contemplating quitting, and how adopting radical honesty and extreme accountability completely transformed his trajectory. Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

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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, alarm, pest control, roofing, or real estate sales? We got it! Get ready to conquer common sales challenges and improve your door-to-door sales performance with our expert tips and tricks. This show will provide answers to questions like: - What are the best door-to-door sales strategies? - How can I improve my door-to-door sales performance? - What techniques are effective for handling objections in sales? - How can I become a successful door-to-door salesperson? - What are the top tips for recruiting a high-performing sales team? - How do I develop leadership skills in sales? - What are the latest trends in door-to-door sales? - How can I boost my sales team's performance? - What are the best practices for closing deals in door-to-door sales? - How can personal development improve my sales career? 

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