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EGIA’s 'Cracking the Code' Show: Developing a Profitable Demand Service Process

There are strategies every business owner can use to consistently achieve top-tier results.

Weldon Long

Gary Elekes

Oct. 24, 2019

There are certain strategies that every business owner can utilize to consistently achieve top-tier results.

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In episode one of a new series on core strategies, Gary Elekes introduces 3 key elements of your Demand Service Process and how to make your customers feel valued during every interaction.

Plus, Weldon Long introduces UNFILTERED, EGIA's new show that takes you behind the scenes with three of contracting's biggest names to help you unlock the secrets of the industry.

All that and more on this week's Cracking the Code, available free for all until 11/1. Watch now at EGIA.org/CBS-Show.

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About the Author

Weldon Long

New York Times Best Selling Author & Creator of the HVAC Sales Academy

Weldon Long is a successful entrepreneur, sales expert, EGIA Contractor University faculty member, and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Power of Consistency:Prosperity Mindset Training for Sales and Business Professionals (Wiley). In 2009, his HVAC company was selected by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest growing privately held companies.

Gary Elekes

President

Gary Elekes is the president of EPC Training, co-founder of iMarket Solutions, an HVAC and plumbing contractor, and a recognized expert in lead generation and contracting with more than 30 years of experience in the trades. He is also a founding faculty member of EGIA Contractor University, which provides contractors with the training, tools and resources to build the business and life of their dreams.
For additional information, visit egia.org/university.