He Got Fired. Then He Built a $12M Trades Company.
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He Got Fired. Then He Built a $12M Trades Company.
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Steve Akian is the founder and owner of Akian HVAC & Electrical, a 50-person home services company outside Boston that finished 2025 at just under $12M — with a goal of $13.5M in 2026. He got fired from his last job in his 20s and sold his first job the very next day. The truck that started the company was hand-lettered in his backyard by a buddy over a few beers on a weekend; that lettering hangs in his office now.
Inside: why Tesla paying electricians $300K a year is reshaping what every trades shop has to charge, why Steve thinks private equity — not a competitor — is the biggest headwind in the trades right now, what he saw when prefabrication cut 40% of labor costs overnight at his old company, why he's telling his team the window to get very good at what they do is right now, and a real conversation on anxiety, meditation, and what it costs to run a company where 50 families depend on the payroll.
Chapters
- 00:00 - Intro
- 06:10 - He Got Fired — Then Sold His First Job the Next Day
- 07:35 - Why He Pulled Back From TV Ads and Moved to Programmatic
- 14:39 - The AI Rule His Office Staff Uses Every Day
- 19:36 - How They're Handling Price Resistance in 2026
- 21:19 - Why Generators Became a Core Service Line
- 21:51 - Why Private Equity Is the Biggest Threat in the Trades Right Now
- 23:59 - Anxiety, Meditation, and Running a Company 50 Families Depend On
- 39:08 - Where the Trades Are Headed as AI Reshapes Every Industry
- 42:10 - How Prefabrication Cut Labor Costs 40% Overnight
- 44:08 - What He'd Tell Himself Starting Out
- 46:50 - The Plan to Hit $13.5M in 2026
- 47:31 - His Advice for Anyone Trying to Build What He Built
Resources
Venveo: the marketing team behind this show and behind the brands you hear about on it: https://venveo.com/
Building Radar: find and win commercial construction project leads before they hit the bid boards: https://buildingradar.com/
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