Turning Pain & Addiction Into a $17M Multi-Trade Growth Engine

Thank you to our Sponsors!Basic Capital: https://basiccapital.com/tothepointChiirp: https://chiirp.com/Contractor Commerce: https://www.contractorcommerce.com/ryno/Bluon: https://www.bluon.com/get-demo?referral_code=ToThePointAvoca.ai: https://avoca.ai/r/tothepointIn this powerful and deeply honest episode of To The Point Home Services, we sit down with Will Staton, owner of Staton Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, to unpack his journey from personal loss and addiction to building a $17M+ residential home services company with sights set on $23–$24M.Will shares the real story behind cutting new construction, jumping headfirst into service, adding HVAC without experience, and learning business fundamentals the hard way. This episode goes far beyond tactics, it’s about ownership, leadership, perspective, and resilience.If you’re a trades business owner, second-generation operator, or anyone navigating growth through chaos, this episode will hit home.🔑 Key Topics & TakeawaysGrowing up in a second-generation trades businessLosing a parent young and how it shaped leadership and work ethicAddiction, recovery, and extreme ownershipCutting new construction and transitioning to serviceAdding HVAC and surviving early operational disastersServiceTitan lessons, pricing mistakes, and KPI reality checksWhy leadership buy-in matters more than tacticsHiring for standards, accountability, and cultureRebuilding operations the right wayWhat Will would do differently—and what he wouldn’t change⏱️ Episode Timecodes00:00 – New year mindset & intro01:30 – Who is Will Staton & overview of the business04:10 – Getting into the trades & second-generation roots08:55 – Losing his mother at 13 and early life impact11:55 – Addiction, recovery, and rebuilding identity15:20 – Lessons from addiction that translate to business19:00 – Extreme ownership & leadership perspective25:00 – Leaving new construction behind26:30 – Adding HVAC during COVID28:30 – ServiceTitan, marketing mistakes & cash flow pain31:15 – Why HVAC almost broke the business34:10 – Leadership failures & rebuilding the team36:50 – Hiring differently & resetting expectations38:30 – KPIs, pricing, accountability & culture40:00 – What it really takes to scale sustainably🔗 Resources & MentionsStaton Heating, Cooling & PlumbingServiceTitan - https://www.servicetitan.com/EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) - https://www.eosworldwide.com/Extreme Ownership – Jocko WillinkTerry Nichols HVAC Training - https://www.praxiss10.com/📢 Call to ActionIf this episode brought value to you:👍 Like this video💬 Comment with your biggest takeaway🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations with real operators in the trades🔁 Share this episode with another business owner who needs to hear itYour support helps us keep bringing real, unfiltered conversations to the home services industry.