# Local trades and home services: what operators said this week

What owners of local trade and home-services businesses say about leads, crews and growth.

Updated 2026-11-02. Source: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/topics/local-trades

> "He cold-called the man who built Arizona's second-largest HVAC company and offered him equity in exchange for advice."
- Elias Youssef on Acquiring Minds, 2026-10-19, at 0:55. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/ab899ae5286ed608