Real Story. No Fluff.

I Was Winging It

We weren’t short on jobs, our schedule was full. But I couldn’t figure out why the numbers never added up.
Quotes looked good on paper. Crews were out there hustling. But somehow, every month felt like we were sprinting in place.

I was the bottleneck: chasing parts, fielding callbacks, throwing together bids at night just to keep up.
Margins? Couldn’t trust ‘em. Half the time I was quoting based on gut feel, not what it actually cost to run the job.

Truth is, I didn’t have a plan. I had chaos dressed up as growth.

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The Turning Point

The crew started slipping. We missed a walk-through on a big job. My best tech quit—burned out from the pace. That one stung.

I remember thinking: I can’t keep grinding like this. Not for another five years. Not for another five months.

We were getting by. But we weren’t building anything.

Done Guessing

First call, TradeSworn asked better questions than our accountant ever had.
Second call, they showed me where the money was bleeding out: idle labor, sloppy quoting, underpriced contracts we were still honoring from two years ago.

They didn't just consult. They knew HVACR. They understood what it’s like to run a shop where everyone’s depending on you to figure it out.

They gave us a Workplan. Simple, clear, and custom built for how we actually work.

The Results

Within 90 days:
– Our quoting system was rebuilt. Every job priced with actual margin baked in.
– Idle hours dropped 20%. Crews hit the ground faster, with fewer surprises.
– We found out one service line was losing us money. We fixed it.
– I finally saw what we were really making, job by job, week by week.

We didn’t grow for the sake of growth. We grew smart.
Now I’ve got dashboards I actually use. Schedules that hold. And profit I don’t have to pray for.

I’m still in the field today. But I’m not flying blind anymore.

Bottom Line

Before these guys showed up, I didn't know if a potential job made or loss $10,000. Now I know to the penny before we even bid. TradeSworn gave me clarity, control, and a business that finally works as hard as we do.