Home Service GOATs — San Diego · Dec 4–5, 2026 | Nuve
Home Service GOATs
HOME SERVICE GOATS
San Diego December 4–5, 2026

Ready to Take Control of Your Business?

Business systems & growth inputs for contractors, entrepreneurs, and business owners ready to scale with clarity.

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The Numbers Speak
For Themselves.

Two days. One room. The operators, systems, and results behind the biggest wins in the trades.

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Featured Speakers

Learn from the operators who built it, scaled it, and sold it.

Gain insights from world-class leaders, innovators, and experts shaping the future of the trades. Each speaker brings real-world experience and actionable knowledge you can apply right away.

Ismael Valdez
Main Speaker

Ismael Valdez

Founder, NexGen Air — Sold for Over $100 Million

You’ve heard the name. You know the story. Ismael Valdez built one of SoCal’s largest HVAC companies and exited for over $100 million — one of the biggest wins in the contractor space. Whether he jumps on the mic or not, this is your chance to shake hands with someone who built it, scaled it, and sold it — and whose blueprint has inspired thousands of contractors nationwide. If you’re trying to take your business to that level, being in this room is step one.

Tommy Mello

Tommy Mello

A1 Garage Door Service

Founder & CEO of A1 Garage Door Service, one of America’s largest independent garage door companies. Author of Home Service Millionaire & founder of The Home Service Expert. 2026 Phoenix Business Journal Most Admired Leader.

Aaron Gaynor

Aaron Gaynor

Eco Plumbers, Electricians & HVAC

Founder & CEO of Eco Plumbers, Electricians, & HVAC Technicians. Rebuilt from a $50 restart after his first company failed in 2007, growing Eco into one of Columbus’s leading home service companies with 400+ employees.

Chris Yano

Chris Yano

RYNO Strategic Solutions

Co-founder of RYNO Strategic Solutions for 18 years, built into a leading digital marketing agency for home services. Host of the “To The Point” podcast & a voice for contractors on marketing & growth.

Travis Ringe

Travis Ringe

Co-Founder, Nuve

Co-founder of Nuve. With his brother Tyler, started ProSkill Plumbing, Heating & Air in 2009 as a one-truck company, building it into a $14M+ operation in the Phoenix area before exiting through private equity.

Tom Howard

Tom Howard

Lee’s Air, Plumbing & Electrical

Owner of Lee’s Air, Plumbing, & Electrical. Started sweeping floors at 15, returned with a business degree, and grew the company from $1.6M to over $100M in annual revenue. Has acquired 12+ businesses & helped build a parent company valued at $450M.

Chad Peterman

Chad Peterman

Peterman Brothers

CEO of Peterman Brothers. Joined his father’s HVAC business in 2011, took it over with his brother Tyler in 2015 & grew it to over 700 employees across 8 locations with revenues topping $120 million.

Oso Trava

Oso Trava

Cracks Podcast · Shark Tank México

Mexico-based entrepreneur and investor, founder of Cracks Podcast (80M+ downloads) & Cracks Business School. Featured as a shark on Shark Tank México. Built and sold multiple companies including InstaFit, Latin America’s top health app.

Your journey through the event

Walk out with execution-ready systems you can implement immediately.

You’ll leave with the exact playbooks the room runs on — the same systems used by top-performing contracting businesses across the U.S. No theory. No fluff. Just what works.

  • A proven lead follow-up workflow
  • Missed-call recovery scripts & automations
  • A complete CRM pipeline & automation map

Thank you for being part of something big for the trades industry. We’re excited to have you join us.

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