Conversations on building things that last.
Podcast appearances, interviews, press features, and speaking engagements — covering the long, unglamorous work of operating home service companies.
Scott Klintworth's Appliance Repair Business Story
March 2025
An hour-long conversation on scaling a family-oriented appliance repair business from a single technician into a multi-state operation — covering hiring, technician culture, acquisitions, and the long-game of compounding trust.
- —Why hiring the right second technician matters more than the first ten customers
- —How acquisitions can preserve a legacy brand instead of erasing it
- —The case for slow, durable growth in a noisy industry
Selected interviews and press.
- Interview2025
Building a Trusted Brand Over 65 Years in the Midlands↗
On stewarding a 65-year-old service brand, honoring the founders' standards, and modernizing operations without losing the soul of the business.
BlitzMetrics — Operator Spotlight - PressApril 2025
Strategic Expansion & Industry Leadership↗
Coverage of Sloan Appliance's next chapter under new ownership — disciplined growth, technician investment, and a long-horizon view of the service trades.
EIN Presswire — Feature - PressDecember 2023
D3S Acquires Sloan Appliance Service↗
The acquisition that brought a Texas operator together with one of South Carolina's most established appliance service companies.
Cayce-West Columbia News - Press2023
Texas-Based Operator Acquires South Carolina Legacy Brand↗
Industry coverage of the deal and what continuity of operations means for customers, technicians, and a 60-year-old brand.
Who's On The Move
I didn't learn this business in a classroom. I learned it on job sites, under broken equipment, figuring out what works.
The companies that last aren't the loudest. They're the ones that quietly keep their promises for thirty years.
Success in this business starts with the spouse you go home to. Everything else is downstream of that.
Keynotes & conversations.
Scott speaks to operators, founders, and industry groups on what it actually takes to build durable companies in the trades — the unglamorous work that compounds.
The Quiet Compounding of Trust
Why home service businesses win or lose on small daily promises — and how to build a culture that keeps them.
Hiring the First Real Operator
The transition from owner-operator to founder — and the specific moment a service business becomes a company.
Acquiring Legacy Brands Without Breaking Them
A playbook for buying multi-decade service companies and stewarding them into the next era.
Family, Spouse, and the Long Game
Why durable companies are built at the kitchen table before they're built in the field.
For producers, editors, and event organizers.
Everything you need to feature, interview, or book Scott — sent within one business day.
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