Most contractors think they need more leads.
But what if the real problem is that you're already missing the jobs you paid to generate?
In this episode of Service Business Mastery, Tersh Blissett and Joshua Crouch sit down with Shaun Ritchey from Breezy to talk about Moneyball for home services and how contractors can use AI, better data, and smarter systems to uncover the jobs hiding inside their existing business.
Just like Moneyball changed baseball by finding overlooked value in the data, this conversation shows how contractors can find overlooked revenue in missed calls, slow follow-up, poor booking processes, weak web conversion, and underused customer lists.
Shaun explains why the biggest opportunity is not always spending more money on marketing. Sometimes the fastest path to growth is fixing the leaks already inside your sales funnel.
They also discuss:
How Moneyball applies to home service businesses
Why contractors often lose the most money during their busiest seasons
How missed calls create major revenue leaks
Why speed-to-lead can make or break a booked job
How AI agents help contractors answer more calls and book more jobs
Why AI should support CSRs, not replace them
How web visitors and younger homeowners are changing the booking process
Why low-value tune-ups can block high-value replacement opportunities
How call tracking, transfer rules, and better data improve lead handling
Why AI needs training, monitoring, and human oversight
How contractors can use AI to analyze pricing, inventory, and operations
Why bad data creates bad AI output
If you're spending more money on leads but still missing calls, losing web visitors, or struggling to understand where revenue is leaking, this episode will help you think differently about growth.
Timestamps
00:00 Explaining the Moneyball strategy
05:29 Challenges of manual call analysis
08:10 Helping contractors book more jobs
11:00 A CRM for the trades industry
14:23 Integrating AI with CRM Tools
17:18 Discussing AI's role in customer service
20:14 Discussing AI's strengths and limitations
21:57 Issues with AI voice providers
27:40 Using CRM for cost analysis
31:42 Using call tracking for marketing
33:09 Overbooked with low-margin appointments
36:10 Using AI for Business Transparency
41:52 Evaluating Client Booking Efficiency
43:52 Recognizing trends in social media marketing
48:40 Updating and trusting sales data
51:31 Getting help with my project
54:00 Pricing strategy for offers
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Tersh Blissett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tershblissett/
Joshua Crouch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-crouch/
Shaun Ritchey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-ritchey/
Breezy: https://getbreezyapp.com
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