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The D2D Podcast: The Ultimate Door-to-Door Sales Training Show for Reps, Managers, and Business Owners

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Sam Taggart
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2017/04/28
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2026/10/21
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42 min.
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This show, from the D2D Experts, is your ultimate resource for mastering door-to-door sales, direct sales techniques, and leadership skills. This podcast delivers actionable insights and strategies to help you excel in door-to-door sales, whether you're a salesman, entrepreneur, business owner, sales trainer, rep, or manager. Each episode features practical advice on improving sales performance, handling objections, and closing deals effectively. Discover how to build and lead high-performing sales teams, recruit top talent, and implement winning business strategies. We also dive into personal development and leadership topics, helping you cultivate a success-driven mindset. Looking for tips on door-to-door solar, alarm, pest control, roofing, or real estate sales? We got it! Get ready to conquer common sales challenges and improve your door-to-door sales performance with our expert tips and tricks. This show will provide answers to questions like: - What are the best door-to-door sales strategies? - How can I improve my door-to-door sales performance? - What techniques are effective for handling objections in sales? - How can I become a successful door-to-door salesperson? - What are the top tips for recruiting a high-performing sales team? - How do I develop leadership skills in sales? - What are the latest trends in door-to-door sales? - How can I boost my sales team's performance? - What are the best practices for closing deals in door-to-door sales? - How can personal development improve my sales career? 

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535: How to Become a Top Pest Control Sales Rep After a Rough Start
2026/10/21
How do you become a top pest control sales rep when your first two weeks almost got you fired? Get certified and sell like a pro: https://d2du.com/pestcontrol-sales-pro-certification?utm_source=youtube_organic&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2du_pest&utm_content=yt_allan_hockett_golden_door Allan Hockett started knocking doors at 17, the day after high school graduation, and scraped through his first stretch with five deals. Eleven-plus summers later he is a four-time Golden Door winner with a million-dollar revenue year and a 1,000-account summer on his record. In this episode of the D2D Podcast, recorded on a beach at Lake Powell during a pest control leadership retreat, Allan gets honest about the year he chased a million, fell short at $715K and then crashed to around $150K the following summer. He explains what he changed about how he measures his own worth, and how that shift carried him back to $300K, then $850K, then a full million. Allan Hockett has been in door-to-door pest control since 2014. He grew up in Washington state, flew to Nashville to start selling right out of high school, and has since won the Golden Door four times. He is known for selling clean accounts and has paid one cancellation fee in 11 years. Questions this episode answers: How do you become a top door-to-door pest control sales rep? How long does it take to win a Golden Door?How do you bounce back from a bad summer in door-to-door sales?Should pest control reps sell homes that already have a provider?Is it worth going to a door-to-door sales conference?What you'll learn in this episode: The first-sale story that kept a 17-year-old rep from quitting Why Allan's first Golden Door came in his fifth summerHow tying self-worth to sales numbers led to his worst yearThe mindset that took him from $150K to a million in revenueWhy he refuses to buy out or pay off other companies' cancellationsLook, Allan sold five deals in his first two weeks. Five. And he still ended up with a million-dollar year and a thousand accounts. Here's the thing: nobody's born a Golden Door rep. You build it, summer after summer. If you want the skills to get there faster, get your Pest Control Sales Pro Certification here: https://d2du.com/pestcontrol-sales-pro-certification?utm_source=youtube_organic&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2du_pest&utm_content=yt_allan_hockett_golden_door And if you want to be in the room with the best reps in the industry, come to D2DCon this January in Salt Lake City. Grab your ticket: https://d2dcon.com/?utm_source=youtube_organic&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2dcon&utm_content=yt_allan_hockett_golden_door&hgoal=ticket_sale #pestcontrolsales #doortodoorsales #d2dpodcast #summersales #goldendoor #salesmindset Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
534: The D2DCon Story Nobody Knows
2026/10/15
How did D2DCon start? It began on day two of a three-day fast in the Utah desert, with a guy who had never been to a conference. Grab your D2DCon 10 ticket and be in the room in January: https://d2dcon.com/?utm_source=youtube_organic&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2dcon&utm_content=yt_d2dcon_untold_story&hgoal=ticket_sale D2DCon is heading into year 10, and most people in the room today have no idea how it began. In this conversation Sam Taggart walks through the origin, the three years he ran it without making money, the politics of running an industry instead of an event, and the moment he found out he wasn't the best rep in the world. He also breaks down how the Golden Door has changed, why vendors matter more than most reps realize, and what's new this year, from the D2D Games to the Home Service Experience tracks. If you've ever wondered whether it's worth showing up, this is the honest answer. James sits down with Sam Taggart, founder of D2D Experts and D2DCon. Sam came up knocking doors himself, hit 400 sales in a season at Vivint, and built D2DCon to unify an industry that had never had a home of its own. Questions this episode answers: What is D2DCon? How did D2DCon start?What is the Golden Door award?Is a door-to-door sales conference worth attending?What's new at D2DCon 10?What you'll learn in this episode: The desert moment that started D2DCon, and why he almost said no What three years of losing money on an event actually looks likeThe conversation that "exposed" him and led to bringing every industry togetherWhy the Golden Door takes more than double the revenue to earn today in pest controlThe political side of running an industry nobody sees from the stageHow the D2D Games and Home Service Experience tracks change this year's eventHere's the thing. You can sit at home and tell yourself you've heard it all. Or you can sit in a room with people doing the numbers you think are impossible and go home thinking, if they could do it, I could. That's proximity, and proximity is power. Ten years in, this is the year. If you've been on the fence, quit being a spectator and come: https://d2dcon.com/?utm_source=youtube_organic&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2dcon&utm_content=yt_d2dcon_untold_story&hgoal=ticket_sale #d2dcon #doortodoorsales #d2d #samtaggart #salesconference Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
533: How Contractors Should Actually Offer Financing - Mike Hafeman & Shawn Peterson
2026/10/05
Roughly 40% of the average contractor's business gets financed. If you're not offering it, that's the share you're handing to someone else. Build the systems to scale on the back of it. Grab the free Business Playbook: https://ownersos.com/business-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-contractors-should-actually-offer-financing On the D2D Podcast, James Edwards sits down with Mike Hafeman and Shawn Peterson of Time Investment to break down how contractor financing actually works, and where owners lose money without realizing it. They explain why leading with promotional "no interest, no payment" offers quietly trains your reps out of selling, why the homeowner's ego means they'll never raise their hand and ask for a payment plan, and the simple opening question that puts affordability on the table without pressure. They also get into cash flow, why getting funded the day the job is done beats chasing a homeowner for the balance, and why approvals matter more than chasing the lowest rate. Mike Hafeman is the CEO of Time Investment, which he founded with his father in 1982 out of their family basement with $100,000 and the house as collateral, bootstrapping it into a lender serving contractors nationwide. He's joined by Shawn Peterson, the company's director of business development, who came up through 20 years in collections and lending before joining the team. Questions this episode answers: Should contractors offer financing to homeowners?How do you present financing without pressuring the customer?Is promotional "same as cash" financing actually good for your business?What should you look for in a financing partner?How does financing improve a contractor's cash flow?What you'll learn in this episode: The "path of affordability" opener: cash, credit card, or financing, asked before anything elseWhy the homeowner's ego means they'll never volunteer that they can't pay upfrontThe promotional trap, and the old rule that 15% or more promotional sales means a sales training problemLead math: at $600 to $700 a lead, a weak close rate pushes your real cost per sale toward $2,400Why a 240-month term averages out to about 36 months in practiceAggregators versus a real human to call when a deal stalls at the kitchen tablePrice or approvals: which question actually grows your businessThe whole conversation comes back to one thing: knowing your numbers well enough to run the business instead of react to it. That's what Owner's OS is built for: https://ownersos.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-contractors-should-actually-offer-financing Learn more about Time Investment: https://www.timeinvestment.com Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
532: How to Add a Second Revenue Stream to Your Roofing Business - Joel Stark | Go Nano
2026/09/28
Most roofing companies have one way to make money: replace the roof. Joel Stark built a second one, and it took Go Nano from 14 contractors to 517. Grab the free Scaling Playbook: https://ownersos.com/scaling-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-to-add-a-second-revenue-stream-to-your-roofing-business On the D2D Podcast, James Edwards sits down with Joel Stark, COO of Go Nano, the roof rejuvenation company. Joel explains how a treatment that restores flexibility to aging shingles gives roofing contractors a second vertical, one that turns the homeowners who aren't ready to replace into paying customers instead of dead leads. He also breaks down the leadership that made the growth possible: why he stopped doing all the work himself, why he hires people stronger than he is, and why he considers himself in the people business no matter what industry he's standing in. Joel Stark came up through construction, served in the Army, spent 18 years in hospitality operations, and moved into roofing in upstate New York before joining Go Nano roughly five years ago, growing its contractor network from 14 to 517. Questions this episode answers: What is roof rejuvenation and how does it work?Does roof rejuvenation actually extend the life of a roof?How can a roofing contractor add a second revenue stream?How do you scale a contractor network?How do you know when to stop doing the work yourself?What you'll learn in this episode: How roof rejuvenation works and why it makes aging shingles flexible againWhy it turns "not ready to replace" homeowners into revenue instead of lost leadsThe four-win model: the homeowner, the environment, the contractor, and Go NanoThe Law of the Lid, and why your own ceiling becomes the company's ceilingWhy Joel hires people stronger than himself and delegates by what he's good at and enjoysWhy he says he's in the people business, whether that's the Army, hospitality, or roofingHere's the thing: your company stops growing exactly where you stop growing. If you want the systems and structure to scale past yourself, Owner's OS is built for it: https://ownersos.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-to-add-a-second-revenue-stream-to-your-roofing-business Learn more about Go Nano: https://gonano.com Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
531: He Built a $1.8 Billion Company in 3 Years - Josh Zieglowsky
2026/09/21
Josh Zieglowsky and his partner once wrote down a goal to make forty grand a month. Three years later their company did $1.8 billion in sales. Build your own company with more intention, grab the free Business Playbook: https://ownersos.com/business-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=he-built-a-1-8-billion-company-in-3-years In this D2D Experts partner-series conversation, James Edwards sits down with serial entrepreneur Josh Zieglowsky, one of the company's partners. Josh traces his path from mortgages and commercial real estate to spotting the employee retention credit opportunity during the pandemic and scaling it into a $1.8 billion company with fifty thousand affiliates in three years. He explains the "fractional BDO" model he runs now, bringing business into other people's businesses, and why the right partnerships make one plus one equal ten. Josh Zieglowsky is a serial entrepreneur and a partner of D2D Experts. After a career in mortgages and commercial real estate, he built one of the country's largest employee-retention-credit firms and now operates as a fractional business development officer across roughly eight companies. Questions this episode answers: How do you scale a company fast?What is a fractional BDO?How do you build business partnerships that actually pay off?How do you spot a big business opportunity?What you'll learn in this episode: How Josh turned a pandemic tax-credit opportunity into a $1.8B company in three yearsThe fractional BDO model: bringing business into other businessesWhy the right partnerships make one plus one equal tenHis path from mortgages and real estate to serial entrepreneurshipIf you want to build and partner with more intention, the Business Playbook above is the place to start, and Owner's OS is the operating system behind it: https://ownersos.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=he-built-a-1-8-billion-company-in-3-years #entrepreneur #business #partnerships #d2d Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
530: How to Win a Golden Door: Just Say the Script - Jake Barnett
2026/09/14
Jake Barnett did push-ups on a stranger's doorstep to get an appointment. A few years later he's a two-time Golden Door winner and a published author. Grab the free D2D Sales Playbook: https://d2du.com/d2d-sales-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2du&utm_content=two-golden-doors-selling-windows On the D2D Podcast, Jake Barnett, a two-time Golden Door winner in windows and an author in the Golden Door collaborative book Built Different, shares his journey from mowing lawns at twelve to hitting three million dollars in window sales. He explains why staying one hundred percent on script made him the top rep, how a mentor turned his door-knocking around after the infamous push-up incident, and how pouring into his little brother made his second Golden Door mean even more than the first. Jake Barnett is a two-time Golden Door winner in window sales and a contributing author to the collaborative book Built Different. He started knocking doors as a kid running a lawn-and-snow business, and now builds and leads his own sales office. Questions this episode answers: How do you become a top door-to-door sales rep?Should you stick to the script in sales?How do you handle rejection selling door to door?What does it take to win a Golden Door?What you'll learn in this episode: Why staying 100% on script made Jake the top rep, and why getting "too smart" backfiresThe push-ups-on-the-doorstep story and the mentor who fixed his approachWhy the only way to lose in this industry is to quitHow developing his little brother made his second Golden Door the most meaningfulThe setter/closer "marketing department" mindset that keeps rejection from stingingWhatever you sell, master the fundamentals and trust the script. Start with the free D2D Sales Playbook above. #doortodoor #d2d #windowsales #goldendoor Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
529: The 1,400 Tax Deductions Most 1099 Earners Miss - Sean Finnegan
2026/09/07
Here's how door-to-door reps legally pay less tax and keep more of every commission they earn. Grab the free Business Playbook to structure and run your income like a real business: https://ownersos.com/business-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-door-to-door-reps-legally-pay-less-tax-playbook Sean Finnegan built Tax Hive to give 1099 earners and small business owners the kind of tax strategy the big firms usually reserve for their biggest clients. He breaks down the moves that actually move the needle: setting up an LLC and electing S-corp status to cut self-employment tax, stacking from up to 1,400 available deductions, using the Augusta rule to rent your home to your business tax-free, and writing off the interest on a made-in-USA vehicle. He also tells the raw story of raising 1.5 million, losing all of it, and clawing his way back through relationships. Sean Finnegan is the founder of Tax Hive, a partner of Kevin O'Leary, and the creator of the X Room networking community. He sat down with D2D Experts' James Edwards to unpack tax strategy for the door-to-door world. What you'll learn in this episode: Why an LLC plus an S-corp election cuts your self-employment taxHow to stack from up to 1,400 business deductionsThe Augusta rule: renting your home to your business tax-freeWriting off car-loan interest on a made-in-USA vehicleHow Sean came back from losing 1.5 millionHere's the truth nobody tells you when you go 1099. It's not what you make, it's what you keep. Most reps hand the IRS thousands of dollars they never had to. Set up your structure, learn the deductions, and build the relationships that actually scale you. Don't leave money on the table. His show is brought to you in partnership with Forge and D2D Experts. If you're ready to run your income like a real company, Owner's OS is the operating system built for it: the org chart, role clarity, KPIs, and one-on-one system that let the business run without you. Get the Owner's OS operating system: https://ownersos.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=how-door-to-door-reps-legally-pay-less-tax-os Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
528: He Quit, Cried, and DoorDashed - Then Won a Golden Door - Austin Maser
2026/09/01
Austin Maser bombed in solar, cried on the stairs, and quit to go DoorDash Taco Bell. A year later he won a pest Golden Door. The difference was mindset. Grab the free D2D Sales Playbook: https://d2du.com/d2d-sales-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=d2du&utm_content=from-cheerleader-to-golden-door-winner On the CEO Roundtable, Sam Taggart talks with Austin Maser, founder of Maser Sales Training and a pest-control Golden Door winner. Austin shares his unlikely path: a BYU cheerleader who used to mock door-to-door guys, got wrecked selling solar, nearly gave up, then invested in himself, embraced being the "weird" one, and won a Golden Door. He breaks down the mindset that separates closers from quitters: unreasonable optimism, refusing to apologize on the doors, and not taking no personally. Austin Maser is the founder of Maser Sales Training and a pest-control Golden Door winner who started out as a struggling door-to-door rep. Questions this episode answers: How do you actually get good at door-to-door sales?How do you handle rejection on the doors?What mindset do top closers share?How do you come back after failing in sales?What you'll learn in this episode: Why Austin's early solar career wrecked him, and what pulled him backThe unreasonable optimism that top closers run onWhy apologizing on the doors quietly kills your salesHow self-investment turned a struggling rep into a Golden Door winnerWhy being a little "weird" can be a sales superpowerIf you're grinding the doors and feel like quitting, don't. Master the fundamentals, keep knocking, and bet on yourself. Start with the free D2D Sales Playbook above. #doortodoor #d2d #sales #goldendoor Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
527: Facts Tell, Stories Sell - Dean Curtis and Mike "Sauce"
2026/08/25
Facts tell, stories sell, and the reps closing at the highest rate stopped handing over crumpled brochures and started showing customers on the iPad. See what Ingage can do for your sales team: https://ingage.io James Edwards sits down with Ingage CEO Dean Curtis and account executive Mike "Sauce" to unpack why interactive, visual selling converts better than telling, how Ingage went from building the first interactive book apps at the dawn of the App Store to becoming the standard in home improvement sales, and how a team can be up and running in about five minutes. Then Dean turns it into a masterclass on running a company: how to set standards, how to delegate without losing quality, and why you should always be building a talent pipeline. Dean Curtis is the CEO of Ingage (ingage.io), the interactive sales presentation platform used across home improvement and home services, with content partnerships spanning manufacturers like GAF, Owens Corning, and James Hardie. He began his career at Apple building its worldwide partner program before coming over to lead Ingage. He's joined by Ingage account executive Mike "Sauce." Questions this episode answers: Why do interactive presentations close better than paper or PowerPoint?How fast can a team actually get started with a tool like Ingage?What makes a company standard stick?How should owners delegate without dropping the ball?What you'll learn in this episode: Why "facts tell, stories sell," and how showing beats telling at the door and the kitchen tableHow Ingage went from the first App Store book apps to the home improvement standardHow a new team can go live in about five minutes, then customize over timeDean's "your standard is what you accept" rule and why it accelerates everythingThe 10-80-10 delegation method and the "get out of your office" habitWhy every leader should always be building a talent pipelineDean's whole back half, standards, delegation, and a real talent pipeline, is exactly the operating system we help owners install. If you want that structure in your own business, grab the Business Playbook: https://ownersos.com/business-playbook?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ownersos&utm_content=why-top-sales-teams-sell-on-the-ipad-not-on-paper Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
526: The Truth About Hitting 700 Accounts in a Single Summer
2026/06/01
What does it take to hit over 700 fiber sales in a single year and escape the mid-day slump? Hunter finds out as he sits with the 2025 golden door winner Blake Pilcher. From breaking his arm snowboarding and fumbling through his first pest control pitch to completely dominating the fiber optic space, Blake reveals exactly what it takes to reach the top. Struggling with the salesman rollercoaster or wondering how to consistently hit high numbers? Blake shares the exact frameworks he used to hit 700 accounts in a single summer. He dives into the psychology of decision fatigue, why 8:50 AM is the undisputed best time to knock, and the extreme meal prep routines that keep top producers locked in and fully intentional. Blake flew straight from Florida to share his raw, unfiltered 10-year journey through the door-to-door industry. He holds nothing back about his early failures in the alarm industry, sitting on park benches contemplating quitting, and how adopting radical honesty and extreme accountability completely transformed his trajectory. Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
525: The Roofing Acquisition Wave Is Here and Most Owners Will Miss It
2026/05/25
Private equity already ate HVAC and plumbing. Roofing is next, and most owners have no idea what's coming. Watch the first ever CEO Roundtable episode and subscribe for the full series. This is episode 1 of the Forge Podcast, where the people actually doing the deals talk about what it really takes to scale and exit a home service business. The conversation gets into how PE values your company, where most owners leave millions on the table, and the EBITDA math that makes 1 plus 1 equal three. At the table with Sam: Cody Klein runs CommercialRoofer.com and has helped roughly 260 roofing companies clean up sales, ops, and finance after selling his own company in the early COVID-era consolidation wave. Josh Langford is the Chief Strategist Officer, the accountant-slash-marketer who sits with founders every week and forces them to actually look at the scoreboard. Ryan Nichols, the COO, spent 20 years building Eco Roof and Solar to around $100 million, then spent three years inside a private equity fund. What you'll learn in this episode: The EBITDA multiple math that lets 1 plus 1 equal 3 (and sometimes more) Why 90 percent of PE deals collapse in due diligence and what kills them Why half of CEOs get fired after they sell, and how to not be one of them The four-number weekly scorecard almost no roofer is actually keeping Key man risk: the silent number that quietly destroys your valuation CEO confessions from the table about the mistakes none of them want to admit out loud Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
524: Why You'll Never Hire a "Killer" Salesperson (Until You Become One First) — Ryan Fenn, CHIIRP
2026/05/21
Ryan Fenn dropped out of high school at 16, washed windshields at a Chevron in Utah to feed his newborn son, and turned a $0.10-cent gumball-hustler mindset into CHIIRP — a software company now doing seven figures a month in the home services space. In this episode, Sam Taggart and new co-host James Edwards sit down with Ryan to break down exactly how he did it: the two-word pitch tweak that 9X'd his close rate at the gas station, the "bridge" framework he uses to convert cold Facebook leads into booked appointments, why he closed 35 out of 35 partnerships in 2 years (including Tommy Mello buying 25% of his business), and the brutal truth about hiring "killers" vs. architects in your sales org. If you're a roofer, home services pro, or door-to-door rep trying to scale beyond just knocking — this one's a blueprint. Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
523: How to Build a Sales Culture That Actually Sticks | Stephen Childs
2026/05/21
Most leaders think culture is the words on the wall. It's not.  Culture is what you do and don't tolerate — and if you're tolerating the wrong behaviors, you don't have a culture. You have a poster. On this episode of The D2D Podcast, Sam Taggart sits down with Stephen Childs, Chief Human Resources Officer of Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America and author of Just Be Undeniable: The Science, Habits, and Tools of an Unstoppable You. With 25+ years of senior leadership experience leading culture transformations inside one of the largest corporations in the world, Stephen unpacks how to build an undeniable culture — one that attracts elite talent, drives elite performance, and refuses to tolerate behavior that drags the team down. Inside this episode: Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
522: From Fruit Trees to Forbes: Why ADHD Is Your Biggest Advantage in Door-to-Door Sales
2026/05/21
Did you know that 75 percent of successful door-to-door reps might have ADHD? Discover how to turn distraction into a sales superpower and level up your game with The D2D Experts. We are redefining what it means to be an out-of-the-box thinker. If you have ever felt like your patience level is very low because you only want to focus on things you care about, this conversation is going to change your perspective. We break down why traditional environments fail the most innovative minds and how being relentlessly obsessed is the ultimate secret weapon for closing deals on the doors. In this episode, Sam Taggart sits down to explore the raw truth about ADHD and entrepreneurship, tracing a wild path from fruit trees to Forbes. We hear a powerful firsthand story from our guest about surviving the medical approach of being prescribed Ritalin at seven years old, and how that struggle led to building a school specifically designed for out-of-the-box thinkers. Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.
521: This Changes Door Knocking Forever | Dripz Energy
2026/05/21
Sam Taggart and Josh Nilsen discuss DRIPZ Energy Candy, a new on the go tool for D2D reps looking to maximize their time while knocking doors. They break down stories about Golden Door winners and what life looks like after a door-to-door career, including how to turn those skills into long-term business and leadership opportunities. Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube! You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.

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4.9 out of 5
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Readerornonreader 2026/10/19
Life Changing
Saw a 5 star review saying they wish they’d listen to the program sooner. Couldn’t agree more! Great work ST & team 👏
★★★★★
JohnYoung175 2024/08/14
The D2D god
Fire podcast 🔥🔥
★★★★★
Ryan Davis M. 2023/02/25
Offers Value on a Variety of Business Principles
Been in D2D for 3.5 years and just barely started listening to this podcast a month ago. The value offered here goes beyond D2D even into higher level...
★★★★★
Beau ma Beau 2023/01/11
Song to Convos! Hooked and hyped by Sam!
Superb for memory jogger content that helps get out. Not just for knocking. For life. Thanks for using your God given talents to do Good works Sam! ...
★★★★★
Lars005 2022/10/19
New perspectives
I love this podcast. Sam does so much more than just how to door 2 door, he helps with recruiting, leadership, business systems, mental state, and muc...
★★★★★
waltrippin 2022/08/27
Brandon Holmes
Met Brandon at solar con, crazy cool hearing him talk about the acquisition Vivint Solar with blackstone Great episode with him on the podcast!! I wa...
★★★★★
aptivewj 2021/12/14
Daily Practice
Incredible daily practice to listen to these
★★★★★
Tanner James Y'all 2021/11/23
Genuine + Useful
Sam Taggart creates authentic conversation that delivers worthwhile content that’s useful for any salesperson. Highly recommend!
★★★★★
Ellskin 2021/10/06
Great guidance!
Being somewhat of a lone Wolf ST’s content is priceless! I can’t count how many times I have been listening to one of his podcasts and thinking “He to...
★★★★★
YLFestYoung 2021/09/23
Festini says it’s great…
So it must be.
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