Adam Zellner
SalesConsulting

Your team is working hard.

They're just not

winning enough.

You've built a strong operation. But if your estimators are winging proposals, leads are going cold after the first call, and you're not sure why the phone rings but the jobs don't close — the problem isn't effort. It's the absence of a sales system.

0Years in Home Services Sales
0%Avg. Achievable Close Rate
HomeServices Exclusive
0Day Results Guarantee

Good businesses lose deals they should have won.

It's not your service quality. It's not your pricing. It's that your sales function is running on gut instinct, hope, and hustle instead of a repeatable system. Here's what that looks like inside a home services business:

"Our CSRs book the job. They don't sell it."

Your office team answers the phone, reads off pricing, and hopes the caller says yes. Nobody trained them to handle objections, build value, or close with confidence. Every unanswered 'let me think about it' is money walking out the door.

"We get plenty of calls. I just don't think we're converting nearly as many as we should be."

"We just need more leads. That's the whole problem."

More ad spend, more mailers, more door hangers. But if your estimators are closing 1 in 5 and they should be closing 1 in 3, you don't have a lead problem. You have a process problem. Pouring more leads into a leaky system just burns more budget.

"We doubled our marketing spend last year and barely moved the needle on revenue."

"My best tech got promoted. Now he manages the crew and handles sales."

Great in the field doesn't automatically translate to great in the living room. Your field reps are uncomfortable asking for the job, unsure how to present options, and leaving money on the table on every service call.

"He knows the work better than anyone. But I can tell customers aren't always saying yes when they should."
Adam Zellner, Sales Consultant

I've been where your manager sits.

"I've run sales teams. I've had quarters where everything clicked, and ones where I couldn't figure out why nothing was working. I know what a broken process feels like from the inside. That's why I do this work."

I'm not a consultant who learned to sell from a textbook. I spent 14 years as a sales leader: managing reps, building teams, fixing processes, and being accountable for hitting number. I work exclusively with small businesses because that's where I can have the most direct impact.

14 Yrs Sales LeadershipHome Services SpecialistProcess BuilderTeam CoachFractional VP of Sales

Three steps to a sales team that wins on purpose.

Every engagement follows the same arc: diagnose, build, sustain. Most clients start with Step 1 and naturally progress through all three.

1

Diagnose

A focused 3-week audit of your sales process, CSR call handling, and field rep presentation. You'll know exactly where calls are dropping, why estimates aren't closing, and what it's costing you each month.

2

Build & Train

We build a tailored sales process for your business: CSR call scripts, field rep presentation frameworks, objection handling guides, and CRM workflow. Then we train your team on real calls and real jobs, not just in a classroom.

3

Sustain

Ongoing fractional VP of Sales support: weekly advisory calls, monthly team coaching, and deal strategy so the process keeps improving long after the initial engagement ends.

Two very different futures.

The gap between a team that sells with a system and one that doesn't isn't marginal. It compounds every single month.

Without a System
With a System
CSRs read off pricing and hope the caller books
CSRs are trained to build value and convert calls consistently
Estimators present price and wait for an answer
Field reps follow a proven presentation that closes more jobs
Close rate varies by rep and nobody knows why
Close rate is tracked, coached, and improving every month
New techs take months to get comfortable selling
Structured onboarding gets new hires producing faster
Marketing spend goes up but revenue barely moves
Same lead volume converts at a higher rate
Best tech leaves and takes the sales instincts with them
Process lives in the system, not in one person's head

Three ways to work together.

Every engagement is built around your team, your market, and your specific gaps. Most clients start with the Audit and move through the tiers as results compound.

01

Sales Process Audit

Start here. Know exactly what's broken.

$4,000starting

Scales with team size: 1–3 reps $4K | 4–8 reps $5.5K | 9–15 reps $6.5K+

3 weeks

What's Included

  • Review of CSR call handling: booking rate, objection handling, and call-to-appointment conversion
  • Analysis of field rep presentation: how options are presented, how price is introduced, and where jobs are lost
  • Evaluation of your follow-up process for estimates that didn't close on the first visit
  • Assessment of manager coaching cadence and how performance is tracked
  • Written findings report with 3–5 prioritized recommendations specific to your business
  • 60-minute findings presentation with your leadership team
  • Roadmap document: phased plan with timeline and expected outcomes

Most clients move directly into a Tier 2 engagement. The audit roadmap becomes the blueprint for what we build next.

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02

Process Build & Team Training

Build the system. Train the team. See the results.

$10,000starting

Scales with team size: 1–3 reps $10–12K | 4–8 reps $13–15K | 9–15 reps $16–18K

6–10 weeks

What's Included

  • CSR call script built for your specific services: booking language, value framing, and objection handling
  • Field rep presentation framework: how to walk through options, present pricing, and ask for the job
  • Objection handling guide covering your top 8–10 objections, word-for-word responses
  • Follow-up system for estimates that didn't close: timing, messaging, and escalation
  • Live training sessions with your CSRs and field reps using real calls and real jobs
  • Weekly live coaching sessions applying the new process to active opportunities
  • Manager coaching: equipping your team lead to reinforce the process daily
  • 30-day adoption plan with leading indicator metrics to track progress
  • 30-day check-in call to review adoption and address sticking points

Payment terms: 50% at signing, 50% at project completion.

03

Fractional VP of Sales

Senior sales leadership at a fraction of the cost.

$3,500/ month

Advisory $3.5K/mo | Fractional $4.5K/mo | Fractional+ $5.5K/mo

3-month minimum

What's Included

  • Weekly 60-min advisory call: revenue review, close rate analysis, and leadership decisions
  • Monthly 90-min team coaching session with your CSRs and field reps (Fractional and above)
  • Async support via Slack/email: responses within 24 business hours
  • Seasonal strategy sessions to prepare for demand peaks and slow periods
  • Quarterly business review with written summary (Fractional+ only)
  • Hiring support for sales-adjacent roles: scorecards, candidate review, offer structure (Fractional+ only)
  • Month-to-month after the initial 3-month commitment (30-day notice to cancel)

A full-time VP of Sales costs $120K–$180K/year. Fractional advisory starts at $54K/year — no overhead, no equity, starts immediately.

Not sure where to start? Most clients begin with the Audit. It gives you a clear diagnosis and a specific roadmap before committing to a larger engagement. If the Audit confirms what you already suspect, you'll have the data to justify the investment in a Process Build. Book a free 30-minute call and we'll figure out the right starting point together.

Questions you're thinking but haven't asked yet.

The businesses that answer the hard questions (cost, negatives, comparisons) earn the most trust. Here are the real answers.

Engagements start at $4,000 for a Sales Process Audit. A full Process Build starts at $10,000. Fractional VP advisory runs from $3,500/month. These numbers feel significant, and they are. But the right question isn't 'Can I afford this?' It's 'What is a broken sales process costing me every month?' For most home services companies, a 5-point improvement in close rate on existing lead volume pays for the engagement in the first quarter. I offer a free 30-minute call so you can make that calculation before committing to anything.

Yes, and they often become the best salespeople in the company once they have a framework. The issue isn't ability. It's that nobody has ever given them a repeatable way to present options, handle objections, or ask for the job. Techs who know the work deeply have a huge credibility advantage in the living room. The process I build gives them the language to use that credibility effectively. Most techs go from uncomfortable to confident within 60 days.

Pushback is normal, and it's actually a good sign that your team cares. The key is involving them in the build, not just handing them a playbook. I design every process with rep and CSR input, which dramatically reduces resistance. I also coach managers on how to hold the process accountable without creating resentment. Change management is part of the work, not an afterthought.

Generic sales training teaches broad principles that don't account for the specific dynamics of home services: the trust-building required when you're in someone's home, the CSR-to-tech handoff, seasonal demand cycles, and the challenge of selling premium options in a price-sensitive market. I build processes specifically for home services companies. The language, the objection handling, the pricing presentation frameworks are all designed for your context, not adapted from a corporate playbook.

You're ready if: you have at least 2 people in a sales or sales-adjacent role (CSRs, estimators, field techs), you're generating leads but not converting them at the rate you should, and you're willing to invest in building a process rather than just doing a one-time training. You're not ready if you're looking for a quick motivational boost or if you're not willing to hold your team accountable to a new way of working. I'd rather tell you that upfront than take your money and deliver something that doesn't stick.

I offer a 90-day results guarantee on Process Build engagements. If we don't see measurable improvement in your target metrics by day 90, I'll continue working at no additional charge until we do. I can offer this because I've never had to invoke it, but it's there because I believe in the work. The guarantee has one condition: your team has to actually implement the process. I can build the system. I can't make your manager use it.

Your team is capable of more than they're producing.

A 30-minute call costs nothing. You'll walk away with a clear picture of exactly where your home services business is losing revenue, whether you hire me or not.

No pitch. No pressure. Just a straight conversation about your situation.