Josh Roberts shares the challenges and lessons behind building a successful air conditioning business after an unsuccessful first attempt. In this episode, he and Gavin Tudor Elliot discuss entrepreneurship, perseverance, consistency, community impact, and the mindset required to overcome setbacks while creating a lasting business legacy.
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Customers don't come because you launched — the first failure taught him to go get them.
08:15A major life change turned the second attempt into a no-look-back mission.
34:05Community trust became the growth engine that advertising couldn't buy.
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