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MIKEAGUGLIAROSPEAKING & PODCASTS

FOR HVAC, PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL OWNERS

I BUILT WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING
TO BUILD.

From 80-hour weeks and under $1M to Gold Medal Service: a self-running, $32M home-service company with 165 service trucks.

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$32M
ANNUAL REVENUE
165
SERVICE TRUCKS
1,000+
OWNERS HELPED
Across his career
  1. 1994–2017

    GOLD MEDAL SERVICE

    I grew a home-service company to $32 million in annual revenue and 165 service trucks, then sold it in 2017.

  2. 2014–2020

    CEO WARRIOR

    I built a coaching organization to help service-business owners improve their companies, then exited in 2020.

  3. 2021–PRESENT

    FUDOG GROUP

    Today, I work with business owners on leadership, business growth and life beyond the company.

Young Mike Agugliaro doing electrical work in a trench
THE WORK STARTED IN THE DIRT.

I STARTED AS AN ELECTRICIAN.

The trade gave me a way forward.

I was on my own at 15. I learned with tools in my hands, taking calls and doing the work myself. That was the beginning of Gold Medal Service.

The first challenge was doing the work. As the business grew, I also had to learn how to build a team and run the company.

Young Mike seated beside process diagrams covering an office wall

THE COMPANY GREW. SO DID THE PRESSURE.

A bigger business wasn't the same as more freedom.

Growing beyond the first van meant learning how to build a company, not just do the work. I remember driving to a customer in the middle of the night. Their power was out, they had small children, and my team hadn't answered the phone. On the drive, I wondered whether this was what owning a business was supposed to be. I knew I needed a better way.

More calls and more people hadn't solved the problem. The business still depended on me, and that had to change.

The Gold Medal Service team standing in front of their yellow service trucks

GOLD MEDAL SERVICE

FROM THE FIRST VAN.
TO 165 SERVICE TRUCKS.

I grew my company to $32 million in annual revenue and sold it in 2017.

Today, I share what that journey taught me.

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Participants at a historical CEO Warrior coaching event

THIS IS A SOLVABLE PROBLEM.

The lessons didn't stop at Gold Medal.

Through coaching, speaking, CEO Warrior and now FuDog Group, I have helped more than 1,000 service-business owners work on leadership, sales, marketing and operations. Here are some of their stories.

$4.3M → $9.6MJIM C.$9.6M projected; 38 to 72 employees

Jim joined at 38 employees and $4.3M. Two years later he reported 72 employees and projected $9.6M, after first strengthening the company internally before adding more marketing.

$500K → $1MGARY P.Reported revenue doubled

Gary says the first change was culture. The company reported a 30% revenue lift from that shift and later doubled from $500K to $1M.

+30% / YEARMICHAEL P.Reported annual sales growth

Michael reported that new dispatch, marketing and operating systems reignited the business and lifted sales 30% annually while margins stayed strong.

Historical CEO Warrior coaching group pictured. Results reported in public case studies. Individual results vary.

Mike Agugliaro speaking to a live audience

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From the service truck to the stage, I share the lessons I learned building Gold Medal Service and coaching other owners. Invite me to your event or podcast to discuss scaling a company, exiting a company, or improving service-business operations for profitability.

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Mike Agugliaro in a FuDog Group shirtMIKE AGUGLIARO

ENTREPRENEUR · AUTHOR · SPEAKER

MEET MIKE AGUGLIARO.

Mike started as an electrician and grew Gold Medal Service to $32 million in annual revenue with 165 service trucks. Across his career, he has helped more than 1,000 business owners work through sales, marketing, leadership and operations.

Today, as founder of FuDog Group, Mike helps owners build life, business and wealth by design, creating companies that support the lives they want to live.

Conversation topics
  • Scaling a company
  • Exiting a company
  • Improving service-business operations for profitability
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WHERE DOES THE BUSINESS STILL NEED YOU?

Find your spot on the road out.

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DO YOU WANT TO OWN THE BUSINESS, OR HAVE THE BUSINESS OWN YOU?

I built the freedom to choose.

Jennifer and I have been together for more than four decades. I don't have to work today. I choose to keep teaching because helping people change their lives is what drives me. That is what Life, Business and Wealth by Design means to me.

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