Rilla Labs
The only place where you can hear insights from legends in the trades on how to grow your business — and have it backed by data from over 20,000,000 conversations.
Sebastian Jimenez, CEO of Rilla and former stand-up comedian, will meet with your favorite industry leaders, share their stories, and help you level up yourself and your business.
Sebastian Jimenez, CEO of Rilla and former stand-up comedian, will meet with your favorite industry leaders, share their stories, and help you level up yourself and your business.
$1M ➡️ $22M How this Plumber Cracked the Code | Rilla x High 5 Plumbing
We invited Levi Torres, owner of High 5 Plumbing to the Rilla Labs podcast. He shared his secrets to scaling his business from $1M ➡️ $22M with new management, standout branding, and adopting technology. 00:00 – Intro + Levi’s $1M to $22M Growth Story03:32 – Why They Switched from New Construction to Service06:55 – Early Struggles with Pricing, Flat Rate, and Change10:38 – Adding HVAC & Electrical After Building Plumbing Foundation14:35 – Merch, Branding, and Building a Movement18:09 – Getting Tech Buy-in with Vision Boards and Coaching21:10 – How They Run One-on-Ones + Culture of Feedback24:07 – Why They Chose Rilla to Scale Coaching26:12 – Tech Stack Breakdown: ServiceTitan, Trainual, Chirp, BookingBuddy29:02 – Final Advice for Contractors: Coaches, Change, and TechRilla is the leading virtual ridealong software for the trades. Reps record their conversations in the home, our AI transcribes and analyzes the conversation, allowing coaches to complete virtual ridealongs. Learn more today: https://www.rilla.com/demo #sales #trades #homeservices #contractorgrowth #businessgrowth #rilla
May 23, 2025
The REAL Reason Contractors Struggle with New Tech (and How to Fix It) | Rilla Labs
Sebastian Jimenez (CEO of Rilla) sits down with Jenny Benbrook (CEO of Powerhouse Consulting Group) to talk about how contractors can fumble the ball when it comes to software — and how the best players in the game are finally winning with tech and AI.
April 25, 2025
🪦 The Manager is Dead: Long Live the Coach
In this keynote, Joe Crisara, founder of ServiceMVP and America’s service sales coach, explains why traditional sales management is broken and how coaching drives real results.
April 23, 2025
🤫 The TRUTH Behind HVAC Sales Coaching | Rilla Labs Ep. 15 | Chris DiRe
Chris DiRe, founder of the HVAC Sales Coach, joins the Rilla Labs podcast to break down how to MASTER HVAC and home service sales coaching.
December 4, 2024
