Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast

Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast The garage door industry has stories worth telling — and this is where they’re told. Hosted by Blair Witkowski , Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast dives into the people, businesses, and real-world lessons behind one of America’s hardest-working trades. Each episode features conversations with installers, owners, and industry pros who are building strong companies, serving their communities, and keeping doors moving literally. From family-run operations to large regional teams, we talk about what it takes to grow, lead, and stay competitive in today’s changing market. You’ll hear real talk about leadership, marketing, hiring, burnout, a

Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Blair Witkowski, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Blair Witkowski hosts Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast, a business show with 13 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  Ep #13 | Sean Gelvin | How a One-Man Garage Door Company Gets Customers (Real Marketing That Works)

  Apr 13, 202650 minS0

  <p>This episode is a real look at what it actually takes to build a garage door business from the ground up.</p> <p>In Episode #13 of Lifted – The Garage Door Podcast, Blair Witkowski sits down with Sean Gelvin of Gelvin Garage Doors in Omaha, Nebraska. Sean started his company with just $10,000, a truck, and a willingness to figure it out—and today, he’s running a one-man operation that consistently generates calls without relying on big ad budgets or complicated systems.</p> <p>Instead of chasing every new marketing trend, Sean focused on what works: yard signs, local visibility, Facebo...

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  Episode #12

  Ep# 12 | Housecall Pro Cofounder Roland Ligtenberg on AI and the Future of the Trades

  Mar 16, 202643 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast, Blair Witkowski sits down with Roland Ligtenberg, cofounder of Housecall Pro, for a fascinating conversation about AI, automation, and what’s coming next for home service companies.</p> <p>Housecall Pro has grown into one of the most widely used platforms in the trades, helping power more than 50,000 service businesses and supporting hundreds of thousands of technicians across the United States and Canada. With more than 100 million jobs processed through the platform, Roland and his team have a unique view into how contractors actually run their businesses—and where many of t...

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  Episode #11

  Ep# 11 | Thomas Holly | From Craigslist Side Hustle to a Real Garage Door Company

  Mar 12, 202641 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast, Blair Witkowski talks with Thomas Holly of Hollywood Garage Doors, serving the Chattanooga area and North Georgia.</p> <p>Thomas has spent more than three decades in the garage door industry. He started out in commercial doors as a welder and fabricator, eventually moving into residential work on the side while still working a full-time job. What began as a simple Craigslist side hustle slowly grew into something much bigger.</p> <p>Over time, the demand kept increasing. More service calls, more installs, more referrals. Eventually the math became obvious — th...

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  Episode #10

  EP# 10: Buying and Growing a Garage Door Company with Michael Barrett of Access Garage Doors

  Mar 6, 202646 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Lifted: The Garage Door Podcast, I sit down with Michael Barrett, owner of Access Garage Door Sales & Service in Greenville, South Carolina.</p> <p>Michael’s path into the garage door industry is different than most. Before buying Access Garage Doors, he spent nearly a decade helping scale a garage door company across multiple markets through acquisitions and operational systems. That experience gave him a unique perspective on what makes a garage door company valuable, how deals actually happen, and what buyers look for when evaluating a business.</p> <p>We talk about what it wa...

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  Episode #9

  EP# 9 | Commercial Door Reality: Dock Levelers, High Speed Doors, and Hiring | Adam Williams

  Feb 21, 202649 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Lifted, I sit down with Adam Williams, a nearly 20-year garage door veteran working in the Charleston, South Carolina market with Advanced Door Systems.</p> <p>Adam is in that transition a lot of techs talk about but few navigate well — moving off the truck and into the office while the work is still piling up. We get into what that shift really looks like, especially when you’re balancing residential growth with serious commercial work including dock levelers, rolling steel, high-speed doors, and large tilt-wall projects.</p> <p>We also have the kind of conv...

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