He Knocked on Doors in a Blizzard—Now He Runs a $20M Empire

Door knocking, home remodeling business, and home services sales built Lakota's company from a garage startup into a $20M operation. He shares what it takes to get leads, scale, and keep going when business gets hard.

At 21 years old, Lakota started a home remodeling company from his mom's garage with two chairs, a whiteboard, and no money for leads.

So he knocked doors.

Through Michigan heat, rejection, and blizzards, he built the discipline and resilience that eventually helped turn that small operation into a company on pace to do more than $20 million this year—with 40 door knockers, 20 sales reps, and three locations.

In this episode, Kevin and Lakota talk about:

• Why leads are not always the real problem

• How door-knocking built a $10M company without paying for leads

• The "sword and shield" mentality: discipline, action, resilience, and gratitude

• Why consuming business content without implementing it keeps owners stuck

• The 48-hour rule for putting new ideas into action

• Why focusing on fewer services can help a business scale faster

• How to stop chasing shiny objects and build a sellable business