#231: From Knocking Doors To Building A Multimillion Dollar Company - Gage Heward

He grew a sales and marketing company from $1 million to $8 million in four years — by teaching young people a skill most schools never cover.

In this episode, Chris sits down with Gage Heward — entrepreneur, sales trainer, and host of the Proximity is Power Podcast. Gage started his career selling pest control door to door after high school, nearly quit in his first summer, and went on to generate $4.5 million in revenue building teams across the country. Now he runs his own marketing company, is launching a pest control business from scratch, and is building a platform around the principle that who you surround yourself with determines everything.

In this episode you'll learn:

How Gage's father convinced him to take a door-to-door sales job instead of going straight to college — and why it changed everything

The moment he nearly quit in Columbus, Ohio — and the three adjustments that turned it around

Why his father's advice to read 10 books a year and have weekly lunches with successful people shaped his entire career

How he built teams generating $4.5 million in revenue over five years before going independent

Why he left a secure job to start his own company — and grew it from $1M to $8M in four years

Why he's launching a pest control company from scratch instead of buying one

Why pest control beats solar and roofing as a business model — easier sales, recurring revenue, higher rookie completion rates

What the biggest entrepreneurs he's interviewed on his podcast all have in common

His plans for a one-on-one mentorship program, a book, and continued social media growth