The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announces contractor-led breakout sessions at ACCA 2022 Conference & Expo, March 28-30 in St. Louis.

“ACCA is thrilled to host the nation’s HVACR industry at ACCA 2022,” said Barton James, ACCA president and CEO. “We are especially looking forward to seeing contractors in-action, sharing information and helping to support one another through their breakout sessions.”

For over 50 years, ACCA has dedicated itself to bettering the lives of HVACR contractors, their businesses, and the HVACR industry as a whole. In this time, ACCA has remained on the pulse of what moves the needle for companies and the industry alike.

At this year’s conference, contractor-led sessions will cover a wide variety of topics, including the relief fund for small businesses, advantages of hiring veterans, building your business, selling your business, and forming key business relationships.

Featured contractor-led sessions include the following:

• The $1.3 Trillion Pie: Get You Some, with Dave Kyle, Trademasters president. In this session, attendees will learn how to use these funds to improve your operations, hire veterans, and move to new markets and service lines
• The Veteran Advantage, with Cody Novini, SoCal Airflow Pros president and CEO. This session highlights the advantages that veterans have over candidates that have not served, including leadership, integrity, and motivation.
• How the X@!& Did You Do That? With Ken Goodrich, Goettl Air Conditioning president and CEO. Goodrich will cover how he has built and sold over 30 business operations, and how you can, too.
• Why I Sold My Family Business, with Dan Weis, Weis Comfort Systems owner and Wade Mayfield, Thermal Services president. Covering the many factors that come into play when owners decide to sell, this session provides insight into what makes someone sell a family-owned business.
• Don’t Sell to Private Equity, Sell to Your Employees, with Adam Smith, HB McClure president. This session covers the circumstances where selling your business to your employees is the best solution for you and your company.
• How Do You Vet a Coach? With Ryan Kletz, Classic Air’s One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning vice president. This session covers what to look for in a business coach or consultant, and what to ask when interviewing them.
• Shelly’s Key Relationship-Building Strategies, with Shelly Matter, HB McClure director of business development. Learn what relationship selling is and how important it can be for your business.

“The ACCA team works very hard supporting over 60,000 industry professionals across the nation. From continuing education and leadership to advocacy and more, they are fully committed to providing us the tools to help us succeed, period,” said Shelly Matter, HB McClure director of business development. “A high-caliber organization attracts high-caliber people, and that has been my experience when meeting and interacting with fellow ACCA members from across the country. My favorite part of presenting is that it affords me the opportunity to meet and speak with incredibly talented industry peers, who I otherwise may not have the opportunity to get to know. The energy at ACCA meetings and conferences is off the charts!”

For session dates and times, click here, and to register for ACCA 2022, click here.

For more information about ACCA, contact Natalie D'Apolito, ACCA communications coordinator, at natalie.dapolito@acca.org, or 703-824-8873.