My experience as an a/c serviceman led me to open a training institute.
- Even though my profession was in the cooling industry, I have a passion for teaching.
I later combined the two, and now I can instill knowledge more about air conditioning in novice air conditioning technicians. The training institute has been running for three years now, and I have witnessed two cohorts graduate to become skilled air conditioning providers. Last week, I witnessed one of my students from the first cohort open their indoor comfort business. Peter, my ex-student, had been consulting with me about the possibility of opening and running his business. We brainstormed, and I even shared some contacts of people in my network that would be a huge help in his quest. It had been a year of research and planning, and finally, last week., I became his first customer. My multi-split air conditioning unit had been making unusual noises for some time now, and because of my busy schedule, I had not gotten around to scheduling an air conditioning repair session. When Peter called me excited that he had set a date for the grand opening, I requested to be his first customer, and I would pay double for the HVAC maintenance. He came to my house, accompanied by his team, and they started the process just as I had trained him. They asked questions about the HVAC installation, and when they had enough information, they proceeded to work on the quality air conditioner. They even changed my old thermostat to a programmable one. They took three hours to fix the unit, and by the time they left, the air quality had significantly increased. Later that evening, we celebrated his new air conditioning company over dinner.