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When the GOAT speaks, you listen.. The one and only Zach Seager Lands on the Pad once again. In this episode, Seager shares how he helped build a $33 Million sales region—and the hard-learned leadership lessons behind the numbers. 🚀

Most top sellers struggle to transition into leadership. Zach explains why humility, continuous learning, and actively seeking feedback transformed his ability to recruit, retain, and lead top talent and produce at the highest level.

Level up and learn from the GOAT, you won't wanna miss out on this XP

Team, family, squadron... welcome back to The Landing Pad. Today we sit down with top Grit rookie Sam Mcwhorter who produced $500k in his first year knocking doors.

Sam shares his incredible journey from working at a local Alabama seafood market and dropping out during his first semester of college, to pulling in half a million dollars in sales and taking home over $200k as a 19-year-old and learning how to sell at an elite level.

Whether you're a rookie, a seasoned vet, or a manager looking to help your team level up, this episode is packed with timeless wisdom on work ethic, belief, and consistency.

Labels don't matter.. you could be a rookie knocking your first door or a vet about to knock down their 1500th deal.. CONFIDENCE is KEY.

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Season 8! Prepare for landing..... Garth Massey and his new co-host Mason Boddy kick off this new season with a brand new set, new atmosphere, new vibes and lots to look forward to.

You won't want to miss out on the guests lined up and what's in store this season, but as for now.. welcome to Season 8 of The Landing Pad.

Easton Bunker graces The Landing Pad, one last time.
After 120+ episodes and 100+ Golden Door interviews, East passes the mic to Mason Boddy and steps into GRIT's marketing side. Before he goes, he gets into the stuff that actually built a $60M program in six years — vision, obsession, and an irrational commitment to people over profit.
"I attribute a lot of my success to an irrational commitment to people."
Team, family, squadron. With love, we out.

If you know him you love him, one of the all-time greatest humans and leaders at Grit, Farrell Dean lands on the pad. Farrell chops it up about his experience, overall perspective, leadership, and stepping up to reach your goals by choosing to live by a standard. Tune in

C. Wal breaks down belief, proximity, and goals. From $100k to Golden Door($750k).. Colin knows a thing or two about Grit. Find out for yourself

Grit Veteran Tyler (Gummy) Adams talks camaraderie, belief, and success. D2D can get pretty murky.. make it out the summer with a smile on your face and digest this episode.

Tap in if you love Gummy and want to make money

400k rookie, Bryson Call lands on the pad.. talking about his rookie year selling, mindset and perspective, having a strong team culture, and overall Grit experience. Tap in for free XP!

Industry veteran & switchover Wes Boese lands on the pad, talking about culture, industry differences, leveling up as a leader and doing what it takes for your people. If you're not here yet, it's time.

Top 2 rookies at Grit, leading industry female rep Brooke Nelson lands on the pad. In this episode Brooke talks about leveling up, her sales experience, and how she was able to convert d2d into a game. Tap in for free XP!

Dylan Hafen, one of the greatest to ever do it jumps on the Pad talking about key components to leveling up & innovating, culture, while staying steady moving towards your goals and living a fulfilling life. Tap in for free XP

Culture creator, Canadian ally Noah Toly Lands on the Pad talking about the depth to d2d, and how you can level up by becoming more spiritually aligned.

One of the greatest rookies and leaders of all time, Golden Door Jacob Griffith talks shop on the pad. Tune in for free XP

One of the best managers and humans to ever do it, trained 35 Golden Doors.. we've got Parker Anderton on the pad dropping wisdom.

Elite switchover rep, Kyle Ring takes over The Landing Pad with Garth and Easton. You won't want to miss this episode!

Elite performer Logan Aaron Wright chops it up with Easton & Garth on Grit Marketing's Landing Pad

Grit Marketing's Golden Door Rep - Jacob Janke on how to be a golden door rep & what it takes to be one of the best.

Goated manager & culture creator Preston Strickland sits down & talks shop.

Garth & Easton chop it up with the Greatest Rookie Of All Time.

Welcoming the great & legendary Mason Boddy to Grit Marketing

Bunk & Garth kick off the New Year with a brand new season of the Landing Pad

Garth & Ricky talk trusting your gut & following the path thats best for you. Why he decided to switch companies & how that helped his future.

Gabe sits down on the pad to talk about his Golden Door.

Garth & Brannock talk about the Summer & what it took to hit the goals to reach a Golden Door Title

The Canadian Allstar hops on the pad to discuss the wins & roadblocks of last summer.

Todd is the CEO and Founder of Vivint Smart Home, as well as an investor & partner in Grit Marketing. He takes the stage at this year's GPS to share what it takes to be the best in the door-to-door industry.

Lloyer sits down with Garth & Easton to talk about how he achieved the Golden Door award.

From Switch Over to Golden Door, Ev sits down to talk about his summer & what it took to hit his goals.

The Maestro of Momentum, Kevin Glen talks with Easton & Garth about what it took to hit a Golden Door last summer.

You wont want to miss this

Rookie Golden Door & Boy Wonder jumps on the Pod to talk shop & what he did to make his summer so successful.

The 2x Golden Door island boy speaks absolute truth on this episode with Garth & Easton.

6 Golden doors in 6 years knocking? Hear again from one of the greatest to ever knock a door.

Join John Taylor & Reno Mendenhall in the first Grit Lecture Series.

Reno has mastered what so many aspire to achieve—leveraging the door-to-door (D2D) sales model to grow, evolve, and create massive value for himself and those around him. With an impressive 13-year career at Vivint and Vivint Solar, Reno transitioned into entrepreneurship, launching a tech company revolutionizing the roofing and solar industry. Hear his journey, lessons, and strategies for success in sales, business, and life. This is one episode you don’t want to miss!

Talking shop with one the greats. Third year rep & Golden Door winner - Bo Barben

Episode #91 with Corbin Hansen, the 19 year old door to door millionaire & face of the industry. Garth & Easton chat with Hansen about his horses, traveling, & what it takes to be the best.

Welcome to The Landing Pad, Episode #90.Garth & Easton chat with Drew Hansen one of the best door to door sales reps here at The Grit.

In Episode #89, we sit down with Skyler Griffin, a visionary here at Grit Marketing.

4th of July special episode

In this episode, James shares his unique style of goal setting and selling. Tune in.

In this episode of the Landing Pad Podcast, we dive into Matt Duvalois's compelling journey through the world of sales. Matt opens up about the highs and lows he's encountered, talking about the personal challenges that have shaped his career. This episode offers genuine inspiration for anyone eager to grow and succeed in life and their D2D endeavors.

Jake completed the daunting task & made the jump from 130k in personal sales year one to 650k and a Golden Door in year two. Listen to how he made this possible.

2023 golden door winner & Grit legend. Pop in & hear how Jackson made it possible.

A giant among men! Learn from one of the best at The Grit.

THE TIME HAS COME! An amazing conversation with Alec Withers.. tap in for a glimpse of Alec's perspectives.

A conversation with Tyson Fotheringham, hearing about his strategies for overcoming adversity, his unique approach to leadership, and his vision for the future.

Tap in to a guy that did WHATEVER it took. Whether the odds were against him on some days or in his favor this man made it happen.

Come and hear from the man who stepped up and proved everyone wrong.

Rookie year selling a Golden Door, and this last summer the kid sold a DOUBLE GOLDEN DOOR.

In this episode, Ralph shares his unique style of goal setting and selling. Tune in.

The man who got it done, shares some super valuable insight on the pad, tap in or GTFO

Rookie Golden Door #2 Brannock Gill take the pad delivering incredible insight on his summer as yet another rookie who sold an Golden Door

The Polar Bear makes a return to the pad, tune in

The man the myth the legend shares his golden door summer, hear what makes him tick, hear it all.

Drew Wood shared his thoughts and wisdom, tune in.

Brock absolutely got it done this summer, selling a DOUBLE golden door while leading one of the most successful teams pest control has ever seen, hear all about it

Everybody knows him, everybody loves him, find out what it took to get a golden door from this guy.

Saaaaalty dog shares how he made a Golden Door happen this year.

Mr. Steady chalked up a Golden Door this year. Hear all about it.

Tap in w Twin Falls native, an absolute stick on the golf course, but most importantly Golden Door Salesman.

Find out more about the rep who set the all-time record for personal revenue in a summer.

Time to hear from the winter soldier.

Tap IN with Chucky Mills

Tap IN w 2023 Golden Door winner Adam Clark.

Before we kick off season 6 we needed a recap of summer 2023. In this episode we look at numbers, results, and accomplishments. Give it a listen.

Chopping it up mid summer with the GOAT Drew Hansen. "sowing <---> reaping"

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As we kick off the Golden Door Campaign, we couldn’t think of 2 better dogs to start with than Bennett Heyrend and Charles Mills. With over 6,600 accounts sold between the 2 of them they are WELL versed in the sauce! If you have big goals and want to level up, this is the episode to listen to!

This week we had the absolute pleasure to welcome on Super Bowl Champion, Matt Gay. As the kicker for the Los Angeles Rams during their Super Bowl run he dealt with pressure and stress that few of any have to deal with! He breaks down his process and how he gets through it all! This Pro Bowl kicker was an absolute pleasure to have on The Landing Pad!

In this episode of The Landing Pad we look into the creative mind of Jake Reedy the VP of Marketing for Grit. We talk brand development both company and personal. We learn about ideation and how the creative team at Grit has become the leading branding/marketing team in the space. All the while getting to chop it up with Jake, tune in.

This week we had on a living legend, Casey Baugh. This man’s accomplishments are innumerable. He started in the door-to-door space over 17 years ago then started Sandlot Ventures as a managing partner. In this episode Easton and guest host, John Taylor, break down what it takes to be successful not only in business but in life as well! Tune in! 

Caleb Grondel, also known as the Winter Soldier, joined us on The Landing Pad this week. He hasn’t always considered himself to be “the guy” but through consistency and hard work has earned a spot in the top 1% of the industry. Listen to his journey and how he made it to where he is today!

This week we had on the one and only Jaxon Junior. As the year comes to a close we reflect on growth both as a company and as individuals. Jaxon’s organization produced over 27M this last summer. He made massive changes and saw massive results! Tune in to close out your 2022 with a purpose! 

One of the newest members of The Grit joins us on a special episode this week! Last year, Ferrell Dean was the top rookie at his previous company. He sold $120k in serviced pest revenue in 2021. This year, his first with The Grit, he sold over $370k. He gives us insight on how he did it and what it took to make the switch. Give this one a listen!

This week we had the power duo Caleb Jansson and Tyson Fotheringham on the pad! These 2 reps switched from another company and produced over 2x their previous best summer! They dive into when, why and how they made the transition. These 2 are a couple of the best in the space! Listen now!!

This week we had the absolute pleasure to hear from one of the best to ever do it. He was able to get off the doors in just 3 summers and in this episode he breaks down HOW he did it. Dylan is incredibly ambitious and talented! Give this one a listen ASAP!

On this episode we have the privilege of spending time with none other than recent golden award winner Zach Kinzel. Zach explains what it took to capture the elusive GD, what factors played into his decision to leave a company he owned, & the attributes necessary to 3x your summer. Unreal content in an unreal episode from an unreal guy. Stay tuned.

Industry mold breaker & heir to the throne Zach Seager is the first guest on season 4 of the Pad. Seager takes us on an emotional rollercoaster. He explains though the characteristics that set apart elite reps, his least favorite quality about himself, & offers some parting wisdom from his million dollar summer.  

To get Zach’s results, you gotta do what Zach does. So take notes & learn from one of the youngest & most successful personalities in D2D this episode!

Host Special 

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back! We get season 4 started off with a bang! In this episode Easton and Garth welcome everyone back, introduce new segments to the podcast, and review last summer’s many successes! Prepare yourself for another ELECTRIC season of The Landing Pad. 

In this halftime show we sit down with John Taylor. We go over our unbelievable halfway stats, John’s approach for the second half of the summer, and ways to continue to ramp as we close out this historic 2022 season. It’s officially box breaking szn.

As our fearless reps are heading out to area, it only made sense to hear their last words before they go into DARK MODE! On your drives to area, this will be a great podcast to light a fire inside you! Don’t miss out on this one! 

This week The Landing Pad had the pleasure of hosting one of the greatest minds in the pest control space, Andrew Barrows. Andrew has done it all! His resume includes a JD MBA, experience in private equity, head of M&A at EPS that handled over one hundred million dollars of acquisitions and is currently one of the presidents at Greenix Pest Control. This man understands the industry almost more than anyone else. If you listen to this podcast, you will better understand the space and become EXTREMELY excited for the future in pest control! Do yourself a favor and give it a listen! 

In this episode of The Landing Pad we dive into the minds of some of the top performing rookies from the summer of 2021. They share how their lives were changed since starting to knock doors, their why, and much more that you won’t want to miss.

In this episode of the Pad we get some quality time with the Bloodhound. 2 years in a row Charles “Chucky” Mills has been top 5 @ The Grit. He takes us on a deep dive through his goal setting process, pro tips for a huge summer, & how to find satisfaction along the way. You simply have to tune in.

PS-S/O the wonderful, outstanding, beautiful, & lovely Jess Mills! Chucky couldn’t do it without you!

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On this episode of The Landing Pad we have the opportunity to hear from the face of door-to-door Sam Taggart. We take a deep dive into what has made Sam the leader, innovator, and entrepreneur he’s been known as in the space. He touches on what he holds most dear and how he evaluates companies. This is insight that you CANNOT miss. tune in!

In this episode of The Landing Pad, we have a chance to hear from one of the most respected leaders at the Grit, Jackson Gardner. He takes a deep dive into how he carved out his space in the door-to-door industry, how he continues to be positive through adversity, and what it means to truly “Embrace The Suck". You won’t want to miss this.

On this episode of The Landing Pad we are privileged to hear from Golden door winner Alec Withers. Alec is one of the most articulate reps at the Grit as well as one of the purest souls you’ll ever meet. Alec takes a deep dive and talks about making adjustments how to stay consistent as well as how to be one of the most persistent reps in the industry. You won’t want to miss this.

This weekend special we had Nate Holley on the Pad. He dives into his background and how and why he came to find The Grit! He had to make substantial changes from hydra one to year two in order to become the person he is today. His unique circumstances and challenges are insightful and helpful for everyone if they want to level up! Don’t miss out!!