2-day live trainingDec 8-9, 2026
Beyond the Sales Script
With Sam Wakefield & Scott Sylvan Bell. Two days of live sales training for salespeople and selling techs in any home service trade. Hot-seat role play in a small group, limited to 30 seats.
HVAC & Home-Services Sales Training
Stop losing sales
you should be closing.
A proven, step-by-step in-home sales process: exactly what to say and how to say it. Coaching from Sam Wakefield, the closer behind the top-1.5% Close It Now podcast, for reps and teams that want double the ticket and double the close rate.
Run your own numbers
What your close rate is already costing you
Before you ask what coaching costs, find out what the gap costs. Move the sliders to your real numbers: the ones on your board right now: and watch what walks out the door every year on leads you already paid for.
Comfort advisors running in-home appointments.
Booked in-home opportunities: not raw calls.
What a closed job is worth on average.
Of those appointments, how many end signed.
Your 576 appointments a year
You close
$1.5M
Walks out the door
$3.9M
Same leads, +5 points
Going from 28% to 33% on the appointments you already run is 29 more jobs a year: about $273K. No extra marketing spend.
Every figure above is arithmetic on the numbers you entered. We don't publish industry averages or typical results: your business is the only benchmark here.
This calculator needs JavaScript. The short version: every appointment your team runs and doesn't close is a job you already paid to generate. Call (512) 364-8559 and we'll run the numbers with you.
The Close It Now Difference
Built for how people buy today
Most industry sales training hasn't evolved in 15–20 years. This system has: grounded in buying psychology, refined on real kitchen tables.
Emotion-first psychology
The way people buy has shifted: emotion and feeling now lead every purchasing decision. The system is grounded in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the latest psychological insight into what actually happens in a sales interaction.
Permission-based selling
The homeowner becomes a co-creator of the project, not the target of a pitch. You develop the proposal together: so acceptance rates surge and "let me think about it" disappears.
Forged in the field
Sam started on install crews, moved into sales, and closed millions of dollars of equipment at a 50%+ close rate before training teams. Everything taught here was proven in real homes first.
Where the sale happens
It comes down to the kitchen table.
Every technique in the system exists for one moment: sitting across from a homeowner, walking them through what you found, and building the solution together instead of pitching at them. That is where the close is won or lost.
Coaching Programs
Pick your path to the close
On-Site Sales Training
Sam comes to you: classroom to the field, same day.
- In-Person Team Training
Speaking & Events
Hire Sam to speak: high-energy, high-substance sales keynotes.
- Workshops & Sales Events
- Keynote Speaking
One-on-One Coaching
A private masterclass in the full Close It Now sales system: built around you.
- Peak Performance Program
Group Coaching
Owner-level group coaching to grow revenue: systems, pricing, and profit.
- Revenue Growth Accelerator
Not sure which one
Three questions, one honest answer
Four programs, and only one of them is right for where your team is today. Answer these and we'll point you at it: including telling you when the answer is “not yet.”
This finder needs JavaScript. You can browse all four programs on the programs page, or call (512) 364-8559 and we'll point you at the right one.
In their own words
Results & reviews
“Jacob Daley”
Sam's approach of understanding the person first, their problem second, and the solution third lines up with how we already want to treat our customers. The podcast has helped us put more structure around that, from how we open conversations in the home to how we present options and follow up afterward. Our customers feel heard rather than pressured, and our process is more consistent from call to call. If you're in HVAC and want to get better at sales without giving up your integrity, this show is worth your time. Thank you, Sam, for sharing so much practical advice.
“Jeff L”
Sam at Close It Now has been a huge part of my growth, not just in sales but personally as well. I really value the time, effort, and thought he puts into his training and the entire process. What I like most about Sam is that it’s never just about closing a sale. He is about the person first—the mindset, the habits, how you communicate, how you listen, and how you continue becoming the best version of yourself. One of the biggest things Sam has helped me with is truly understanding how I operate and why I do what I do. I’ve always believed that sales should be about serving people—having a real conversation, understanding what matters to them, and then taking everything you learned and putting together the greatest possible solution for that client. Sam has helped me not only confirm that approach, but fully understand it and have confidence in it. He’s helped me realize that it really is, and always should be, about the human first. The sale is a result of doing the right things for the right reasons—listening, understanding the person in front of you, educating them, and helping them make the best decision for themselves. That has given me a completely different level of confidence in something I’ve always naturally tried to do. I also really enjoy his podcasts. He brings in great guests, keeps things fresh, and is constantly sharing new ideas, recommendations, different perspectives, and ways to improve your mindset and your process. There’s always something I can take away and actually put into practice. Sam genuinely goes the extra mile, and you can tell he cares about the people he works with and their success. I really appreciate everything he has helped me with, the time he has invested in me, and what he continues to teach me. I’m better because of it—not only in sales, but as a person—and I’m grateful to have met him.
“Nathan Capeder”
I’ve never really been able to stick with podcasts, but Close It Now has been the exception. Every episode keeps me engaged and gives me something I can apply right away. After transitioning from a management/sales role into a full-time sales position in a new market, this podcast has been incredibly valuable. It’s provided reassurance, practical tips, and strategies that have already made a difference. Highly recommend it to anyone looking to grow in sales.
The Podcast
Every sales call,
broken apart
Ranked in the top 1.5% of podcasts worldwide, reaching listeners in 70+ countries. Every episode dissects a component of the sales call and walks you all the way to the close: from the structure of a great appointment to overcoming any objection. Rookie or seasoned expert, this show is for you.
Also on YouTube, Overcast & more.
Meet Your Coach
From install crews to millions sold
Sam Wakefield learned HVAC from the ground up: starting on install crews and working in tight spaces before stepping into sales with all the fear, doubt, and anxiety of rejection that comes with it. Diving deep into his own growth, he broke the process down, built the Close It Now system, sold millions of dollars in equipment at a 50%+ close rate, won multiple sales awards, and became the lead sales trainer for companies in small and large markets alike.
The Jim Rohn principle Sam built a career on. Who you are determines who buys from you: coaching from the inside out is the core of every Close It Now program.
Sam Wakefield
Founder & Head Coach, Close It Now
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