Shift your business into third gear.
Still running your business like it’s year one? We install backend systems for builders and contractors that close more estimates, tighten scheduling, and reveal true job margins — without adding admin headcount.
Serving HVAC and contractor-led businesses in Tennessee + Florida. Remote installs available.
2-4 week installs - optional monthly scorecard. No software sales.From “busy” to controlled growth.
If you or your team is buried in calls, quotes, and schedule changes, the backend breaks first. Estimates stall. Dispatch gets chaotic. You’re making more money but feel more behind than ever.
Third Gear installs operational control so estimates get followed up, dispatch doesn’t melt down, and you can see real job margins without hiring more people.
Build momentum where it matters.
How it works
An optional monthly check-in to review your numbers, catch any drift, and refine what's running. Light-touch by design. The system should be self-sustaining — this just keeps it sharp.
Timeline + price line: Monthly · $500–$2,000/mo
Phase 1: Assessment
Phase 2: Installation
Phase 3: Optimization
We map your entire operation end to end - from the moment a lead comes in to when cash hits your account. You get a bottleneck report, a priority improvement plan, and a weekly scorecard. Most owners see the probvlem clearly for the first time.
Timeline + price line: 1–2 weeks · $1,500–$2,500
Three phases. One system that sticks.
We configure and connect the tools, handoffs, and workflows that fix what the Assessment found. CRM, estimate follow-up, scheduling structure, deposit and invoice flow, job-costing dashboard. Built for the least tech-savvy person on your team — not just the owner.
Timeline + price line: 2–6 weeks · $4,000–$10,000
Who we are
Third Gear Ventures is an operations and systems partner for contractor-led businesses. We map how work really flows — from lead to cash — then install the tools, handoffs, and reporting that make the business easier to run.
Think: less chaos, tighter execution, and decisions backed by data.
This is for you if…
You’re running an HVAC, roofing, or general contracting shop with 5-25 people and revenue is growing, but the backend feels like it’s holding you back.
Leads get lost. Estimates go out but they don’t get followed up. You’re not sure which jobs actually made money last month.
You’ve tried fixing it yourself, but you’re too busy running the work to fix the business that does the work.
If that’s familiar, this is exactly what Third Gear is built for.
Paid diagnostic + 30-day improvement plan.
What you get: — Full workflow map (lead → estimate → schedule → job → invoice → cash) — Bottleneck and revenue leak report — Priority backlog with SOP starters — Weekly scorecard: what to track and why
Our Services
Not sure where to start?
Book a free 15-minute fit call. We'll ask a few questions about your operation and tell you honestly whether Third Gear is the right move — and if it is, what that looks like.
No pitch. No commitment. Just a conversation.
What controlled growth looks like
“Before Third Gear, we were sending estimates and forgetting about them. Within 30 days of the install, our follow-up rate went from about 20% to nearly 100%. We closed four jobs in the first month that we would have lost.””
Common questions
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Not necessarily. We assess what you already have before recommending anything new. Most installs work with tools you're already paying for — they just aren't set up properly.
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HVAC is our primary focus. We also work with automotive, roofing and service contractor businesses. If you're running a team and scaling, it's worth a conversation.
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Adoption is built into every install. We design for the least tech-savvy person on your team, write SOPs in plain language, and train your crew before we hand anything off.
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A coach helps you think differently. We install specific systems and leave you with a functioning operation. The deliverable is a working backend, not advice.
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You run it. We offer an optional monthly optimization retainer if you want a set of eyes on the numbers — but the goal is always a self-sustaining system, not ongoing dependency.
Get in touch
Ready to stop guessing and get controlled help? Let's talk.