Elevated Office Culture: Assessments Build Stronger Teams with Gary McCoy, Blink Energy Services

Gary McCoy shares how Blink Energy Services grew from a side hustle into a full-time business built around energy compliance and building code work. He talks about spotting a hard-to-find market need, hiring early, and shaping culture with a four-day workweek and personality tools like Enneagram and Working Genius. The conversation covers training, reducing rework on site, expanding into commissioning and retrocommissioning, and the lessons learned from moving too fast in Austin. Gary also discusses the value of a fractional CFO, building science, HVAC-driven testing, and using data to guide upgrades.

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Gary McCoy

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Will Foret

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Justin Neagle

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Gary McCoy

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Chapters

0:00	Introduction and sponsor call to action
1:47	Guest introduction: Gary McCoy and Blink Energy Services
3:16	The origin story of Blink Energy Services
4:18	Starting as a side hustle to pay for a tractor
5:02	What energy compliance and building code work involves
6:36	Spotting a market need in a required, hard-to-find service
7:44	Going full time and building a real company
8:35	Growth, first hires, and building a knowledgeable team
10:59	Four-day workweek and creating a culture around employee fit
13:05	Using Enneagram and Working Genius for team dynamics
14:55	Understanding burnout and improving communication with personality tools
18:25	Lessons from early hiring and integrating personality assessments
21:13	Training timelines and becoming effective in the role
23:31	What inspectors do daily and reducing rework on-site
27:03	Winning work through referrals and client relationships
28:04	Expanding from multifamily to commercial, industrial, and commissioning
30:36	Diversifying services for continued growth
31:58	Future growth: retrocommissioning and utility rebate work
33:23	Scaling headcount, statewide expansion, and franchise vision
36:47	Lessons from expanding too quickly into Austin
38:38	The impact of a fractional CFO on growth decisions
41:59	Continuous improvement and learning from business mistakes
42:07	Equipment and technology for field and design teams
44:17	Mechanical systems, especially HVAC, drive most testing work
46:22	Applying building science to remodeling and existing buildings
47:21	Diagnosing and resolving humidity issues
49:36	Triaging fixes by cost and impact
50:10	Common construction mistakes and installation issues
51:42	Using utility savings and modeling to prioritize upgrades
52:48	Advice: trust your gut but back it up with data
54:10	A story about choosing HD DVD vs. Blu-ray
55:10	How to contact Gary McCoy and Blink Texas
56:07	Sponsor: Building Scale

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