The National Comfort Institute held its 2015 Summit in San Diego. Posted: April 1, 2015.
National Comfort Institute (NCI) held its 12th annual convention in San Diego during the last week of February.
Dominick Guarino, chairman, NCI, addresses attendees at NCI’s 2015 Summit, which focused on contractors implementing everything they learned.
Tom Jacobs, service team leader, Lakeside Service Co. Inc., Brighton, Michigan, discusses how to present the benefits of home performance to customers.
John Ellis, owner, So Cal Air Dynamics, Northridge, California, discusses selling home performance using health as a benefit during NCI’s 2015 Summit in San Diego.
John Boylan, general manager, Lakeside Service Co. Inc., Brighton, Michigan, stresses the importance of keeping presentations simple and understandable for the customer.
NCI Summit attendees attend a breakout session on home performance in San Diego.
NCI Summit attendees listen to a session about making money in home performance contracting.
Denis Waitley, a well-known author and lecturer, engaged the audience by telling fantastic stories about driving with Paul Newman, and conversations held with Neil Armstrong and Bill Gates.
The NCI Summit also included a Vendor Partner Tradeshow and Reception featuring 15 exhibitors, as well as food and beverages for attendees.
The Summit tradeshow included several buffet-style meals set up around the room.
Rick Nance, Select Comfort Systems, owner, West Jordan, Utah, looks at a TSI Alnor LoFlo Balometer Capture Hood during NCI’s Vendor Partner Tradeshow.
Mike Henson, director, Strategic Alliances, Goodman Manufacturing Co. (left), and Michael Bride, vice president of sales and national accounts, Goodman Global Inc. (right), were on hand during the Summit tradeshow to talk to NCI members.
Russell Harju of Fieldpiece Instruments talks to an NCI member about HVAC service tools.
David Richardson, curriculum developer and instructor, NCI.
Rob Falke, president, NCI, gives the closing address at NCI's 12th annual Summit.