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Upcoming webinars
Fire Door Drop Testing Tips & Tricks
Brittany Gates
Doors On Demand LLC
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
12:00pm EST
via Zoom
Join us for an engaging webinar designed for door companies and technicians eager to elevate their fire door drop testing game. Based on our real-world experience, we’ll share actionable steps for getting technicians certified, tips for gaining and retaining customers, and how we streamline managing drop tests. Learn how to navigate challenges like failed doors, leverage industry resources, and build confidence in your process. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your approach, this session will inspire and equip you to excel in fire door drop testing!
Brittany Gates has worked in the door industry for 8 years and serves as the Administrative Director for Doors On Demand.
She is passionate about improving training and resources within the industry and contributes to these efforts as a member of the IDA Education Committee.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Brittany is a proud Eagles fan. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, reading, and discovering new coffee shops.
Unlocking Growth: How AI and Automation Are Transforming Garage Door Businesses
Edward Medor
Workiz
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
12:00pm EST
via Zoom
Is your garage door business ready to save time, increase revenue, and scale efficiently? Join us for an exclusive IDA webinar where we’ll explore how modern field service software—powered by automation and artificial intelligence—can help you work smarter, not harder.
Discover how garage door companies are:
- Saving 20+ hours a week by automating invoicing, scheduling, and follow-ups
- Growing revenue by up to 33% in the first year with streamlined operations
- Never missing a lead again by converting missed calls into booked appointments
- Running hands-free marketing campaigns to re-engage past customers
We’ll walk through real-life examples, provide actionable tips, and demonstrate how to future-proof your business in today’s competitive market.
Whether you’re a one-truck operator or running a multi-location team, this webinar will give you the tools to create a leaner, faster, and more profitable garage door business.
Edward Medor is a seasoned business development and partnerships leader with deep experience in SaaS, field service management, and home improvement. As Senior Strategic Partnerships Channel Manager at Workiz, he leads national go-to-market efforts with OEMs, distributors, and industry coaches—building high-impact partner programs that drive revenue and market expansion.
He’s helped Workiz forge strategic alliances with brands like Trane, American Standard, Service Business Evolution, and Google, delivering results through co-branded campaigns, dealer engagement, and sales enablement.
Previously, Edward held sales leadership roles at HomeSphere, HomeAdvisor/Angi, Sprint/Nextel/T-Mobile, and Actsoft, earning national recognition and driving growth across competitive markets.
AI Unlocked: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Improve Marketing, Save Time & Reduce Costs
Barry Nix
Door & Gate Domination
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
12:00pm EST
via Zoom
Learn how to leverage Artificial Intelligence in your marketing by boosting results, lowering costs, and increasing efficiency. This session explores practical AI tools and strategies to enhance targeting and some of the automate tasks of your campaigns. Learn how to streamline your workflow and drive better conversions with smarter, more effective marketing for your business.
Barry Nix is the visionary Founder and CEO of Door & Gate Domination, a leading digital marketing agency serving garage door and gate contractors across North America. With over 20 years of expertise in digital marketing, Barry has a deep level of understand with implementing cutting-edge strategies in web design, SEO, PPC, and social media. He is also the author of a book titled Garage Door Marketing Machine, empowering contractors to grow and dominate their markets. He is also the host of the the Podcast, Garage Door Growth. Barry is a proud University of Alabama alumnus, currently based in Dallas-Fort Worth, and enjoys college sports, painting, cooking, and traveling with his family.
What's My Genius? Unlocking Every Team member For Potential
Kathy Neilsen
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
12:00pm EST
via Zoom
Do you have a process for hiring the right people and making sure they are on the right seat on the bus? Do you have people that are on the wrong bus and want to learn how to avoid that in the future? Do you want help transforming your culture and make sure you are hiring well and know the real problem areas within your organization? Do you understand how people are wired and the reason they succeed or fail in certain positions? In this session, learn about several key positions in your company and the avatar that you would want and the reason for it.
Kathy Nielsen is very passionate about the operations of businesses and the attention, or lack thereof, that goes to the office and the need to protect companies.
Kathy has been in the service industry for over 20 years. Beginning as an office manager for a heating and cooling company, throughout her career, she moved into a General Manager position of a larger heating and cooling company and grew and polished that company into a leader in their area. Later, while in Texas running a plumbing company, she helped many of her industry peers through coaching, teaching software use and how to do what she did as a successful GM. She found her passion with coaching and teaching. She also brings the view of the other side of the picture married to a technician herself for over 21 years. She also taught a group called Office Champions Club to grow great leaders and managers from those that were great doers at their jobs that we put in positions of management without teaching those skills. She is certified in assessments with Results Group for leadership, team, and individual development including creating hiring process and tools to get the right people on the right seat of the bus and keep them!