Tom Templeton is a native of Tennessee and after serving in the military he returned to his hometown of Nashville. There he retired from the Department of Defense as an aviator in a civilian capacity. He also retired from the Air National Guard serving a total of 37 years.

During this time his formal education was conducted at UT at Nashville, Volunteer State College and Community College of the Air Force. The focus of studies in Business and Management.

With an entrepreneur sprit and a burning passion a small HVAC service company was formed in 1984. To have the customer base needed to grow a successful business two operating businesses were acquired, one being 25 years old. Combining his highly technical training, knowledge and experience coupled with having component management with the day-to-day operations until 1995 when retiring to take full responsibility for the company.

Several months and years were spent developing systems to make the company successful. Success was measured in how the business grew in Service Agreements, Customer Care, Exit Strategy, and a bottom line of 8-10 percent above national average for HVAC companies. Having experience with a Global Franchise gave additional strategy and synergy to the overall function of the business and its employees.

After looking at several options during the peak of consolidation and doing due diligence with a local consolidator, the business was sold to a professional businessperson with no HVAC experience in 2001. With proven systems in place, and the strength of branding the company for fifteen years, made for a seamless transition  and gave reason for the new owner to achieve additional success.

Since retiring to a small town in Middle Tennessee it is his desire and continued “passion” to coach others “with the heart of a teacher”, thus Coaching for Contractors was established.