Testimonials from Satisfied Customers

Hansons' Windows and Siding
Fraser, Michigan

To Whom It May Concern:

In March 2000, we purchased Tony Ingrassia's program, A Remodeling Company in a Box. We liked it so much we brought Tony to Detroit in August 2000 for a week of consulting and sales training. We are already a $16,000,000 company, but we are always looking for new ideas and strategies to improve our business model.

In the week he was here, Tony helped us develop a sales training program in order to more effectively prepare our salesmen for successful selling. He also did sales training for our current staff of 40 salesmen. We were very satisifed with his service and would highly recommend not only his program, A Remodeling Company in a Box, but his consulting and sales training as well. We believe Tony's experience in the remodeling business can serve as a positive resource for anyone in the remodeling business and we will use his services again in the future.

Sincerly,
Steven Noble
Sales Manager

White Remodeling, Inc.
St. Louis, Mo

My name is David White. I am the owner of White Remodeling, Inc., in St. Louis, Missouri.

I have purchased a set of books called "Remodeling In A Box" by Tony Ingrassia. Tony asked me, if after reading his books, I would write a letter of recommendation.

I'd like to take a moment and share my thoughts and the impact these books have had on my business and myself personally.

First, a little background. I was an installer for eleven years. As an independent contractor I enjoyed limited success. There were a lot of aspects to the business I didn't know and couldn't learn by being one dimensional, doing primarily installation work, and having limited exposure.

I was a salesman for four years. I was offered an opportunity to learn sales with a large in town remodeler. Over the course of those four years, I enjoyed a greater level of success each year. I felt like I now had another aspect of the business that I had been missing.

I started WRI in 1997 and soon learned there were a lot of arrows missing from my quiver such as marketing, sales training, management skills, policy setting, sharpening production, and the impact of goal setting.

In Tony's books I have found a comprehensive, practical and common sense approach to almost every aspect of this business.

It would take years to learn the information provided in these books. There were so many things that I desperately needed to know and yet had no resource to find out. Especially in a workable, hands-on, easy to read and understand approach, that is in this set of books. Tony's proven track record of success speaks for itself.

When Tony first showed the boxed set to me it sure sounded interesting. When I was told it was $1,000 I have to admit I was a little shocked. I thought that sounded like too much money. After looking at some of the information, I decided I did need this set of books. I bought it as an investment. After reading these books, I can tell you they are worth $10,000 a set! As a company owner, or for that matter a salesman or marketing manager, I don't feel you can put a ceiling on the potential profit these books can bring.

Having been a salesman, just one idea, one bit of information could ad 10-20-50% to your volume if you're not doing some of these simple approaches. I can't tell you the importance fo having a "Sales Goal book" and a "Company Profit Goal Book". I can't express how knowing where you are going and how to get there has impacted my company.

In the first year of business WRI did $290,845 and this year we are on track to do $1,467,014. But more importantly, thanks to this set of books, I feel where we go from here, for the first time is up to me!

Thanks Tony for your success and contribution to my company.

Sincerly,
David L. White
President

Jacob Sunroom & Exteriors
Fairview Heights, IL


To Whom is may concern:

Located in the St.Louis market place, Jacob Sunroom & Exteriors sells siding, Windows and Betterliving patio rooms. I was recently asked to host a Midwest meeting for Betterliving patio room dealers. I agreed and immediately wanted to bring in a speaker. I chose Tony Ingrassia because I was familiar with his siding and windows company in St.Louis and furthermore knew that his concepts were use successfully. He teaches from the school of hard knocks.

After our Midwest meeting we had all the dealers fill out a survey as to the effectiveness of our get together and all mentioned the quality of the speaker chosen (Tony).

I would highly recommend Tony Ingrassia as a speaker or consultant and that any remodeler can benefit from his books. Feel free to call me if I can be of further assistance

Sincerely,

Scott Jacob
President

P.S. - Jacob Sunroom & Exteriors has been ranked on Qualified Remodelers top 500 list for the last four yeas. Scott Jacob (President) has been chairperson of the local Remodeler's Council and recently was elected vie-president of the Home Builders Association. Our volume in 2001 will peak at nearly five million dollars and we are in the process of opening up our first satellite operation.

Paramount Builders, Inc.
Virginia Beach, VA

When I was a young boy growing up in a small town where everyone knew everyone, there was a saying among the older people whose values seemed to reflect that of America, that a man's word was his bond. A time when a handshake was as good or better than a written contract. A time in which if you gave your word in friendship or business you stood behind your statement. I thought those days were a thing of the past, For in today's society, there seems to be a dog eat dog mentality, give as little and get as much as you can, even at the expense of others. A few months ago I began researching for a trainer/motivational speaker for my home improvement company, Paramount Builders. We have an annual "Spring Training" for one week, and we looking for the perfect speaker/trainer for our program. <O>We have had 4 or 5 big names in the Sales training business inhere over the last 10 years, but we were looking for a "Nuts and Bolts trainer". Not a joke teller, but a guy who could make every person in the room better. Someone who could teach a time-tested sales system to new representatives, and also be able to keep the attention of our veterans for 5 days. We needed an experienced person who would customize a program to fit our needs. I found the task to be a difficult one. I had read about "Remodeling Strategies" in the "Qualified Remodeler" magazine. I called Mr. Tony Ingrassia. During our conversation, we set up a customized week of training for our salespeople. Tony was fair on price, and I can truly say we got more that we bargained for. Tony invested a lot of personal time before he got here in researching our company and when he arrived was prepared and informed. Tony was flexible and was willing to work around our ever-changing schedule. He was also extremely adaptable in his sales approach. He did not try to mandate anything, but offered up fresh ideas. Our Salesreps loved it. They were glued to their seats all week long. I went over to see how things were going the first day, and ended up sitting the entire week. The guys here still talk about things Tony taught them, and use some of his sales ideas every day. They strongly believe in the things they were taught by Tony Ingrassia. Customer Satisfaction is certainly a goal of this very fine Sales Trainer and Speaker. I would highly recommend him and his books to anyone looking to take their Remodeling business to the next level.

Sincerely,
Edward G. Augustine, President
Paramount Builders, Inc.

Winchester Industries
Saltsburg, PA


To Whom is may concern:

On March 6, 2001 Tony Ingrassia was contracted by me to meet with several of our window and door dealers to discuss the possibility of setting up canvass operations in their respective locations. Having never dealt with Tony I was somewhat apprehensive since the good reputation of my company and myself is related to the information we bring to our dealers. It wasn't ten minutes into Tony's presentation I knew I made a great decision having him! His presentation was not only full of valuable information, his delivery was incredible! Since I make my living making presentations as well, I suspect other people will be equally impressed. Should you want to talk to me further about Tony Ingrassia please don't hesitate to call me at (724) 639 3551.

I would fully recommend Tony for seminars on any subject related to his prior business. My only complaint about Tony is that he fails to refer to himself as an expert. The fact is, he is an expert and a nice guy too!

Good Selling,

Michael Morocco, National Training Manager
WINCHESTER INDUSTRIES INC.