

How Stevens Equipment Supply Built a $70 Million HVAC Business | Ryan Van Tassell
Accelerated HVAC Success Podcast by HVAC Learning Campus
Aug 6, 2026
29:37
Episode notes
Ryan Van Tassell, Vice President of the West Division for Stevens Equipment Supply, shares how Stevens expanded from zero customers to a $70 million HVAC distribution business in just a few years.
Ryan discusses leadership, private equity, inverter technology, customer experience, contractor growth, and why businesses that refuse to evolve risk getting left behind.
Hosted by Ben Middleton.
Topics include:
• Building a distribution business from the ground up
• Private equity's impact on HVAC
• Why inverter technology is changing the industry
• Customer-first leadership
• Growing contractors through training
• The future of HVAC distribution
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