Dominic Caminata‘s long-form home-improvement leadership show, built within Grosso University‘s sales-training platform, is recognized among the industry’s most influential newer programs for joining in-home sales performance with the health, energy, and judgment required to lead a company over time.
August 29, 2026 – HG HomeClub, a national media platform dedicated to curating the most valuable stories, rankings and resources for the home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries, today announced that Profits for Sanity Podcast, the home-improvement sales leadership and sustainable-performance program hosted by Dominic Caminata, has been named the No. 22 most influential podcast serving home improvement, home services and outdoor living professionals. The recognition places Profits for Sanity Podcast alongside longer-running contractor education programs and identifies it as one of the ranking’s newest shows to pair sales, profitability and business growth with the personal sustainability required of leaders and teams.
A curated media platform built on “informed transparency” chooses the podcasts that actually move the trades forward
HG HomeClub was created to address a gap its founders identified in home improvement media: too much noise, not enough signal. According to the organization’s own description of its mission, HG HomeClub was “created from identifying a need in the home improvement media space to champion media back to its original purpose of ‘informed transparency.’” The platform pursues that mission by curating the top stories, headlines and “can’t miss” information across the home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries, spanning articles, videos, podcasts, webinars, events and product recommendations from working professionals, in one easily consumable destination for homeowners and contractors alike.
For home-improvement leaders, the signal is often found at the intersection of results and sustainability. A sales team can be pushed to close more business without developing the systems or leadership needed to hold together under growth. An owner can build revenue while neglecting energy, health, judgment and the personal capacity required to lead. HG HomeClub built the ranking to recognize programs that engage the whole challenge rather than treating performance as a single number.
The criteria behind the list: practical value over download counts, and why sustainable performance earned No. 22
That mission extends to original editorial rankings, including HG HomeClub’s list of the 25 most influential podcasts serving contractors and home-service business owners. Rather than ranking shows purely by download counts, figures that are inconsistently reported and rarely independently verified across the podcast industry, HG HomeClub’s editorial team evaluated each show on practical value to contractors, industry influence and recognition, the credibility of hosts and guests, depth and originality, consistency and longevity, and reach across audio, video, social media and industry events.
Applied to Profits for Sanity Podcast, those criteria reward a distinctive editorial tension. Dominic Caminata addresses in-home sales, profitability, marketing, hiring, financing, technology and scale, while also making room for mental performance, energy, vitality and physical health. The program’s name captures the point: a business can pursue profit without treating the people responsible for it as machines.
The No. 22 placement reflects the show’s strong access to high-level guests and its depth of discussion, even as it remains one of the newest programs in the ranking. The Profits for Sanity playlist contains 36 video episodes, while the active Apple Podcasts feed lists 30 audio episodes, most recently updated in 2026. HG HomeClub’s editorial assessment places the program at No. 22 because its archive and independent audience data are still developing, while its host platform, guest quality and unusual approach to sustainable home-improvement performance are already meaningful.
Why the “sanity” half of a profit conversation matters in a high-pressure home-improvement business
Home-improvement companies can produce strong results while quietly creating unsustainable work for their owners and leaders. Sales teams face demanding targets. Managers must hire, coach and hold people accountable. Owners carry customer expectations, financial risk, operational decisions and the pressure to keep growth moving. In that environment, conversations about energy, health, mindset and leadership capacity are not separate from business performance; they are part of what makes good judgment possible.
Profits for Sanity Podcast is built around this connection. Dominic Caminata examines sales leadership, in-home sales process, financing, marketing, technology, hiring, profitability and scale, while asking how leaders can maintain the vitality and clarity required to make those systems work over time. The show does not frame health as a distraction from results. It treats sustainable personal performance as part of a company’s long-term operating capacity.
That focus distinguishes the program from sales content that concentrates only on scripts, close rates or incentives. Those subjects matter, and Profits for Sanity Podcast covers them in depth. But the program also considers the human conditions behind consistent performance: whether leaders are developing people, whether sales teams have a healthy culture, whether the company is building systems that reduce chaos, and whether success is being pursued in a way that can last.
Long-form conversations inside Grosso University: a new show designed to stay with one hard subject
Profits for Sanity Podcast publishes inside the Grosso University YouTube channel, where the dedicated Profits for Sanity playlist contains 36 episodes. The audio version is distributed through Apple Podcasts, where the feed lists 13 episodes. The program’s early archive is compact compared with many of the shows ranked above it, but its individual interviews often run well past an hour and are structured to explore one subject rather than moving quickly through several themes.
The format gives Dominic Caminata room to examine complicated areas of home-improvement business performance. An episode can go deep on the in-home sales process, hiring strong salespeople, compensation design, consumer financing, closing without conflict, paid social, lead quality, artificial intelligence, conversation recording, sales coaching, mental performance, health or the operating systems behind companies that have scaled significantly. The point is not speed. It is creating enough space for an experienced guest to explain how a decision works in practice.
This depth is particularly valuable in a category where contractors are often offered quick fixes. Better results may require a new script, but they may also require better lead quality, more disciplined financing, stronger manager coaching, clearer systems or a change in how the company develops its people. Profits for Sanity Podcast uses long-form conversations to explore these links without reducing a complex business problem to a short tactical answer.
A young audience measured through platform reach and guest access rather than download claims
Profits for Sanity Podcast is the newest show in HG HomeClub’s ranking, and its audience should be understood qualitatively. The program publishes through Grosso University‘s YouTube channel, which lists approximately 1,570 subscribers, 776 videos and more than 257,000 views across the wider channel. These are parent-platform figures, not stand-alone totals for Sources: Profits for Sanity Podcast.
Individual playlist episodes typically draw from roughly 70 to 1,000 views. The Apple Podcasts feed has not yet accumulated ratings. These facts describe a show still in its early public-distribution stage, not a lack of relevance. HG HomeClub did not rank the program by raw downloads, followers or ratings. It considered whether the show offers practical value, whether it has credible access, whether it goes deep enough to be useful and whether its platform gives it a meaningful role in the home-improvement industry.
The host platform is central to that judgment. Grosso University trains sales professionals, leaders and owners through one-on-one coaching, virtual boot camps and live seminars. Profits for Sanity Podcast functions as a public-facing layer of that education ecosystem, bringing industry operators, sales trainers, financing leaders and technology founders into conversations that many young shows would not yet be positioned to host.
Dominic Caminata brings an in-home sales career and a leadership platform to the microphone
Dominic Caminata is the founder and chief executive of Grosso University, a leadership, sales and business-development organization built exclusively for the home-improvement industry and grounded in the sales methods of Rick Grosso. Dominic Caminata brings a direct sales-performance background to the program, including recognition as Salesman of the Year for three consecutive years at Mad City Windows & Baths and as the company’s first million-dollar producer.
That background explains why Profits for Sanity Podcast takes the in-home sales process seriously. The program addresses closing without conflict, objection handling, the Grosso 10-Step process, sales hiring, coaching, compensation, financing and lead quality as business systems that require training and leadership rather than individual talent alone. Dominic Caminata also argues that technology can support sales professionals without replacing the human capabilities, judgment, trust, communication and discipline – that make an in-home customer conversation effective.
The relationship to Grosso University provides essential context for listeners. The show is part of a larger sales-training and business-development ecosystem, and the content reflects the platform’s professional methodology. HG HomeClub’s editorial assessment accounts for that relationship while recognizing the practical value of a program that brings deep sales, leadership and performance conversations to an audience of home-improvement owners and executives.
Guests from leadership, sales technology and nine-figure home improvement show the show’s access
Profits for Sanity Podcast has featured a guest roster unusually senior for a new program. Guests include Greg Cummings, chief executive of Power100; Brian Gottlieb, founder of Tundraland and author of Beyond the Hammer; Natalie Dawson, co-founder of Cardone Ventures; Doug Wyatt, founder and chief executive of Synergy Learning Systems; Joe Jordan, co-founder and co-chief executive of Siro; and Boris Valkov, co-founder and chief executive of Lace AI.
The show also features Josh Kosnick, entrepreneur and author; Nick Richmond, leader at Matrix Home Solutions; Larry Gebhart, president of Ridgetop Exteriors; Tim Musch, associated with Paradigm; and Shawn Feurer, mindset coach and creator of Inner Blueprint. The company names without verified official URLs are intentionally retained without hyperlinks at the client’s instruction; each person remains linked to the supplied LinkedIn profile.
The pattern matters more than any one appearance. Greg Cummings and Power100 bring industry-ranking and leadership perspectives. Brian Gottlieb, Natalie Dawson, Doug Wyatt and Josh Kosnick contribute business-growth, hiring, sales and operating perspectives. Joe Jordan, Boris Valkov and Tim Musch bring technology and digital-selling questions into the conversation. Together, the guest roster makes Profits for Sanity Podcast a forum for examining how sales performance, company growth, leadership capacity and technology interact.
In-home sales, financing and lead quality form a system, not a script, that determines profitable growth
Home-improvement companies frequently measure sales performance by close rate or revenue, but those outcomes are created by a larger system. Lead quality affects the initial conversation. The sales process affects the customer’s understanding and trust. Financing options affect what a homeowner can consider. Manager coaching affects how well a sales team performs over time. Pricing discipline affects whether more sales translate into more profit.
Profits for Sanity Podcast addresses this system in a direct way. Dominic Caminata covers closing without conflict, objection handling, consumer financing, margin protection, lead-quality economics, marketing performance, compensation and recruiting. The show’s value is in refusing to treat any one of these elements as independent. A business can invest heavily in advertising, for example, but still struggle if it has not fixed its follow-up, sales training, financing process or ability to deliver the work that was sold.
This is especially useful for roofing, remodeling, replacement and other in-home sales categories, where customer decisions are often complex and high stakes. The goal is not merely to persuade a homeowner. It is to create a process where customers can understand options, professionals can make responsible recommendations and the company can protect both trust and margin. Profits for Sanity Podcast gives leaders a place to examine that work in detail.
AI can amplify sales performance, but the show keeps human judgment at the center
Artificial intelligence is changing the way home-improvement companies record conversations, coach teams, manage pipelines, analyze performance and communicate with prospects. Profits for Sanity Podcast treats this change as a leadership and process question, not merely a technology trend. Dominic Caminata explores AI in field sales, conversation recording, sales coaching, pipeline automation and revenue data alongside the human capabilities technology cannot replace: trust, listening, discernment and the ability to lead people.
Guests such as Joe Jordan and Boris Valkov bring technology-founder perspectives to this discussion. But the show’s wider argument remains practical. AI can help a manager understand how a customer conversation unfolded, identify a coaching opportunity or reduce administrative friction. It cannot by itself create a clear offer, a healthy culture, an ethical sales process or a leader who is willing to develop the people around them.
For home-improvement companies, this distinction will become increasingly important. The businesses that use technology well will not necessarily be the ones that adopt the most tools. They will be the ones that know what process needs to improve, what data matters, who owns the outcome and how technology can help professionals make better decisions. Profits for Sanity Podcast contributes to the industry by keeping those questions at the center.
Recognition for the host and platform gives a young show a credible base without overstating its record
No major external award specifically for Profits for Sanity Podcast was verified for this release. Its recognition is better understood through the standing of Dominic Caminata and Grosso University. Dominic Caminata was named a 2026 Business Elite 40 Under 40 honoree, was placed among top leaders by Power100, and has an established history in home-improvement sales training.
Grosso University was ranked by Power100 as a top sales-training platform for home-improvement companies in 2026. That recognition belongs to the host platform, not directly to the podcast, but it helps explain the access and sales expertise the program brings to its early archive. The platform carries forward methods associated with Rick Grosso and delivers one-on-one coaching, virtual boot camps and live seminars to home-improvement professionals.
The distinction is important. A new podcast does not become influential merely because its host has credentials or its parent organization has standing. Profits for Sanity Podcast earns its No. 22 recognition because it translates that foundation into long-form conversations that add a distinct perspective to the industry: performance matters, but the conditions under which leaders and teams sustain performance matter as well.
Why the methodology rewards a new program with deep conversations and a distinctive view of leadership
HG HomeClub’s No. 22 placement reflects the way Profits for Sanity Podcast performs across the ranking’s editorial criteria. Its practical value comes from detailed discussions of in-home sales, hiring, financing, profitability, lead quality, marketing, technology, leadership and sustainable personal performance. Its credibility is supported by Dominic Caminata, Grosso University, the methods associated with Rick Grosso and a senior guest roster spanning home-improvement leadership, technology and sales development.
The show ranks below the 21 programs above it because it is new, its independent audience measurement remains limited and its public audio archive is smaller than many established peers. But Profits for Sanity Podcast earns a place in the ranking because it brings a clear, useful and differentiated argument to home-improvement leaders: profitable growth should not require sacrificing the energy, health, judgment and human capacity that strong leadership depends on.
Its focus is also a boundary. Contractors seeking a large archive of technical trade instruction, daily operational playbooks or generalized business news will need additional resources. For home-improvement owners, sales leaders and executives who want to examine the relationship between growth, sales process, leadership and sustainable performance, however, Profits for Sanity Podcast provides a promising and unusually thoughtful platform.
What the recognition says about a home-improvement industry that needs both profit and staying power
The home-improvement industry needs strong sales organizations. Customers deserve professionals who can listen, explain options and make recommendations without conflict. Companies need enough margin to invest in people, systems, customer experience and growth. Owners need leaders who can make good decisions under pressure. But none of those outcomes can last if the people carrying the work are depleted, isolated or operating without the personal capacity to lead well.
Profits for Sanity Podcast is influential because Dominic Caminata gives that full picture a place in the industry conversation. The program connects sales performance and profitability to health, vitality, mindset and leadership systems, recognizing that the businesses most likely to endure are the ones that develop their people as intentionally as they develop their pipelines.
The broader lesson for home improvement, home services and outdoor living is that success should not be measured only by close rates, revenue targets or the next growth milestone. Strong companies create profit, but they also create clarity, development, opportunity and sustainable ways of working. The programs with lasting influence will be those that help contractors pursue ambitious results without losing the people and judgment required to achieve them.
The complete ranking: HG HomeClub’s 25 most influential podcasts serving home improvement, home services and outdoor living
The full list of shows recognized by HG HomeClub, in ranked order:
- The Home Service Expert – hosted by Tommy Mello
- Owned and Operated – hosted by John Wilson and Jack Carr
- PowerChat – hosted by Greg Cummings
- Contractor Evolution – hosted by Danny Kerr
- Toolbox for the Trades – hosted by Jackie Aubel and Amanda Salvatore
- To The Point: Home Services Podcast – hosted by Chris Yano and Chad Peterman
- Waste No Day – hosted by Brian Burton and Nate Minnich
- Service Business Mastery – hosted by Tersh Blissett and Josh Crouch
- The Wealthy Contractor – hosted by Brian Kaskavalciyan
- HVAC School – hosted by Bryan Orr
- Roofing Success – hosted by Jim Ahlin
- The Strong Roofer – hosted by Adam Bensman
- Remodelers on the Rise – hosted by Kyle Hunt
- Can’t Stop the Growth – hosted by Chad Peterman
- PowerTips Unscripted – hosted by Victoria Downing and Mark Harari
- Contractor Growth Network – hosted by Logan Shinholser
- Hammer & Grind – hosted by Brad Huebner
- Roofing Road Trips – hosted by Heidi J. Ellsworth
- The Green Industry Podcast – hosted by Paul Jamison
- Contractor Fight TV – hosted by Tom Reber
- Pest Control Legends – hosted by Dan Leibrandt
- Profits for Sanity Podcast – hosted by Dominic Caminata
- The Construction Leading Edge – hosted by Todd Dawalt
- The Build Show Podcast – hosted by Matt Risinger
- Modern Craftsman – hosted by Tyler Grace, Nick Schiffer and Johnny Hourihan
About HG HomeClub
HG HomeClub is a national media platform serving the home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries. Created to champion media back to its original purpose of informed transparency, HG HomeClub curates the top stories, headlines, rankings, videos, podcasts, webinars, events and professional recommendations across the industry and presents them in one consolidated, easily consumable destination, helping both homeowners and professionals make better-informed decisions. More information is available at Sources: hghomeclub.com.
About Profits for Sanity Podcast
Profits for Sanity Podcast is a long-form home-improvement sales, leadership, and sustainable-performance program hosted by Dominic Caminata, founder and chief executive of Grosso University. The podcast features sales trainers, technology founders, financing leaders, marketers and operators discussing in-home sales, hiring, consumer financing, profitability, lead quality, artificial intelligence, company growth, mindset, health and leadership. The Profits for Sanity playlist has 36 video episodes, while the Apple Podcasts feed lists 13 audio episodes. More information is available through Sources: Grosso University.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Who is HG HomeClub?
HG HomeClub is a national media platform focused on the home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries. It was built to curate the most valuable stories, rankings, videos, podcasts and events across those industries in one place, with a stated mission of restoring “informed transparency” to home improvement media, helping both homeowners and professionals make better decisions. More detail on its mission is available on the Sources: HG HomeClub About page.
2. Why did Profits for Sanity Podcast rank No. 22 rather than higher or lower on the list?
Profits for Sanity Podcast earned No. 22 because HG HomeClub’s editorial assessment recognized its distinctive long-form approach to in-home sales, leadership, profitability and sustainable personal performance. Dominic Caminata brings strong guest access through Grosso University and a credible home-improvement sales background, while the show’s 36-video playlist and 13-episode audio feed remain early-stage compared with older programs. Shows ranked higher have advantages in longevity, audience development, technical depth or broader platform reach. The No. 22 position recognizes a young program with practical differentiation and strong potential.
3. Who hosts Profits for Sanity Podcast, and what is his background?
Profits for Sanity Podcast is hosted by Dominic Caminata, founder and chief executive of Grosso University, a home-improvement leadership, sales and business-development platform built on the methods of Rick Grosso. Dominic Caminata was Salesman of the Year for three consecutive years at Mad City Windows & Baths and became the company’s first million-dollar producer. He was also named a 2026 Business Elite 40 Under 40 honoree and appears on Power100. His background shapes the show’s focus on in-home sales, sales leadership, profitability and sustainable performance.
4. What kind of content does Profits for Sanity Podcast produce?
Profits for Sanity Podcast produces long-form interviews with sales trainers, technology founders, financing leaders, marketers and home-improvement operators. Dominic Caminata covers closing without conflict, objection handling, the Grosso 10-Step process, sales hiring, compensation, consumer financing, margin protection, lead quality, paid social, artificial intelligence, conversation recording, pipeline automation, scale stories, mindset, health and leadership. Guests include Greg Cummings of Power100, Brian Gottlieb, Natalie Dawson, Joe Jordan and Sources: Boris Valkov.
5. How large is Profits for Sanity Podcast’s audience?
Profits for Sanity Podcast is the newest show in the ranking and has not published a comprehensive independently audited download figure. The show publishes on the Grosso University YouTube channel, which lists approximately 1,570 subscribers, 776 videos and more than 257,000 views across the wider channel; these are platform-wide figures, not podcast-only totals. The dedicated playlist contains 36 episodes, while Apple Podcasts lists 13 episodes and no ratings. HG HomeClub ranked the show editorially, not by raw audience size.
6. What makes Profits for Sanity Podcast different from other home-improvement podcasts?
Profits for Sanity Podcast is distinctive because it joins commercial performance with sustainable human performance. Dominic Caminata covers in-home sales, hiring, financing, lead quality, technology and profit, but also treats energy, vitality, health, mindset and leadership capacity as part of what allows a business to perform over time. The long-form format gives each guest room to explore one subject deeply. The show’s connection to Grosso University also gives it a clear sales-training foundation for owners and leaders who want to improve results without treating growth as separate from the well-being of the people doing the work.
7. Has Profits for Sanity Podcast received other industry recognition?
No major external award specifically for Profits for Sanity Podcast was verified for this release. Recognition attaches principally to Dominic Caminata and Grosso University. Dominic Caminata was named a 2026 Business Elite 40 Under 40 honoree and appears on Power100. Grosso University was ranked by Power100 as a top home-improvement sales-training platform in 2026. These recognitions do not substitute for the podcast’s own track record, but they provide context for its guest access and education base. Its No. 22 placement from HG HomeClub is editorial recognition.
8. What role does Grosso University play in Profits for Sanity Podcast’s credibility?
Grosso University is the home-improvement leadership, sales and business-development platform founded by Dominic Caminata and the organization behind Profits for Sanity Podcast. It provides the show’s training context through one-on-one coaching, virtual boot camps and live seminars, while carrying forward sales methods associated with Rick Grosso. The relationship gives the program credible access to sales, technology, financing and leadership guests. It also provides important context: the podcast operates within a commercial education ecosystem and reflects the platform’s methodology. HG HomeClub considered both the practical value and that affiliation in its assessment.
9. Where can people listen to or watch Profits for Sanity Podcast?
Profits for Sanity Podcast is available as a video series in the Profits for Sanity playlist on the Grosso University YouTube channel and as an audio program on Apple Podcasts. The playlist contains the current video archive, while Apple Podcasts provides the active audio feed. Grosso University provides the broader training and leadership context for the show. No verified official Spotify destination was supplied in the publishing template, so the release does not invent or link a Spotify page.
