— Bruce Soderholm

Sr. Buyer, Centerpoint Energy

Matthew Maleske

BENCHMARK - Jackson, CA

Matt has been working in the HVAC industry for 11 years.  He has been trained by and worked with some of the greatest leaders in the HVAC industry such as Kevin Comerford (Owner of Service Champions of the North), Mike Moore (Director of Training for HVAC Learning Solutions), and Frank Harrison (Owner of General Air Conditioning & Heating), He has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, and was a middle school Math/Science teacher.  Starting as a field technician Matt was one of the top I.A.Q. sales people in the nation accumulating over $175,000 in I.A.Q. sales in a 10 month period.  As General Manager of a company, he utilized his plan taking the company from 2.4 million in annual sales with 700 service agreements to 5.6 million in annual sales with over 2250 service agreements in the residential market from 2004-2007. He also developed an Indoor Air Quality program that didn’t exist within the company and increased IAQ sales from $0 to over $350,000 annually within 2 years.  Matt has created programs that have been proven to be dynamic, successful, and motivating.  Matt has since created his own business, Benchmark, which delivers on-site training and consultation services.