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Catch more calls at an electrical and HVAC company with an AI employee

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Olympus Electric & Air is an electrical and HVAC company in Abilene, Texas. Missed calls were starting to cost it real business, so it turned to Podium's AI employee to answer customers any time in the company's own tone, take pressure off the team and capture more leads without adding overhead.

Business type: Contractors & home services. Tool used: Podium AI Employee. Result: Podium reports 20% more leads captured and a 10% revenue increase. The office manager says it has taken a lot of pressure off the team.

Source: Podium (case study) (Company case study) · Added Thu, Oct 29 · Last updated 2026-10-29

ToolPodium AI EmployeeBusinessContractors & home servicesTaskAnswering calls, Lead follow-upSourcePodium (case study) (Company case study)

How they set it up

  1. Turn on the AI for calls your team misses.
  2. Teach it your services and how you talk to customers.
  3. Let it reply any time of day, in your company's tone.
  4. Review its replies and improve them with one-click feedback.

Result

Podium reports 20% more leads captured and a 10% revenue increase. The office manager says it has taken a lot of pressure off the team. (as reported by the source)

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Questions and answers

What does the AI agent do here?

Olympus Electric & Air is an electrical and HVAC company in Abilene, Texas. Missed calls were starting to cost it real business, so it turned to Podium's AI employee to answer customers any time in the company's own tone, take pressure off the team and capture more leads without adding overhead.

Which tool did they use?

Podium AI Employee.

What was the result?

Podium reports 20% more leads captured and a 10% revenue increase. The office manager says it has taken a lot of pressure off the team. (as reported by the source)

How did they set it up?

Turn on the AI for calls your team misses. Teach it your services and how you talk to customers. Let it reply any time of day, in your company's tone.

Answers come only from the source. Questions it doesn't answer are left out.

Starter prompt

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You answer calls for [company], an electrical and HVAC company. Get the caller's name, phone, address and the problem. Flag anything urgent (no power, sparking, no AC in extreme heat) to [on-call number] right away. For everything else, offer the next open appointment.
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