Luke Pierce, founder of Boom Automations, has closed over 80 AI builds ranging from small projects to six figures and his #1 piece of advice to agency owners is to stop leading with AI entirely.

In this episode, Luke breaks down the exact framework he uses to identify ready buyers, run discovery calls that close 60%+ of qualified prospects, and turn operational chaos into six-figure deals with local businesses.

If you're an agency owner, automation builder, or consultant trying to sell into plumbers, clinics, contractors, or real estate teams — this is the playbook.

→ Why leading with "AI automation" kills your deals before they start

→ The 5 positioning pillars that separate $100K agencies from price-shoppers

→ 7 signals that reveal a local business is sitting on $100K+ in operational waste (before you ever talk to them)

→ The exact 30-minute discovery call structure that closes 60%+ of qualified prospects

→ The 9 workflow questions that uncover billable system components

→ How to do live ROI math with the prospect's own numbers

→ How to handle the 3 objections unique to local businesses without losing the deal

600+ manual invoices automated per month for a home services company

100% reduction in quoting process time

Lead intake systems that score, enrich, and route in under 2 minutes

Proposal generation triggered by a single form submission

🌐 Connect with Luke Pierce:

Website: https://boomautomations.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-pierce-boom-automations/

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