Nexstar Network

Name

Nexstar Network

Legal name

Nexstar Network, Inc.

Website

https://nexstarnetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services

NAICS

Other Personal Services (8129), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Course Bundle Subscriptions & Learning Membership Marketplaces (EDAFAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hybrid Conferences & Conventions (In-Person + Streamed) (MPAGAOAC)

Keywords

• Trade association coaching
• Contractor business training
• HVAC business development
• Plumbing peer network
• Home services coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Primary revenue stream from membership fees paid by independent plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contractors. Members pay dues which are partially offset by rebates earned through the vendor partner program. More than 60% of membership pays their dues with rebates earned through vendors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nexstar Network sells annual membership subscriptions to independent plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contractors. Members receive unlimited one-on-one business coaching from full-time trade-experienced coaches, access to training programs (including the NexTech Academy online platform), peer networking with 800+ members, vendor partnerships with rebate programs, and admission to the annual Super Meeting conference.

Product overview

Nexstar Network is a membership-based organization that provides coaching, training, and peer networking services for independent plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contractors. The core offering is the Nexstar Network Membership, which combines individualized business coaching from industry-experienced coaches with access to transformative training programs including NexTech Academy (online technical training) and in-person classes. Members also benefit from networking with over 800 peers and strategic vendor partnerships. Additional offerings include the annual Super Meeting conference, regional meetings, the Ambassador Program for member referrals, and the free Business Planning Wizard tool. The organization also supports the nonprofit Explore The Trades initiative to promote trades careers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nexstar Network Membership Annual membership for independent plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contractors providing unlimited one-on-one business coaching, transformative training programs, peer networking with 800+ members, and access to strategic vendor partnerships.
• NexTech Academy Online, self-paced technical training platform providing courses for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical trades at all technician experience levels, used alongside hands-on training.
• Super Meeting

Quantifiable outcome

• Members committed to minimum 10% revenue growth and 15% net profit
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Explore The TradescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Nonprofit organization founded by Nexstar Network in 2005, committed to developing the next generation of skilled workforce by changing the perception of the trades. Creates awareness through industry statistics, career resources, and connections with residential service companies throughout North America.
• NexTech AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline technical training program developed to help members build their own workforce from the ground up. Provides self-paced courses for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical trades.
• HD SupplystrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic vendor partner providing dealer discounts and rebates for Nexstar members on products and services. Part of combined purchasing power initiative.
• MoenstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlumbing fixtures partner providing dealer discounts and rebates for Nexstar members through vendor partner program.
• RillastrategicTechnology or IntegrationAI-powered virtual ride-along software for home services contractors. Provides recordings, transcriptions, summaries, and analytics from sales visits. Sales managers who coach with Rilla are reportedly 8x faster and 20x more efficient.
• Buck.aistrategicTechnology or IntegrationAI-powered dispatch and optimization software that helps contractors assign best technicians to highest-paying jobs in shortest time. Uses live traffic data for optimized dispatch boards with 30-40% decrease in technician windshield time.
• ServiceTitanstrategicTechnology or IntegrationField service management software partnership. Avoca has struck partnership with ServiceTitan alongside Nexstar and Home Service Freedom.
• Explore The Trades (with Ferguson)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership where Ferguson supports Explore The Trades nonprofit. An estimated 2,100 more students can access equipment and resources to help fuel their future in the trades thanks to Explore The Trades and Ferguson.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• HD Supply: HD Supply is a major wholesale distributor serving residential and commercial contractors with maintenance, repair, and operations products. It is a strategic Nexstar vendor partner offering dealer rebates to members and operates as a supply-chain enabler in the same ecosystem.
• Ferguson Enterprises: Ferguson is the largest US distributor of plumbing, HVAC, and waterworks supplies and a strategic vendor partner that provides rebates and training support to Nexstar members. It is comparable as a critical supply-chain counterpart in the same residential contractor ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Service Roundtable: Service Roundtable is a member-owned group purchasing and training organization for residential HVAC contractors, offering vendor rebates, peer benchmarking, and operational best practices. It is one of the closest direct comparables to Nexstar in business model and member value proposition.

Emerging players

• Buck.ai: Buck.ai offers AI-powered dispatch and route optimization software for home services contractors, focused on reducing windshield time and improving technician-job matching. It is a Nexstar technology partner and serves an overlapping independent contractor customer base.
• Home Service Freedom: Home Service Freedom is an emerging AI-driven coaching and training platform for residential service contractors, explicitly listed as a Nexstar technology/integration partner. It targets a similar SMB and mid-market contractor base with a software-first delivery model.
• Rilla: Rilla provides AI-powered virtual ride-along and sales-coaching software for home service contractors, capturing and analyzing field sales visits. It complements Nexstar's coaching model with technology-driven performance feedback and is a current Nexstar partner.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceTitan: ServiceTitan is the leading field service management software platform for residential trades including plumbing, HVAC, and electrical. It overlaps with Nexstar by serving the same independent contractor base, adding coaching, training, and benchmarking alongside its software suite, and is explicitly listed as a Nexstar integration partner.
• Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC): PHCC is the national trade association for plumbing, heating, and cooling contractors, providing education, legislative representation, and member benefits. It directly competes with Nexstar for the same independent residential contractor segment through association membership.
• Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA): ACCA is the long-standing US national trade association for HVAC contractors, offering training, certification, networking, and advocacy. It is comparable to Nexstar as a competing membership organization for the residential HVAC segment, though broader in scope and older in orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_T_lfCseQXbM4dKXMMOpHQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/NexstarNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nexstarnetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/nexstar_network
• Xx.com/NexstarNetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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