Our Story: The Straightforward Truth

These “About Pages” often follow a predictable narrative. A founder starts from humble beginnings, identifies a gap in the industry, and then embarks on a higher calling to fill that gap, creating a company that delivers joy and happiness to all. However, we’re not here to tell you a lofty tale that might sound too good to be true. Instead, here’s the vanilla version of our story.

The Beginnings of Fast HVAC

In 2018, Fast Water Heater acquired Nordstrom Heating & Air, creating new opportunities for growth and innovation in HVAC services. Since March 2023, Leslie Chapman has been serving as Sales Manager at Fast Heating & Air, bringing over two decades of sales leadership and industry experience to the team. In this role, Leslie leads a high-performing group of sales professionals, helping homeowners and businesses find the right HVAC solutions to enhance comfort and energy efficiency.

 

Prior to joining Fast Heating & Air, Leslie spent more than 12 years at Evergreen State Heat & AC, where she served as both Sales Manager and Energy Consultant. Her focus on mentorship, coaching, and customer education helped drive lasting improvements in both team performance and client satisfaction.

 

Earlier in her career, Leslie held leadership roles in sales and distribution, including Sales Manager and Key Accounts Manager at Raging River Distribution, and Sales Representative roles at Alaska Distributors, where she led teams, developed incentive programs, and successfully built relationships with major retail chains and institutions.

 

Leslie’s background also spans retail banking, promotions, and event marketing—with standout achievements such as generating over $2 million in new deposits in just eight weeks at Banner Bank, and coordinating high-impact promotional events at Babies”R”Us and Realtime Productions.

The Leap to Entrepreneurship

Known for her ability to connect with customers, lead teams with integrity, and consistently exceed sales targets, Leslie brings a passion for service and a results-driven mindset to every opportunity.

No Fairy Tale, Just the Truth

So while our “About Us” may miss a bit of the Cinderella fairy tale that others try to sell, here’s the straight-up truth:

The hope is, after we visit your home, you’ll see these truths in action.

HVAC systems are on our minds, even when we’re in the shower. We live and breathe it.
Our employee tenure is more than 3X the industry average, because these guys are wicked-smart and we treat them well.
We’ve been around since 1986, and you don’t stay in business for that long without consistently pleasing your customers.
While other HVAC installers might rely on YouTube, our team is up early every day at 7 AM for hands-on classroom training.

For us, pleasing customers is its own reward. When you’ve done a great job and the customer is genuinely happy, that’s how we measure success.