Before PhiClaw, John Gonzalez built and ran Glowhaus — $0 to $15M/year in two years. Here’s the proof.
Founder verification for investors. John founded Glowhaus (glowhaus.us) in March 2022 (verifiable on the Florida Sunbiz business registry) and grew it from $0 to ~$15M/year in two years — no VC money, zero paid ads. Below: the revenue, the door-to-door team he recruited and trained, and his solar-convention speaking credits. Unedited screenshots; full bank statements available to investors on request.
Proof · The revenue & sales record
CRM dashboard, Nov 17 – Dec 17, 2022 — pipeline value $1,294,902.49, of which $1,128,103.49 closed ($39,792 open, $127,007 lost), for an 82.61% conversion rate. Captured Dec 20, 2022.Company sales-record recognition — John personally closed 8 accounts in a single day: 103 kW / US$623,000 (avg. contract ≈ $78K). He didn’t just run Glowhaus — he led from the front by selling.
Proof · The team & door-knocking
A door-to-door sales force John recruited and trained himself.
Glowhaus scaled on people, not ad spend. John ran open group interviews every Wednesday at the Doral office; 15+ new candidates showed up each week, driven entirely by the company’s @glowhauss Instagram. Below: the team in the field door-knocking, plus recruiting and field-training clips.
Setters & closers in Glowhaus gear, working a neighborhood door-to-door (Sept 2023).“Equipo Glowhaus · #DOOR2DOOR” — a rep knocking, from the @glowhauss Instagram.“Glowhaus Team — making appointments” — setters in branded polos.“Equipo Glowhaus activo” — reps in branded polos.“#SolarTeam” — closers in the field with the company truck.“Equipo activo” — reps in Glowhaus hi-vis vests & caps.A completed Glowhaus install (drone, Oct 2023) — real solar jobs, not just leads.Training new setters on the doors in Miami — John taking the team out into the field.A setter team at a Miami home at dusk, tablet in hand — learning the pitch on real doors.
Recruiting & training — John onboarding new sales reps. The weekly group interviews kept the pipeline of setters and closers full.Field training in Miami — John walking new appointment setters through door-knocking on real homes, not a classroom.
Proof · Solar-convention speaking
John was a featured speaker at the largest Spanish-language solar conventions in the U.S.
John Gonzalez was a featured/main-stage speaker at Latin Solar (2023–2024, which runs multiple U.S. editions including Las Vegas and Miami) and the Volt Solar Convention (Miami). Unedited screenshots, plus a third-party event listing and an official lineup page:
Latin Solar · Las Vegas (Oct 2023) — John on the “Jóvenes del Solar” main-stage panel (his name & photo on the screen), speaking on how he scaled Glowhaus and recruited so fast.Latin Solar Tour 2024 · Edición Miami (Feb 16–17, 2024). Official lineup on latinsolartourusa.com — John Gonzalez listed among the six featured speakers.Volt Solar Convention (Miami, Mar 29–30). Third-party listing on Eventbrite — John Gonzalez appears first in the speaker lineup.Volt Solar Convention official poster — John Gonzalez featured alongside the headline speakers.“6 Grandes de la Industria Solar” — John’s announcement of his main-speaker slot at Latin Solar Tour 2024 (408 likes).Latin Solar Convención 2023 (sponsored by PAG) — John Gonzalez · VIP credential.
