Robert Huffman on What It Takes to Run an HVAC Business

Kanawha Valley Hustlers · Mar 31, 2026 · 5m

In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast, I talk with Robert Huffman, one of the owners of UKV HVAC, to talk about how he built a business around keeping homeowners comfortable when the weather turns hot or cold. He traces it back to high school at Carver, where HVAC became the path that stuck. What started as a trade turned into ownership because he wanted control of his time and wants to be there for his kids and their ballgames. That drive for time with family sits at the center of why he does what he does.

Robert is direct about the early days. The first problem was simple…