Our Story | 406 Lead Systems | Billings, MT
Our Story • Billings, MT

Built for businesses
like my husband’s.

I’m Melissa. I started this because my husband’s junk removal business was losing jobs to missed calls. Now I fix the same leaks for small contractors across Montana and the Northwest.

Free · No sales call · No contract

Story
The Story

Why this
exists.

My husband Ryan is a Marine veteran. Two combat tours in Iraq, 15 years as a power plant technician, and then he built a junk removal and demolition business in Billings from nothing. He’s great at the work. He shows up when he says he will.

But like every small crew, jobs were slipping away while he was on a job. Calls going to voicemail. Estimates nobody followed up on. A busy week hiding the fact that next week was empty.

“I couldn’t keep watching him lose jobs to guys who just had a better phone system.”

I’m a school superintendent by day. I had no marketing background. So I learned it, built the system myself, and tested every piece on Ryan’s business with real money.

Then agencies started quoting us $3,000–$5,000 a month for things I was already doing. That’s when I realized most small contractors are paying big-company prices for the basics, or going without. 406 Lead Systems is how I fix that.

Ryan’s business was my first client. It still is.

Melissa, founder of 406 Lead Systems
Melissa Schnitzmeier
Founder • 406 Lead Systems • Billings, Montana
The Proof

The proof is
in my own house.

Ryan’s best month in 2025 was $16,134. This April, HMW did $46,208. Same crew, same town. What changed: the phone gets answered, every estimate gets followed up, and 31 five-star Google reviews do the selling.

$16,134
Best month of 2025

HMW Services, May 2025

$46,208
April 2026

Same business, one year later

31
Five-star Google reviews

5.0 average, and still asking after every job

Revenue from HMW Services’ own QuickBooks. Shared with Ryan’s permission.

What You Can Count On

How I work.
No slogans.

You deal with me

No account managers, no call center, no ticket system. You text or call me on a 406 number and I answer.

Measured in jobs, not clicks

I don’t care about “impressions.” I care about calls answered, estimates followed up, and jobs booked. That’s what your report shows.

Everything’s in your name

Your Google listing, your website, your ad account. Month-to-month, and if you ever leave, you take all of it with you.

Veteran family-owned

Ryan served. I build. We know what it’s like to work hard and still get overlooked, and we don’t take your money lightly.

Taking New Clients

Montana and
the Northwest.

I keep my client list small on purpose, so every business gets my real attention. If you run a small crew and you’re tired of the phone going quiet, start with the free audit.

Get Started

Find out what
your phone is missing.

A short video audit of your business, within 48 hours. Free. No call. No contract.

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