Jodie - AI Answering Service
Max Feller

Max Feller

Co-Founder

Max Feller is a co-founder of Hey Jodie, where he leads growth and makes sure an AI that never misses a call reaches the trades and small businesses that need it most.

Before Hey Jodie, Max spent years at the heart of the local-services economy at Bark.com, one of the world's largest marketplaces connecting customers with local professionals. Working across growth and product as the business scaled internationally, he saw at enormous scale exactly how local businesses win and lose work, and how often a single missed enquiry is the whole difference between a booked job and a customer who simply calls the next name on the list. That insight is a big part of why Hey Jodie exists.

He has also co-founded and scaled his own data and analytics products, and brings that builder-and-marketer mix to Hey Jodie. He writes about winning more work, getting found online, and turning every enquiry into a booked job.

Guides by Max Feller

Comparison7 min read

Best Answering Service with CRM Integration in Canada (2026)

An honest ranking of the best answering services that integrate with your CRM, with real monthly costs in CAD, how each one syncs calls into HubSpot, Salesforce and the tools you run, and where each wins.

Comparison9 min read

Best Answering Service for Multi-Location Businesses in Canada (2026)

An honest ranking of the best answering services for Canadian businesses running multiple locations, with real monthly costs in CAD, how each one handles call routing across sites, and where each actually wins.

Comparison9 min read

The best real estate agent software in Canada for 2026

A vendor-neutral guide to the software a Canadian real estate agent actually needs in 2026, organized by job rather than brand, with the well-known tools in each category and who they suit.

A cell phone showing missed calls resting on a folder of property details on a car passenger seat
Cost7 min read

What missed calls really cost real estate agents

No agent ever sees the listings that slipped away while the phone rang out. Here is the honest math on what a missed inquiry costs, plus a simple sum you can run on your own numbers.

Comparison9 min read

Best Answering Service for Small Business in Canada (2026)

An honest, transparently-priced ranking of the best call answering services and virtual receptionists for Canadian small businesses, with real CAD costs and where each provider actually wins.

A plumber checking a field-service app on a tablet in the cab of their work truck
Comparison7 min read

The best software every plumber needs in 2026

There is no single best plumbing software. Here is an honest, vendor-neutral rundown of the categories a plumbing business actually needs, the tools worth knowing, and how to choose without overpaying.

A relaxed homeowner on their phone at the kitchen table after a plumbing repair in a Canadian home
Operations6 min read

How to get more Google reviews as a plumber and turn them into jobs

A practical, plumber-specific system for getting more Google reviews: the right moment to ask, how to make it one tap, how to reply to every review, and how those reviews turn into booked work.

A plumber sitting in their service truck taking a customer call and jotting the job details on a notepad
Comparison4 min read

Answering service vs voicemail vs hiring a receptionist for plumbers

Voicemail, calling back later, a hired receptionist, or an AI answering service. A straight look at what each one costs a plumbing business in Canada and which one wins for most.