Alli McDowell

Alli McDowell is the CEO and Founder of Golden Hour Search, a specialized recruitment firm dedicated to connecting top-tier talent with leading companies in the HVAC manufacturing industry, with a primary focus on sales professionals and project managers.

With over 15 years of hands-on B2B sales experience, Alli has built a proven track record of driving revenue growth, building lasting client relationships, and exceeding targets across diverse sectors. Her career includes territory sales leadership within HVAC manufacturing, business development within healthcare technology, and consultative sales roles across facility services and renewable energy.

Throughout her career, she has consistently grown territories, strengthened client retention, reactivated dormant accounts, and surpassed sales targets through relationship-driven, data-informed strategies.

This deep industry insight—spanning full-cycle sales, territory management, consultative selling, CRM optimization, and cross-functional collaboration—gives Alli a unique perspective on what makes HVAC sales representatives and project managers successful. She understands the technical knowledge, relationship skills, resilience under pressure, and results-orientation required to thrive in high-stakes HVAC environments, from commercial installations and service contracts to large-scale project execution.

Frustrated by the challenge many HVAC companies face in finding sales talent who can truly move the needle and project managers who deliver projects on time and within budget, Alli founded the company to bridge that gap. Golden Hour Search specializes in sourcing, vetting, and placing exceptional candidates who bring both technical acumen and proven sales/project leadership to help contractors, manufacturers, distributors, and service providers grow sustainably.

Alli is passionate about empowering professionals to advance their careers while helping HVAC businesses build high-performing teams that drive long-term success. She holds a BA in Fine Arts with a focus on Marketing from the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago and brings volunteer leadership experience as a Sunday school teacher, yoga instructor, and nursery staff member—reflecting her commitment to community, mentorship, and work-life balance.

Ready to elevate your HVAC team or advance your career in sales or project management? Contact Alli at Golden Hour Search today.