Home improvement companies compete every day for homeowners, strong sales teams, new markets, better leads, and more market share. That pressure can make successful businesses want to protect every lesson they have learned. Yet Infinity by Marvin has built a national partner network around more than products alone.
Through its work with established replacement contractors, the company connects local businesses with premium solutions, including fiberglass replacement windows and doors for homeowners, while also creating room for partners to learn from one another. For Tom Goldsmith, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Infinity by Marvin, one of the clearest signs of a strong company is what it does after it finds a way to win.
That idea became a key part of Goldsmith’s PowerChat conversation with Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100. The discussion looked at Lifetime Home Remodeling’s place as Infinity by Marvin’s number one partner by volume, but Goldsmith focused less on the ranking and more on the way Lifetime shares what it has learned with other partners.
Power100 is the only unbiased third-party platform that recognizes and elevates the top leaders and most impactful companies in the home improvement industry. Through conversations like this one, the platform gives industry leaders a place to share lessons that can help other companies think differently about growth, leadership, partnership, and what it really means to win.
Competition can make companies believe that every good idea needs to stay behind closed doors. If a sales process works, protect it. If a marketing plan brings results, keep it private. If a company finds a better way to grow, make sure competitors never see the playbook.
Goldsmith’s view adds another side to that thinking.
Tom Goldsmith, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Infinity by Marvin
During the PowerChat, Cummings asked where Lifetime Home Remodeling ranked among Infinity by Marvin’s partners by volume.
“They’re number one,” Goldsmith said.
But Goldsmith did not stop there. What seemed to matter just as much was what Lifetime did with the experience it gained on the way to the top.
“The great thing about that, well, that they are number one, but they’re always sharing their successes with our other partners and helping them,” Goldsmith said.
That changes the story.
Being number one can show that a company knows how to perform. Sharing what worked can show something more. It can show confidence, leadership, and a willingness to make the people around the business stronger too.
Goldsmith said Peter Svedin enjoys helping other partners face challenges and improve.
“He likes that and he wants to help people all get to number one, our other partners,” Goldsmith said.
That idea can matter far beyond one company or one ranking.
A homeowner searching for an Infinity by Marvin dealer may only see the local company that serves their home. Behind that experience, however, there can be years of lessons shared between owners, leaders, sales teams, and partners who have already faced many of the same problems.
When strong companies share useful ideas, another business may solve a problem faster. A team may avoid a mistake. A leader may gain the confidence to try something new. And a partner network can become stronger because experience does not stop with the company that learned it first.
That is where Goldsmith’s message becomes a wider leadership lesson.
Success can be measured by how high a company climbs. It can also be measured by how many people become better because that company was willing to share what it learned.
As the PowerChat moved deeper into what makes a strong partner network, Tom Goldsmith, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Infinity by Marvin, made it clear that success does not have to stop with the company that earned it first. His comments showed how a top-performing partner can become a source of ideas, proof, and support for others. The story then grew beyond one company. It became a wider look at how leaders learn from each other, how partners share what works, and how a strong network can help more businesses serve homeowners well.
Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100
When Goldsmith confirmed that Lifetime Home Remodeling is Infinity by Marvin’s number one partner by volume, he did not spend much time celebrating the ranking itself.
Lifetime Home Remodeling recognized by Infinity by Marvin with three prestigious honors, 2025 Diamond Partner, Top Three Partner Award, and President’s Circle Partner
He moved almost at once to what Lifetime does with the success it has earned.
“They’re always sharing their successes with our other partners and helping them,” Goldsmith said.
That changes the meaning of being number one.
A top company has already faced hard choices. It has tested ideas, fixed mistakes, trained people, built systems, and learned what works. Those lessons can become useful to other businesses that are still working through the same problems.
Goldsmith said Peter Svedin enjoys that role.
“He wants to help people all get to number one, our other partners,” Goldsmith said.
The point is not that every company will follow the same path. Each market, team, and business has its own needs. But a proven leader can still make the road easier for someone else by sharing what helped, what failed, and what they would do differently.
That kind of leadership can matter in a network where local businesses help homeowners choose Infinity by Marvin replacement windows. The homeowner may only meet one local company, but that company can still benefit from lessons learned across a much wider group.
The strongest number one, then, may not be the company that stands alone. It may be the company that helps make the people around it better.
Goldsmith then described the Infinity executive forum, where owners from across the partner network come together.
What makes the forum useful is not only the information Infinity shares. It is also the way business leaders speak with each other.
Goldsmith described the kinds of questions partners ask:
“How did you fix this?”
“How did you solve this?”
“How could I do this?”
“Will you help me?”
Those are simple questions, but they show something important. Strong leaders do not have to act like they know everything. They can admit that another company may already have an answer worth hearing.
One owner may have already solved a hiring problem.
Another may know how to enter a new market.
Another may have found a better way to train salespeople.
Another may have learned how to explain in a way that helps homeowners understand the value.
When that knowledge moves through the network, every company does not have to learn every lesson the hard way.
A shared answer may save time. It may help a leader avoid a costly mistake. It may also give a company the confidence to make a decision sooner.
Goldsmith’s point shows that asking for help does not make a leader weaker. In the right network, it can help that leader move faster and make better choices.
The executive forum also shows how Goldsmith views Infinity by Marvin’s role in the network.
Infinity brings new products, marketing services, and programs into the room. But Goldsmith does not describe the company as the source of every answer.
Instead, he says much of the value comes from partners connecting with each other.
“It’s really about them connecting and helping each other be successful, which we get to ride along for that,” Goldsmith said.
That is an important difference.
A manufacturer can build a product and send it into the market. Or it can also create places where strong business owners meet, compare ideas, and learn from real results.
Goldsmith’s comments suggest that Infinity sees value in both.
That makes the partner network more than a way to bring products into homes. It can also become a place where ideas move between companies.
For homeowners comparing Ultrex fiberglass windows with vinyl replacement windows, the wider support may never be visible. But the local team helping them make a choice can still benefit from product knowledge, sales lessons, marketing ideas, and business practices that have been tested by others.
Infinity does not need to control every conversation for the network to become stronger.
Sometimes the better role is to bring the right people together and let experience do the teaching.
The PowerChat also showed that sharing ideas does not remove the desire to win.
Svedin spoke openly about being competitive. He likes winning, but he also wants the wider Infinity network to grow, win market share, and share ideas together.
That supports the point Goldsmith was making.
Competition and cooperation do not always have to fight each other.
A company can still work hard to become the best in its market while helping another strong company solve a problem. One business can protect what makes it unique while still sharing lessons that raise the level of the group.
That balance can create a stronger network.
When partners improve how they train employees, communicate with homeowners, run service, and explain their products, the customer experience can improve across more markets.
A homeowner may never know that leaders in other states helped shape the practices used by the company serving their home.
But that is one of the quiet ways shared knowledge creates value.
The learning starts between leaders.
The result can reach the homeowner.
The final part of Goldsmith’s story is about what happens when a partner sees enough proof to believe it can do more.
Infinity by Marvin and Lifetime Home Remodeling leadership team together
He said Infinity partners often reach a point where they truly understand that they have something different to offer homeowners.
“They really understand they have something different to offer the market and homeowners and consumers that they’re working with,” Goldsmith said. “And then they just put their shoulder in and lean into it going forward.”
That confidence can grow faster when companies can see what other strong partners have already done.
One company may prove that a market can be entered.
Another may show that a new sales process can work.
Another may prove that a team can grow without losing its standards.
Those examples do not give every business the same plan. They give leaders proof that a bigger goal may be possible.
Goldsmith said that once partners build that confidence, “then we see things really start to take off.”
The relationship between Infinity and Lifetime now shows what that next stage can look like.
Near the end of the PowerChat, Goldsmith explained that the two companies are thinking beyond the markets they already serve.
“We’re actually planning growth with Lifetime beyond where we’re at,” Goldsmith said. “Where else can we be successful together?”
That is where the whole story comes together.
One company wins.
It shares what it learned.
Other partners gain ideas.
The network becomes smarter.
Confidence grows.
And new opportunities begin to look possible.
What started as a ranking becomes something much larger. It becomes proof that success can create more success when leaders are willing to let useful knowledge move.
Reaching the top can tell a company that something is working. Staying there can show that the work has become strong and steady. But Tom Goldsmith points to another value that comes with success: experience.
Infinity bPartners from across the U.S. went behind the scenes at Infinity’s manufacturing facilities in Fargo, ND.
Every strong company carries lessons from the road behind it. Leaders remember the choices that worked, the ideas that failed, the problems that took longer than expected, and the changes that helped the business move forward. Over time, those lessons can become just as valuable as the results themselves.
The next question is what leaders choose to do with them.
Goldsmith’s comments show that success does not have to create distance between strong companies. It can create a reason to connect them. A leader can remain competitive while still answering a question, sharing a lesson, or helping another business see a problem in a new way.
“He wants to help people all get to number one,” Goldsmith said.
That idea gives the number one spot a different meaning. It becomes more than a place to defend. It becomes a place where a company has enough experience to help others move forward with more knowledge than they had before.
The partner relationships around Infinity by Marvin show how that idea can keep growing. One company learns. Another listens. A leader takes an idea home and makes it fit their own business. Then that company gains lessons it can one day share with someone else.
That cycle can keep raising the standard.
For home improvement leaders, the future does not have to be built around choosing between competition and helping others. Strong companies can do both. They can work hard to lead their market while still respecting other leaders, sharing useful lessons, and helping good businesses become better.
In the end, being number one may earn recognition. Helping create more companies that know how to lead well, serve homeowners well, and keep getting better can leave something much larger behind.
The best place to stand at number one may not be alone. The stronger legacy is helping the next great company learn how to rise too.
No. Power100 ranking system uses five layers built around growth, community, and culture, with multiple verifiable signals used to evaluate companies and leaders. Its published methodology includes factors such as revenue-weighted growth, customer sentiment, partner strength, community impact, and internal culture. That approach gives Power100 more information to work with than the company claims alone.
No. Power100 states that its editorial ranking engine determines rankings rather than an application alone. A qualifying company can submit verifiable business information for review, but Power100 still evaluates that information through its ranking process before assigning a position. The platform currently ranks CEOs and preferred partners across the home improvement industry.
Tom Goldsmith does not describe sharing as giving away everything that makes a company successful. He points instead to partners sharing useful lessons that can help another business solve a problem faster. During the PowerChat, Goldsmith said Lifetime Home Remodeling remains Infinity by Marvin’s number one partner by volume while still sharing its successes and helping other partners improve. In that model, companies can remain competitive while also raising the level of the network around them.
Goldsmith says Infinity brings partner owners together so they can learn directly from one another. Leaders ask practical questions about problems another company may have already solved, including how they fixed an issue, what worked, and whether another owner can help. Infinity also shares product updates, marketing services, and new programs, but Goldsmith says much of the value comes from partners connecting and helping each other succeed.
Goldsmith says Infinity develops marketing tools, communication assets, and other support that help partners tell homeowners about fiberglass, replacement windows, and the Infinity by Marvin brand. He also says Infinity wants its brand to strengthen the local partner’s recognition in the community. That support can help a company explain Infinity by Marvin replacement windows with greater confidence while still building its own local reputation.
Infinity by Marvin directs homeowners to local experts who specialize in replacement windows and patio doors. Homeowners can use the company’s partner locator or enter their ZIP code to find a consultant serving their area. Infinity says its local partners can answer questions and help homeowners move from the first consultation through the replacement process. This supports searches such as Infinity by Marvin dealer or local fiberglass replacement window expert.
Infinity by Marvin advises homeowners to compare several parts of a replacement window before making a choice. These include the frame material, glass, window function, customization choices, and warranty coverage. The company offers Ultrex fiberglass as one frame option and provides different glass choices based on style, energy efficiency, privacy, and safety needs. Homeowners searching for fiberglass replacement windows can use those factors to compare the full value of a replacement project instead of choosing based on name or price alone.
No. Infinity provides direct support in addition to the relationship homeowners have with their local installer. The company lists direct contact options for product questions and help finding a consultant. When an independent dealer completes the installation, Infinity advises homeowners to contact that dealer first, while also providing a direct Infinity product support number. That gives homeowners another path for help when they have questions about their replacement windows or patio doors.
Power100 is the only unbiased third-party platform that recognizes and elevates the top leaders and most impactful companies in the home improvement industry. Led by Greg Cummings, CEO of Power100, the platform studies the companies, leaders, partnerships, culture, growth, and customer impact, helping move the industry forward. Through national rankings, PowerChats, company visits, interviews, and industry stories, Power100 gives proven leaders a place to share what works while helping contractors, partners, and homeowners better understand the people and businesses shaping the future of home improvement.
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Power100 is the nation's premier CEO ranking and media platform for the home improvement industry. Using a proprietary 5-layer evaluation system, Power100 identifies and celebrates the top CEOs, companies, and strategic partners driving innovation, customer satisfaction, and leadership excellence across the country.
