Tradie Business School Podcast

“I’m a plumber. Plumbing is my niche.” End of story? No. Niching is more than just broadly identifying the services you offer. There is so much more to that. Moreover, having a market niche plays an important role in making your trades business more profitable. Listen to this podcast as Adam Spencer and Barry Magliarditi talk about the basics of niching, how it helps tradies, and when is the right...

From an outsider’s perspective, one may think that a business’s vision and mission are only for formality’s sake. Or perhaps, it is just a written piece of work with no real meaning. However, having a mission and vision for your business creates significant changes, not just for company owners or CEOs but for their whole team. Tune in to this episode as Karl Leggett from LKDI Gardening and I discu...

As most business owners would put it—time is money. That is why it is considered our number one resource.  Now, you may think that you have complete control of your time. But there are actually people and certain situations that may steal this valuable resource from you. What could these be? And how can you gain back the time you've lost?  In this episode, we have Kevin Bracken talk about the step...

Most of us know what we want in our personal lives and our business. We always know what we want to achieve. The thing is, it is not nearly always that we get to accomplish our goals. What could be the reason behind it, and what can we do about it? Listen to this podcast as I share with you the secrets to setting goals that will improve not only your business but also your overall success. In this...

The end of financial year is here. And we all know what that means—dealing with taxes. For most tradies and business owners, these times can be very stressful for several reasons. Some of those are heaps of administrative and documentation duties to work on and the underlying pressure of hitting the sales target. With the industry and economy changing rapidly, how can you get away from stress as t...

Today, we’re going to deviate from tradition as we talk about the common objections that people have in wanting to work with the Tradie Business School (TBS). We also explain why TBS doesn’t accept everyone as clients from the almost 300 calls that we get every week. Finally, we give an overview of the programs we offer that you will surely benefit from once you decide to be a part of TBS. So if y...

If you’re given the opportunity to take ten to twenty days off and still keep your business up and running, what would you do with that time? You’ll probably think about relaxing and doing something you’ve always dreamed of doing. But first, how can you hit pause and save yourself from the verge of burnout? In this episode, we will talk about the basics of time management and how...

We've all been sold to in a pushy, sleazy manner, and it's usually not a nice experience. Many people in sales often forget that selling is a service that both the buyer and the seller must enjoy.  When this is done well, you’ll be able to build better relationships with your clients which eventually leads to you having their loyalty. So how do you create a sales process that your prosp...

Do you have clients who constantly give you headaches and drag you to your breaking point? In trades business, there are times when we would eagerly say yes to a client because we needed the work and the profit. But as time passes, we realize how bad they are to work for and why getting them was a mistake. The stress and negativities they bring to us and our business are not worth anything. ...

Growing your trades business, how many times have you faced difficult situations? As owners, it could be overwhelming when we have so many challenges falling on our shoulders. They’re inevitable. On the brighter side, they open us up to opportunities we sometimes don’t see coming and help boost our business to become more profitable. Overcoming challenges is different from one business...

Nothing beats the feeling of having somebody who supports you in whatever endeavor you choose to take on, someone who's there to pick you up when you stumble.   However, we can’t avoid times when you and your partner just can’t meet halfway on matters that significantly impact both of your lives.   In these instances, how do you identify whether your partner’s feedback...

No one starts a business only to complicate his/her own life.  So if you’re getting more problems than solutions while growing your business, you’ve got to revisit your goals and how you execute them. Today, we share our views of what simplicity in your business should look like and how it is the best way to grow. We also talk about how you can carve out complexities from your bus...

Many business owners get caught up on working long hours every single day without a clear idea of what awaits at the end of the road. Often, this leads to an unhappy life that lacks purpose.  To avoid this, you must put goals in place that you can work on and totally conquer. But how exactly do you do that? In this episode, we talk through what a goal really is and the most common issues that...

The pressure to say ‘Yes’ to every job is indeed irresistible for business owners who intend to grow as quickly as possible.   But what they don’t realize is this actually does more harm than good to growing businesses.   Today, we take a deep dive into the problem of not being able to say NO to jobs that you’re not supposed to take, what often causes this, and ho...

Is there a constant parade of employees going in and out of your business? If yes, have you thought about why this happens? Not only this situation gets extremely exhausting with constant onboarding and offboarding, but it also wastes time, energy, and resources your trades business could put to much better use. What could be missing from your business that employees do not long for longevity? Wha...

From hundreds of thousands of job seekers, how can you make sure that the ones you consider hiring are A-player staff that can lead your trades business to success? Selecting the right people for a job is not an easy task. It’s so much more than just looking through an applicant’s resume. A good skill set matters but will that be enough to help your business reach its goals? If you&rsq...

Have you ever found yourself making even the least important decisions in your trades business and pushing every button to get things moving? Making crucial decisions every day is part of running a business. So why waste your time and energy on the little things that can get done through automation? Automation is another game-changer for your trades business that works hand-in-hand with systemisat...

There are trades business owners who find joy in doing manual work. But being hands-on in your business should only be up to a certain extent. Barry learned this lesson the hard way himself, working at his renovation company years ago. He found himself doing all the work because he thought nobody else could do it - which is wrong. In doing so, he also failed to make time for his family. His work-l...

You can get regular performance reports and that still won’t let you know if you’re hitting your goals without an established yardstick for your business’s performance. This is why using key performance indicators (KPIs) is crucial to assess how your business is doing and have a framework to evaluate your progress. So how do you identify which KPIs to concentrate on to ensure tha...

Having the right workplace culture fit is one of the key elements to growing your trades business more profitably and more enjoyably.   But what is the best way to achieve a positive workplace culture?   In this episode, we chat about why job descriptions are more than just a list of tasks and how they're actually the blueprint for hiring great staff.    We discuss the most com...

The absence of a clear role structure in an organisation often leads to miscommunication, work delays, reduced productivity, and low morale among the team.   If left unattended, this blocks businesses from being successful. Now, this is where the importance of having an organisational chart comes in.   Today, we're gonna dive into organisational charts as your map for the future and how...

Nobody plans to fail but many simply fail to plan. You don’t want to be just doing stuff out of nowhere that won’t add any value to your life.   This is why goal-setting is such a powerful tool.   In this episode, we discuss setting business goals that we actually want to achieve and why we fail to follow through on goals, even when we think we're committed.    We a...

Values play a huge role in your journey to having your business run without you. They act as a guidepost that helps us in setting boundaries.   But more importantly, they act as the compass that lets you understand whether you’re still moving in alignment with your vision and mission.   In this episode, we take a look at how being clear with your values leads you to make better dec...

Let's say you've already created a vision for your trades business. You know where you want your business to go.   But to successfully achieve it, you must first have a clear path to get there—your mission.   In a previous episode, we talked about the framework of developing a vision for your trades business. Now, we will discuss how to set and define your mission to make that visi...

Do you really know why you do what you do in your trades business?  The way to find the answer to this question is through your vision statement. If you’re an early-stage business owner who is new to this concept, you might be thinking about why you need to have this ‘North Star’ and what it will do for your business in the long run.  For this first mini-series of the b...