Reliable Trades Podcast

New mini series talking about different aspects of running our business but with a twist of how your mindset can affect you as a tech or a business owner. So no matter who you are I hope you get something out of these short form podcasts. Any questions for future episodes please let me know. Improve your business over at http://www.getjobber.com/reliableHVACR

Rick, Steve and Ryan join the show, you know them from the HVACR Survival Live hang outs they would do. It's been awhile so let's see what they've been up to.

Burn out, we've all been thru it and it's never fun. How you deal with it or decompress is just as important as the work you do. And honestly it will affect your ability to do your work and it can over take your household. It's normal to be tired and frustrated so please take care of yourself and don't hold on to these things that bother you. I'll explain my experiences with it...

Steve joins the show this week, he does a lot of variety in the heavy commercial side of the trade. Knows quite a bit of everything, learned on the job and preaches to leave the trade better than you found it.

Fransisco Pastor joins the show this week, he is an HVAC tech out there putting in hard work and sharing his knowledge. Doing bilingual content is great, y si habla español.

Joining us this week we have the HVAC Doctor, Matthew Waxer. No gimmick here, he actually does have a Ph. D.and does some pretty impressive HVAC work that you don't hear about every day. HVAC Tactical award winner and the new face of Solderweld Hot Block, tune in for an interesting chat.

Everyone's favorite HVAC teacher, Ty Branaman joins us this episode to talk his love for HVAC. We'll discuss his career and how he got into the trade, as well as what he does now, traveling everywhere and breaking down HVAC w/ great explanations, visuals and of course his infectious energy.

Podcaster of the year himself joins us, MR. Gil Cavey. We will go over his journey in the trade of course but also the obstacles, the bumps in the road, pushing forward and what the HVACR trade can do for you.

We are joined by another HVAC Tactical award winner the "Hidden Gem" Jeffrey Macfadden. He has since been leaving an impression on everyone with his attention to detail and killer HVAC installs.

Jimmy Hesbach joins the show this week, he is passionate about teaching new HVAC techs his classroom and also helping them online w/ HVAC Army. Whole lot of good and giving back so tune in and enjoy.

Roger Bouard who created and founded Veto Pro Pac, the toolbags a lot of us love, joins the show. He talks about his unique journey in the trades, learning on the job and the frustrations & solution to toolbags that were not around during his years in the field. He was rejected for his ideas but he didn't let that stop him, listen in and hear some great & funny stories.

We have Garret, another member from the HVAC Visionaries coming on to talk his start in the trade and where he is now at only 24 years old.

JD comes on and talks about his journey of switching careers and getting started in HVAC. He has all these great drawings he's doing on social media to help better understand the fundamentals of HVACR. It started as something to help him but it's helping others as well now.

We have Brett Wetzel from the Advanced Refrigeration Podcast and Cooler Heads Podcast. Let's talk Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration and the evolution of refrigerants we use, all the way up to propane & CO2.

We talk with Efren Martinez out of the Austin area about being a young HVAC tech and what it takes to excel in the industry. He is another member of the HVAC Visionaries supporting the younger generation and getting the word out about HVACR.

We talk with Anwar about his quick success in the trades and his journey and hunger to get the most he can out of this business. Very young and already running his own HVAC company he gives his experiences and wants to encourage others to excel. He is also part of a group called HVAC Visionaries on social media geared towards getting the word out about skilled trades to the younger generation.

(mini series) I discuss a question that came up in my comments about advice for someone starting out in the field.

Robert Kraft joins us and discusses the making of the Supco Tradefox Jumper King and his journey in the HVAC trade, other projects, his love for inventing and the HVACR industry. So much of his life has been shaped by getting into the trades and bettering himself.

We talk with Jennifer Manzo who runs an HVAC business and teaches and mentors as well.

In this episode we talk with award winning Brandi Ferenc about her experiences & obstacles being a woman in the trade and what needs to change. She also teaches now and mentors the next generation while working industrial in house for a hospital in Canada.

Special guest Pat Finley aka Commercial Kitchen Chronicles, we talk about working in kitchens and how he got into that line of work. We talk about his multiple awards and social media, follow him on all platforms.

Join us as we talk about stress, frustrations at work and how we dealt with them. Special guest Matt Showers aka HVAC_grammarian from "Trade Therapy" podcast

We talk about tools, getting kids in the trade and more with Jake Krauss aka KoolinWithKrauss

Join us as we talk about Adam at only 22, how he is doing great things on social media and at the company he is currently at. We talk about his journey coming to the states from Lebanon at 17 and immediately falling in love with HVAC.

Special guest Curtis also known as HVAC Guy on Youtube. We discuss what it's like running a business as he brings the residential perspective. And we discuss starting out in the trade as well as starting a business.