The Site Shed | Systems, Strategy and Growth for Tradies and Contractors

In this episode, Stephen Scoggins joins us back at the microphone to talk about the '8 Pillars' principle that got him to where he is today. Back in  episode 129, ‘From A to B with Stephen Scoggins’ , we learned about his amazing journey in business. From living in the back of a friends car to running a $40 million/year company that employs 380 staff across America. You see, it was a cer...

Is your business protected against a potential legal onslaught? When I asked Eliot to come on the show, I was half expecting to hear a bunch of boring stuff about what to do when you find yourself in a ‘legal pickle’. It was a pleasant surprise to hear the tone of the conversation that formed the fundamental basis of the entire episode was more or less, Eliot telling us how we can inevitably avoid...

From living in the back of a friends car, to running a $40 Mill/yr business, this is the story of Stephen Scoggins,. A man that has done it all. Coming from a broken family, Stephen Scoggins tells us about how he was heading down a path that followed in the footsteps of an abusive father. That was until when he met someone that saw potential in him and took him under his wing. Stephen is a big bel...

"It's never as bad as it seems guys" - Jason Spaull August marks'Tradies National Health Month here in Australia With that in mind, I asked Jason Spaull to come on the show to talk about business, suicide and how to keep your head above the water when times seem tough. Like a lot of you folks reading this, Jason runs his own business. Also like you and I, Jason experiences the...

Learn how to  Think Opposite  with Alison Donaghey "Figure out how to structure your days, so you don't miss anything important". Does that sound like a wise motto? What about "Be Your Own Customer"? In this podcast, I'm speaking with Alison Donaghey from Vancouver Island in Canada about her amazing journey from being a single mum on welfare, through to when she start...

It's time to engage your audience using the age old art of storytelling. Learn how to implement the ultimate storytelling framework into your organisation today. How did this episode come about? At a recent business workshop I attended in Sydney, I learned of a podcast that contained a brilliant framework to telling a great story. After doing some more research I found myself totally immersed...

Naked Marketing With Devon Dilly Note: This podcast is an audio extract form this  YouTube playlist . To see all of the frameworks that we speak about and run through in this audio, head across to YouTube and check out  this episode . Naked Marketing is where we get a client, or guest on the show to talk about how their current marketing might be improved. We look into what's currently going...

In this podcast, we learn about how a roof garden project turned into a community building exercise Guest: Sonia Beder (Resident at 38 Westbury Street, St Kilda) If you missed the last episode with Stuart Tyler from Fytogreen on ‘roof gardens’ and ‘garden wall solutions’, go back and check it out at  [this link] . It was Stuart that put me in touch with Sonia and I’m glad that he did. In the previ...

Imagine if instead of going to the supermarket for our veggies, we could simply visit our roof gardens. Guest: Stuart Tyler - Fytogreen If you've been following this podcast for some time, you'd by now know a couple of things. I'm kind of a greeny I've been trying (in vein) for over a year to get someone on the show to talk roof gardens and vertical garden solutions. As I occas...

About the 'Grow Your Perfect Business' series Welcome to the the Grow your Perfect Business Series from The Site Shed. This series has been methodically planned to help you through the various stages of business in an order at which (in my experience) they are likely to be relevant. The whole idea is to leave you with a solid roadmap that you can customise to your business accordingly. W...

Part seven of 'The Grow Your Perfect Business Series'. This is - Designing The Right Systems For Your Business Old or new, every business should work on designing the right systems and improving them along the way. It's the ability to optimise systems that enables a business to evolve and stay fresh. When you look into designing the right systems for your business, you should consid...

Evolution looks easy to hip new products, but what about the classics? Guest: Greg Waters from Saniflo If we look at some of the most successful products and services of the last 10 - 20 years, the majority of them are an example of evolution as opposed to creation. Does it appear that way on the surface? Not always, however if we dig a little deeper it's the reality. When Alexander Graham Be...

About the 'Grow Your Perfect Business' series Welcome to the the Grow your Perfect Business Series from The Site Shed. This series has been methodically planned to help you through the various stages of business in an order at which (in my experience) they are likely to be relevant. The whole idea is to leave you with a solid roadmap that you can customise to your business accordingly. W...

About the 'Grow Your Perfect Business' series Welcome to the the Grow your Perfect Business Series from The Site Shed. This series has been methodically planned to help you through the various stages of business in an order at which (in my experience) they are likely to be relevant. The whole idea is to leave you with a solid roadmap that you can customise to your business accordingly. W...

About the 'Grow Your Perfect Business' series Welcome to the the Grow your Perfect Business Series from The Site Shed. This series has been methodically planned to help you through the various stages of business in an order at which (in my experience) they are likely to be relevant. The whole idea is to leave you with a solid roadmap that you can customise to your business accordingly. W...

About the 'Grow Your Perfect Business' series Welcome to the the Grow your Perfect Business Series from The Site Shed. This series has been methodically planned to help you through the various stages of business in an order at which (in my experience) they are likely to be relevant. The whole idea is to leave you with a solid roadmap that you can customise to your business accordingly. W...

About the 'Grow Your Perfect Business' series Welcome to the the Grow your Perfect Business Series from The Site Shed. This series has been methodically planned to help you through the various stages of business in an order at which (in my experience) they are likely to be relevant. The whole idea is to leave you with a solid roadmap that you can customise to your business accordingly. W...

About the 'Grow Your Perfect Business' series Welcome to the the Grow your Perfect Business Series from The Site Shed. This series has been methodically planned to help you through the various stages of business in an order at which (in my experience) they are likely to be relevant. The whole idea is to leave you with a solid roadmap that you can customise to your business accordingly. W...

Understanding when the right time to expand your business is critical to it's success. So when Anthony Hunter form Plan B Plumbing Solutions in Melbourne Victoria, sent me an email asking me to cover the topic in an episode, I called on two of the most experienced people I know. Al Levi (The 7 Power Contractor) and Ellen Rohr (The Plumbers Wife). Both Al and Ellen have appeared on the podcast...

We've how to set up our YouTube accounts and create great videos. Today we learn how to generate income from them. Series: How to KILL it on YouTube Cohost: Stan Genadek from Dirt Monkey University For as long as I can remember, I've been encouraging the tradies and contractors we work with to start leveraging YouTube as a way to promote their businesses. In this episode, we're goin...

Now that we know how to set up our account, let's talk about creating great YouTube videos. Series: How to KILL it on YouTube Cohost: Stan Genadek from Dirt Monkey University For as long as I can remember, I've been encouraging the tradies and contractors we work with to start leveraging YouTube as a way to promote their businesses. In this episode, we're going to talk about what&ap...

YouTube is the second biggest search engine in the world. It's time to take advantage of that. Series: How to KILL it on YouTube Cohost: Stan Genadek from Dirt Monkey University For as long as I can remember, I've been encouraging the tradies and contractors we work with to start leveraging YouTube as a way to promote their businesses. Being that the majority of trade based businesses ha...

Could Modular Building be the future? You decide. By: Matt Jones It's no secret that I'm a pretty big advocate of innovation within the trades, which is why I was really excited to learn about modular building. Now before we go on I need to clarify something. No, we're not talking about living in shipping containers. I'm always looking out for people and companies that have dev...

Congratulations, you've set goals! However are you keeping accountable to them? Series: Goal Setting Cohost: Tom Reber from Motor Hard With a new year upon us and setting goals being at the forefront of all of our minds, I thought it would be cool to create a podcast series on setting goals and keeping accountable to them. I don't know if you're anything like me, however I have set...

Are you setting goals that contribute to the bigger picture? It's all about setting the right goals to help you reach the right destination. Series: Goal Setting Cohost: Tom Reber from Motor Hard With a new year upon us and setting goals being at the forefront of all of our minds, I thought it would be cool to create a podcast series on setting goals...the right way. I don't know if you&...