The Tradesman Experience

What qualities do you admire? 

How important are your numbers?  This week I sit down with Valerie Grandinetti, owner of Vitality CFO Consulting.  With an upbringing in the blue collar world, she has a passion with helping industries become profitable and know their numbers. Listen in as we discuss financial behavior, money mindset and how she can help you.  vitalitycfoconsulting.com

A follow up to Hard Lessons.   Forgive the audio quality. 

This was a difficult conversation.  Nate and I talk about some of the hard lessons we have learned in the last few years.  Sharing stories we've not told before.  Hopefully it brings some value.

This week I sit down with Eddy Oneil, founder of Poseidon Construction & Services.  We discuss business, Subcontractor relationships, and creating the best experience for the client.   @eddyoneil87 @poseidon.construction

This conversation has been a long time coming.  In the virtual studio is Daniel Perea, owner of Apex Welding.  In this conversation, Daniel shares his experiences growing up in the blue collar world, lessons learned as a young man, personal discoveries as a business owner and what was it that helped him mature into the man he is today. @daniel_apexwelding

It's been a long time since we dove into this topic!  Since several years have passed we decided to revist the topic of chickenshit leadership.  This week we get to share our new perspectives, experiences and what stays the same.   @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87

Burnout is a symptom. 

How important are profits?  How do you calculate profits?  What is financial discipline?  This week in the virtual studio is my friend Greg Giroux, founder of TruPros.  Along with answering these questions, we share our stories of not making any money and why most small business owners never succeed.   trupros.com  

What does it take to start a business?  Should you start a business?  This week we dive into the discussion of starting a business and if it's worth it.   @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87  

Not everyone gets a trophy

This episode I sit down in the virtual studio with Mitch Smedley.  Mitch is the owner of Smedley Plumbing, founder of Trade Wins Consulting and runs the podcast The Void.  We discuss business, leadership, operations and mostly talk about how to leverage your social media to grow your business.   Go check out everything about him!!

What came first in business, the sale or operations? 

I'll do whatever it takes!   That's something we say or hear people say.  But what does that mean??   This week we dive into that question and share our definitions and examples of the sacrifices necessary to do whatever it takes.   @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87

What a phenominal conversation!! This week I have the privledge to inteview Pete Neubig.  Pete is founder of VPM Solutions, a fellow podcaster, and as you will see, a man of many talents and lots of experience.   We discuss everything from power couples, leadership, buisness and remote team members.   Go check them out: @vpmsolutions vpmsolutions.com  

What do you need to have a successful relationship? 

This week is a lot of fun! We are joined by Joel Potter, host of Bourbon & Ballistics Podcast and Co-Owner of First Line Ballistics, and we talk about a lot!  Between Joel's introduction to bourbon, starting a business, being a 42 year old student in a classroom & everything else that comes up over a bottle of Basil Hayden, this conversation is packed full of laughs, memories and possibly some exa...

How do you show up everyday? How do you show up after a loss? How do you show up after a win?

This week I sit down with Joni Wolfswinkel.  Joni is a realestate investor, entreprenuer, podcaster and a GSDMF.   This is a wide ranging coversation where we discuss investing, leadership, remote team members and much much more!! Check her out on: Instagram  - Inside The Wolfs Den Facebook  - Inside The Wolfs Den Instagram  - jonimwolf Facebook - Joni Wolfswinkel    

This week I am joined by Eric Fortenberry, Founder and CEO of JobTread.  If you want to have a successful business then you have to have successful systems.  In this conversation we discuss job costing, transfer of information, WHY he created JobTread and much more.   Go check them out at www.jobtread.com @jobtread  

What skills do you have?  What skills do you need?   What is Skill Stacking??

How would you define delegation?  This week we unpack what delegation means, how to achieve it and what it takes as a leader to do so.   @natenewton87 @thetradesmanexperience  

Let's talk about coaching!

Back by popular demand we have Gina Malvestuto, owner of Green Tree Bookkeeping  We continue our conversation of knowing your numbers.  What is breakeven?  How do you caluclate that?   These are some questions that we answer in our conversation.  

This week we sit down with two highschool football coaches Kyle and Morgan.  These are two men that Nate coached under during the season at Douglas High this fall.  This conversation is very wide ranging from attracting students, the evolution of leadership, sharing the purpose, getting the best out of people and much much more.   @natenewton87 @thetradesmanexperience