Joe Doyle

The Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle

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Real businesses, real problems, real solutions. Join Joe Doyle on his phone show, The Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast, where he speaks to fellow Tradesmen who are struggling with their businesses, and offers them advice to get their business back on track. All of the tactics in this Podcast series are taken from Joe's book The Tradesman's Survival Guide, which is available for pre-order here:www.joedoyle.ie/tsg

Author

Joe Doyle

Category

Business

Podcast website

joedoyle.ie

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - 2021 – Ep. 09 – Stephen O’Brien 15.07.2021

In this weeks’ installment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Stephen O’Brien owner of Registered Painters Pty Ltd. based in Cockburn Central, Western Australia. Joe and Stephen chat about: How Stephen has managed to get off the tools for the last 5 weeks How Stephen has been making his €500 per day but he needs more. The structure of Stephen’s team Joe’s message to S...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - 2021 – Ep. 08 – Nicky Weston owner of The Home Renovation Centre 06.07.2021

In this weeks’ installment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Nicky Weston owner of The Home Renovation Centre, located beside Fantasia Theme Park in Drogheda Co. Louth. Joe and Nicky chat about: The numbers in his Business – Overheads and costs of running the business. How much Nicky needs to charge per man per day. Where Nicky is now in the business. How Nicky’s sho...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - 2021 – Ep. 07 – Tim Bowen 28.06.2021

In this weeks’ installment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Tim Bowen owner of Bowen Building & Maintenance about: A recent job Tim completed. How much Tim’s profits have jumped since starting with Joe Tim’s pipeline of work. Staffing How to manage the Work/Life balance during high performance times. Some of the audiobooks Joe and Tim have listened to.

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - Ep. 06 - Vlad Rotariu of VR Property Maintenance 21.06.2021

In this weeks’ installment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Vlad Rotariu owner of VR Property Maintenance. ·  Losing Money on a job. ·  Vlad’s improvements in business. ·  How Vlad Prices Jobs. ·  Pricing issues. ·  A new opportunity that Vlad has. ·  Vlad’s background in trade work. ·  How Vlad got started with the property mainte...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - 2021 - Ep. 05 - Luke Joyce of The Cleaning Company .ie 14.06.2021

In this week’s instalment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Luke Joyce owner of TheCleaningCompany.ie Joe and Luke chat about: ·  Marketing structure ·  Facebook Ads ·  Google Ads ·  Apple’s new ads privacy policy iOS 14.5 ·  Interest ads vs. Keyword ·  Lead conversion trackers ·  Leaflet Marketing conversion tracking ·  Luke’s...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - 2021 – Ep. 04 – Greg Bates of After Rain Construction 31.05.2021

In this week’s instalment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Greg Bates owner of After Rain Construction LTD. based in Co. Dublin. In this week’s episode Joe and Greg chat about: 1.  How Greg solved his issue of losing money on an attic conversion using Joe’s pricing template 2.  A Large job Greg has done for a restaurant chain in the past few weeks. 3. &nbs...

TSG Pod 2021 – Ep. 03 – Daragh Carolan of Crystal Complete Building 24.05.2021

In this week’s instalment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Daragh Carolan owner of Crystal Complete Building based in Co. Louth. In this week’s episode Joe and Daragh chat about: Daragh has recently cleared his over draft Hit his target for the Beast Board Working on a job where the numbers are constantly fluctuating Increasing His 0 The importance of staying on top...

TSG Pod 2021 – Ep. 02 – Dan Hunter of Hunter Garden Care 17.05.2021

In this week’s instalment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Dan Hunter owner of Hunter Garden Care based in Co. Dublin. In this week’s episode Joe and Dan chat about: How Dan got started in business Dan’s approach to learning about business Joe’s thoughts on the approach to making sales in Ireland Dan’s Make Or Break Board Dan and Joe’s thoughts on visualisation and...

Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle – 2021 - Ep. 01 - Brian McKenna 10.05.2021

In this week’s instalment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Survival Guide Podcast. Joe speaks to Brian McKenna who is a plumber based in County Meath. In this episode Joe and Brian chat about: 1. Brian’s Make or Break board. 2. How focus earned him more in 7 weeks than 6 years. 3. How Brian wants to move to more private work for profitability. 4. How close to hitting his 1st  €14,000 milestone to e...

Tradesman's Survival Guide with Joe Doyle - 2020 - Ep. 18 - Let's Talk About Rental Property Tax 04.08.2020

Let’s talk about rental property tax. As you may know I am a big landlord in Dublin and the spokesperson for the Residential Landlords Association of Ireland so I pay my fair share of rental property tax in Ireland. In this episode I’m going to cover: Tenant Referrals and how to get them How rental tax works Keeping money by for maintenance My Property Training Group The RTB and the Residential Te...

Tradesman's Survival Guide with Joe Doyle - Ep. 17 - Christopher O Leary 27.07.2020

Chris is starting out in his carpentry business CHI Construct and Joe wants him to learn from the mistakes of others to help him get a great start with the business. Joe and Chris chat about: ·  The importance of updating your terms and conditions ·  Clients being slow coming back to him ·  Christopher’s Make or Break Board ·  Setting up separate accounts ·  Christopher’s...

Tradesman's Survival Guide with Joe Doyle – Ep. 16 – Conor Flaherty 20.07.2020

Title: Tradesman’s Support Group with Joe Doyle – Ep. 17 – Conor Flaherty In this week’s installment of Joe Doyle’s Tradesman’s Support Group Podcast. Joe speaks to Conor Flaherty who is a carpenter based in County Kerry. In this episode Joe and Conor chat about: 1. Conor’s Make Or Break Board 2. Pricing 3. Making Time to do more work 4. Taking on more work when busy 5. Lead generating If you enjo...

Tradesman's Survival Guide with Joe Doyle - Ep. 15 - Making It Happen with Tom Dalton 13.07.2020

Joe joined Tom Dalton for an interview on his Making It Happen podcast. Joe and Tom discuss: ·  Joes starting out with his father. ·  The 3 things a good business needs to function ·  Building houses ·  Dealing with failure ·  Joe’s experience with Mentors ·  How Joe got his start as a Mentor ·  Get your business to €500 clear profit a day ·  Property Buying...

Tradesman's Survival Guide with Joe Doyle - Ep. 14 - Barry Burke 29.06.2020

Where should you be within your business? In this week’s episode Joe puts this question to Barry Burke owner of Burke Construction Civil Engineering. Barry has been operating as the businesses point of sales but also gets pulled away for other bits of work. Joe and Barry discuss: 1.  Getting in more profitable work. 2.  What Barry should be doing in the business 3.  Getting more wor...

Tradesman's Survival Guide with Joe Doyle - Ep. 13 - A Message To Under 21's Serious About Business 22.06.2020

In this week’s episode Joe is speaking directly to people under the age of 21 about how they should be thinking in regards to setting up a business. The topics covered are: - Failing Forward and learning from your mistakes - Joe’s own experience with failing forward in business. - Getting your first 5 failures out of the way. 3 Things not to do with money     - 1. Don’t put it...

Tradesman's Survival Guide with Joe Doyle - Ep. 12 - Declan McNamee 15.06.2020

In this week’s episode Joe speaks with Declan McNamee owner of Demac Electrical Services, based in County Meath. They talk about Declan’s Make Or Break Board, Changing Declan’s Business Mindset, Making €500 a day and Declan’s business being essential during the Corona Virus. If you enjoy todays episode and want to find out more about what I do, check out my business YouTube Channel: https://www.yo...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle – Ep. 11 – Breadwinner Interview – Pauric Hilferty 22.05.2020

In this week’s episode we are sharing an interview Joe done with Pauric Hilferty of The Breadwinner Podcast. We chat about Entrepreneurship, Creating Wealth Future Generations Can Add To, The 52 Steps Mentorship Program. Check out Pauric’s Podcast here: https://audioboom.com/channels/5022854

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle – Ep. 10 - Going Off Course – Pat Falvey 15.05.2020

In this week’s episode Joe speaks with Pat Falvey, Ireland’s leading mountaineer. A bricklayer who climbed Mount Everest 4 times and done lots of other magical stuff along the way. Pat Falvey is an experienced business owner and has had his fair share of ups and downs along the road to him making his millions. You can purchase Pat’s books here:  - The Summit - How Triumph Turned To Trage...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - Ep. 09 - Andy Usher 24.04.2020

In this week’s episode, Joe speaks with Andy Usher a carpenter based in South England. They discuss the inflation of material costs and the customers perception of how much they should be paying per job when they supply the materials. Andy took part in our 30-Day Challenge in March. If you would like to take part in our next 30-Day Challenge just drop us a message on the Facebook page link below....

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - Ep. 08 - Going Off Course - Ken O'Driscoll 10.04.2020

In this week’s, episode Joe is going Off Course and talking to his friend Ken O’Driscoll who is the man in charge at Cherry Orchard Running Club. Ken and Joe ran 100 km around Dublin together just before Christmas last year. It was challenging for both of them but they both knuckled through and completed the challenge they set for themselves. If you would like to see their journey of running the 1...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - Ep. 07 - Joe's Recession Lesson - My Prediction For The Irish Economy Post Corona Virus 03.04.2020

In this week’s episode Joe talks about how experience during the previous recession and discusses what he believes is going to happen to the economy as a result of the Corona Virus Pandemic.

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - Ep. 06 - A Sole Trader In The Construction Industry 20.03.2020

In this week’s episode Joe speaks with a member of his 52 Steps group who wishes to remain anonymous. They discuss profitability of each job, the purpose of business for his construction business, invoicing systems, the make or break sheet and website building. If you enjoy todays episode and want to find out more about what I do, check out my business YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/chan...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - Ep. 05 - Allen Lawlor 12.03.2020

In this week’s episode, Joe speaks to Allen Lawlor owner of Process Print Ltd. based in County Dublin. They discuss the effects that the Corona Virus has had on business, Marketing via Facebook Ads, running competitions and lead generating, and also Allen’s sanitisation package he has created to sell to gyms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - Ep. 04 - James O'Shea 26.02.2020

In this week’s episode Joe speaks with James O’Shea owner of O’Shea Tiling based in County Carlow. They discuss profitability of each job, James’s make or break sheet, property investment and set a target for James for the end of February. You can find James's work here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008085858546 If you enjoy todays episode and want to find out more about what I do, c...

Tradesman's Survival Guide Podcast with Joe Doyle - Ep. 03 - Shane Kelly 04.02.2020

In this week’s episode, Joe speaks with Shane Kelly, owner of Precision Carpentry and Building based in County Kildare. In this episode they discuss, Facebook page marketing, Employees not taking the job serious enough, cashflow and invoicing. You can find Shane’s work at the link below: https://www.facebook.com/Precision-Carpentry-Building-Contractors-107569330788454/

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