UpScale - Build your profitable Trade and Construction business

What happens when your business hits a wall, leads dry up, and life throws you a curveball all at once? In this episode of the UpScale Business Coaching Podcast, Damien (owner of Valet Norwest Alarms ) shares how his Sydney based security business went from struggling to find work to having more jobs than he could handle. Alongside UpScale coach Christian, he opens up about the mindset shifts, sys...

Erina sits down with Hannaka from Wi Paint in North Brisbane for a conversation that's as honest as it gets. Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube⁠ Find out w...

If the words "cold outreach" make you want to switch episodes... stay with us. This one is worth it. Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube⁠ Find out where you...

Most tradies work hard, send the invoice and move on. But do you actually know if that job made you money? Like really know? Download our Free Tradie Job Profit Calculator here Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights an...

Are you hiring to keep up, or hiring to grow? In this episode of the UpScale Business Podcast, Erina and Riley break down one of the most common dilemmas trade business owners face: knowing when the timing is right to bring on a new team member. Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth...

When Cam is running Kerabo Carpentry Business and before he jumped into coaching, he used one word to describe where his business was at: drowning. No systems, no financial clarity, subcontracting for builders week to week with no idea where the next job was coming from. Sound familiar? Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoa...

Why Most Trade Business Owners Are Leaving Work on the Table If you're waiting for the phone to ring, you're already behind. In this episode, Mitch and Jason sit down fresh off the UpScale Live Tour across Australia and New Zealand to unpack one of the biggest differences they keep seeing between tradies who are growing fast and those who are stuck: cold outreach. Need help growing your business? ...

You've looked at the schedule and it's quiet. What do you do right now to get work through the door today? Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube⁠ Find out whe...

From $20K months to a $111K record: Jarren shares exactly what changed in his business Fore Front Electrical after five months with Upscale Business Coaching. In this episode, we sit down with Jarren Ganzer, a trade business owner who joined Upscale in January and hasn't looked back. In February he did around $20K, March was $27K, and by April he'd cracked $111K in a single month. But the numbers...

In this powerful episode of the UpScale Business Podcast, Erina and Mitch V sit down with Ash from TIACS to have an honest conversation about mental health in the trade and construction industry. TIACS, which stands for This Is A Conversation Starter, provides free mental health counselling for tradies, truckies, farmers and blue collar workers across Australia. Backed by the team behind TradeMutt...

End of Financial Year for Trade Business Owners: What to Do, When to Do It, and How to Stop Getting Blindsided Download your Free ⁠EOFY Checklist⁠ for your Trade Business It's that time of year again. End of financial year has rolled around, and if it's snuck up on you, you're not alone. Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upsca...

Mitch ( @mitchvan_ ) sits down with our new Head Coach Riley to talk about something every tradie and trade business owner knows too well, stress. Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-co...

Erina ( @erinaroxx ) and Geggsie sit down to talk about the Upscale Tradie Coaching Tour and how it's been unfolding across Australia this year. Next Live Coaching Events 2026: https://www.upscale-coaching.com/upscale-live-events Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist:...

What does it actually take to go from average job sizes to landing a project worth hundreds of thousands? Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube⁠ Find out wher...

If you’ve ever guessed your pricing, second guessed your margins, or just hoped there was enough left at the end of the job, this episode is for you. Free Tradie Pricing Calculator: https://upscale-coaching.com/pricing-calc-podcast-v2 Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist:...

Running a trade business and not sure what to do before June 30? This episode breaks down exactly how to approach EOFY the right way, without the stress or last-minute panic. Download your Free EOFY Checklist for your Trade Business Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠...

What does it really take to grow a trade business while juggling family, expansion, and the pressure that comes with bigger opportunities? In this episode, we sit down with our client Casey from Ganzer Electrical in WA who’s right in the thick of it. From starting out in Albany to opening a second branch in Perth, he shares the real story behind growth, the challenges no one talks about, and the m...

If you've been hearing the AI buzz and wondering what it actually means for your trade or construction business, this episode is for you. Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-coachin...

What would happen if you stopped drinking for a period of time and put that energy back into your life and business? Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube⁠ Fi...

Thinking about getting into solar or already working in the renewables space? This episode is a must-listen. Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast Watch more insights and tips on YouTube: upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube Find out where your business stands with our Tradie Quiz: ⁠ https://upscale-coaching.com/application-podcast⁠ Hear from tradies...

What’s really going on in the trade industry right now? Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube⁠ Find out where your business stands with our Tradie Quiz: ⁠ htt...

If you’re a trade business owner wondering whether coaching, community, or live events are actually worth it, this episode gives you a real, no-BS look behind the scenes. In this conversation, we sit down with Herb owner of https://1800washed.com.au/ , a pressure cleaning business owner who took a leap, backed himself, and saw serious growth after joining UpScale. Since getting started, Herb has s...

This one’s a special re-release ! As the UpScale team gears up for the Gold Coast Marathon , we’re raising funds for a cause that hits close to home for the trade industry.. TIACS (This Is A Conversation Starter) . 👉 https://fundraise.tiacs.org/fundraisers/upscalegoldcoastmarathon2026 So we’re bringing back one of our most important conversations—our chat with the legends behind Trademutt . These...

What does it actually take to go from apprentice to running a growing trade business with a full team? In this episode, we sit down with Blake Hoile owner of Hoile Electrical who shares the real journey behind building his business..from feeling lost in his mid-20s to taking the leap into self-employment, hiring his first apprentice, and eventually scaling to a team of 15. Need help growing your b...

If you are a tradie or business owner feeling the pressure of cash flow, this episode is a must listen. Need help growing your business?  Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business  @upscalebusinesscoaching Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast⁠ Watch insights and tips on YouTube: ⁠upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube⁠ Find out where...