Make Trades Great Again

Live from AHR Expo in Chicago, the guys sit down with Bryan Orr.

Bryan Orr is the Co-Owner of Kalos Services Inc. an Orlando- area HVAC contracting business as well as an audio nerd and podcaster. 

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Warning: Lots of weather talk in this one lol. 

When the weather dips to the double digits below zero (F) the heat needs to stay on because setting-back the temperature may be a recipe for disaster. 

The guys talk ways to combat the extreme cold and how talking with your customers ahead of the storm might be useful. 

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Setting expectations ahead of starting a job is an obvious step in the process of service, repair, construction right? 

Eric tells of a recent job when it didn’t start out so great. 

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Will Aune Plumbing expand in 2024? Looking back on 2023 and forward in the new year.  There's always time to make plans and set goals but the new year seems like the most appropriate. What are some of your goals for 2024?

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If you're an apprentice this one's for you! If you're not an apprentice but know someone coming up in the trades, please share this with them asap! 

In this episode Eric & Andy go thru a list of five things/habits/behaviors today's apprentice needs to do or think about daily. 

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It's that time of year to look forward into the new year. This is also worth reflecting on the past year to gauge successes. This isn't a New Year Resolution episode! 

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Chad joins the guys to take a buzzfeed quiz to see what career we’re supposed to have. The results are as ridiculous as you probably expect. 

Thanks to our friend Chad Killinger for joining us. 

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“If you break it down into bitesize pieces you can eat an elephant” -Andy 

In this episode the guys talk over how to approach estimating jobs large and small. Thanks to everyone writing in lately! 

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Some old school tactics still work when looking for employment no matter how many job services are out there. 

The internet is awesome but following up on a job application can get you ahead of the competition. Also did you know there is a whole online service just for blue collar jobs? 

Check this out and more in this episode where the guys talk about how they got hired into the trades and what worked all those years ago, how it’s still working today. 

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More listener mail from Australia. The guys talk about some things they’d consider in preparation of starting a new business. 

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