Make Trades Great Again

By Eric Aune, Andy MickelsonBusiness Entrepreneurship Education How To Careers

Make Trades Great Again episodes

August 11, 2022 #141 Troubleshooting and Home Inspections gone wrong
The guys mostly retell some stories from recent jobs and site visits with potential new customers. The way the housing market is lately there's no shortage of stories to tell.

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34 min
August 09, 2022 #140 Bonus Clean start
Eric and Andy talk about the pitfalls of being busy and neglecting weekly van organization and inspections.
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19 min
August 04, 2022 #139 Jamie Christensen @northwest_hvac
Jamie Christensen @northwest_hvac on IG joins us to talk about growing pains as a new business owner.
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1 hr 4 min
August 02, 2022 #138 Are we really stuck on this 7 to 3:30 thing?
Younger generations aren't entering the trades for about a million reasons. Everyone talks about recruiting but rarely about the reason why kids might not want to learn a trade, or work on a construction site...

Maybe we need to look at the rigid work schedule? Maybe there's some wiggle room to be flexible on start times as long as the deadline is met? See what the guys are up to as ERic sets out to make Andy's skin crawl.
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26 min
July 28, 2022 #137 What it sounds like when doves cry
Okay this one takes a turn at the end no one saw coming but first the guys talk about the a few different topics like "flex scheduling" and moving the policies and procedures out of your head and writing them down so someone could takeover for you in your business.
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35 min
July 26, 2022 #136 What to charge part 2
Part 2 We revisit a popular topic from the past, What should I charge for my time?

Eric and Andy dive into the calculation of an hourly rate.
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29 min
July 21, 2022 #135 What to Charge revisited Part 1
We revisit a popular topic from the past, What should I charge for my time?

Eric and Andy dive into the calculation of an hourly rate. Make sure to catch us next week for part 2.
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44 min
July 19, 2022 #134 Bonus - Who ya gonna call?
Ray Parker Jr, is that you? This week Eric is considering finding a mentor, but not just any type of mentor. Listen up to this bonus episode to see what the guys are talking about.
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17 min
July 14, 2022 #133 Then & Now: What's changed for the better in our trades
For the longest time it seemed nothing was advancing in the trades. Same jobs, same materials, same tools...same attitudes.

This week the guys come back from vacation to talk about one of the most listened to topics on the first 132 episodes: New Technology
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55 min
May 31, 2022 #132 Bonus - Proactive or Reactive?
Quick discussion about being reactive or proactive in our day to day.
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12 min

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