We speak with the Reece Groups NSW leaders; Mark Young and Craig Smith; to discuss what made the Reece Group the dominate market powerhouse it is today. The Reece Group are a great success story, starting with one store back in 1909, to now being the Australian market leaders in plumbing and trade supplies, and recently have ventured into NZ and US markets.

This is a must listen for any business leader who is looking to improve the overall performance of their business. Mark & Craig share key insights into what makes Reece tick, all of which are transferrable to any business and any industry. This episode is jam packed full of tips that can be implemented immediately.

The key point that resonates throughout this interview is about building a culture where every team member owns it!

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Mick Slatter shares his inspirational story, from the depths of depression while operating his tradie business in the early 2000’s when he was about to lose his house, to now educating and teaching tradies how to reduce risk within their business.
To be successful in business and in life, Mick discusses the importance of having the right support people in your corner. When we fall, and we all do, it shouldn’t be viewed as a failure, but rather as a learning experience. Mick’s story epitomises this through drawing on his dark times as a source of strength when faced with new challenges moving forward.
Mick provides great tips for how tradies can reduce potential costs while administering contracts, as well as how to deal with unfriendly communication.

There’s loads of tips and insights that will help you save potential blood, sweat, and tears.

If you have questions about what to look out for before starting your business as well as how to   successfully manage contracts then you’ll find the answers in this interview, including:

• Why it is important to learn from failure?
• Why you shouldn’t open a business just because you want to escape a boss?
• How self-awareness was key to overcoming depression?
• Why just knowing how to do the job isn’t enough?
• How conversations driven by integrity and information empowers tradies?
• How managing the ‘GAP’ between reaction and response provides time to think?
• And plenty more …

Resources mentioned:

• Mick Slatter - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-slatter
• Chris Wightwick – The Mind Kit http://www.themindkit.com
• Power Up Your Tradie Business book by Matthew Jones BUY NOW

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Matt Jones, owner of Tradie Webguys & The Site Shed Podcast, is a tradie evangelist with a passion for helping tradies successfully transition off the tools and into the often-unknown business world. Matt, as a former plumber himself, understands that making the transition to a business owner can be very difficult; as Matt states “as a tradie you don’t know what you don’t know about business.”

Since 2012 Matt has educated thousands of tradie business owners to improve their marketing, attract better quality clients, develop systems, and connect to a global tradie community via The Site Shed

 

If you have questions about how to successfully run a tradie business then you’ll find the answers in this interview, including:

• Why it is important to ‘niche’ your business?
• How to attract and convert quality clients from your website?
• How systems and processes allow business owners more freedom?
• Why business owners are often the roadblock to success?
• And plenty more …

Resources mentioned:

• Tradie Webguys - tradiewebguys.com.au
• The Site Shed Podcast - thesiteshed.com

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'Everyday people, everyday stories, extrodinary results’

We speak with tradie business owners and business experts who share real life, inspiring stories how people have pushed through tough times to achieve success.

We share mistakes made and lessons learnt, to highlight the fact that throughout your journey as a business owner you are not alone.

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