Reliable Trades Podcast

This week we have Ty Smith on to talk about his journey thru the trades, he enjoys the bigger industrial stuff and the challenges with it. Working on RVs and vehicles is both a hobby and where he was before HVAC, and now he does a few things in the HVAC community so tune in to hear it all.

Travis joins us to talk hydronic heating and how Navien is changing the HVAC industry with the NPF. Travis comes from a background in install, testing facilities, trade school and training. Join us to learn how this new technology works.

At just 18 years old, Itzcoatl Aguilar aka EwokDoesHVAC is trying to excel in this trade quickly. Already understanding you got to keep learning and take some action to succeed, he'll talk about his first year experience so far and what got him here.

Nathan Christian joins us to talk about being in the HVAC trade 4 years now, getting his start during the whole 2020 virus shut down. But HVAC never stops, he's enjoyed the ride and now is posting regularly on social media where he found himself a big following to show others some helpful tips and tricks.

Valerie Jimenez, known as "ThatAC_Repair_Chic" joins us to talk about being in business with family and feeling like she could do the field work instead of sitting in the office of this HVAC company. Now turned teacher of this trade we'll discuss the journey and what's she's learned along the way and how she's helping the next generation.

Kenny Postlewait aka RefrigerationMan1988 from TikTok joins us to talk about his past and how hard that made it to get into the trades. He loves refrigeration and shares the real HVACR pains thru some funny social media clips but also wants to help others by sharing what he's learned.

Sascha Hinz joins us this week, getting into the field here coming from Germany. Settling in Texas and doing everything HVAC, he has also opened up a community that others can join to learn more about the trade and get help to become better.

Patrick Hansell from Professional Plumbing & HVAC joins us this week to talk about being 3rd generation in the trade. Growing up he went to work so that he could stay out of trouble & tried being a car mechanic for awhile. Ultimately he runs his own thing now and he shares his journey.

This week we have HVAC.Animation coming on talking about chillers, kids in the trades, and owning up to mistakes by being honest with the customers.

Ryan Figueroa joins us this week, owner of Top Gun Mechanical in Southern California. Running a few businesses within the family from HVAC to a gun shop & more, he does it everything under the sun basically.