The Profitable Tradie Podcast

Most trades business owners can’t imagine making a million bucks profit…

That amount of money feels so far away...

When your head’s down in the daily grind...

Just hoping you’ll make enough to pay the bills this week...

So you can get onto the next job and keep your team busy…

But if you follow the right steps...

Your business can make $1 million per year…

And not just revenue…

Profit…

Not gross profit...

Net profit…

We would know…

We just helped 36 businesses hit that milestone this year.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

1. Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business
2. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
3. Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book

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Wanna catch our number one video for 2025?

How to Use ChatGPT for Your Trades Business was our most viewed by far.

For good reason – it shows you how to save hours every week using simple, powerful (and free) tech.

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST:

1. How to save hours every week (and get more done in less time)
2. The trick to getting stuff done that you’ve been putting off forever
3. The 4-step formula to get ChatGPT to nail your request every time

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

1. Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business
2. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
3. Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book

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I know you’re slammed right now... 

The calendar’s been booked up for weeks... 

You’re going from job to job... 

Trying to do them all by Christmas... 

Which is less than a week away... 

So you’re not worried about December... 

But you should be thinking about January... 

LISTEN TO TODAY’S PODCAST AND LEARN HOW TO GET: 

1. Consistent bookings across December and January (instead of a good month followed by a bad one)   
2. A productive team who turn up on site when you need them (instead of disappearing on a last-minute holiday)   
3. More profit for the same amount of work (with premium rates for urgent jobs) 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business 
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 
• Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book 

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The Christmas break’s a great time to chill out, 

Sign off from work, 

Enjoy a couple of drinks, 

And spend time with family and mates. 

But for most trades business owners, 

It’s hard to fully switch off.

You end up checking emails, 

Answering calls instead of playing with the kids... 

And carrying the stress from last year straight into the next. 

LISTEN TO TODAY’S PODCAST AND LEARN: 

1. How to celebrate the wins of 2025 and let go of the rest  
2. What to focus your energy on and what’s not worth your time  
3. The best way to kick off 2026 and set yourself up for success 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business 
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 
• Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book 

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If you're wearing all the hats... 

Working nights catching up on emails... 

Squeezing in pricing on the weekend... 

Too slammed to return phone calls... 

Invoices are piling up... 

And the bank account’s getting thin... 

This is for you 

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST: 

Separate good advice from bad, and focus your energy on the right skills instead of wasting time on the wrong ones  

1. How to turn team chaos into checklists and training videos 
2. The simple equation to find out if you can cover the cost of a new hire 
3. The best way to make the most out of each of your team members 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business 
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 
• Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book 

Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating.

One month you’re slammed... 

The next, you’re staring at an empty calendar, waiting for the phone to ring... 

You don’t have a sales problem,

You have a marketing problem. 

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST: 

1. How to get steady, profitable work, without busting your gut 
2. The biggest mistake trades business owners make when hiring marketing agencies (and how to avoid it)  
3. Why there’s a lag between marketing and booking a job (and what to do about it) 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business 
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 
• Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book 

Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating.

You know what to do to fix your business... 

You’ve been at this for a while... 

There’s nothing you haven’t seen... 

You’ve heard it all before... 

And got all the knowledge and skills and resources you need... 

To finally turn your business around... 

The only problem is... 

You still haven’t done it. 

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST: 

1. How to stop learning and start earning (you already know enough) 
2. The 3 most important things you need to make your business soar 
3. Why you’re still stuck, and what you need to do get break free 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business 
• Join our FREE private community of trades business owners in our Facebook group 
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 
• Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book 

Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating.

Just had a killer chat with Danny Kerr from Breakthrough Academy. 

You can catch it all in my new video.... 

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST: 

Find out: 

1. What to do when your business stalls (and things get hairy)  
2. Why screw-ups are essential (and should be celebrated)  
3. How to get jobs done through your guys (not for them)  
4. The trick to finding the best workers (without spending a cent on marketing)  
5. The difference between having a system... and being the system

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business 
• Join our FREE private community of trades business owners in our Facebook group 
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 
• Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book 

Click here to download free Contractor Growth Method tools

Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating.

The tension had been building for a while... 

But one dick move pushed it over the edge. 

A full-on screaming match erupted. 

Company director versus customer. 

Right there on-site, in front of everyone. 

A messy, ugly blow-up. 

It’s the kind of moment every business owner dreads... 

But it’s also an opportunity to get clear on what you stand for... 

Who you really are... 

How you want to be... 

And if it’s not sitting right... 

Change. 

That’s exactly what Emma Freestone from Wardle Construction did.  

She shifted her focus to company culture, and it’s been a total gamechanger. 

Stronger team. Better customer relationships. More profit. 

LISTEN TO TODAY’S PODCAST AND FIND OUT: 

1. How Emma turned culture into profit with 147% growth 
2. The dead simple system to find and keep top talent 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business 
• Join our FREE private community of trades business owners in our Facebook group 
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 
• Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book 

Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating.

If you can't leave for a month without hiccups, you don't actually own a business yet.  

You own a job with extra headaches.  

But that can change... 

Check out my new video to find out how. 

1. 5 simple steps to double your profits and finally get your nights back.  
2. How to solve 80% of your headaches by only doing 20% of the work.
3. The 3-step hack to build systems fast, even if you hate office admin. 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business 
• Join our FREE private community of trades business owners in our Facebook group 
• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel 
• Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book 

Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating.