Guest: Kenny Chapman

There are few people on the planet that are more qualified to speak on the topics of building a lifestyle, service based business than today's guest, Kenny Chapman.

Located in Colorado, Kenny built his plumbing business from a small scale drain cleaning operation, to a business now that operates without him. Kenny is the founder of BlueCollarCoach.com which is a company that specialises in educating and training trade based organisations in the art of Sales, Marketing and Leadership and he is a world of knowledge.

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You can reach out to Kenny at 

• http://thebluecollarsuccessgroup.com/
• [email protected]

Also, you can check out his book, 'The 6 Dimensions Of  C.H.A.N.G.E' at this link.

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Warning! If your website is NOT mobile friendly as of May, 2016, you're in BIG trouble.

This has been a long time coming, however now it looks like we're about to see some serious action from our friends over at Google.

'Mobilegeddon' as it was named by the industry last year refers to the algorithm update that Google released last year, favouring websites that are mobile friendly.

Due to the increased use of mobile devices like phones and tablets, Google released an update that favours websites that are optimised to mobile, over those that aren't on searches that come through a mobile device.

This basically means that if someone is searching for you from a mobile device and your website is NOT mobile friendly, then it has less chance of showing up in a search query than another website that has been optimised for mobile.

As of May, 2016, Google has announced that it is going to be progressively increasing this signal, meaning that if you're not mobile responsive, you're in big trouble.

This is going to have a serious effect on businesses that choose not to act, so I strongly encourage anyone that this is going to effect, click on the link below, so we can get your mobile friendly website set up for you ASAP.

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Trades come in many types and forms.

It's common to associate a trade with industries like builders, plumbers, electricians and mechanics, however there are other trades that tend to fly under the banner somewhat, like butchers, hairdressers and in the case of today's guest, chefs.

Chris Cranswick-Smith is a well known celebrity chef that has literally done it all. From working in Michelin Star restaurants through out Europe, through to running his own restaurant in Sydney through to working on Super Yachts and sailing around the world for 6 months of the year.

This episode is a true indication of what's possible with a trade behind you.  If you enjoy, please leave us a review.

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In this episode, we're talking about building a power remote team.

Nothing of any significance has ever been done alone, which is why it's so important to build a power team around you. This might not only mean in the field, it could be in the office, it could be remotely, it could be a combination of all of the above.

The old saying, "if you try to be everything to everyone, you'll end up being nothing to anyone", has a lot of merit. In this podcast, Warrick, Michaela and I talk about putting the right people in the right place so that you can collaborate and grow, by leveraging the power of a team. More to the point, how you can build a team that's remote, meaning you can save on all of the traditional expenses that come as part of the package with full time local staff.

This podcast is the perfect segway from the last, where we were talking about creating systems and processes that empower your staff to take over tasks that you should not be doing.

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Having business processes in place allows you the freedom of being able to step away from certain tasks, knowing that they'll be done your way by someone else.

By documenting processes you're creating intellectual property, that;

1. Empowers your staff to carry out tasks the way you want then carried out.
2. Builds an asset into your company, so that it can potentially be acquired down the track.
3. Free you up from tasks that hold you back form more important things.
4. Means the business can operate without you.

This is a great podcast, so tune in, take note and TAKE ACTION!

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Series: Outsoucing Cohosts: Warrick and Michaela from 'The Tradies Business Show'

In this series of Toolbox talks, I'm joined by our friends Warrick and Michaela from The Tradies Business Show, where we're talking about Outsourcing.

I asked them to join me on this series because they both formally ran a company called Tradies VA, which was a business that helped trade based organisations leverage the use of assistants, so that the business owners could free themselves up to take care of the more important areas of their businesses.

Waz and Michaela both a wealth of knowledge in this field and I'm sure you'll learn a bunch from what they have to say.

Episode 1: Discovering what your business strengths are within your own business.

In this episode, Waz, Michaela and I talk about the power of discovering what your own strengths are within your business, so you can spend your time doing what you're good at and not all the other things that can be delegated. So often, we find ourselves wasting time in our own business, but doing things that others can do so much better. Some examples of this might be:

• ANSWERING PHONES!!!
• Accounting
• Invoicing
• Following up late payments
• Estimating

This is a great podcast that drives home the point that if you waste time doing what you're not great at, you're doing more damage than good.

Coming up in following episodes:

TSS024 - Developing processes that can replace you in your own business. TSS025 - Building a power remote team

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Ever dreamed about running a huge company?

Everyone starts somewhere and in this episode of Toolbox Talks, I'm taking with Allan Furguson from Omega Group, who owns and runs one of Australia's largest plumbing, electrical and HVAC companies?

This is a seriously successful business that turns tens of millions every year and has over 50 trucks on the road in Sydney. Allan shares his amazingly humble story with me, telling me about where he started in the trades working for his father, then diving into his own business and growing that into the empire that it is today.

If you want to know what it takes to build and run a mammoth organisation, then you're going to love this podcast.

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There are a lot of unethical business owners out there.

In this episode, I'm talking about an experience that I am currently going through with an IT company in Neutral Bay, Sydney, who have proven themselves to be not only unprofessional, but also straight up destructive to my business and some of my clients.

The reason I share this story is so that I can hopefully help many of you NOT get into the same situation yourselves, because at the end of the day, it was completely avoidable and it's caused a ridiculous amount much unnecessary grief.

The key takeaway's from this podcast are:

• Don't go into business with someone, just because they're mates.
• Always insist on terms and conditions.
• Always have a contract in place.
• Stand up for what you believe.
• Go legal if you have to.

This scenario is not yet over, so I'll keep you posted on proceedings as they update.

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Series: Cubify Your Business

Cohost: Matt Jones from Cube Consulting

Episode 3: Brand Planning

Back in episode 1, we spoke about Business Mindset and in Episode 2, we spoke about 'Pricing for Profit'. Now in Episode 3, which is the final episode of this amazing series with Matt jones from Cube Consulting, we're talking Brand Planning.

Brand Planning is a critical part of business because it affects everything you do. From uniforms, to pricing, to the copy on your website, right through to the way you train your technicians to communicate to your customers.

This is a really powerful podcast that dives deep into how you should go about brand planning.

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Series: Cubify Your Business

Cohost: Matt Jones from Cube Consulting

Episode 2: Pricing for Profit

Back in episode 1, we spoke about Business Mindset. You can check it out here.

In this episode, we're talking 'Pricing for Profit', which basically means understanding your overheads. All too often I deal with tradespeople that don't have an understanding of what their true costs are. Have you taken into consideration overheads like phone bills, vehicles, insurances, electricity, petrol, tools, material, etc?

In this episode, Matt and I discuss what's involved in getting your pricing right so that you're making a living from what you're doing.

Enjoy.

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