Are you ready to hire your next team member, but you’re just not sure whether they should be a qualified tradie or an apprentice?

In this week’s episode of ‘The Tradie Show — Together In Trade Business’ podcast, Andy and Angela take you through the pros and cons of each option, and bring up considerations in the hiring process you probably hadn’t even thought of 🤔

Need some help in hiring your next rockstar? Book in a Strategy Session with Andy today! In this session, you’ll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction.

This trade business owner knows a thing or two about working hard and KICKING GOALS. So much so that he's recently been awarded the BUSSQ Service Excellence Award for 2022 at the MPAQ Plumbing & Gas Industry Awards! 

This week, Andy and Angela catch up with the amazing Lifestyle Tradie Member, Damian Connor from Evermore Plumbing… He lets us in on his tips to achieving a great team culture, high staff retention, increased profits, a work-life balance, and much more.

If you’re struggling with your trade business and want to fast track your success just like Damian, book a strategy session with Andy today! 

Got a trade business question? Throw your question in our Tradie Toolbox HERE and have your trade business questions answered! OR email us at [email protected]

Do you spend HOURS and HOURS on admin in your trade business? From paperwork, to quotes, to invoices, to returning phone calls and booking in jobs... the list can seem endless.

What if there was an easier way?

Michael Steckler, CEO of job management system Tradify joins Andy and Angela on this week’s episode of ‘The Tradie Show — Together In Trade Business’ podcast to tell you how. 

Interested in some more strategies to improve systems in your trade business? Click here to book in a Strategy Session with Andy today! In this session, you’ll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction.

Feel like you’re working around the clock and are absolutely KILLING it, but at the end of the day you’re not making much (or any) profit? 

You might be working hard, but you might not be charging your customers enough to be working PROFITABLY.  

In this week’s episode of ‘The Tradie Show — Together in Trade Business’ podcast, Andy and Angela take you through the process to understand exactly what you should be charging your customers, to make profit.

Interested in some more strategies to increase profit in your trade business? Book in a Strategy Session with Andy today! In this session, you’ll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction.

Content warning: This podcast episode features topics that some listeners may find distressing. It features in-depth discussions about mental health issues. If this podcast brings up any issues for you, please seek help from any of the hotline services listed below.
  

It can often feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders; being a trade business owner, leader, parent, friend and more, can be tough!

In this week’s episode of ‘The Tradie Show — Together In Trade Business’ Andy and Angela talk to Dr. Jodie Lowinger, founder of Mind Strength, Doctor of Clinical Psychology, and Gotcha4Life ambassador, about mental health and anxiety within the trade industry.

Tune in to hear Dr. Jodie discuss her Mind Strength method; how to conquer fear and anxiety, boost mental strength and resilience, improve mindset, and skills to enhance your performance!

For more on Jodie’s Mind Strength Method, click HERE.

For more on Gotcha4 Life, visit their website HERE.

There is always help available…

Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Suicide call back service: https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/

Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

SANE Australia: https://www.sane.org/

The most important person in your business, is whoever answers the phone with incoming leads. 

All the fancy marketing, expensive signage and amazing reviews mean NOTHING, if the person answering that phone doesn’t take the caller through a clear sales process and turn them into a winning customer.

In this week’s episode of ‘The Tradie Show — Together In Trade Business’ podcast, Andy and Angela take you through the 9-step Call Converter sales process, to convert more calls into paying customers.

If you want to gain free access to the 9-step Call Converter training video, join Lifestyle Tradie’s Facebook Group, ‘Together In Trade Business’!
Click HERE to access and join the community today.

Interested in some more strategies to help increase sales in your trade business? Book in a Strategy Session with Andy today! In this session, you’ll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction.

The franchise is iconic around Australia, covering everything from mowing, cleaning, dog grooming, antenna’s and much more… there’s just no mistaking the big logo of a humble Aussie man in his hat on the side of the van.

YEP, you guessed it… it’s the Jim’s Group!

On this week’s episode of ‘The Tradie Show — Together In Trade Business’, Andy and Angela have the honour of chatting with founder of Jim’s Group, Jim Penman all about his story, how the franchise grew so big, his passion for systems, and building wealth through health.

To find out more about Jim's Group, click HERE.

If you want some more help developing systems in your trade business, book in a Strategy Session with Andy, today! In this session, you’ll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction.

🎅 It is hard to believe that the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ is almost upon us! Have you made your to-do list (and checked it twice?) 🎅

Andy and Angela are kicking off Season 7 of ‘The Tradie Show — Together In Trade Business’ podcast talking about, you guessed it, THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD!

It might seem early, but now is the time to think about the Christmas period for your trade business… including closures, staff leave, social events, and more!

Interested in some more strategies to help you navigate and lead your trade business? Book in a Strategy Session with Andy today! In this session, you’ll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction.

Want to increase profit in your trade business?

To do this, you need to understand the 7 drivers of your profitability and how to adjust these to improve performance, which is EXACTLY what Andy & Angela chat about in this week’s episode of The Tradie Show — Together In Trade Business podcast. 

It’s time to turn UP the 7 dials to improve your efficiency, productivity, and make MORE profit!

 If you want to access The 7 Dials To Drive Profit download for free, click HERE!

Interested in some more strategies to help you increase profit in your trade business? Click HERE to book in a Strategy Session with Andy today! In this session, you’ll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction.

Working with your life partner can be tough; you’re spending 100% of your time together going from home to work and back again.

BUT when times are good, you can be an unstoppable team. 

In this week’s episode of ‘The Tradie Show — Together In Trade Business’, Andy and Angela take you through ‘The Profitable Partner Formula’, to help YOU harness this power in both your working and home life and kick goals… together!

To get your copy of ‘The Profitable Partner Formula’, click HERE.

If you wanted to listen back to our previous episode, Control freak habits - Is it helping or hindering your business? click HERE.

Or to get your free copy of Angela's book 'Tradie Wife: Why Winging It Isn't Working (And  Breaking Old Habits Will Help)' click HERE.

And if you’re wanting more help on how to set up your trade business for success and profit, click HERE to book a Strategy Session with Andy today! In this session, you’ll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction.