The Tradie Show

By Lifestyle Tradie Group Pty Ltd - Business Podcast For Tradies Wanting To Scale Their Trade Business, Contractors and Construction

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The Tradie Show is the podcast for tradies who are stuck working ‘IN’ the business instead of working ‘ON’ it. We know you’ve got big goals, but right now you probably feel like a slave to your own creation.TAFE taught you to be a great tradie, but not a great business owner. It’s lonely, stressful and not your fault. We get it, we’ve been there too, deep in the trenches (literally) growing a plumbing business in Sydney. Life looked great on the outside, but behind the scenes, we were stressed out of our eyeballs. As a result we almost lost everything ... we almost lost our business, our home and our marriage, but thankfully we came out the other side with a thriving business, completely off the tools and only working 2 hours p/week. How? Well, that's what we share here on The Tradie Show.Following our success, we vowed to help other tradies, so you don’t have to go through what we did. We didn’t have any guidance and even when we tried to hire a coach, he knew nothing about the trade industry, so we ended up coaching him. That experience inspired us to set up our amazing community and coaching program, Lifestyle Tradie to share the advice we wish we had about what it really takes to build a successful trade business and live the lifestyle you deserve. And now The Tradie Show is an extension of that community. So, if you’re a plumber, electrician, painter, landscaper, carpenter, builder, bricklayer, concretor, contractor, gardener, window washer, aborist, tiler, metal fabricator, roofer, glazier, handyman services, HVAC, solar installation services or any other trade business or trade service, then tune into The Tradie Show for no-fluff advice, fun banter and inspiring interviews to help you get results. BIG RESULTS!Want to fast-track your results?Book in a success session with Andy: https://www.lifestyletradie.com.au/

Episode Date
Paul Wicks on Letting Go, Levelling Up, and Locking in $3.5M in Work
Jul 21, 2025
10 x Trade Business Tips from 30 Years in the Industry
Jul 07, 2025
How Much Are Your Tradies REALLY Costing You?
Jun 09, 2025
Choose Your Regret: Mental Toughness, Self-Belief & Discipline With Paul Watkins
May 26, 2025
Tax Traps That Could Cost You Big This EOFY
May 12, 2025
@SydneyPlumberChick’s Formula For Viral Tradie Content
Apr 28, 2025
What AI Agents Actually Mean for Your Trade Business (No Tech Mumbo Jumbo)
Apr 14, 2025
From $0 Profit to 15% Profit in Under 12 Months: How Zach & Jordan Transformed Their Building Business
Mar 31, 2025
The Customer Experience Maximiser … & Ice Cream (Part 2)
Mar 17, 2025
The ABCD Customer Mix: Are You Working With The Wrong Clients? (Part 1)
Mar 03, 2025
From $450K to $1M: How Hydrocove Plumbing Scaled & Landed Huge Projects
Feb 17, 2025
Our Story (Updated): How We Transformed Our Trade Business
Feb 03, 2025
Land 20 High-Profit Jobs Fast: 3 Proven Marketing Tactics for Tradies
Jan 20, 2025
The True Cost of Mistakes in Your Trade Business
Jan 06, 2025
Triple Your Take-Home: Real Strategies from Real Tradies Who Won Big
Dec 16, 2024
Stop the Chaos: How to Free Up Time and Finally Work ON Your Business
Dec 09, 2024
Building Success: From Struggles to Awards with Hill House Constructions
Dec 02, 2024
📈💸 This Helped Us Increase Our Quotes Won By 32%
Nov 25, 2024
Making Bank During the Holidays 💰🎄
Nov 18, 2024
🛠️ Outsourcing Admin Tasks: Boost Efficiency, Cut Costs & Regain Control! 💰
Nov 11, 2024
Sharks, Crocs and Conquering the Impossible: Bonnie Hancock's Journey Around Australia 🛶✨
Nov 04, 2024
4X Your Roofing Business: Lessons From Jamie & Ashley Cairns
Oct 28, 2024
The Secret to Hiring Rockstars 🎸 Proven Tips to Attract A-Grade Tradies
Oct 21, 2024
🏆 Think Like a High Achiever: Secrets to Success with Craig Harper
Oct 14, 2024
Riding The Ups & Downs of Trade Business Successfully 🎢🛠️
Oct 07, 2024
Mastering the Art of 5-Star Reviews & Testimonials In Your Trade Business
Sep 09, 2024
From Broken Leg to Booming Business: Tim Hulme’s Comeback Story
Sep 02, 2024
Pull In Your Debt ASAP! ... 3 x Critical Steps For Trade Businesses
Aug 26, 2024
Creating an Unleavable Team with Shelley Johnson
Aug 19, 2024
AI in Trades: Moving Beyond the Hype
Aug 12, 2024
Working with Partners & Family Members a Challenge? 👫 🛠
Aug 05, 2024
Social Media Mastery for Tradies: Attract, Convert, Succeed 💪📱
Jul 29, 2024
COACHING SERIES: From MMA to Master Plumber - Zack Hook’s Journey (Hook, Line & Sink Plumbing)
Jul 22, 2024
🏎️ High-Performance Secrets with Mick Hawes 📈
Jul 15, 2024
How To Start (or Restart) Your Trade Business Successfully
Jul 08, 2024
BONUS: How to Outsmart the Big Guys on Price with Buy4Tradies
Jun 17, 2024
Growing Your Trade Business For Free!
Jun 10, 2024
Create Time, Reduce Errors & Scale Your Trade Business Using Systems with David Jenyns
Jun 03, 2024
COACHING SERIES: Help! ... We Feel Like Imposters (Damien & Ashlea LUMOS Electrical & Solar)
May 27, 2024
💸🥸Tax Tales & Fails! The Tradie Edition
May 20, 2024
Sharper Tools, Sharper Mind: Elevating Trade Skills with Chelsea Pottenger
May 13, 2024
Where's My Profit? - Unveiling Money Mistakes & Mastering Profit Margins in Trade Business 🛠️
May 06, 2024
💰The Goldmine Marketing Strategy You’re Sitting On
Apr 29, 2024
💪💙 The Strongest Tool: Emotional Intelligence for the Tough Tradesman
Apr 22, 2024
Mum! The Heater Man’s Here! ... From Doorstep to Brand Icon
Apr 15, 2024
The Scary Time Systems Saved Our Whole Plumbing Business From Disaster! 🏢💥
Apr 08, 2024
📱How Pimple Popping Inspired Nathan's Viral Lawn Mowing Videos 🚀
Apr 01, 2024
🔨🎙️ The Road to Wealth Creation for Tradies - with Special Guest Chris Gray
Mar 25, 2024
What exactly is Lifestyle Tradie?
Mar 18, 2024
🏠💔 Close Calls & Cashflow: How Bookkeeping Saves Tradies from Financial Disaster!
Mar 10, 2024
🔧🐎 The Polocrosse Plumber: Balancing Pipes and Ponies
Mar 03, 2024
🚨 5 CashFlow Killers Every Tradie Must Control NOW!
Feb 25, 2024
🛠️ Field Team Mastery: Unlocking Growth Secrets with AroFlo's GM 🚀
Feb 18, 2024
🎣 Hooked on Doing It All? ... How to Finally Let Go
Feb 11, 2024
💰 Pricing Psychology 101 📚: Setting Rates & Attracting A-Grade Clients 💎
Feb 04, 2024
🤖💡AI - The Tradie's Secret Weapon 🛠️📈
Jan 28, 2024
🏆👩‍👧‍👦🔧HER STORY: From Childcare Worker to Award Winning Tradie Boss
Jan 21, 2024
🐻📈 The Key to Planning BIG HAIRY Goals for 2024
Jan 14, 2024
👷‍♂️💥 What Happened to The Tradie Dream? 🛠️🌟
Jan 07, 2024
🔍 End of Year Reflection: 2024 PRE-PLAN 🛠
Dec 17, 2023
🎨🛠 How To Make Your Tradie Brand Consistently Look Professional🌟
Dec 10, 2023
💰Tradie Profit Secrets: Gross Profit 💵 vs Net Profit 💸!
Dec 03, 2023
🎬🤩 Lights, Camera, Tradie! Your Guide to Filming Reels 🛠🤳
Nov 26, 2023
🔑💼 Decoding Success For The Modern Tradie Boss 🛠️📈
Nov 19, 2023
🎙️💥🥊 Nailing the Business Knockout with Nadine Champion 🎙️
Nov 12, 2023
🎙️🤯 5 x Reasons Why You're BUSY ... but Not PROFITABLE! 🤔💸
Nov 05, 2023
🎄🎶 Jingle All The Way To The 💰 Bank ... Your Tradie Guide To Q4 📊
Oct 29, 2023
🌱🔜🏰 How Matt Turned a Shovel and a Dream into Something HUGE
Oct 22, 2023
🛠️ Power & Pitfalls of Toolbox Meetings 🛠️
Oct 15, 2023
Curious About a 4-Day Work Week? 5 Models with Expert Rachael Evans
Sep 24, 2023
What’s V.A.K? The Secret Sauce to Converting More Customers 
Sep 17, 2023
The 80/20 Principle
Sep 10, 2023
Leadership & Legacy of Bad Bosses with Tony Wilson
Sep 03, 2023
8 Low Cost Marketing Ideas with Big Results
Aug 27, 2023
How to build the workplace culture you want
Aug 20, 2023
Price Conscious Customers
Aug 13, 2023
The 4 day work week
Aug 06, 2023
Take your business to a 10/10 with the right productivity software
Jul 30, 2023
👥 The Importance of Knowing Your Customer Avatar
Jul 23, 2023
BONUS Tradie Wife: Why Winging it isn't Working - Part 4
Jul 06, 2023
BONUS Tradie Wife: Why Winging it isn't Working - Part 3
Jul 04, 2023
BONUS Tradie Wife: Why Winging it isn't Working - Part 2
Jun 28, 2023
BONUS Tradie Wife: Why Winging it isn't Working - Part 1
Jun 25, 2023
Having a tough day? The power of kindness with the incredible Kath Koschel
Jun 18, 2023
Earn more, get paid faster with the right tech
Jun 11, 2023
Andy ran a marathon: What 4 lessons can we ALL learn
Jun 04, 2023
Tax time tips for trade (without the boring bits)
May 28, 2023
Are you ready to lead Gen Z?
May 21, 2023
The art and science of leadership with big-brand adviser Darren Hill
May 14, 2023
How being brave turned Guy and Jodie Milton’s trade business around
May 07, 2023
Is the tradie drought sucking you dry?
Apr 30, 2023
Ditch the D-grade customers! 
Apr 23, 2023
How to motivate your team to get sh*t done!
Apr 16, 2023
BONUS Start Up. Scale Up. Sell Up. PART 4
Mar 28, 2023
BONUS Start Up. Scale Up. Sell Up. PART 3
Mar 26, 2023
BONUS Start Up. Scale Up. Sell Up. PART 2
Mar 21, 2023
BONUS Start Up. Scale Up. Sell Up. PART 1
Mar 19, 2023
STOP giving away free quotes. START charging for your time.
Mar 12, 2023
Artificial Intelligence: What does it mean for your trade business?
Mar 05, 2023
Make your trade business go VIRAL on social media. Guest starring Nathan Stafford, from Nathan’s Lawns & Gardens.
Feb 26, 2023
How to switch from a manager to a LEADER in your trade business
Feb 19, 2023
The power of awards and business diversification. Guest-starring Lifestyle Tradie Members, Corey & Naomi Stevens from AC Plumbing.
Feb 12, 2023
Is there still a place for offline marketing in a digital world?
Feb 05, 2023
How to build a high converting trade business website. Guest starring Kody Thompson, founder of Lightning Sites
Jan 29, 2023
Ready to hire someone to offload the endless admin? Here are our top tips!
Jan 22, 2023
You’ve probably never considered selling or exiting your trade business… here’s why you should. Guest starring Craig West, founder of Succession Plus
Jan 15, 2023
How to keep the New Year momentum rolling past January
Jan 08, 2023
2022 Rewind: The BEST of ‘The Tradie Show’
Dec 18, 2022
How to rank higher in Google and generate more leads. Guest starring Tony Van-Eyk, Co-Founder of Cube Online
Dec 11, 2022
Your next hire: Qualified tradie or apprentice?
Dec 04, 2022
Top-tier team culture, knowing your numbers and finding freedom! Guest-starring Lifestyle Tradie Members, Damian Connor from Evermore Plumbing.
Nov 27, 2022
Spend LESS time on admin, and MORE time on the things you love. Guest starring Michael Steckler, CEO of Tradify.
Nov 20, 2022
Price for PROFIT in your trade business!
Nov 13, 2022
Boost your mindset, resilience and conquer anxiety. Guest starring Dr. Jodie Lowinger, founder of Mind Strength and Ambassador for Gotcha4Life Foundation.
Nov 06, 2022
Convert MORE calls into paying customers
Oct 30, 2022
From humble beginnings to franchise king. Guest starring Jim Penman, founder of Jim’s Group.
Oct 23, 2022
Santa Claus is coming to town: How to navigate the Christmas period in your trade business
Oct 16, 2022
Turn up the 7 dials that drive your profit!
Sep 25, 2022
Working with your life partner towards kicking business and life goals together
Sep 18, 2022
How to build wealth through property. Guest starring Chris Gray, Property Wealth Expert.
Sep 11, 2022
Spread risk in your trade business and survive ANYTHING!
Sep 04, 2022
Overwhelmed? Systems are the answer. Guest starring David Jenyns, founder of systemHUB
Aug 28, 2022
Copycat got your tongue? How to avoid brand identity theft
Aug 21, 2022
'Man up' and SPEAK UP. Guest starring Gus Worland, founder of Gotcha4Life Foundation
Aug 14, 2022
Is your accountant a dud or are YOU the problem?
Aug 07, 2022
Taking ownership: Guest starring Tom Potter, founder of Eagle Boys Pizza
Jul 31, 2022
Buying a business is serious business
Jul 24, 2022
How to work with your business partner towards success, not destruction
Jul 03, 2022
Bad habits are breaking your business: find out why! Guest starring Dr. Gina Cleo, PhD in Habit Change
Jun 26, 2022
Does being on ’The Block’ = BIG REWARDS for your trade business? Guest starring Ollie Stephens, owner of Hungry Wolf Studio
Jun 19, 2022
From ’van life’ to award-winning trade business owner, this tradie has done it all! Guest starring Tom Martin, Lifestyle Tradie member and owner of ’W...
Jun 12, 2022
Navigating the rising cost of living & the impact on your business
Jun 05, 2022
A winning mindset for sustained success: Guest starring Layne Beachley, Seven-Time World Surfing Champion
May 29, 2022
Angela’s tips to handling online reviews & customer complaints
May 22, 2022
Dealing with difficult staff
May 15, 2022
The rise of women in trade: Guest starring Hacia Atherton - Founder of Empowered Women in Trades (EWIT)
May 08, 2022
The Power of PR
May 01, 2022
Sell like a superstar: Guest starring Simon Bowen, founder of The Models Method
Apr 10, 2022
Inspiring a generation of kids to take on a trade - Guest starring Logan & Jesse from Trade Collective
Apr 03, 2022
The C word... CULTURE! How to get it right!
Mar 27, 2022
Rev up your sales & close like a boss
Mar 20, 2022
The system promising a goal of zero admin - Guest starring Darren Ford & Michael O’Neill from ServiceM8
Mar 13, 2022
You work hard, make your brand work harder: Guest starring professional brand strategist Debbie O’Connor.
Mar 06, 2022
Hourly Rate or Flat Rate: Which is RIGHT for your business
Feb 27, 2022
97% of websites fail - Our top five steps for success.
Feb 20, 2022
Focus + Plan x Action = Profit. The ultimate plan for business success! Guest starring Lifestyle Tradie Member, Ashley Woolf, owner of Woolf Plumbing ...
Feb 13, 2022
Full-time vs subbies: which is better for business? Andy’s PRO/CON list
Feb 06, 2022
Need more leads? We’ve got you covered with our LinkedIn gurus! Guest starring Andrew & Rana from The Influencer Project.
Jan 16, 2022
Cut the marketing and get your strategy right!
Jan 09, 2022
Get FIRED UP! Get PASSIONATE! GET NEW YEAR READY! Guest starring World Champion Athlete Dave Tabain
Jan 02, 2022
Tricks to manage difficult customers & turn them into lifelong clients. Guest starring Australia’s leading People-Skills Expert, Judeth Wilson.
Dec 26, 2021
Convert 50% MORE quotes to boost your PROFIT
Dec 19, 2021
Ditch the paper and get your job management software RIGHT! Guest starring Chief Operating Officer of AroFlo, David McDonald.
Dec 12, 2021
Onboarding = keeping your staff long term....but what the heck is it?
Dec 05, 2021
How to turn over 1 million dollars + make profit in under two years! Guest starring Lifestyle Tradie Member & owner of Lexity Plumbing & Electrical Ki...
Nov 21, 2021
”I want a pay raise” how to use KPI data to measure staff performance
Nov 14, 2021
Mindset of a champion - Guest starring SAS & Gold Medal Olympian Kerri Pottharst
Oct 17, 2021
Why not ALL customers are good for business
Oct 10, 2021
Why systemising your business is the KEY to success - Guest starring Fergus Founder, Dan Pollard
Oct 03, 2021
Selling up isn’t selling out - Guest starring Business Coach Alex Henderson
Sep 26, 2021
Your body is your most valuable asset - Guest starring Editor of Men’s Health Magazine, Scott Henderson
Sep 19, 2021
It’s hard yakka owning a trade business. Guest starring Lifestyle Tradie Members Dan & Jodie Murray
Sep 12, 2021
Pricing yourself out of the game
Sep 05, 2021
Women are the backbone of trade business - Guest starring TradieWives Founder Verity Hare
Aug 29, 2021
Want 5+ hours back in your week? We’ve got the formula for maximising your time.
Aug 22, 2021
Andy’s tips to cut 50k out of your business!
Aug 15, 2021
Special Edition Episode: Mental fitness and supporting a mate can save a life - Guest starring Gotcha4Life Founder Gus Worland
Aug 03, 2021
The unconscious mannerisms that get us unstuck as partners in life & trade business - Guest starring Dr Louise Mahler
Jul 11, 2021
Systemising your business - It will change your life!
Jul 04, 2021
”I’m just a tradie” switching up your mindset - Guest starring mindset coach Kylie Ryan
Jun 27, 2021
Why tradies need to get their SEO, Google and marketing strategies RIGHT- Guest starring ”The Google Whisperer” Kate Toon
Jun 20, 2021
I’m Not a Salesperson ... I’m a Tradie!
Jun 13, 2021
Why is hiring so hard - Our guide to hiring top-notch staff
Jun 06, 2021
Small business marketing must-do’s - Guest starring author of ’The Boomerang Effect’ Tim Reid
May 30, 2021
How to put profit first in your trade business - Guest starring best selling author Mike Michalowicz
May 23, 2021
OUR STORY - Surviving The Ups & Downs of Owning a Trade Business
May 16, 2021
Control freak habits - Is it helping or hindering your business?
May 16, 2021
The Tradie Show - Together In Trade Business
Apr 19, 2021