The Trade Den

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The Trade Den

If you’re a tradie and you’ve gone out on your own you’ve probably done it because you want more out of your life… to earn more money, build wealth, have more free time with your family and live a great lifestyle.  But for so many business owners they end up working long hours, not generating enough profit and ending up tired, stressed and with no time to connect with the very thing that matters to them most … their families.  In The Trade Den Podcast, we pull back the curtain to share the same tools, stories and strategies that have helped hundreds of businessmen in the trades and construction industry transform their businesses and reconnect with their families.  If you’re ready to take back control of your business and life you’re in the right place, click follow so you don’t miss a single episode and head to The Trade Den to join our Facebook Community.  Ready to get off the Hamster Wheel and take your Business and Life to the next level? Book a Chat here  Find out more about Pravar Group at pravargroup.com or @rob_kropp

  1. 47. How to hit the ground running in 2025

    2 HRS AGO

    47. How to hit the ground running in 2025

    After a refreshing break, you’re brimming with optimism and big-picture thinking. However, the holiday mode can derail momentum if not handled carefully. Starting the year right sets the tone for success! Bosses must strike a balance, keeping their “head in the clouds” (vision and strategy) while maintaining their “feet on the ground” (practical execution). Businesses that fail to hit the ground running risk falling into tactical firefighting, losing valuable time. Now’s the time – a strong January lays the foundation for a productive and profitable year. Takeaways from this episode: 🔨 Shake off the holiday cobwebs and jumpstart those January plans. 🔨 Dream big, but don’t forget to actually get stuff done. 🔨 It’s time to rally the troops and bring the buzz. 🔨 Rekindle those client relationships early—don’t let your pipeline gather dust. 🔨 Work hard, but don’t forget to recharge your batteries with scheduled breaks. 🔨 A little prep now saves a lot of angst later on. … Book a free Strategy Call https://launch.pravargroup.com.au/onestepcloser If you’re not already part of The Trade Den community on Facebook, like so many others, why not join and tell us how you’re planning for 2025? https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetradeden   Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or https://www.instagram.com/pravargroup See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    22 min
  2. 46. Making your New Year’s Resolutions actually stick

    6 DAYS AGO

    46. Making your New Year’s Resolutions actually stick

    It’s that time of year. You’re all excited to get things started both in business and personally. And it’s a time when many put pen to paper to write down their new goals and resolutions. But, hang on! Resolutions for most people are doomed to fail. They’re often rooted in vague goals focused on escaping pain rather than striving for meaningful outcomes.  At Pravar, we recognise the importance of clear, inspiring visions paired with strategic planning and preparedness for challenges. In this episode we encourage you to embrace clarity and intention to ensure lasting success in your personal and professional goals. In this episode you’ll learn: 🔨 The 3 traps relate to why leaders struggle to drive organisational change. 🔨 Many resolutions focus on pain, not inspiring, positive outcomes. 🔨 Clear, measurable goals are more motivating than vague actions. 🔨 Avoid overwhelm by prioritising “what” over immediately jumping into “how”. 🔨 Business owners must focus on leadership, not just daily operations. 🔨 Dream bigger and embrace aspirations beyond short-term fixes. 🔨 Growth requires practice, persistence, and readiness for inevitable challenges. If you’re looking for guidance on resolutions and goal-setting so you get the best start to a new year … Book a free Strategy Call https://launch.pravargroup.com.au/onestepcloser  And if you’re not already part of The Trade Den community on Facebook make sure you join and tell us what you’re aiming to achieve for 2025. https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetradeden  Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or https://www.instagram.com/pravargroup See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    24 min
  3. 45. Highlights from the Trade Den in 2024

    25/12/2024

    45. Highlights from the Trade Den in 2024

    Welcome to the very last episode of 2024 and an episode where we wanted to take the time to recap on some of the moments and key lessons we’ve spoken about on the podcast that we know have genuinely made a difference in our clients (and listener’s lives) At Pravar Group we limit the number of new clients that come on board so this podcast is our way of doing that and helping as many Trades & Construction business owners as we can to reconnect with their families and create businesses that they love living in.  If you haven’t listened to any of the below episodes make sure you take time to go back and tune in OR revisit these to make sure you’ve implemented everything you can to make 2025 your best year yet.  And make sure you listen all the way to the end to hear some BIG changes coming in 2025 and what they mean for you. Episodes Referenced: EP 23 - The Most Costly Pricing Mistakes You Can Make in a Trades Business (Pricing Series Part 1) Listen on Apple or Spotify  EP 24 - How to Adjust Your Prices as Your Business Grows… Without Losing Customers (Pricing Series  Part 2) Listen on Apple or Spotify EP 25 - What You Need to be Charging in Your Trades Business (Pricing Series Part 3) Listen on Apple or SpotifyEP 30 - How to Transition From Being A Mate to A Manager Listen on Apple or Spotify  EP 37 - How To Become a Dad Your Kids Will Remember on Apple or Spotify  EP 13 - From Almost Losing His Family To Having It All, Turning $6.5 Mil and Working 30 Hours A Week with Nathan Wilson from Rescue U Plumbing Listen on Apple or Spotify  EP 5 - If you feel like Shutting Your Business Down … this Episode will Change Your Life with Ahmad Radi from Radi Electrical. Listen on Apple or Spotify EP 26 - Overcoming Adversity: How Zach Hansen Went from Leaving High School at 15 to Leading a Team of 13 & a Turnover of $3 Million Listen on Apple or Spotify EP 36 - Scaling From 12 to 80+ Employees, $14Mill in Revenue & Named Great Place to Work with Simon Parker from Parker Precision Listen on Apple or Spotify  EP 27 - Face the Facts: How is Alcohol Affecting Your Personal and Business Success? Listen on Apple or Spotify   If you want to have the best 2025 yet and get some support to grow your business and reclaim your time … Book a free Strategy Call here  And if you’re not already part of The Trade Den community on Facebook make sure you join so you can be part of our 2025 plans.  Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or @pravargroup.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 min
  4. 44. Reflecting on YOUR 2024

    18/12/2024

    44. Reflecting on YOUR 2024

    It’s almost Christmas and we’ve spoken the last few weeks about strategies you can implement to not just have a cracking end to 2024 but make 2025 your best year yet.  Often this time of year we’re so busy just trying to get to the finish line but if you want 2025 to be DIFFERENT, one of the keys to success is taking the time to actually reflect on what happened in your year.  At Pravar, our two step process is the thing that sets so many of our clients up for success, which is the same thing that the top 1% of athletes and business leaders do as well. In this episode you’ll learn: 🔨 How debriefing and reflecting is the key to sustainable success 🔨 The 2 Steps to Round out and Reflect on Your Year 🔨 The 4 critical questions and why they are important 🔨 How to anchor your success and carry the momentum into 2025 If you want to have the best 2025 yet and get some support to grow your business and reclaim your time … Book a free Strategy Call here  And if you’re not already part of The Trade Den community on Facebook make sure you join and tell us what your wins from 2024 were as well.  Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or @pravargroup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    31 min
  5. 43. From 80+ hour weeks to Operational Freedom & a 6 week holiday with Frank Virtu from RFV Property Services

    11/12/2024

    43. From 80+ hour weeks to Operational Freedom & a 6 week holiday with Frank Virtu from RFV Property Services

    Frank, like a few other client stories you might have heard, first contacted Pravar when he was working 80+ hours a week, was chained to his phone getting 80-100 phone calls a day, had no admin, no structure and no time for his family … and then he found out his wife was having twins. In under 3 years Frank has completely changed his business and his life. He only works 30 hours a week, he’s taken a six week family holiday to Italy and he’s now in a position where he’s able to start to build his own family legacy and wealth.  But that’s not the end of his story. Frank’s personal transformation from someone who had no time to eat, drank beers every night and in poor physical shape, to now quitting spoking, fixing his health and becoming a role model for his kids and his family. Frank didn’t believe that he could do this … but he DID see other people who had done it before him and that was all he needed to think that perhaps he could make the change too. If you’re currently stuck living a life you hate and want to make a change in 2025 book a free Strategy Call here  In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔨 How Frank brought on and setup his first admin hire when he didn’t even know what she’d be doing 🔨 The biggest mindset shifts that helped Frank delegate and trust his team 🔨 The steps Frank took to be able to leave work at work and be a present Dad and Husband 🔨 A framework we teach that Frank lives by which has helped him build his personal wealth, improve his health AND work less than ever before.  If you’re not already part of The Trade Den community on Facebook make sure you join and tell us what your wins from 2024 were as well.  Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or @pravargroup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    43 min
  6. 42. How to Finish 2024 Strong & Get the Most Out of the Christmas Break

    04/12/2024

    42. How to Finish 2024 Strong & Get the Most Out of the Christmas Break

    Talk to any Trades Business Owner, December is just one of those months…increased workloads, looming deadlines, unrealistic expectations from customers and you’re trying to do a full month’s worth of work in less than 3 weeks  Everyone is tired, worn out and just want a break.  Getting the end of the year right is the difference between setting yourself up for an incredible 2025 OR chasing your tail all year and starting behind the eight ball.  And it doesn’t involve some crazy strategy or not taking any time off, today what we’re going to be talking about is the 5 percenters that will make sure you get a break, you’re not worried about your cashflow AND you’ve set yourself up to have the best start to 2025 that you can.  In this episode you’ll learn: 🔨 5 Key Strategies to Finish 2024 Strong 🔨 How to manage your cashflow and minimise stress over the Christmas Break 🔨 What you can do NOW to make sure that January is your best yet 🔨 How to make sure you actually get to spend time with your family and recharge over the break  If you want to have the best 2025 yet and get some support to grow your business and reclaim your time … Book a free Strategy Call here  Want to join a community of like minded tradesmen or have a topic you want us to cover? Join The Trade Den on Facebook  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 min
  7. 41. From burning out to breaking through with Andy Clyde from Inline Cabinetry

    27/11/2024

    41. From burning out to breaking through with Andy Clyde from Inline Cabinetry

    These client stories are some of our listeners favourite episodes.  And it’s not just because they hold the ‘secrets’ to growing your business, getting you off the tools and living a life that you love … but it’s because they are people, just like you who made a choice to do things differently. Andy Clyde from Inline Cabinetry has gone from working 80+ hours a week, getting hundreds of phone calls, doing EVERY single role in his business himself and not being able to grow his revenue to having his biggest year yet on track to turn over $3.6 million, working 40 hours a week, has a team of 13 and is about to move into a new office space.  But that’s not even the best part. His partner Maddie used to not even bother calling to ask for help with their four kids because the answer was always going to be ‘Nah I’m too busy’ … Andy used to rush through reading the kids bedtime stories so he could get back to the laptop and was working so much he missed every single event.  Now he hasn’t worked a Saturday in months, he goes to the kids sport EVERY SINGLE NIGHT and after a pivotal moment last year, stopped bringing his laptop home completely.  So much of Andy’s story is about stepping into the man & leader you need to become to create this freedom and life and that’s what you’re going to hear today.  In this episode you’ll learn: 🔨 The one thing Andy wished he did earlier that was the key to his growth  🔨 The shift Andy made to transform from Andy the Cabinet Maker to Andy the Leader & Businessman 🔨 What so many business owners do to sabotage their path to growth and freedom  🔨 The structure that allows Andy to grow his business but ALSO be a present dad and partner If this has resonated with you and you want to build a roadmap to bridge the gap between where you are now and where you want to go … Book a free Strategy Call here  Want to join a community of like minded tradesmen or have a topic you want us to cover? Join The Trade Den on Facebook  Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or @pravargroup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    44 min
  8. 40. How to Retain Great People in Hard Times (Part 3)

    20/11/2024

    40. How to Retain Great People in Hard Times (Part 3)

    You found the ‘perfect person’, you got them trained up, you’ve taken a step back off the tools and then they drop the bombshell that they want to finish up.  Over the last two weeks we’ve gone through how to design a ground crew that actually supports your business goals and how to find the right people … so this week we’re talking about how to keep them and how to become a place where people actually want to work. And it’s not just paying them more money.  If you haven’t listened yet you can find Part One here on Apple and Spotify and Part Two here on Apple and Spotify Aside from being frustrating, there is an actual cost to losing employees, and it’s not just financial.  When you have to recruit and retrain there’s lost billable time, lost productivity and could even be reputational damage. So we’re not just going to teach you today how to build a company that people never want to leave but how to link the physical design of your team, your recruitment process and this final piece all together so that you bring the right people in from day one.  In this episode you’ll learn: 🔨 Who you should ACTUALLY let go of in your business  🔨 Why paying people more isn’t the answer  🔨 4 Strategies that are MORE effective to get people to stay than paying them more money 🔨 The secret to holding GOOD people in the long term  Want some help to get your recruitment and retention process sorted? Book a free Strategy Call here  Want to join a community of like minded tradesmen or have a topic you want us to cover? Join The Trade Den on Facebook  Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or @pravargroup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    39 min
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If you’re a tradie and you’ve gone out on your own you’ve probably done it because you want more out of your life… to earn more money, build wealth, have more free time with your family and live a great lifestyle.  But for so many business owners they end up working long hours, not generating enough profit and ending up tired, stressed and with no time to connect with the very thing that matters to them most … their families.  In The Trade Den Podcast, we pull back the curtain to share the same tools, stories and strategies that have helped hundreds of businessmen in the trades and construction industry transform their businesses and reconnect with their families.  If you’re ready to take back control of your business and life you’re in the right place, click follow so you don’t miss a single episode and head to The Trade Den to join our Facebook Community.  Ready to get off the Hamster Wheel and take your Business and Life to the next level? Book a Chat here  Find out more about Pravar Group at pravargroup.com or @rob_kropp

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  • Channel
    TBC Studios
  • Creator
    Pravar Group
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    48
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Pravar Group
  • Show Website
    The Trade Den

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