The Evolve and Grow Podcast Show - Builders-Construction-Plumbers-Electricians Alison Warner

In this podcast show Alison is joined by Tony Donovan, Founder of UK Protrades and Director of UK Tradesmen, a network of contractors, developers and professional tradespeople nationwide. 
As a contractor Tony always found it difficult to source professional reliable trades people and as a problem solver he went about changing this. His skills in digital marketing, web design, branding and socials
enabled him to create a platform for trades to network free of charge. UK Tradesmen on Facebook now has over 2000 Followers.
UKProTrades has a group for every trade and the groups are made up of contractors, developers and professional tradesmen and women from across the UK and Ireland. Jobs are shared on the groups directly from the main contactors.
It helps all trades connect, they can access the interactive database mapline and interact with all trades local to them.  It is designed to help if you are looking for an upcoming, ongoing or rush job. Members can search the database for trades in their locality and view their profiles, with references and details of qualifications and experience.
Anyone finding it difficult to hire good talent, will be interested in this podcast!
www.evolveandgrowcoaching.com
https://www.ukprotrades.com/  

In this podcast show Alison is joined by Joy Zarine brand and business strategist, investor, speaker and bestselling author based in London, UK. 
For over eighteen years, Joy has worked with industry leaders to design, build and market profitable and award- winning businesses. 
Believing that life is too short for basic, boring or bad branding - Joy has gone on to build her own branding and marketing agency - launching UK-wide companies and consulting with global billion-pound brands. 
A popular guest on the Build and Grow Academy, Joy always has some great practical advice for our trades community.
www.evolveandgrowcoaching.com
https://www.joyzarine.com/
@joyzarine
 

In this podcast show Alison is joined by James Sargeant a construction law solicitor with Quigg Golden. James began his career in construction before transferring into the legal world, which gives him a unique understanding of the industry.
James shares the common mistakes he sees business owners make, from having a lack of the necessary documentation in place to burying one’s head into the sand. They discuss the most common disputes that arise between client and contractor and how best to avoid them.
James provides no-nonsense advice around the simple things to ensure are in place to protect you should things turn sour and how best to avoid problems from escalating into a full blown war!
This podcast is a must listen to for any owner of a construction or trade business, it will be 30 minutes well spent!
www.evolveandgrowcoaching.com
https://www.quigggolden.com/
linkedin.com/in/james-sargeant-mciob-93511249
 
 

In this podcast show Alison is joined by Ian Hodgkinson, Founder of Hodgkinson Builders, the Bricklayers Academy and the builder behind the BBC series Brickies.
Ian shares how he started out on the tools at 16, going on to build a successful business and then on to helping solve the skills shortage by creating the Bricklayers Academy. This provides the training to budding bricklayers, giving them not only the practical skill, but also the discipline required to have a very rewarding and lucrative career.
Ian has built his organisations on the basis of strong principles and vision – they don’t just build houses, they genuinely make positive social change. This led to him being approached by the BBC to help them make the programme Brickies, which features his apprentices working on site in Derby and shows the reality of the job as well as the benefits of providing a great working environment to young people in construction.
www.evolveandgrowcoaching.com
https://hodgkinsonbuilders.com/
https://www.bricklayers.com/

In this podcast show Alison is joined by Adam Chapman, Founder of Heat Geek a company that provides training on heating design for heating engineers.
As a self-confessed Geek, Adam has an insatiable thirst for knowledge in the heating industry and has quickly risen to become a well-respected thought leader in the field. He began his career in within a commercial installation company in 2005 before moving to domestic heating installation, repair and servicing, and later starting his own business. 
Adam founded the heating resource Heatgeek.com in 2016, and later the associated system design training course 'Heating mastery' in a mission to 'renew the heating industry'. The flagship training course is only 1 year old yet has already trained dozens of engineers in BIES (dept of Business, Industry Energy and strategy) and engineers within manufacturers including Vaillant, Viessmann, Grant and Daikin to name a few, and as well as 450 heating system designer and installers, many of them their competition.
www.evolveandgrowcoaching.com
https://courses.heatgeek.com/
https://mobile.twitter.com/_heatgeek

In this podcast show Alison is joined by Andrew Small the Industry Solutions Managing Director of Houzz, the world's largest community for home renovation and design providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish. On Houzz, people can find design inspiration, research and hire home professionals and get advice for their projects. 
Andrew joined Houzz in 2015 and now leads the expansion of Houzz internationally. Prior to Houzz Andrew was in an executive leadership position in a UK venture-backed business in the home and property space having previously worked in finance, technology consulting and venture capital. He is passionate about disruptive technology and empowering homeowners and pros with software and tools to improve the renovation experience.
In this episode Alison talks to Andrew about Houzz Pro, an all-in-one software solution that empowers industry pros to stand out, win clients and manage their projects efficiently and profitably. Another topic for discussion is their State of the Industry report, in which Andrew shares the key trends and provides advice to owners of trade businesses as to how they can best ride this wave and make the most of this increase in demand.
www.evolveandgrowcoaching.com
 www.houzz.co.uk/pro
@houzzuk
@houzzpro_uk