The Profitable Tradie Podcast

Tony Fraser-Jones

If you run a plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or any other trades business and you’re tired of long hours, cash flow headaches, and pricing battles, this podcast is for you. Join Tony Fraser-Jones and Phil Smith from Profitable Tradie as they break down straight-shooting strategies to help you make more money, work fewer hours, and get your business running smoothly—without the usual headaches. We tackle the real challenges every trades business owner faces: ✔ How do I find and keep good techs when everyone is hiring? ✔ What do I do when customers don’t pay their invoices? ✔ How do I charge what I’m worth without getting undercut? ✔ Should I buy or lease my next truck or van? ✔ How do I get my crew to stop scrolling their phones and actually work? ✔ What’s the second easiest way to increase my profits? (The first is hitting play on this podcast!) We also bring on some of the most successful trades business owners in the world—real people who’ve built multimillion-dollar companies—so you can learn exactly how they did it. This isn’t just another business podcast. It’s your shortcut to building a highly profitable, well-oiled trades business that gives you more money and more freedom. 👉 Subscribe now and join thousands of tradies and contractors turning their businesses into profit machines. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

  1. Aug 4

    He Thought He Was Having a Stroke, It Was His Business | Steve Vega Ep. 237

    What happens when a successful trades business owner pushes so hard that his own business nearly destroys his health? In this episode of the Profitable Tradie Podcast, Steve Vega shares how 63-hour work weeks, chronic underpricing, and poor systems left him burned out before transforming his plumbing business into a $1M+ company. If you're a plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing, or home service business owner looking to increase profit, improve pricing, build better systems, and scale without sacrificing your life, this episode is packed with real-world lessons. ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 | Introduction 00:01:01 | 1. Stress & Burnout: Fighting severe physical stress and 63-hour shifts 00:07:38 | 2. Operations Shift: Moving from a chaotic operator to structured teams 00:15:47 | 3. Underpricing Traps: Overcoming guilt and mindset traps around money 00:24:22 | 4. Back-Costing: Using pricing targets and reviews to plug profit leaks 00:32:15 | 5. Culture & Time: Scaling with team 1-on-1s, time audits, and calendars 🔗 FREE RESOURCES Get our free book — The Profitable Tradie: profitabletradie.com/book Book a free strategy call: profitabletradie.com/contact 📲 WORK WITH US If you're a trade business owner ready to build a more profitable, better-run business, we work with plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, roofers, and similar contractors across Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada. Find out more: profitabletradie.com 🎙 ABOUT THE PROFITABLE TRADIE PODCAST & CHANNEL Profitable Tradie helps trade business owners build businesses that make real money and don't depend on them to run. Hosted by Tony Fraser-Jones & Phil Smith. 📱 FOLLOW US Instagram: @profitabletradie TikTok: @profitabletradie Facebook: Profitable Tradie Podcast: Search "The Profitable Tradie Podcast" on Apple or Spotify #TradesBusiness #ContractorLife #BusinessCoaching #tradesman #bluecollar #tradesmen #plumbing #hvac #electrical #electrician #unitedstates #usa #northamerica #australia #canada #newzealand This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    He Thought He Was Having a Stroke, It Was His Business | Steve Vega Ep. 237
  2. Jun 30

    How To Use Your Numbers To Grow Your Business

    Think your trades business is doing well just because you feel busy? Think again. On today’s episode, we break down the dangerous trap of running your business on emotions rather than hard facts. We reveal why mistaking baseline activity for actual progress is a fast track to stress and explain how consistently tracking your financial numbers is the ultimate key to unlocking predictable growth and massive profitability. WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST: The Danger of "Feeling" Profitable: Why relying on gut feelings instead of real data leaves your business flying blind.The Core Numbers You Must Measure: A breakdown of revenue, gross profit, net profit, and why profit per job (back-costing) changes everything.Consistency Beats Intensity: Why managing your numbers bit-by-bit every single day is easier—and far more effective—than playing catch-up once a quarter.Overcoming the Fear of the Figures: How to push past overwhelm, avoid the "abdication trap" with your accountant, and take true ownership of your financial destiny. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your businessSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelGet a copy of the Profitable Tradie book Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

    How To Use Your Numbers To Grow Your Business

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If you run a plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or any other trades business and you’re tired of long hours, cash flow headaches, and pricing battles, this podcast is for you. Join Tony Fraser-Jones and Phil Smith from Profitable Tradie as they break down straight-shooting strategies to help you make more money, work fewer hours, and get your business running smoothly—without the usual headaches. We tackle the real challenges every trades business owner faces: ✔ How do I find and keep good techs when everyone is hiring? ✔ What do I do when customers don’t pay their invoices? ✔ How do I charge what I’m worth without getting undercut? ✔ Should I buy or lease my next truck or van? ✔ How do I get my crew to stop scrolling their phones and actually work? ✔ What’s the second easiest way to increase my profits? (The first is hitting play on this podcast!) We also bring on some of the most successful trades business owners in the world—real people who’ve built multimillion-dollar companies—so you can learn exactly how they did it. This isn’t just another business podcast. It’s your shortcut to building a highly profitable, well-oiled trades business that gives you more money and more freedom. 👉 Subscribe now and join thousands of tradies and contractors turning their businesses into profit machines. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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