Toolbox for the Trades

Live Podcast Interviews with Top Industry Contractors

Business Tips • 43 minutes

The Eight-Figure Revenue Jump: The Need for Strong Leadership Teams

Marketing • Productivity • Management • Operations • Business Tips • 63 minutes

John Wilson’s Acquisition Strategy for Rapid Growth

To grow aggressively, John Wilson Owner of Wilson Plumbing and Heating needed to learn abo...

Marketing • Operations • Business Tips • Technician Tips • Management • 66 minutes

No Silver Bullet: It’s Always Systems & Procedures with Carrier's Chisholm Brunner

Carrier's Chisholm Brunner shares why systems and processes are the key to everything, how...

Productivity • Operations • Technician Tips • Business Tips • 63 minutes

Keith Mercurio: Leadership Skills More Imperative to Success Than Tech Training

Keith Mercurio talks about hurdles to growth, changing mindsets and why people like to lea...

Business Tips • Operations • 51 minutes

Mergers, Sales & Acquisitions Demystified with Brian Cohen

Brian Cohen talks about the art of transactions, how the industry is proving to be both re...

Marketing • Business Tips • 59 minutes

How to Market in the Trades Like a Pro with Megan Bedford

Communicate, strategize, and never get lazy with your marketing, says Megan Bedford, Owner...

Productivity • Operations • Business Tips • Technician Tips • Management • 59 minutes

Math-Teacher-Turned-Trades-CFO Brad Pesek: Good Hiring Adds Up

After seven years as a high school math teacher, Brad Pesek made the transition to the tra...

Operations • Business Tips • Productivity • Marketing • 49 minutes

Lawton Group’s Shane Jaeger Turns Multiple Mergers Into Growth

Growing a business can be challenging to manage — but getting it right can mean the differ...

Management • Productivity • Operations • Business Tips • 62 minutes

Lady Titan Lauren Vahey Promotes Work-Life Balance, Empowerment, ‘Human Skill Sets’

Lauren Vahey is the Director of Customer Experience of Nicholson Plumbing Heating & Air, t...

Operations • Productivity • Business Tips • 64 minutes

How to Run a Remote Service & Repair Team

Tersh Blissett talks about executing a successful game plan for the expansion of his HVAC ...

Productivity • Management • Operations • Business Tips • 55 minutes

Wow-factor: Woman-owned San Diego Shop Excels by Hiring Female Technicians

Mary Jean Anderson shares how she transformed San Diego-based Anderson Plumbing Heating & ...

Productivity • Management • Operations • Business Tips • 60 minutes

Kathy Nielsen Combines Analytics & Psychology to Hire Great CSRs

Kathy Nielsen discusses doing assessments for employees, training CSRs, and how to impleme...

Marketing • Management • Operations • Business Tips • Technician Tips • Productivity • 60 minutes

Risk taking opens doors, including garage doors, says Atlanta’s Ryan Lucia

Ryan Lucia, owner of Aaron Overhead Garage Doors, talks about how culture trumps all when ...

About the Show

Toolbox for the Trades is a podcast where top service professionals share the tips, tricks, and tactics they use to succeed in their industry. Hosted by Jackie Aubel, this podcast is brought to you by ServiceTitan—the leading home and commercial field service software.

Episodes will feature stories and strategies to help contractors grow and scale their service business.

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