Construction Industry Marketing And Business Tips For Tradesmen: Rise Of The Trades
Episodes
95. Stop Losing Family Time: How To Set Preservation Goals Creating Time To Enjoy Life
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our new podcast episode has just dropped, called…Stop Losing Family Time: How To Set Preservation Goals Creating Time To Enjoy LifeBefore running a ...
94. How To Use AI, Branding And Customer Journey To Get More Leads And Grow Your Trades Business
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re not using AI chatbots in your trades or construction business, you’re already falling behind. The modern, fast-paced world is changing,...
93. Mindset & Personal Development: How To Transform Your Trades Business And Change Your Life
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a moment in my life when I sat in a lay-by, switched off the engine, placed my head on the steering wheel and broke down crying. Sobbing unc...
92. Goal Setting: How To Set Goals And Achieve Them All In Less Than 12 Months
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're ready to achieve 10 years of growth in the next 12 months, this episode gives you the blueprint.Set these 9 SMART goals in your business...
91: How Quitting Alcohol Transformed My Life, Health, Mindset And Business Growth
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three years ago, I decided to stop drinking alcohol completely, and how that one decision transformed every part of my life and business. Now before ...
90. Mastering Content Creation And Sales Process To Grow Your Trades Business
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to grow and scale your trades or construction business, you first need to become two things: Content creatorSales person If your competi...
89. How To Find Your Why, Purpose & Motivation When You Feel Lost In Your Business
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever hit that point in your business where you’ve lost all direction, no clarity, no real sense of why you’re doing what you’re doing? ...
88. Stop Comparing Yourself To Your Competition. How To Find Your Superpowers To Grow Your Business
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever scroll through social media and see your competitors absolutely smashing it? Great marketing, better jobs, and making more profit than you...
87. Ant Middleton's Special Forces Training Camp: 10 Leadership And Mindset Lessons Learned
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve just completed and worked alongside Ant Middleton and his Special Forces Elite Team on their incredible Special Forces Training CampAn experien...
86. Put Your Prices Up Instead Of Taking On Another Team: Maximise Profits Without The Stress Of Hiring More Staff.
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think about taking on another team because you’re flat out with work?Then stop… You can make more profit and grow your business, without t...
85. Given 6 Months To Live. Why Every Tradesman Needs This Test, With Errol McKellar
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is one every man and every family needs to hear. I sat down with Errol McKellar MBE, whose personal battle with prostate cancer has beco...
84. How A Broke Plasterer Grew His Rendering Business By 783%, With Adam Hulse
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Adam set up his plastering business, he grafted hard and worked stupid long hours to only take home a wage that just about covered the bills.He w...
83. The 3 Biggest Money Mistakes Tradesmen Make That Destroy Profits And Kill Cash Flow
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s be honest, most tradesmen don’t go broke because of lack of work. They go broke because they’re underpricing jobs, don’t understand thei...
82. 4 Powerful Lessons Learnt From The Rise Of The Trades Summit: Every Tradesmen Needs to Know
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I break down the exact four lessons we shared at the Rise of The Trades Summit last Friday in Sheffield.Without implementing these 4 ...
81. How Saying "NO" Will Save 15 Hours A Week, Increase Profits & Reduce Daily Stress
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it that so many trades business owners can not seem to bring themselves to saying the word “NO” You don’t have enough time in the week t...
80: 8 Mindset Shifts Every Tradesman Needs To Grow A Construction Business
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every tradesmen knows the graft. You're stuck working longer and harder hours, but never really moving forward. You're still firefighting ev...
79: How To Become a Better Leader and Boss To Grow Your Trades or Construction Business
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re frustrated with jobs going over budget, staff cutting corners, apprentices not listening, or customers constantly chasing you, it’s not ...
78. Avoid Burnout In Your Construction Business: Increase Profits by Taking More Time Off
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re constantly exhausted, snapping at the family, and running on fumes, you’re not alone. Most trades business owners think pushing harder ...
77. 7 Top Sales Tips To Win More Jobs: Become A Salesman, Not A Tradesman
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you like it or not, you are the salesperson in your business.And chances are, you're losing work not because of price but because you'...
76. How I’d Start a Trades Business From Scratch And Make Money From Day One In 5 Steps
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If I had to start a trades business today from scratch…I’d build it to give me profitable leads on day oneCreate me high net profits on day onePro...
75. The 7 Step Hiring Method Every Trades Business Needs (Before You Hire The Wrong Person)
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You hire someone hoping they’ll take the pressure off…But weeks later, they’re showing up late, clocking off early, glued to their phone, and le...
74. Stop Thinking Like A Tradesman, Start Thinking Like A Businessman: 5 Mindset Shifts You Need To Have
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Too many good tradesmen and women are stuck working harder than ever… with barely anything to show for it. Long days, low margins, and no time to br...
73. How To Generate More Leads and Build Trust and Authority In Your Construction Business, In Easy 10 Steps
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If your phone has gone quiet and leads have dried up, you’re not alone.Many trades business owners struggle to generate enough leads to keep their t...
72. How To Systemise, Automate And Delegate The Running Of Your Business To Win Back Your Time
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you can’t take a two-week family holiday without your team, customers, or suppliers blowing up your phone with calls, emails, texts, and WhatsApp...
71. 10 Mistakes Tradesmen Make That Lose You Work. And It's Not Your Price
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever been told, “Sorry you’re too expensive”, or keep losing jobs, even though you know you’re better than the competition, this e...
70. Feel Like Quitting Your Business? Do These 5 Things Before You Give Up
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Be honest, have you ever thought about throwing in the towel and walking away from your business?I know I have. More than once.There are days when it ...
69. How I Built a £1.4M Boiler Business, Got Off the Tools And Got My Life Back With Plumber Ryan Price
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when plumbing and heating engineer Ryan Price was doing everything himself.He’d be on the tools all day, then stuck doing paperwork...
68. 5 Ways To Win Back Your Time And Reduce Stress Whilst Growing Your Construction Business
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sick of staying up late doing quotes, invoices, and paperwork? Or missing family time on weekends just to catch up? In this episode, I’m sharing f...
67. Ex-labourer To Fix Radio CEO: Louis Timpany’s Mission To Help The Trades And Construction Industry
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat with the CEO of Fix Radio about how he ditched working on building sites to start a radio station to help and support tradesme...
66. 10 Steps to Rebrand Your Trades Business with a Standout Name and High-Impact Logo
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most business owners mess up their logo and branding and don’t even realise it.They slap together a name, a quick logo, maybe throw in some colours ...
65. From A Broke Electrician, to Building a £5.6M Property Empire With Liam Stone
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Stone was a busy fool electrician, working long hours for little reward.When one big client didn’t pay him, it destroyed his cash flow and forc...
64. How To Systemise Your Trades Business To Win Back Time, And The Software To Use: With Jamie Cureton
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling overwhelmed, constantly working, and still behind? Most trades business owners are stuck with no time, no systems, and no real control.In this...
63. How To Correctly Calculate Your Hourly Rates And Overheads When Pricing Jobs
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being able to pop a few simple numbers into a pricing and profit calculator and instantly see things like your hourly labour rate, breakeven p...
62. The 5 ‘Profit Numbers’ Every Tradesman Must Know To Avoid Going Into Liquidation
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just last week, I helped save an electrical contractor from going into liquidation and he had no idea his business was even in trouble. Within minute...
61. How To Increase Profits, Stop Overpaying On Taxes And Understanding Your Numbers With Julie Robinson
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Too many trades and construction businesses are in debt or go bust, not because of a lack of skill, but because they don’t understand what’s going...
60. How To Scale Your Trades Business To £1 Million In 12 Months Using This 10 Step Roadmap
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tired of being stuck on the tools, chasing cash flow, and working non-stop with little to show for it? Wondering why your trades business isn’t gro...
59. How To Create Video Quotations To Skyrocket Conversion Rates & Win More Jobs
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine increasing your prices and still winning 90% of the jobs you quote.How much additional profit would you make without having to spend a penny o...
58. The Simple Blog Strategy That Gets Your Trades Business Found on Google (Without Spending a Penny)
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you want more leads coming into your business, you need to do this. The quickest way to rank on page one of Google and generate an avalanche of le...
57. How to Build a Personal Brand That Attracts High-Quality Leads In 3 Simple Steps
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine turning up to price a job and knowing the customer has already decided they want you to do it before you’ve even said a word.That’s the po...
56. 20 Ways To Generate More Leads And Customers In Your Trades or Construction Business
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine waking up each morning to a steady stream of leads coming into your trades business, without relying on Checkatrade, Facebook business pages, ...
55. Drowning in a £1.5M Electrical Business: Jamie Grady's Fight To Achieve Time & Financial Freedom
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine turning over £1.5M, running a team of 13, operating from premium offices with a fleet of vans. Sounds like success, right?Not for electrician...
54. How To Build An Automated Marketing Funnel That Generates Vetted Leads Whilst You Sleep
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine generating leads whilst you are sleeping and waking up to an inbox full of vetted leads. Well if you are prepared to ditch the old-school mar...
53. How To Calculate Your Conversion Percentage And Apply Lead Source Tracking To Win More Work
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how to track your leads and calculate your conversion rates?If not, you’re likely wasting time quoting jobs for time wasters and people ...
52. How To Get Off The Tools. Implement These 7 Crucial Areas Of Business
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine stepping away from the tools permanently.Maybe that's already your plan.Perhaps you're halfway there, gradually reducing your time on the tool...
51. How To Win Work, Build Confidence And Grow Your Trades Business Through The Power Of Networking
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve won over £3.75 million of business and work just from attending networking events. I’ve also helped to generate over £120 million of work f...
50. New Levels Bring New Devils: How To Breakthrough Pressure Points To Move To The Next Level
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know that feeling when you’re finally getting somewhere in business, and then – BANG! A whole new set of problems comes flying at you that sto...
49. How To Grow Your Trades or Construction Business: The Platform That Changes Everything
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we launched our groundbreaking training platform, secret trades community and Trades Freedom Club membership and it went crazy! It took just...
48. Record Breaking Year: 7 Areas Of Business To Invest Into To Make The Next 12 Months Your Most Profitable
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The start of a brand new year is here, and it’s time to hit the ground running. In this episode, I’ll reveal the 7 key areas my team and I are i...
47. The Launch Of Our New Groundbreaking Training Platform, Secret Community And Membership
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The wait is almost over! On Monday, January 13th, 2025, at 11am, we’re officially launching the Trades Freedom Club membership, training platform an...
46. 5 Strategies Guaranteed To Grow Your Business In 2025
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First off, Merry Christmas to you, your family and your loved ones. I really hope you have a magical day. My present to you on Christmas day is a sp...
45. How To Create Your 12-Month And 90-Day Business Plans In 5 Simple Steps
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a crystal-clear, written business plan for how you're going to grow your business in 2025? Have you completed a full business evaluation t...
44. Imposter Syndrome: How To Stop Sabotaging Your Own Business Growth
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I’m not cut out to run this business,” or, “One day, everyone will realise I don’t know what I’m ...
43. How To Build A Business That Funds Your Dream Lifestyle Without Falling Into Debt
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt like you’re working hard but still struggling to afford the lifestyle you want for yourself and your family? It’s easy to fall...
42. How To Build A Customer Journey To Attract, Convert And Retain Customers In Your Trades Business
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine generating more pre-vetted leads, boosting your conversion rate, and transforming happy customers into your personal sales team. Now, pictur...
41. The 4-Step Formula To Supercharge Business Growth And 10X Your Results
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt like, despite all your hard work, long hours, and sacrifices, you're not as far ahead in your business - or life as you should be? ...
40. 3 Biggest Social Media Mistakes Trades Businesses Make And How To Fix Them
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many quality leads per day do you generate from social media? If you are not generating an avalanche of leads on a daily basis it will be down t...
39. 5 Steps To Delegation: Learn How To Delegate Any Tasks To Save Time And Increase Profits
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like you’re drowning in tasks that pull you away from the work that really matters? Or you have tried delegating tasks to someone else but...
38. £120 Million Referral Strategy: The Tradesmen’s Guide To Networking And Growing Your Construction Business
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that we have generated over £120 million of new work for our Trades Freedom Club members who have been attending our networking events. ...
37. How To Set Up Photo And Video Surveys To Win More Jobs And Save Hours Of Time
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many hours a week are you wasting on looking at and pricing jobs you never win? Why are you giving away your valuable time for free to time-waster...
36. How To Create a Vetting Form To Replace Time Wasters With Pre-Qualified Leads
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How frustrating is it when you lose a job on price or worse, you get ghosted by time-wasting customers? You travel 25 minutes to survey a job S...
35. How To Create Your 12-Month Business Plan And Vision To Grow Your Construction Business
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you sometimes feel like the day to day chaos of running your business can slow down and even prevent your business from growing? Dealing with pro...
34. Huge Reveal: The Secret Organisation To Grow Your Trades Or Construction Business
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where do you go to get all the help and support you need to run and grow your trades or construction business? Where can you get the knowledge and a...
33. 6 Steps To Achieve Your Life Goals Within 12 Months By Setting S.M.A.R.T Goals
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you set S.M.A.R.T goals in your business and life? More importantly, are you hitting those big life-changing goals? Are you in the exact place wher...
32. How Niching Down Will Skyrocket Leads, Explode Profits And Free Up Time In Your Trades Business
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you feeling stuck? Profits are low, leads are drying up, and you’re burnt out from juggling too many different types of jobs. Never mind dealing...
31. Avoiding Financial Disaster: Lessons from a £5 Million New Build Gone Wrong With Michelle Gaffaney-Webb
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m sure you know the feeling of taking on a job that brings you a lot of stress, and after all your hard work, you end up making no profit. Michell...
30. Website vs Landing Pages vs Funnels: Which One Generates The Most Leads For Your Trades Business
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If your leads are drying up or you need more leads to scale your business you need to know which of these 3 strategies you must quickly bring in. Di...
29. 1390% Profit Growth, 2 Best-Selling Books And The Mindset That Made It Happen With Carpenter Chris Garvey
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What was the main reason why you set up your own trades business? Carpenter Chris was forced into setting up his own building company to help him wi...
28. How And When To Hire An Admin Assistant To Scale Your Trades Or Construction Business
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you become a glorified admin person in your trades business? Are you doing all your own quotes, invoices and paperwork at evenings and weekends...
27. How To Automate Your Customer Journey And Systemise Your Trades Business With James McEvoy
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the running of your business all inside your head? Could you go on holiday for 2 weeks without your team or customers calling, emailing and Whats...
26. 5 Killer Mistakes Stopping You From Generating Leads In Your Trades Or Construction Business
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The reason why you are not generating an avalanche of profitable leads will be down to these 5 killer marketing mistakes. Did you even know you were m...
25. Drug Addict Plumber Overcomes 30 Pills a Day to Achieve Business Success With Steve Thompson
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Plumbing and heating engineer Steve Thompson became addicted to drugs after popping 30 pills a day for 10 years. What started with his grandmother i...
24. 5 Step Blueprint On How To Grow A Construction Business The Right Way
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that there is a right way and wrong way to grow your construction or trades business? Which way have you been growing yours? (Keep readin...
23. How I Grew My Profits By 1100% By Understanding These Numbers With Crisyn Braines
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crisyn Braines has increased his net profit by a whopping 1100%. He's achieved this whilst working fewer hours than he's ever worked before an...
22. How To Script, Shoot And Edit Pro Videos For Your Trades or Construction Business
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are your biggest challenges with video marketing? Are you letting fear stop you from creating the most powerful form of marketing known to mankin...
21. How Electrician Grew His Electrical And Renewables Business To £1.3 Million With Ben Curry
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Electrician Ben Curry has scaled his business to a £1.3 million turnover with a net profit after tax of £253,000. He’s also generated £1 million ...
20. How To Build A Business Brand That Generates Leads In 3 Simple Steps
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who came up with your business name, fonts, colours, strapline and logo when you first set up your business? Did you know that the vast majority of bu...
19. How Heating Engineer And Plumber Exploded His Profits By 486% In Just 12 Months With Mark Wooler
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After 11 long years of running his plumbing and heating business, Mark was only 2 months away from running out of money and throwing in the towel on h...
18. 15 Cashflow Disasters To Avoid To Stop You Losing Money In Your Trades Or Construction Business
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does any of this sound like you? Have you been there or are you here now? In the earlier years of me setting up my joinery and construction business...
17. 10 Time Management And Productivity Tips To Save You 25 Hours A Week
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many hours a week do you waste doing mundane tasks like admin? How many hours a week are you allowing your customers and team to steal from you? ...
16. 16 Killer Features That Will Turn Your Website Into A Lead-Generating Machine
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many vetted leads would you say your website generates you each day? Does your website rank on page 1 of Google for all your SEO keywords? Sadly...
15. How To Build A Trustworthy And Reliable Team To Scale Your Trades Business
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How frustrating can employing staff or subcontractors be? Sometimes it can feel like you are babysitting grown adults who have no common sense. Ri...
14. How To Structure Your Payment Terms To Avoid Negative Cash Flow Problems
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fricken cash flow problems! I’m sure you’ve experienced them at some point. Right? I know in my early years after setting up my joinery busine...
13. How To Systemise And Automate Your Trades or Construction Business
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this coaching episode, I'm going to be teaching you how to systemise and automate your trades or construction business so it can run without yo...
12. 5 Step Marketing Strategy To Skyrocket More Profitable Leads
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you need to generate more profitable and vetted leads coming into your business? If the answer is “YES” you need to stop winging it with yo...
11. How To Identify Your B2C and B2B Target Markets Using 9 Characteristics
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know the 9 characteristics to work out who your most profitable customers or clients are and where to find them in their highest concentration?...
10. How To Create A Powerful Morning And Evening Routine To Change Your Life
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gone are the days of me hitting that snooze button in the morning and dreading getting out of bed. Then coming home at night drinking 6 bottles of l...
09. How To Develop A Positive, Bulletproof, Growth Mindset To Achieve Success
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Running your own business can be a tough and lonely place at times. Add on the stress and demands of modern-day life and it can result in a massive ne...
08. Setting Boundaries And Rules With Your Customers And Employees By Owning Your Relationship
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do your customers call you, text you, WhatsApp you and email you on evenings and weekends and expect you to be at their beck and call? Or how about ...
07. Gross And Net Profit Margins Explained And How To Work Your Numbers Out
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Be honest, do you understand or know how to work out your gross and net margin figures on your jobs? Do you know how to tell if your business overhead...
06. How To Scale Your Construction Business Using The "5 Pillars To Profit"
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're losing self-motivation, you’re not generating pre-sold ready-to-buy leads, not making enough profit, have little or no automated syste...
05. How To Create Bulletproof T&Cs and Subcontractor Agreements With Michael Long
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you do not have bulletproof T&Cs, subcontractor agreements and other legal documents in your business you are leaving you and your business wid...
04. How To Create A Default Diary Get Super Organised & Become More Productive
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you doing almost everything yourself in your business? The marketing, surveying jobs, pricing, quotes, invoices, dealing with customers, organisin...
03. How To Create Your Marketing Strategy & Build An Automated Customer Journey
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How frustrating is it when you waste your time and money on marketing strategies that do not generate you quality leads? Or you're wasting your ow...
02. 3 Crucial Stages of Business Growth. Warning!! Avoid Stage 2 At All Costs
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share with you the 3 critical stages of business growth that trades and construction business owners navigate through. WARNING!! Yo...
01. Welcome & Introduction: Craig Wilkinson's Story From Busy Fool Joiner to Influential Entrepreneur
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of "Rise of the Trades," I share my honest story of how I went from a stressed out, overworked and skint carpenter and...