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The Profitable Tradie Podcast

Tony Fraser-Jones
The Profitable Tradie Podcast
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  • The Profitable Tradie Podcast

    The Cancer Diagnosis That Changed How He Runs His Business Forever

    08/09/2026 | 54 mins.
    When your trades business gets bigger...

    More customers
    Bigger jobs
    A larger team
    More revenue

    But also…

    More expenses
    More admin
    Increased complexity
    More problems

    At some point, you can't run it the same way you did when it was smaller.
    Something has to change.
    The question is, what do you change first, and how?

    WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST:
    Find out:
    The biggest changes you need to make as your business grows so it doesn’t become more stressful and chaotic
    The numbers you need to know to stay in control of your pricing, profit and cash flow
    How to build a business that can actually run without you so you can take time off without everything falling apart

    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
    Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business
    Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
    New Book 'Built to Run' is now live, order your copy here

    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:

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  • The Profitable Tradie Podcast

    How to Become Dangerously Good at Running a Business in 42 Minutes | Ep.241

    01/09/2026 | 42 mins.
    You crack open a beer after a huge week...
    Suddenly, a genie bursts out of the can!
    Says he can make you rich... A millionaire...
    IF you develop 7 boring habits.
    Would you do it?
    Guess what?
    This exact thing happened to me. And dangit, it worked.
    No lamp. No 3 wishes. Just 7 things, done consistently, to separate your business from the rest.
    WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST:
    Why the busiest business owners are often the least in control — and the one boring habit that flips it
    Why blaming your team is a waste of time (and how McDonald's sauce proves it)
    The 1% trick F1 teams use to win races — and how it maps directly onto your pricing, hiring, and marketing

    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
    Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business
    Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
    New Book 'Built to Run' is now live, order your copy here

    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
  • The Profitable Tradie Podcast

    From Broke to $30M, The Real Reason I Started Coaching Plumbers | Ep. 240 with Josh Moore

    25/08/2026 | 48 mins.
    This is my story from broke to owning a $30m coaching business
    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
    Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business
    Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
    New Book 'Built to Run' is now live, order your copy here

    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
  • The Profitable Tradie Podcast

    Why Some Trades Business Owners Become Millionaires and Others Stay Stuck

    18/08/2026 | 25 mins.
    Spot the difference:
    Two trades business owners.
    Same service.
    Same team size.
    Same number of hours worked.
    But one makes $100K profit a year.
    And the other makes $1 million.
    How can that be?
    WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST:
    How to multiply yourself instead of maxing yourself out
    Why hiring before you're desperate is cheaper than hiring when you're not
    The secret to scaling past the "I do everything myself" ceiling

    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
    Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business
    Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
    Built to Run is now live, order your copy here

    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
  • The Profitable Tradie Podcast

    The Hidden Reason You Can Never Switch Off (And How To Fix It)

    11/08/2026 | 26 mins.
    You've got 47 unread emails...
    5 missed calls...
    9 text messages...
    Everybody wants something from you.
    Your employees, suppliers, customers...
    Your partner, your kids, your parents...
    They’re all important.
    So which one should you answer first?
    What do you prioritize?
    It's not the big decisions that wreck trades business owners.
    It's the hundreds of tiny ones like this... all day, every day.
    WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST:
    Why decision fatigue quietly bottlenecks your entire business (and how to spot it before it wrecks you)
    The exact system millionaire-profit owners use to stop making every single decision themselves
    The one mindset shift that turns "why is everyone asking me stuff" into "why am I not asking them"

    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
    Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business
    Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
    'Built to Run' is now live, order your copy here

    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
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About The Profitable Tradie Podcast
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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