Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Make Trades Great Again
| Titre | Date | Durée | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Bag: Resi Fire Sprinklers, GPS tracking and time keeping, Gas station bathrooms w/ Chad | 14 Jan 2025 | 00:27:03 | |
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| Career Milestones? Was 2024 the tipping point for tech and time? | 31 Dec 2024 | 00:37:05 | |
Andy shares a few things he's observed over the last year that stand out. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| Tech in the Trades: Smarter Small Businesses | 29 Oct 2024 | 00:44:59 | |
In this episode of Make Trades Great Again, Eric and Andy dive into how artificial intelligence, especially tools like ChatGPT, is reshaping the trades industry. They share personal experiences on using AI for everything from generating heat load calculations and troubleshooting boiler issues to crafting proposals and even coming up with recipe ideas! Tune in to hear how AI is saving time, enhancing productivity, and providing a new edge to everyday business challenges. Plus, a discussion on the pros and cons of AI reliance and a listener question from EJ on handling tricky customer situations. Whether you’re an AI skeptic or enthusiast, this episode sheds light on the future of tech in the trades. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| Vegan Woodwork & Customer Perspectives | 27 Jun 2023 | 00:17:35 | |
Ever think what we do every day for our customers might actually be super disruptive and a giant ordeal for our customers? We often think nothing of tearing open a wall to relocate a pipe or wiring etc is no big deal because we do it all the time. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| 17 yr-old Facebooker Looking for a Job | 22 Jun 2023 | 00:30:35 | |
Kyele is 17, recently graduated from high school with high diploma and is looking for a M-F job working with his hands for about $20/hr. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| Bonus: Andy is about to blow up the bathroom | 20 Jun 2023 | 00:16:19 | |
Ever live inside a remodel project? What would your spouse say if you just gutted the bathroom for a full remodel? Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| Bonus: I demand to speak with the manager! | 20 Jun 2023 | 00:15:16 | |
Some guy is still driving around Missoula looking for Andy's shop lol. Bonus episode! Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| WWYDD? What would you do different? | 15 Jun 2023 | 00:37:23 | |
After years of building their plumbing & heating businesses the guys are tasked with looking back on how they got to today and what they would do different if they started over. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| Break Time | 16 May 2023 | 00:11:49 | |
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| Too Big, Too Fast? Guest Denver Baker on growing and downsizing | 11 May 2023 | 00:50:53 | |
The guys sit down with Denver Baker @mdheat.hvac (IG) to learn how he got started and grew his hvac business in Michigan. Denver’s experience includes growth and cutting back to a more manageable level. Sometimes big isn’t always better. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| College vs. Trades Real Talk | 09 May 2023 | 00:15:10 | |
We need kids in the trades and college. It’s pretty simple to understand but why can’t we all agree on that? Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| Van Talk: Custom or Factory kit? | 04 May 2023 | 00:52:46 | |
The guys talk vans and van build-outs after recovering a DM from IG’s @abbldgoperator Victor from Alberta Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #217 Bonus: Answering DM’s about design hydronic software | 02 May 2023 | 00:21:36 | |
The guys talk hydronic system design software in this week’s bonus episode Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| Hey ChatGPT: What trade shows should we attend? | 15 Oct 2024 | 00:38:43 | |
Industry trade shows are an awesome way to see the latest new technology, to network with manufacturers and their reps, or even make purchases with some of the best deals of the year. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #216 Can you afford your first employee? | 27 Apr 2023 | 00:20:37 | |
Want to expand the crew? How do you figure out what to charge your customers for their labor? Do you have enough money available to pay them? These are things that matter as you consider growing. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #215 Things we hate about plumbing | 24 Apr 2023 | 00:39:21 | |
We’ve all got one or two things we hate about our job no matter how much we enjoy the rest of it. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #214 BS from the MTGA studio 1B | 20 Apr 2023 | 00:37:17 | |
Eric and Andy talk about lawn mowers and other totally random thoughts in the BS session. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #213 Bonus ISH show in Germany Recap | 18 Apr 2023 | 00:18:04 | |
Eric and Andy recap some of the highlights of the ISH show in Frankfurt, Germany Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #212 @thelittlestplumber Danielle Browne | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:52:27 | |
What’s it like being the coolest Red Seal plumber on the island of Newfoundland? Listen to Danielle “Twig” Browne in this episode of MTGA and you’ll get to know her a bit more. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #211 Bonus what to start doing | 11 Apr 2023 | 00:14:03 | |
It can be worth it and pay off in the end if you access how things are going, in life or in business, and identify some areas where you need to improve. The guys talk about things they need to work on in their own businesses. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #210 I Love Plumbing! Andy Cam live from Frankfurt, Germany! | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:45:46 | |
Special guest, legend Andy Cam @i_love_plumbing sits down with us in Frankfurt, Germany at the ISH Trade Fair podcast studio for an awesome conversation about his long career as a plumbing and heating pro in the U.K. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #209 Bonus Changing careers | 04 Apr 2023 | 00:13:20 | |
Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #208 Webstone's Lisa Lyon & TAP Plumbing's Travis Abaire: Live from AHR Expo | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:35:58 | |
Ever wonder what it takes to start with a product idea and turn that idea into an actual thing? Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #207 Bonus All the way from Germany w/ Janik from REMS Tools | 28 Mar 2023 | 00:10:31 | |
Janik Tscheschlok, sales manager at REMS Tools in Waiblingen, Germany joins the guys at the famous German tool factory. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| The really big listener question episode! | 14 Oct 2024 | 00:38:06 | |
Have you sent in a message to the guys recently? This was a fun episode, we tried to get to all the questions, thank you for sending them our way! Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #206 Hot Boxes and Angry Almonds with HVAC_JAY604 | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:37:28 | |
The boys chat it up with Red Seal Tech Jason Norman, HVAC_JAY604 about trades life in Canada. Check it out to get a few service tips for the guys. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #205 Bonus A heap of smarts, online learning | 21 Mar 2023 | 00:20:14 | |
IG’s Thatsteamfitterguy writes in to ask where do you find industry training. We share a few of our favorite places to get online and in person training. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #204 Phone A Friend: Live from AHR Expo | 16 Mar 2023 | 00:36:10 | |
Navien’s Dave Hoskyn talks tech support and how to succeed in the field. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #203 Everything In It's Right Place | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:15:08 | |
Eric and Andy talk about organization woes when it comes to being on the run and taking customer information and project details. How do you keep track of the details. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #202 Living the Remodel | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:35:40 | |
Andy recounts a recent project where a simple detail has caused stress in the project and with the homeowner. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #201 Bonus: Guilty Pleasures | 07 Mar 2023 | 00:12:54 | |
The guys have a bs session and we learn something about Eric that apparently he's embarrassed about. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #200 Changing Trades | 02 Mar 2023 | 00:20:46 | |
Ever thought about switching jobs? How about completely changing the industry or trade altogether? Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #199 Bonus! Taking the late call | 28 Feb 2023 | 00:11:45 | |
Sorry folks we had some technical difficulties, so we’re going to take a look back today at an episode from days past! Hope you enjoy it again! Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #198 RIDGID at AHR Expo w/ Michael Provenzano & Jim Vild | 23 Feb 2023 | 00:30:58 | |
Live from AHR with guests Jim Vild, Atlanta Territory Manager, RIDGID
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| #197 Bonus: Its Spring Cleaning Time! | 21 Feb 2023 | 00:16:53 | |
If you're like us then there are boxes of junk piled up from the long winter. Its time to tackle the cleanup effort and take inventory of those extra tools and materials if you want to increase efficiency! Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| All new heating & hot water system at Eric’s house | 08 Oct 2024 | 00:51:13 | |
What do you do when your spouse leaves town for the weekend? The only obvious answer for Eric was to tear out their two tankless water heaters and the boiler so he could start over. But wait, there’s more! Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #196 Travis Brungardt - Catalyst Built | 17 Feb 2023 | 00:59:09 | |
The guys invited home builder, building science nerd, licensed electrician and mechanical contractor Travis Brungardt of Catalyst Construction. Whew! What a resumé and what an awesome conversation! Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #195 HVAC Tactical founder Ben Poole | 14 Feb 2023 | 00:17:14 | |
The guys sit down during AHR Expo in Atlanta to talk with a friend of MTGA, founder of hvactactical.com and @hvactactical on IG, Ben Poole. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #194 Someone ordered the wrong boiler - Heating Talk | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:50:09 | |
What happens when you screw up and order the wrong equipment? Well, if you handle it like Andy did then you're already set...no need to listen...go check out our the episode with the Aussie Apprentice. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #193 Bonus - Specialty Tools and Batteries | 07 Feb 2023 | 00:17:19 | |
Eric and Andy talk about specialty tools and the question of sticking with one battery platform or buying into specialty tool platforms. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #192 Patrick Caldow @aussieapprentice | 02 Feb 2023 | 00:43:02 | |
The boys welcome @Assuieapprentice Patrick Caldow on the show to chat about the life of a plumbing apprentice in Australia. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #191 Bonus: Get Ready for a Slow Down! | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:08:52 | |
No body wants to say the "R" word but a slow down is expected. Regardless of which direction the economy takes its that time of year when construction and remodels are on a break. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #190 Organize Your Operations | 26 Jan 2023 | 00:37:50 | |
We never would've thought a software was going to make us more money but here we are Scrooge McDucking it into piles of gold coins. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #189 Bonus Trade show season! | 24 Jan 2023 | 00:09:45 | |
Eric and Andy chat about upcoming Tradeshows Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #188 Can We Afford Heat Pumps? | 19 Jan 2023 | 00:26:26 | |
Eric and Andy yammer on a bit more about energy costs and heat pumps. Thanks to Conner Davis for writing in! Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #187 Bonus: Increase Efficiency! | 17 Jan 2023 | 00:18:00 | |
What can you do to be better prepared to start a project tomorrow, next week or next month? The guys talk pre-fab and looking at the products used regularly to identify how to save some time on the job to increase efficiency. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| Eric hates trailers | 01 Oct 2024 | 00:33:51 | |
The title may be confusing or even misleading. The guys talk about a recent trailer purchase Eric made for the business. It's not anything special but it should help with the workflow. Here's to hoping he made the right purchase! Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #186 Should You Specialize? | 12 Jan 2023 | 00:33:32 | |
Should every contractor have a specialty? Are you good at everything or really good at one or two things? Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #185 Bonus: Eric's look back on 2022 and ahead into the New Year | 10 Jan 2023 | 00:18:07 | |
Resolutions are so 2020! This week its Eric's turn to share how 2022 went and what he might look to change for 2023. Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||
| #184 Part 2 Chris Armstrong | 05 Jan 2023 | 00:44:22 | |
Eric and Andy continue the conversation with Chris Armstrong @pstheplumber on IG. Do you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/ Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! | |||