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Built for the Trades

How do you build a successful trade company? Find out how other trade company owners are finding success.

business management

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9:57

Recap with Dan Dowdy: How to Reduce Your Stress and...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/12/21

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy recaps his recent interview with Stephen Christopher of Wit Digital. Stephen laid out the rewards of inner peace and mental clarity, revealing how these are essential stepping stones to elevating one's leadership capabilities. In this recap, Dan explores further into the concept that our external circumstances mirror what is happening internally within ourselves. How do you do that? Listen to this episode for these top

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11:56

Recap with Dan Dowdy: How To Balance Working With...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/12/14

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy dives into a recap from the interview with Justin and Kristen Deese, husband and wife duo and home service business owners. This episode is beneficial as Dan reiterates information based on experiences from the trade that will immensely improve the function of small business team members. This episode is for you if you wish to create a system to highlight personal strengths for every individual in your workspace and learn

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42:50

How To Balance Working With Your Spouse In Business...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/12/07

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Justin and Kristen Deese, husband and wife duo and home service business owners, to the show. Dan and the Deese’ dive right into multiple pieces of advice they have on leadership development, home service business ownership, and managing a partnership while maintaining holy matrimony. “Well, step one is to separate your personal funds from your business funds, step one, at the very beginning, don't be running

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12:23

Only Two Tools You Need To Build Better Team Members

Built for the Trades ·

2022/11/23

This episode is for you if you wish to create healthy boundaries for employees and reduce the threat of miscommunication and failed expectations. Listen to this episode for these top tips: Find out how setting clear expectations for your employees benefits your team as a whole. Uncover how the power of communication and accountability with set dates and checklists is more beneficial for productivity bonuses than commission. Learn how Dan Dowdy reduces chaos and builds great teams for

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13:40

Recap with Dan Dowdy: Building Generational Companies...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/11/17

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy recaps his interview with Chris Cline of Yochim Plumbing. In the original interview, Dan andChris chat about their experiences with being second-generation tradesmen and being “old school” where integrity, hard work, and a handshake means everything in business. Chris’s father, Mark Yochim, built Yochim Plumbing into what it is today. They genuinely encompass the meaning of generational and people-focused tradesmen and

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15:49

Recap with Dan Dowdy: Dig Into A 4th Generation...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/11/09

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy recaps his recent interview with Bret Barnhart of Barnhart Excavating. Bret’s favorite core value in his business is to have no regrets, and in this recap, Dan shares the seven steps to live your life with no regrets. As Bret’s number one core value, living with no regrets carries over from his personal life to his business. It is vital that each decision made in the business is made to ensure the employees and the

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43:44

Dig Into A 4th Generation Business Owner’s Key To...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/10/26

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Bret Barnhart, the owner of Barnhart Excavating, to the show. Dan and Bret “dig” right into Bret’s backstory of being a fourth-generation business owner and how he found his success in making sure those around him are also successful and have no regrets. “Being in the trades, you probably know that there's a lot of things that hit you every day. If you let those negative things get to you, you'll just think

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16:35

Recap with Dan Dowdy: Appreciation: The Under Valued...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/10/19

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy recaps his recent interview with Michael Sauer of Scorpion. Michael is passionate about helping business owners discover what motivates their employees to ensure every employee and company is valued. In this recap, Dan shares a couple of leadership principles that he and Michael talked about that stood out as essential to get across to the leaders in the trade. In the original interview, Michael shares how what we are doing

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13:56

Recap with Dan Dowdy: Valuing People Over Profit

Built for the Trades ·

2022/10/05

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy recaps his recent interview with Justin Carrol of P1 Service Group. Justin’s mission is to value people first to enhance lives, and in this recap Dan shares five steps you can take right now to start putting people first. In the original interview with Justin, we learned how people truly want to be a part of something bigger than themselves. As you listen through this episode, take note of how you can start showing people

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43:54

Valuing People Over Profit

Built for the Trades ·

2022/09/28

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Justing Carrol of P1 Services to the show. Dan and Justin discuss what it looks like to grow a valuable home service company. Justin also shares vital tips and takeaways that don’t revolve around profit or KPIs. If you feel like you are having difficulty cultivating a team and business around your values and mission, this episode is for you. Dan and Justin dive right into how you can enhance your leadership skills

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11:07

Recap with Dan Dowdy: How To Build Trust In The Trades

Built for the Trades ·

2022/09/23

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy, recaps his recent interview with Terry Petrovick of Team Wow Media. One of the fundamental leadership principles that stood out during the interview was the power of reciprocation. In this recap, we are diving right in and elaborating on what that could do for your business! One of Terry's most significant attributes is building trust online. Every prospect that comes into your business has a problem, and all they want to

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31:41

How To Build Trust In The Trades

Built for the Trades ·

2022/09/13

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Terry Petrovick Team Wow Media. Dan and Terry discuss what the next generation looks like for building trust in the trades. They will also be sharing the importance of video testimonials and content that we're putting on our websites. “Every prospect has a problem and what they want more than anything, is a partner that they can trust to make the problem go away. The challenge today is there's so much noise, hype

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23:26

Three Steps to Attract and Retain Top Team Members

Built for the Trades ·

2022/08/16

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy covers the three steps to attract and retain top team members for your company and why the “this is the way we’ve always done it” is not as successful in today’s workforce. “We are dealing with a younger generation in the workforce that may or may not be raised with core values. As business owners have two approaches we can take, one being a negative one deeming these kids as use less, or we can adapt and train them.” IN

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33:00

How the Trades Can Benefit from Diversifying with...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/07/19

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Allie Perez with George Plumbing Company in San Antonio. Dan and Allie discuss the traction to be gained by diversifying the trades with women and minorities.

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44:51

How To Recruit In The Trades Using Social Media

Built for the Trades ·

2022/07/04

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Levi Torres with High Five Plumbing in Denver. Levi is doing something that is ahead of the times when it comes to using social media to recruit in the trades, Dan and Levi discuss how he's really caught a lot of traction with it.

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45:22

How to Reduce Your Stress and Have a Clear Vision In...

Built for the Trades ·

2022/06/20

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Stephen Christopher with Wit Digital. Dan and Stephen discuss reducing stress, getting more clear on where you're going, and being able to make decisions. There are many times business owners, and leaders in the trades get in their way, and Stephen has excellent tips for getting out of those same ruts in the road.

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53:34

Appreciation: The Undervalued Tool in Employee Retention

Built for the Trades ·

2022/04/13

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy, welcomes Michael Sauer from Scorpion to the show. Dan and Michael talk about employee retention attracting great team members, how to curb The Great Resignation, what the “love languages of appreciation” are and how to practice them in real life.

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57:38

Building Generational Companies with Core Values In Mind

Built for the Trades ·

2022/04/13

In this episode with Dan Dowdy, he interviews Chris Cline from Yochim Plumbing, who is a Founding Member here at Built For The Trades. Dan and Chris chat about their experiences with being second-generation tradesmen and being “old school” where integrity, hard work, and a handshake means everything in business. Chris’s story of how his father and Mark Yochim built Yochim Plumbing to what it is today, truly encompasses the meaning of generational, and people-focused, tradesmen and women

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19:31

How Built For The Trades Got Started

Built for the Trades ·

2022/04/13

In this episode, our Founder Dan Dowdy shares his story of where he came from and how Built For The Trades got started. Dan is a second-generation tradesman, growing up in the family business, learning about hard work, God, and plumbing from the time he could walk.

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59:26

Creating the Next Generation of Skilled Tradesman

Built for the Trades ·

2022/04/13

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Brant Martin with Martins Rod and Customs. Dan and Brant talk about bringing in the next generation of tradesmen and women and how to equip them for success in their careers to come!

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