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 • 48 minutes

Wooed in Waco: How a Franchise Partner Helped to Transform a Business

Rebekah Hatcher carefully considered and found moving to an Aire Serv franchise the best d...

Industry Insights • Operations • 53 minutes

Fight Like Hell: When a Family Business Succession Becomes a Battlefield

Mike Prencavage Jr. knows firsthand that succession in a family business can be rocky, esp...

Marketing • 41 minutes

Weathering The Storm: The Inspirational Journey of a Roofing Titan

Despite challenges in childhood and business, Lance Bachmann is now a successful entrepren...

Industry Insights • 45 minutes

Managing the Transition: How Acquisitions Help Companies to Grow

As Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing's VP of Integrations, Angela Miller guides acquisiti...

Marketing • Business Tips • 31 minutes

Developing An Authentic and Differentiated Brand in the Trades

Ryan Kettering, a branding expert, believes that for a business to stand out it must go de...

Business Tips • Operations • Management • 36 minutes

Taking a Family Business to The Next Level

Jennifer Rose-Caudill listened, learned and hit the ground running as she helped manage an...

Operations • 33 minutes

Keeping it Cool: Implementing Incremental Change

Krista Landen of Gulfshore Air Conditioning & Heating stresses the significance of embraci...

Marketing • Operations • Business Tips • 35 minutes

An Untapped Pipeline: Expanding a Plumbing Business in Rural Areas

Lance Ball, owner of Aspen Mountain Plumbing, found success when he applied the industry k...

Industry Insights • Management • Operations • 36 minutes

Leading with Heart: How Caring for Customers Creates a More Successful Business

As the head of customer experience at Call Dad AC & Heating, Katie Biddle has observed tha...

Business Tips • 46 minutes

Ismael Valdez’s Toolkit for Success: Perseverance, Disruption, and Teamwork

Ismael Valdez, founder of Nexgen Air Conditioning, Heating, and Plumbing, continues to rev...

Operations • Business Tips • 39 minutes

Perseverance: An Entrepreneur’s Rocket Fuel for Growth

Kristian Protic’s rise in business wasn’t a linear journey, but his ability to regroup aft...

Business Tips • Management • 36 minutes

The Resilient Entrepreneur: Scaling a Contracting Business

Samuel Petrie founded Red Barn Services LLC, offering a menu of trade services to rural ho...

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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