The Trade Traction Podcast with Dennis The Apprentice
The Podcast that helps plumbing and heating contractors stop working for free and actually make a profit!
Episodes
68 episodes
The Biggest Lie in Plumbing: "You're Too Expensive"
👇 Take the Trade Traction Score Assessment and discover what to focus on next in your business: https://tradetraction.scoreapp.comA customer tells you you're too expensive and you flinch. You knock a few hundred off, maybe thro...
What Happens When a Plumbing Owner Doubles Their Prices
👇 Take the Trade Traction Score Assessment and discover what to focus on next in your business: https://tradetraction.scoreapp.comEvery coach tells you to raise your prices. Almost none of them show you what actually happens wh...
The Money Habits That Separate Wealthy Contractors from Struggling Ones
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The Apprenticeship Every Plumbing Owner Skips
👇 Take the Trade Traction Score Assessment and discover what to focus on next in your business: https://tradetraction.scoreapp.comYou finished your trade apprenticeship. Someone showed you the tools, the work, what to do and what ...
What I'd Do Differently If I Started My Plumbing Business Today
👇 Take the Trade Traction Score Assessment and discover what to focus on next in your business: https://tradetraction.scoreapp.comEvery plumber starting out pictures the same thing. Big shop, double doors, wrapped trucks, the whol...
Belief #5: Why You're Losing to Worse Companies
👇 Take the Trade Traction Score Assessment and discover what to focus on next in your business: https://tradetraction.scoreapp.comMost plumbing companies think they have a marketing problem when they actually have a branding pr...
Your Plumber Is Your REAL Customer (Most Owners Get This Wrong)
👉 Take the contractor assessment and learn what your business should focus on next: https://tradetraction.scoreapp.comAre you struggling to grow your plumbing business, retain plumbers, or build a profitable plumbing company?<...
Most Contractors Stay Broke Because They Don’t Know THIS
Most plumbing business owners don’t fail because they’re bad at plumbing… they fail because nobody taught them how money actually works in business.In this episode of Trade Traction, Dennis sits down with Electra to break down the money ...
Clifton Podcast | What Nobody Is Telling You About Trades
Most contractors think the hiring problem starts with finding apprentices. But according to HVAC education leader Clifton Beck, the real issue is what happens after they get hired.In this episode of ESCO Institute and Trade Traction, we...
Don't Take Slow Times Lying Down
🚨 Slow Season in Your Plumbing Business? Here’s Exactly What To Do.In this episode, we break down practical plumbing marketing strategies to keep your phones ringing, your technicians busy, and your business growing — even during slow pe...
Your Hiring Problem Has a Solution—Here's What Works
If you're tired of hiring people who say they know the trade… but then you realize they only know one small part of the job, this episode is for you.Most contractors aren’t struggling because of lack of work… they’re struggling because ...
Stuck in Stage 2? Here's Why You're Not Making Money
If you own a plumbing business and feel like you're working hard but still not making money, this episode explains why most plumbing companies get stuck before reaching real profit.In this Trade Traction episode, plumbing contractors wil...
Tired of Being Busy and Broke? Here's What To Change
If you're a plumbing contractor staying busy every day but still wondering why there’s no money left at the end of the month, this episode of Trade Traction breaks down exactly why busy does not always mean profitable.In th...
Tired of Spinning Your Wheels? 5 Moves Profitable Plumbers Make
If you're a plumbing contractor working hard every day but still wondering where the money went, this episode of Trade Traction is for you.In this episode, we break down five practical moves that can help turn a busy plumbing company in...
Most Contractors Stay Broke Because of Isolation
In this episode of Trade Traction, Dennis sits down with Jason, incoming PCCC National President, to talk about leadership, contractor relationships, trade shows, and what it really takes to grow in the plumbing, heating, and cooling industry.<...
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Billable Rate Vs. Hourly Rate - Which One Makes You Money?
Are you a plumbing contractor tired of working for free?Welcome to Trade Traction — the podcast dedicated to helping plumbing contractors finally turn a profit and build the company they once dreamed of.In this episo...
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Why the Trades Quietly Create Real Wealth
You didn’t get into the trades to work nonstop and still feel broke.In this episode of Trade Traction, Dennis sits down with Ken Smith, Incoming National President of MSI, to talk about what actually creates long-term traction in the tr...
How a $12M Plumbing Company Actually Made Money
f you’re a plumbing, HVAC, or drain cleaning contractor working nonstop but still barely making money, this episode will hit close to home.Dennis sits down with Kimberly Keane, former co-owner of a $12M plumbing & heating company, t...
Why Plumbing Owners Get Stuck Babysitting Their Business
Why is it getting harder every year to find good people in the trades?In this podcast, Brian breaks down the real issues behind the skilled labor shortage — from why fewer young people are entering plumbing, HVAC, and electrical work to...
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Stop Burning Hours in the Field (It's Killing Your Margins)
Plumbing and HVAC contractors are working longer hours — yet margins aren’t improving.In this episode, Dennis breaks down why.On the Trade Traction Podcast, Dennis sits down with Susan, CEO of Rapid Locking Systems (RLS), to expose ...
Contractors Are Ignoring this $152,000 Workforce Fix
Contractors say they can’t afford to hire apprentices.What if the money was already there, and you just didn’t know about it?In this episode of the Trade Traction Podcast, Dennis sits down with John Zink, who runs the PHCC Education...
Why Contractors Lose Money When They Work Alone
Contractors aren’t losing money because they’re bad at business.They’re losing money because they’re alone.Every year, new rules, codes, and regulations quietly cut into your margins, and most contractors just absorb the cost. Not b...
How I Stopped Working for Free and How You Can Too.
Too many plumbing contractors are busy, stressed, and broke — working harder every year but still not turning a profit.In this episode of the Trade Traction Podcast, Dennis shares the hard-earned truth he wishes someone had...
The One Discipline That Transforms Contractors: Weekly Meetings for Real Business Growth
Are you a contractor, business owner, or trades professional looking to turn chaos into clarity and boost your bottom line? In this episode of Trade Traction, Dennis Hamon reveals the single most powerful discipline that championship teams use—...
