The Tradesman Experience

There is a difference between 'Out Growing' people and leaving people behind. This week, solo in the studio, I discuss operational & leadership captivity. What does it mean when someone can't grow anymore? What are some of the factors that constitute a person's behavior? These questions and many more are discussed in this weeks episode Operational Captivity. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

When we get questions, we give answers. This week comes from one of our listeners and falls as a good follow up to last weeks podcast. Nate and I discuss how to build LEADERSHIP EQUITY, how to spend LEADERSHIP EQUITY and why it is necessary to create before you start pushing your agenda. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Leadership does not mean authority. This week we discuss understanding the capacity of leadership and how that impacts someones position. Often times a person operating in a number 1 position, may be a better fit for a number 2 or number 3 postion. There needs to be leaders on all levels. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Thank you for being on this journey with us! Thank you for the continued support and growth. It has been awesome! This week we reflect on our 3 year journey and side bar with random conversations. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week we have two guests in the studio, Ken & Shelace Shoemaker. What does it take to compete on a World Stage? Shelace shares her story of working, training and competing on the Olympia Stage as an IFBB Pro. We discuss discipline, teamwork, nutrition, mindset and a wide range of topics in this amazing coversation. @shelace_ifbbpro @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week we share lessons learned, some of our favorite podcasts, books and top moments of 2022. Thank you for an amazing year!! @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected] Youtube - The Tradesman Experience

To be a great leader you must know when and how to follow. This week we discuss what this looks like and how to use it to elevate your leadership. @the tradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected] Youtube - The Tradesman Experience

There is an art to business, your craft, to communication and to leadership. This week we share a definition of Art and what it really looks like in business. Checkout the podcast on Youtube. Subscribe to The Toolbox. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

How do you define right and wrong? Where does your moral compass point? How do you measure the behavior of others? This week we dive into answering these questions, define morality and share our experiences and stories in discovering our meaning of rightousness. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

What does it take to be a high performing leader? This week I walk through the difficulties of becoming a leader. You have to understand the expectations, aknowledge the sacrifices & be willing to commit to it every day. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

"It's not about perfection, it's about progression." If you have worked with me at all this is something you here me say often. This week we dive into a little better understanding of what it means and how to use it as a tool for building success. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected] The Tradesman Experience Youtube Channel

With the end of the year approaching, most people are scrambling to get things done. You should be planning for next year. This week we discuss the different growth plans you need to have. The company, the systems, the people and the market all need to be looked at when deciding where you want to go. Develop a growth plan and do it on purpose. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Behavior is the defining factor of successful people. This week we take a deep dive into the character qualities of emotional maturity. Between having emotional awareness, discipline & boundaries, we lay out a list of necessary behaviors to acheive emotional maturity. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Joining me this week is Garrett Daniels, owner/operator of R&D Fabworks in Northern Kentucky. Garrett shares his story of getting into the trades, starting a buisness and making the decision to invest in himself as a leader. We also dive into his experience with the leadership coaching and the opportunities it has created for him and his family. @rndfabworks @thetradesmanexperience thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

5 words that will change everything about your leadership, your team and your business. This week we discuss delegation, setting the expectation and what those phrases really mean. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

New updates about The Tradesman Experience! What does it take to stay the course? This week I dive into 5 steps to help you chart the course, identify the non-negotiables & stay the course. Communicate Connection Creation Commitment Consistency Check out The Tradesman Experience YouTube channel IG @thetradesmanexperience E [email protected] W thetradesmanexperience.com

Virtually in the studio this week from Australia is Louise Azzopardi. Louise is a Life Coach for Tradeswomen. We discuss her experience in the trades, how to ask hard questions and what the internal dialouge should be for growing. Please reach out to Louise if you have any questions on her coaching or how she can work with you. @louiseazzopardicoaching @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week it's back to normal for one episode. Nate and I discuss the difference of being 'busy' vs being 'productive'. Too often we create a story that we are busy because we are supposed to be. We share our perspectives, opinions and some of the things we do to ensure we don't get wrapped up in the lie of being busy. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

As our series of Women in the Trades continues, this week we share our conversation with Sabrina Casey, a heavy diesel mechanic out of Oregon. At 24 years old she brings a new perspective of her generation. Stories of trials, failures, frustrations and victories all told over a glass of whiskey fill this episode with nuggets of information. Sabrina's TikTok is dieselbabe97 @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week we sit down with an all woman fab team out of Reno. This whiskey laced conversation is packed full of banter, laughs and dick jokes. On the mics are Kayla, Claire & Sami. They share their stories of getting into the trades, battles they face daily and ultimately how to win in the trades. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetraesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Just returning for The Contractor Fight conference in Denver, I wanted to share some of my experiences and observations. As I witnessed and spoke with other contractors this week one of the topics that kept coming up was that they didn't feel like they deserved their success. This week I jump into Imposter Syndrome and some of the ways to navigate through it and work towards success. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Developing opportunity, growth and a culture require leadership. This week we sit down with Garrett Hires, the team leader and shop foreman for Battle Born Welding. He shares his story from growing up with a mechanic father, becoming a firefighter and moving into welding. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 @hires thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

The greatest common factor to successful teams, compainies and people is LEADERSHIP. Being a common topic, we jump on the idea of leadership maurity and share stories about some of our favorite people. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

What is a Dead End Job? This week we work to answer that question. Navigating the conversation throught mindset, poverty, stupidity and lack of awareness Nate & I share our opinions and advice on resolving the problem of a dead end job.

Too often the growth and development of companies, teams, relationships and people are held hostage. This solo episode, and revised from its original broadcast, I discuss what behaviors to look for, what a relationship of growth looks like and identify the things in your life that is preventing you from being successful. @natenewton87 @thetradesmanexperience thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Thanks to everyone that joined me on the Q&A. Discussing the self standard along with answering the quesions. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Self awareness is difficult. It takes humility, purpose and discipline. This week we jump into the most important ingredient to great leadership. We ask hard questions and discuss the internal conversation you have to have to be a successful leader. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Solo this week on the mic I disuss the coaching, the toolbox and dive into what 5 things every business needs to succeed. Please leave a review, a rating and share our podcast. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week we sit down in the studio with our friend DJ and discuss the importance of building quality working relationships between vendors and contractors. They share their current working relationship, how they created it and what conversations they have to continue to improve. A big thanks to DJ and Burns Machinery! @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

What is the quality of your relationship with your business, your position in the company or the company you work for? This week these are the quesitons that we dive into. We share our stories, perspective and opinions on how to improve this in your life. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Success is never owned it is only rented and the rent is due everyday. This week we discuss paying your dues and earning your spot in the trades. We share some of our stories and people we have witnessed get it right and wrong. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

The first half of this conversation we discuss the coaching program and The Toolbox. Then we dive into what it means to own your shit. Leadership is not a title or position. So what should you do if you are not an owner or someone in a leadership position? This week we share experiences from our past and help layout a path for growth and success even if you do not want to promote. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week Nate and I discuss the importance of working together with other people in the other trades. We talk about how to communicate, developing a healthy job site and how to be accountable for your schedule. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This weeks episode starts off with an exerpt from a speech by Theodore Roosevelt in 1910. It's important to know who you are listening to. Make sure you celebrate yourself. Recognize when you need to go it alone. @thetradesmanexperience thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Why are so many people soft? What does it mean to have more grit? This week we dive into a conversation that comes from a quetion through the world of social media. How do you build GRIT into people? Nate and I discuss how to culitivate that out of people. But at the end of the day you have it or you don't. @natenewton87 @thetradesmanexperience thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Having a Vision is important. Setting goals is important. But what happens when you become overwhelmed or distracted by the goal. This week we discuss our own struggles with staying focused and disciplined. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Back together on the mic is Nick Coleman with Eagle Point Welding and my brother Matt with Battle Born Welding. They sit down with me and Nate as we laugh, joke, discuss the real struggles of business and go through a bottle of whiskey @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Roles and responsibilities are very misunderstood in business. This week Nate and I explain what they are, how to create them and apply expectations to the definitions. @thetradesmaenxperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week I am flying solo! So I am sharing my unedited thoughts about ideas and how they can prevent you from being successful. Thank you for the continued growth and support. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmaenxperience.com [email protected]

With a combination of beer and whiskey Nate and I sit down with our friend and team leader Nick Velotta. Grab a drink and join us through this journey of laughs and hardships. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

The greatest complimant you can give your business is to be in control of your business. But what does that mean? This week Nate and I dicuss having control of yourself and your business and recognizing what you cannot control. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Growth in a company is important, but that growth must come from creating opportunity. This week we discuss creating systematic growth for people on your team, how that impacts their compensation and what that structure looks like. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

What is Emotional Intensity? This week we dive into the idea of controlling your emotions and how to use them correctly. Emotional manipulation, emotional investment and emotional discipline are some of the behaviors we discuss in this episode.

This week we have a guest on the show. Suni is owner and operator of Timberline Enterprises which is an excavation company in the valley. We dive into the opportunities for women in the trades as she shares her stories of struggle, hard work & success. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week we piggy back off of the episode titled Gotta Be Strategic but dive into the necessities of being tactical. This is know as the 'HOW' of the day to day work. We discuss preparation, organization and how this compliments strategy. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Let's talk about money! This week Nate and I break the cardinal rule, we talk about money. We dive into our experiences of money, the perception of money, the truth of money and hopefully give you a new perspective to help you better use and understand money. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Comfort is a something so many people strive for. Yet doing so has such a high cost. This episode we discuss the importance of being out of your comfort zone and how devastating it is to stay in it. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

Back together in person this week Nate and I sit down and discuss an important rule in business, Strategic Planning. We break down the perspective of corporate lingo and explain how and why this is important for business growth, team growth and personal growth. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]

This week, on the road, I am joined by 2 special guests. They both worked with me in the HVAC company. One is my youngest brother TJ and the other is the first technician we hired and good friend Chad. This conversations is full of laughs, beer, whiskey and some insight into the true brotherhood of a business.

It's difficult to know when to fire a client and often we allow things to go too far. This week Nate and I discuss how to help prevent firing a client and what are some suggestions we have when that time comes. @thetradesmanexperience @natenewton87 thetradesmanexperience.com [email protected]