Ladies with Tradies - WORKIN' THE TRADE, LIVIN' THE LIFE!
Grab a cuppa, or go through the coffee drive through, press play and buckle up Tradie business owners! We will cover things in this podcast that don't shy away from the raw honest truth about business. It is hard, it is raw, and we also wanna deliver you all the tips and tricks you need to learn about business too.
IN LOVE: How are you trekking in your relationship as a couple in business? Are you respecting each other? Are you finding it hard to toe the line between business and home? Do you squabble like husband and wife like you do at home when you are in 'work mode?' It is not easy to maintain a relationship and business at the same time. But the relationship should be #1 at all costs! Learn how to improve on this.
IN LIFE - do you have one or is your business taking over? Many couples need permission to actually have a life. The tradie thinks if he doesn't work he doesn't get paid - but you need some semblance of balance too. So how do you strike it?? First you need to be clear about what you want and how you want your life to look both now and into the future. Otherwise - you can just wander aimlessly with no real plans as to what you want your business to provide.
Episodes
53 episodes
EP. 55: The Legal Stuff Tradies Ignore (Until It’s Too Late)
This week, Kate is joined by legal expert Helen Kay from Rise Legal — the go-to lawyer for Ladies With Tradies and hundreds of tradie business owners across Australia.And today’s conversation is all about the stuff most tradies put off…<...
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EP. 54: Marcus Luscombe Vivid Coats: Less Is More - How Marcus Reclaimed His Time, Income & Family
PODCAST SUMMARY:This week on Working the Trade, Living the Life, Kate is joined by one of Ladies With Tradies’ longest-standing clients, Marcus Luscombe from Vivid Coats.A painter by trade and community man at hear...
EP. 53 She Was a Tradie Wife First: Donna’s Journey Into Coaching
Podcast SummaryBefore she was a coach… she was a tradie wife.In this episode, Kate sits down with Donna Brown — one of the powerhouse coaches inside Ladies With Tradies — to share the full-circle journey from overwhelmed tr...
EP. 52 Wired Different, Not Broken: ADHD, Burnout & Why So Many Tradies Struggle
This week on the podcast, Kate sits down with Kayla from Dopamine & Co, an ADHD coach who truly gets the construction industry — because she’s lived it.With nearly a decade in commercial construction before moving int...
EP. 51: Kate Muldoon and Adam Hopwood: From Doing It All to Leading a High-Performing Team
Today’s episode is a powerful look at what really happens when a tradie finally decides enough is enough and steps into actual leadership.Meet Adam Hopwood, owner of Hopwoods Repairs — a family-run appliance repair busine...
EP 50: BENDERS, BEERS & BREAKING HABITS: A REAL CHAT ON MENTAL HEALTH WITH NICK BLAIR
In this episode, Kate sits down with Mind Health Bender founder and tradie-turned-mental-health-coach, Nick Blair, for a brutally honest chat about the stuff most people avoid — booze, bags, and breaking bad habits.
EP. 49: Off the Hamster Wheel: How Stacey and Jeff Get Their Business, Money, and Life Back
In this raw and inspiring episode, we sit down with Stacey and Jeff Connell from Connell’s Building and Renovation, alongside their coach Teresa Mullins, to share how they stepped off the hamster wheel and built a business (and life) they actua...
EP. 48: Sleepless No More: How Mel Helps Kids (and Parents) Get Their Nights Back
This week Kate is joined by her old friend Mel from The Little Sleeping Baby for a conversation that every parent with little ones needs to hear.Kate first met Mel years ago in Bendigo, when they were both diving into personal d...
EP. 47: How Spring Tide Construction 6x’d Their Business in 2 Years
Episode SummaryIn this heartfelt and unfiltered episode, we sit down with Kyle and Megan from Spring Tide Construction and their coach Shani to unpack how they transformed their building business from total burnout to booming succ...
EP. 46: How to Get More of the Right Jobs Without Wasting Money on Marketing (with Russ from Lead Partners Direct)
Russ Easther is the founder of Lead Partners Direct, a digital marketing veteran with over two decades of experience helping tradies ditch the guesswork and get real, qualified leads. Known for making the complex simple, Russ specialises in tak...
EP. 45: James and Bec Ware: Ware Builders 'With confidence you will back yourself in'
James and Bec Ware are the husband-and-wife duo behind Ware Builders, a thriving, family-owned business in Berrigan. With 14 years in the industry, they’ve built a reputation for quality craftsmanship across new homes, renovati...
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EP. 44: Digital Marketing for Tradies: Getting the Best Bang for Your Buck with Lex Stanley of Vastly Digital
In this episode, we chat with Lex Stanley from Vastly Digital about how tradies can get the most bang for their buck when it comes to digital marketing. Lex shares her expertise on SEO, paid advertising, and the importance of understanding your...
Priced Right: Mindset Shifts for Better Clients & Bigger Wins
Cory and Siobhan Gathercole are the powerhouse duo behind Evolve Projects, a thriving construction business built on resilience, adaptability, and a no-nonsense approach to growth.Cory’s journey began in carpentry, inspired by hi...
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EP. 42: Dollars & Sense—Why Knowing Your Numbers Will Save Your Business
Get ready for a game-changing episode because today, I’m introducing you to someone who’s about to shake up the way you think about your business finances—Lyndon Russell!Lyndon is an Amazon bestselling author, a finance guru, and now, t...
EP. 41: From Tarp to Triumph: Portwine Joinery’s Journey of Growth, Resilience, and Family Balance
Get ready to be blown away in this episode by the very humble, but very successful Cindy & Ash Portwine from Portwine Joinery!These guys built their business from nothing, Ash started in his backyard under a tarp 20 years ago then w...
Why Early Retirement Didn’t Work for Me (and Why Changing Your Mind is OK)
This week, Kate Muldoon, founder of Ladies with Tradies, sits down with Ops Manager Megan Jackson for a raw and honest conversation about the challenges of early retirement and the lessons learned from stepping back from the business s...
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EP 37: COACH SHANI: THE COACH WHO MAKES YOU WANNA HAVE A CRACK!
In this episode we chat with the incredible Shani Matheson from 'BrisVegas' in Queensland. Shani comes with an extensive background working in Trades businesses and has a nature about her that just makes you want to do well in business, and in ...
EP 36: HOW TO FIND A GREAT BOOK KEEPER: JANELLE & TRACY: CLIENTS & FRIENDS
Meet our incredible trusted advisor, Janelle McCowatt from BAS to Basics - a book keeping comany with so much more, as well as our mutual client Tracey Brown, our long loved client and friend. Janelle and Tracey are both prominent ...
EP 35: MEET THE COACH: TERESA MULLINS
Kate and Teresa, a business coach from Ladies with Tradies, discussed Teresa's background, coaching style, and the positive impact of coaching on both personal and business growth. We explored the challenges of being a coach, the importance of ...
WHITEHOUSES & CARPENTRY: BE TRUE TO YOURSELVES
Abby & Jordan White - come on down!These guys have been absolutely dominating from day dot when we started coaching them at Ladies with Tradies.With their coach Chane, they have been able to flip a property in a matter of months whi...
The Sales Process
Welcome to another engaging episode of "Tradies Talk," presented by "Ladies with Tradies." I'm your host, Kate Muldoon, and today we're delving into a topic crucial for every trades business: "The Importance of a Sales Process in Trades Busines...
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TRADEMUTT: ED ROSS CHATS MENTAL HEALTH, LOUD SHIRTS & HAVING CONVERSATIONS
TradeMutt is a social enterprise started by 2 legendary blokes, tradies, Dan & Ed who are chippies on a mission. They created a high vis shirt company with a difference, their product is loud, out there, and most importantly, starts convers...
BEK & JARROD: MSD SECURITY - SETTING GOALS AND ALL THINGS STAFFING
This chat with the amazing Jarrod and Bek from MSD Services, a security company in Bendigo was just so beautiful for me.As past clients of Ladies with Tradies, it is always amazing to reconnect and hear about what people are doing.These...
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KATE MULDOON - WHAT HAPPENS IF I REACH OUT TO LWT?
So many people leave contacting a business coach too long.What I first want to tell you is - we are not that scary! Especially not the team at LWT. Our job is always to lift you up and make you the hero of your business journey.In this ...
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SAM & LAURA SIMS: BALLAN BUILDERS: VOLUME IS VANITY, PROFIT IS SANITY
'VOLUME IS VANITY - PROFIT IS SANITY' (stolen Sam thanks!)In this episode we ask some awesome questions to reveal all the juicy strategies that our amazing clients Sam & Laura from Ballan Builders use to keep control of thier cashfl...
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