FieldRocket Podcast

EP #1 - Wayne Bettess From Gas Engineer to Business Coach - Part 1

A warm welcome to very first episode of the FieldRocket Podcast! 🚀
Tune in as Wayne Bettess @offthetools joins host Tulloch Priest in exploring the highs and lows of being a gas engineer, running a business, and managing a growing team. With over 20 years of experience and 12 growing his own businesses, Wayne lives and breathes the industry. Now running his own coaching business for fellow engineers, he talks about his journey, shares what he learnt along the way, and offers unique insight for those looking to start today.
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EP #2 - Pricing Your Heating Business & Finding Your Ideal Customer - Part 2

Join Wayne Bettess (@offthetools) and host Tulloch Priest as they discuss pricing for your heating & plumbing business, how to know who your ideal customer is, where to find them, and much more. If you'd like to be alerted of future episodes, be sure to subscribe below. Next episode we'll have Alexa Macarthur from blueglo on the podcast talking about her experience growing the company from strength to strength.

EP #3 - Alexa Macarthur | Growing A Heating Business

For this episode of the FieldRocket Podcast, we invited Alexa Macarthur to talk about all things business.
 
A Director at blueglo, Alexa helps manage a team of heating and air conditioning engineers based around Oxfordshire. Tune in to learn all about her attitude towards running a successful heating business in this day and age, maintaining quality as your business grows, meeting customer expectations, and much more.
 
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Trailer - FieldRocket Podcast - Grow Your Trade Business

Introducing the FieldRocket Podcast!🎙️
Join host Tulloch Priest as he chats to guests from all walks of life about managing and growing a successful trades business. Each episode is tailored towards a key theme - whether that be your business mindset, managing employees, or simply the best strategies to find more work.
 
This is a podcast designed to offer practical solutions and actionable advice. We help tradespeople break endless routines, make more money, and focus on what they enjoy (with a few laughs along the way!)
 
Tune in to our new episodes uploaded regularly on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts - and don't forget to subscribe and become part of the FieldRocket community! 🚀
 
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EP #4 Is a Work-Life Balance Even Achievable For Tradespeople?

Missed calls from customers, evenings and weekends spent working, and the constant stress of admin work: how well can you relate?
 
In episode #4 of the FieldRocket podcast, we're joined by Michele Ibbs - the founder of Im Your P.A.
 
14 years in, Michele works with a team of 15+ staff handling calls and admin work for businesses across the UK. Tune in as we chat all about balancing on the tools and admin work, compare virtual admin assistants to full-time office staff, and much more. We guarantee you'll come away with something to think about for your business!
 
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EP #5 - Are Heat Pumps The Future Of The Gas Industry? ⛽

In Episode #5 of the FieldRocket Podcast, we're joined by Mark Krull from Logic4Training - the UK's leading trades training course provider.
 
Heat pumps are perhaps the hottest topic in the heating world at the moment, especially with recent news of the CHMM. We took the opportunity to ask Mark all about heat pumps - whether it be different training options, government grants, or the wider future of the industry.
 
Stay tuned for more episodes!

EP #6 - Accountancy Advice, Tax Traps, and Staying Compliant w/ Jed Eatough

Accounting & paperwork are big parts of running a business - but that doesn't mean they should control you.
 
This week's episode is all about what goes on behind the scenes and how to finally enjoy running a business. Jed (from Accountancy4Growth) is extremely experienced and packed full of tips and advice, so be sure to tune in!
 
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EP #7 When, Who, and How to Hire for a Trades Business

At some point as a business owner, you'll need to think about hiring someone.
 
It's easy to get caught up in the whole paperwork side of things... but knowing how to hire the right person is a whole different matter.
 
What skills do they have? What's their attitude like? Will they be a good fit?
 
And most important of all: How do you find all these things out in the hiring process?
 
Sarah from Strategic Coach is an expert in all things hiring, so we invited her over to share her knowledge.
 
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EP #8 - What A Gas Safe Inspector Looks For (From an Ex-Inspector)

Gas Safe inspections happen to all gas engineers at one point or another. But what exactly are these inspectors looking for?
Come find out and lots more as we speak to Terry, an ex-Gas Safe Inspector with years of experience in the field.
 
Stay tuned for more episodes! 🚀
 
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EP #9 - Pricing: Make or Break Your Business

Pricing can be a race to the bottom - which is never a good place to be.
 
This week we brought on Dan Voice to talk us through his pricing strategy and what he's learnt over the years in the heating industry.
 
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