What is “Tradies Mentoring Tradies”?
A hands-on coaching and mentoring service for tradies. We help tradies learn how to run a business while doing all the hard work for them.
What inspired the idea?
I was a former tradie. And I was good at my trade but had no idea how to run a business. I engaged a business coach to help me turn things around and found while it was awesome having someone to bounce ideas off and help me to structure my business properly, I was too busy to do the work. So, each week I would turn up to an arse whipping.
What led you to this opportunity?
I was a former tradie turned business coach who only wanted to help tradies. My overall ambition is to reduce the suicide rate amongst tradies in Australia and NZ.
Had you worked in this field originally?
No, I was a chef who became a painter and decorator. I was also a sports coach who loved coaching but there is no money in soccer coaching in Australia.
What convinced you to go for it?
I couldn’t see myself being on the tools forever and my coach who I was working with said that I would make a great business coach due to my hands on experience.
What problem are you solving?
I am helping tradies to build out the back end of their business while they stay on the tools making money. Tradies are great at what they do but when it comes to the business side, they suck. They will then always default back to what they know, and their business will never get built. That’s why we do it for them.
Who are your customers?
Tradies who want to scale from where they are no but have no idea how or where
to start.
How do they benefit from what you offer?
Because we are so hands on, and we have an entire pit crew of professional service people who can help them with every aspect of their business. They no longer have to search for anything. We just plug in the right people at the time when they are needed.
What have been the biggest challenges so far?
Getting my message out to more tradies who I know need the help but don’t know that we exist.
What have been your biggest triumphs?
Most of the tradies I work with have businesses that are now making them 20% net profit and they are achieving all of their life goals.
What’s your favourite thing about life on the Northern Beaches?
The freedom of being able to walk Long Reef every morning.
What’s next for Tradies Mentoring Tradies?
We are ready to launch and get out to more tradies. We run monthly meet ups that and want to reach more and more tradies with those sessions. They are free events with guest presenters giving advice (no sales) to help tradies run their businesses better. I would love to see them full as we also run them at a local brewery to help put money back into the community.
Interview by Liam Carroll, featuring Aaron Kemp, Founder of Tradies Mentoring Tradies.
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