Episode 25 - The Air Conditioning Podcast | Michael Steckler | Tradify
10/08/20 • 36 min
G’day guys and welcome to Episode 25 episode of The Air Conditioning Podcast. In this episode we Zoomed with CEO, Michael Steckler of Job Management System, TRADIFY.
Based in New Zealand, Tradify is a one stop shop for Tradies who want to stay organised and being used by over 15k Tradies in Australia.
Tradify has been designed to benefit those not only working in HVAC&R but Electrical, Renovation and Maintenance, Plumbing, Construction, Security, Landscaping, flooring, Carpentry, Roofing, Painting, Concreting, Earthworks, Fencing & Decking and.....um....have we left anyone out?
With Tradify, you can easily track jobs from quote to invoice and everything in between, get paid faster with online payments, scheduling, professional quotes, timesheets, Profit & Loss analysis and it talks to the major accounting platforms.
Here’s some of the stuff we covered....
> Can you start by telling our audience more about Tradify and how it came about? (1:40)
> Being based in NZ, do you have many clients from Australia? (2:50)
> What sized businesses does Tradify cater to? (3:20)
> Besides the HVAC industry, what other industries would Tradify be suited to? (3:50)
> What differentiates Tradify from other similar platforms? (4:40)
> What does the average person need to do to get the platform set up and usable? (6:10)
> What devices and operating systems are compatible with Tradify? (7:15)
> Can you share with us some of the main features that a tradie might use on Tradify on a daily basis (8:10)
> What Accounting platforms is Tradify compatible with? (12:20)
> Is it difficult to connect Tradify to your Accounting Package and done by an Accountant or is it straight forward so that the tradie can set it up themselves? (13:30)
> How do you come up with the features? Is this via an online suggestion platform? (14:00)
> Job tracking is a feature, can you tell us more about it? (15:30)
> Do you come across many roadblocks in terms of features or technology and how do you prioritise in order to overcome them? (16:30)
> How often are you releasing updates with new or improved features? (18:00)
> How have you set up the pricing, is it paid per job created or on a monthly payment cycle? (19:10)
And we covered heaps more....
We’d like to thank Michael and Tradify for coming onto the Show (and Richie for arranging it!) and if you want to get in touch with the team, you can visit them at www.tradifyhq.com/au
And....Michael and the team at Tradify have kindly put together a special offer for our loyal Air Conditioning Podcast listeners!
When you sign up to Tradify, simply use the Discount Code “ACPODCAST” and you’ll receive a massive 50% off Tradify for 3 months! You must get onto Tradify and take advantage of this offer while you can, and until the next episode guys......catcha!
G’day guys and welcome to Episode 25 episode of The Air Conditioning Podcast. In this episode we Zoomed with CEO, Michael Steckler of Job Management System, TRADIFY.
Based in New Zealand, Tradify is a one stop shop for Tradies who want to stay organised and being used by over 15k Tradies in Australia.
Tradify has been designed to benefit those not only working in HVAC&R but Electrical, Renovation and Maintenance, Plumbing, Construction, Security, Landscaping, flooring, Carpentry, Roofing, Painting, Concreting, Earthworks, Fencing & Decking and.....um....have we left anyone out?
With Tradify, you can easily track jobs from quote to invoice and everything in between, get paid faster with online payments, scheduling, professional quotes, timesheets, Profit & Loss analysis and it talks to the major accounting platforms.
Here’s some of the stuff we covered....
> Can you start by telling our audience more about Tradify and how it came about? (1:40)
> Being based in NZ, do you have many clients from Australia? (2:50)
> What sized businesses does Tradify cater to? (3:20)
> Besides the HVAC industry, what other industries would Tradify be suited to? (3:50)
> What differentiates Tradify from other similar platforms? (4:40)
> What does the average person need to do to get the platform set up and usable? (6:10)
> What devices and operating systems are compatible with Tradify? (7:15)
> Can you share with us some of the main features that a tradie might use on Tradify on a daily basis (8:10)
> What Accounting platforms is Tradify compatible with? (12:20)
> Is it difficult to connect Tradify to your Accounting Package and done by an Accountant or is it straight forward so that the tradie can set it up themselves? (13:30)
> How do you come up with the features? Is this via an online suggestion platform? (14:00)
> Job tracking is a feature, can you tell us more about it? (15:30)
> Do you come across many roadblocks in terms of features or technology and how do you prioritise in order to overcome them? (16:30)
> How often are you releasing updates with new or improved features? (18:00)
> How have you set up the pricing, is it paid per job created or on a monthly payment cycle? (19:10)
And we covered heaps more....
We’d like to thank Michael and Tradify for coming onto the Show (and Richie for arranging it!) and if you want to get in touch with the team, you can visit them at www.tradifyhq.com/au
And....Michael and the team at Tradify have kindly put together a special offer for our loyal Air Conditioning Podcast listeners!
When you sign up to Tradify, simply use the Discount Code “ACPODCAST” and you’ll receive a massive 50% off Tradify for 3 months! You must get onto Tradify and take advantage of this offer while you can, and until the next episode guys......catcha!
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Episode 24 - The Air Conditioning Podcast |Tommy Mello| Home Service Millionaire
Hey guys, welcome to EP24 and boy did we bring home the bacon on this one. If you haven’t already heard of Tommy Mello and The Home Service Millionaire, you’ve gotta get on it. Tommy started out in a humble landscaping business and eventually started a Garage Home Service business in Pheonix, Arizona with some $50k in debt. Today, Tommy has turned his business into a very tidy $30 million dollar a year company with over 300 employees in 12 States of the US.
Not only has Tommy excelled with his various businesses, but is also the host of a hugely successful podcast called The Home Service Expert (with some 25k downloads per month) and is Author of an exceptional read called The Home Service Millionaire. (Tip: If you’re not into reading books, get it on Audible and Tommy himself reads the book word for word.
We were like the cat that ate the canary for this one guys so make sure you have a listen to the episode, subscribe to his podcast and get a hold of his book, you won’t regret it.
Here is a taste of what we covered....
> Can you share with our audience where and how your journey began? (3:30)
> What was the motivator that got you started? (5:15)
> You are a great believer of running your company with a “turn key” approach, incorporating systems and procedures, for someone just starting to look at this approach, where would you recommend they start? (9:15)
> How detailed are your manuals? (12:00)
> How many employees are you recruiting on a regular basis? (17:00)
> How do you find and keep high calibre employees? (20:00)
> You mention in your podcast that you look to the HVAC industry to explore ways to scale up and grow your business is this the case? (22:15)
> Do you still lean on your mentors for guidance? (24:00)
> Being so successful in your business and having a bank full of coin, why do you continue to do this, why do you continue to help others when you could easily take your money and sit beneath a palm tree smashing Mai Tai’s? (25:30)
> What are your thoughts around techs trying to win jobs on being the cheapest price? (29:15)
> What was the main motivator behind writing your book? (33:45)
And that was just a snippet of stuff we talked about. As usual we could have spoken to Tommy for days but unfortunately time constraints. Jump onto homeservicemillionaire.com for a ton of resources and info and don't forget to check out his Podcast, Home Service Expert. Thanks so much to Tommy and his team for joining us on the Show!
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Episode 26 - The Air Conditioning Podcast |Darren Hill & George Parashis| Actron Air
Howdy folks and welcome to Episode 26 of The Air Conditioning Podcast. This week, we sat down with Darren Hill (Business Development Executive) and George Parashis (Sales Account Executive) of Actron Air.
Actron Air have been a household name in Australia when it comes to climate control in your home for many years and Darren and George helped us to understand a bit more about their product and their business.
Here’s a sneaky peak of what we covered.....
> Where and how did Actron start? (2:30)
> How long have you both been working with Actron and where have you worked previously? (5:00)
> Having worked with other Manufacturer’s we tend to become very passionate about the brands and advocates of their products, how did you go shifting your mindset from one brand to another? (8:50)
> You mentioned being able to wind down the fan on your variable fan indoor ducted units so you can operate a single zone, does this apply to a specific control system? And does the compressor wind back as well? (10:15)
> With the Inverter Technology that you’ve now adopted, can you see that you will be moving in that direction or are sticking with digital scroll compressors? (13:30)
> Actron ducted outdoor units have traditionally been top discharge units, are you looking to introduce side discharge? (16:15)
> Within your range, what unit capacities do you go up to? (17:40)
> Can you tell us more about your Package units? (19:30)
> Where is the technology developed? Is it here in South Australia or interstate? (22:15)
> Actron seem to be doing great things with their wall controllers, do you think this is because you’re an Australian company that you are catering for what appeals to the Australian market? When compared to other international manufacturer’s they don’t seem to place as much emphasis on their controllers because it appears that they are not of great importance, would you agree? (26:00)
> Can you control your zoning through the wall controller? (30:10)
And much more.
We’d like to thank Darren and George for joining us on the Show and if you want to get in touch with the team at Actron Air, you can visit their website https://www.actronair.com.au/ and check out their sleek looking “NEO” wall controller.
Until the next episode peeps....ta ta.
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