Episode 29 - The Air Conditioning Podcast |Shane, Brad & beers

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11/06/20 • 35 min

Hey all! Welcome to Episode 29 of The Air Conditioning Podcast. For the first time in a long time we didn’t have a guest on with us! So rather than skip a week, Brad and I thought we would smash a couple of beers and reflect on some of our previous episodes, as well as look at what we have lined up for the rest of the year.

We also road tested a new segment instead of Keepin’ it Cool in the Hotseat at the end of the episode. We haven’t come up with a name for the segment yet, and a huge amount thought behind it, for this episode, we decided to call it... “Hotseat”....I know...brilliant.

Hope you enjoy the episode guys and I promise you, it’s 35 minutes of your life you’ll never get back.

Until the next normal episode guys, chow.

Hope you enjoy the episode guys and I promise you, it’s 35 minutes of your life you’ll never get back.

Until the next normal episode guys, chow.

Previous Episode

Episode 28 - The Air Conditioning Podcast | Jennifer Steger | Trade Risk Insurance

Howdy legends! Welcome to Episode 28 of The Air Conditioning Podcast.

In this episode we zoomed with Broker of the Year State Finalist, Jennifer Steger from Trade Risk Insurance. Since their inception over 10 years ago, Trade Risk Insurance has been assisting over 10k trade businesses with their insurance needs.

From humble beginnings starting out in a home office in Brisbane, they’ve grown to become an award winning business with thousands of clients in all states and territories within Australia.

Here’s a snippet of what we covered.....

> Can you begin by sharing with our audience how Trade Risk Insurance started? (2:25)

> What Trades to you look after (3:30)

> Does much of your work come from referrals? (4:30)

> What insurance companies do you use as under writers? (5:30)

> Often dealing with Insurance work we see how generous or tight insurers can be, what’s been your experience? (6:30)

> What are some of the more common claims that you see? (7:30)

> What different types of insurance do you offer? (9:00)

> For anyone just starting out with their business, what types of cover would be the bare minimum that you would be recommending? (10:00)

>What amount of cover would you recommend for Public Liability in our industry? (11:15)

> How does tool insurance work and is it expensive? (12:00)

> Scenario (1): Tech is in someone’s roof cavity and they step on a timber, tech falls through ceiling and hurts themselves or someone living within the house. Who is responsible and who needs to make the insurance claim? (16:30)

> Scenario (2): Tech visits a clients home and their dog bites them on the leg. Who is responsible and who needs to make the claim? (22:00)

> Are the insurance policies mentioned, a tax deduction? (23:45)

> Do you often come across clients who are potentially attempting claim for more than they should be? EG Van is broken into and some tools are stolen, however the claimant is suggesting they had more power tools in their van at the time of the incident than what they actually had? (24:45)

And there was a heap more we got through.

We’d like to thank Jen for coming onto the show today and sharing her knowledge and discussing the products that Trade Risk Insurance Offers. To get in touch with Jen and the team, you can visit them at www.traderisk.com.au or you can contact Jen direct on 0438 837 917.

Until the next episode lads and lass’s...bye for now!

Next Episode

Episode 30 - The Air Conditioning Podcast | Andy & Angela Smith | Lifestyle Tradie

Howdy legends! In this episode of The Air Conditioning Podcast we were thrilled to have a chat with Angie and Andy Smith from Lifestyle Tradie and authors of Start Up, Scale Up, Sell Up.

A profitable business starts with a rock-solid foundation and after hitting rock bottom in business themselves, co-founders of Lifestyle Tradie, Andy and Angela Smith have been teaching tradies in business how to start up, scale up and sell up their businesses with a proven step-by-step formula.

Here’s a snippet of some of the stuff we covered...

> Can you take us back to the beginning and how Lifestyle Tradie started and how it all came about? (3:00)

> How and where did you get your motivation from to flip your negative situation with your business and turn it positive? (6:15)

> How quickly did your business grow? (8:30)

> Aside from HVAC, what other industries does your coaching and systems cover? (11.30)

> Do you run Dr Drip and Lifestyle Tradie independent of one another? (12:15)

> It must take guts to stand up in front of a room full of people at your seminars, can you talk us through that? (12:40)

> Can you give us a brief overview of what our listeners can expect from your book “Start Up, Scale Up, Sell Up”? (18:30)

> When you have individuals coming to you for help when they are potentially on their knees with there business and you are able to turn things around for them, how does that make you feel? (26:30)

> Did you have any mentors that guided you through when you first started to turn your business around? (28:30)

> What would be your strongest tips you could offer anyone struggling with their business right now? (31:50)

And there was heaps more and so many gold nuggets....

We’d like to sincerely thank both Andy and Angela for joining us on the show and sharing with us their personal experience and knowledge.

To get in touch with them you can visit www.lifestyletradie.com.au and make sure you download their book “Start Up, Scale Up, Sell Up” (for FREE, yes $0, nothing, nada) right here: www.lifestyletradie.com.au/book/

Hope you enjoy the episode guys and until the next episode.....bye bye.