Podcast Episode Show Notes

Jason Loft is managing director and co-founder of PROTRADE United, and has spent over 16 years helping trade and construction business owners build stronger teams and lead with more confidence. Here, Jason shares 5 leadership lessons for tradies: leadership as influence, communication under pressure, asking for feedback, resolving conflict with the GROW model, and running effective toolbox meetings.

Les Wikiriwhi founded Stand-Up Recruitment, helping Kiwi tradies relocate to Australia for a better future. He's lived the same early starts and pressure most tradies know well, and built his leadership on discipline and honesty about his own struggles. Here, Les shares 5 leadership lessons for tradies: protecting your team from leadership stress, deciding without certainty, building discipline through routine, vulnerability as a strength, and fixing toxic culture in the trad

George Dib is a former accountant turned Senior Commercial Manager at Credit Protect, where he's spent years helping tradies chase down unpaid invoices, work that's taught him as much about people and communication as it has about money. Here, George shares 5 everyday leadership skills for tradies: leading from the front, learning from bad leadership, understanding your customer's real problem, protecting your business from unpaid invoices, and leading with curiosity over ass

Jim Penman built Jim's Group from a one-man mowing round into a network of over 5,500 franchisees across more than 50 divisions, and still personally answers calls from franchisees he's never met. Here, Jim shares 5 leadership lessons for tradies: how to inspire your team, suicide prevention in the trades, self-reflection as a driver of success, building genuine customer relationships, and why giving back matters. Wise, warm, and grounded in decades of experience.

Harry Murtough has spent years telling the trade industry's stories as editor of The Tradie Magazine, giving him a front-row seat to the patterns behind good, and overlooked, leadership. Here, Harry shares 5 leadership lessons for tradies: the difference between knowledge and wisdom, why sharing your story matters, listening as a leadership skill, why empathy matters, and self-awareness as the throughline of great leaders. Thoughtful and genuinely insightful.

Stacey Combe brings calm to the chaos of construction, working with everyone from site managers to designers on handling pressure and mental load without losing the plot. Here, Stacey shares 5 leadership lessons for tradies: what self-leadership actually means, handling mistakes without shame, practical mindfulness tools, switching off after work, and taking productive breaks to manage stress. Grounded, practical, and genuinely calming.