Make Trades Great Again
Whether you're a seasoned professional, a newcomer, or simply interested in the trades, the "Make Trades Great Again" podcast offers something for everyone. Our goal is to promote the value of skilled trades, provide essential resources, and build a strong community of passionate individuals.
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Latest Episodes
Going after the work you want - Listener Write-in
Thanks to Connor for writing in with his question: How do you attract the kind of clients and work you want to do? Do you say no to work or is it best to take anything and everything that comes along?
Who's Answering The Phone?
After a careful, long drawn-out (five minutes) process of consideration in selecting the exact perfect AI CSR system, intrepid business mogul Eric Aune has officially entered the AI universe lol. Eric & Andy talk about the new A...
Are Service Body's Best for a Van Buildout?
Andy and Eric share insights on HVAC projects, tool upgrades, vehicle organization, and industry trends. They discuss practical tips for van setup, the pros and cons of service bodies, and share humorous stories from the field, offering valuabl...
Robots answering the phone?
In this episode, Eric and Andy explore the practicalities, frustrations, and potential of AI-powered call answering systems in small businesses. They share personal experiences with automated systems in auto repair, healthcare, and customer ser...
Eric's Frozen Sewer & Water Debacle
Minnesota winters are relentless and physics will show no mercy! Today's episode brings back the classic MTGA format where Eric hits record without Andy knowing what the topic is. The guys cover dealing with Eric's frozen sewer and water as wel...
Fan Mail
hey guys, it’s Ryan Richard from Vermont. I just listened to the most recent podcast and towards the end talking about the episode of CO monitors. I had reached out to Andy via Instagram and told him about my story. I have the sensorcon the industrial one and I had got called to do a completely different service not even on the boiler in the house . I had never heard my CO monitor go off and then also I heard beeping. I’m like what the hell is that and I look down and it’s just shooting up in ppm. It’s going pretty high and i immediately went to the boiler room turned off the boiler and then I look to the flue and it is blown right out of the chimney. the homeowners after we got outside, opened some windows and they mentioned the last two weeks that she had been feeling sick. It saved their life ! so I know I feel good that I was there and had this low level co monitor . I think these things are a must . I think everyone should have it ,like I was telling Andy when I first got it in the shop I work at everybody was kind of like what are you doing? Kinda laughing about it. the dangers of just even low level CO overtime! so yeah I just wanted to send this out to you guys this way too. I think I’ll do a video or something on low level CO because most homeowners don’t know ! we have the first alert, the combo smoke detector with the carbon monoxide detector, which is on the ceiling, which that makes no sense and how the UL listed it doesn’t go off until 70 -75 ppm after a few hours. that’s a lot so if you’re sitting at 50-60 ppm that’s never gonna r
B URL Ington, Vermont
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