WHO ARE ANDY + ANGELA SMITH?
Hey, we’re Andy and Angela Smith, the heart and soul behind Lifestyle Tradie. You might also know us as the brains behind our book, “Start Up, Scale Up, Sell Up.”
Our journey began with our own trade business, Dr. DRiP Plumbing, a gig we poured over 20 years of sweat and tears into. Back in 2009, we took a hard left turn and started mentoring other trade business owners, sharing the nitty-gritty of our own ups and downs using a proven step-by-step formula. Believe us, we’ve been through the wringer, learning the tough lessons of business the hard way. But we’ve been there, done that, now got the tools (secret sauce) to prove it.
Picture this: Dr. DRiP Plumbing was on fire, business booming. Andy was riding high, maybe too high. With a crew of 17 tradies and a fleet of eight vehicles, we thought we’d cracked it. But hey, managing a growing trade business? It can be a shit show. We know it, and you know it. Endless chaos, the constant ringing of the phone, and a bank account that seemed more like a dry well.
Now, let’s set the record straight. Everyone thinks that all tradies are absolutely killing it and rolling in money. But here’s the real deal – about 90% of trade business owners we chat with are in a real pickle. Post the Dr. DRiP turnaround, our mission has been clear: guide all tradies – plumbers, electricians, builders, landscapers, painters, glaziers, tilers, plus many more – through the maze of running a business and turn it into a well-oiled machine.
Lifestyle Tradie isn’t just some club; it’s an award-winning tradie business educational hub and community where business owners can get their hands on strategies and tactics that actually work. And the best bit? These are not just theories; they’re tried and tested in the trenches.
So, what’s our secret sauce? Honestly, nothing out of the ordinary. We’re just like you, but we made a choice to put our lifestyle first, systemising our business until it was a well-oiled machine.
Sounds like a dream, right?
Well, it’s all possible.
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