This pod cast talks to businesses and owners that are in the trades. The focus is to humanize our guests and tell their stories of why they got into the trades. We will also interview others that are surrounded by the trades such as Real Estate Agents, Media including photography and videography, inspectors, lenders and title companies. The focus is providing education, story telling and humanizing people.
Send us a text In the season 1 finally, Talking Trades host Kris speaks with several small business owners at a craft fair in Wolfboro NH. Guests share their products, services, inspiration and experiences of being a small business. Support the show
Send us a text In this episode hosts' Kris and Edward talk to a junk removal service owner, sponsor of Talking Trades and friend of the podcast Eric Fogel of Junk in R Trunk. Eric shares his story of how Junk in R Trunk started, their services and his commitment to his local community while providing a service to reclaim space. Eric also shares a crazy story of a battle with bee's! Talking Trades and Junk in R Truck also make a commitment for the upcoming holiday season! This episode h...
Send us a text Pull up a chair, grab a coffee and get ready for a great conversation! Hosts' Kris and Edward talk to two Real Estate Professionals of REINE (pronounced like rain) who are all about meeting professionals in and around the Real Estate world to build a group of professionals who are like minded. Mark Hanik and Joe Glaude share their plan to build a network of professionals who understand that building relationships takes time but it worth the investment. Speaking of coffee, her...
Send us a text In this episode, Talking Trades Hosts Kris and Edward talk to Kyle Baylis of Baylis Insurance about what type of business insurance might be good for a business owner, what assets you should be protecting, and how forming a relationship with customers has changed Kyle's looks on insurance. Kyle talks about his journey from serving in the military to following a path to running an insurance agency, plus some dad jokes along the way! This episode is full of little tidbits that ...
Send us a text Our longest episode yet! In this episode, Talking Trades hosts' Kris and Edward talk to our guest Adrian Deshaies from EOC Environmental Lakes. Adrian talks about his journey as an educator and how his love for teaching science prepared him for his transition into being a business owner and still making a difference educating his clients about the danger of mold, asbestos and led and much more. Adrian talks about the different kinds of mold, remediation, and how homeowners ca...
Send us a text In episode 4, Talking Trades hosts Kris and Edward talk to Jack Draghi of Household and Draghi Environmental Services. We discuss how Jack went from being in College for a traditional marketing education to making his way to a family business in the trades. Kris and Edward talk to Jack about his dad's legacy who originally started Draghi Environmental and his exit strategy to what Jack has planned for his eventual exit strategy, how important it is to bring in an Environmenta...
Send us a text In this episode Talking Trades host Kris and co-host Edward talk to Don Demers with People Ready Skilled Trades. Don takes us through his journey of growing up around the heavy construction industry with his dad, entering trades school, building his own business and eventually transitioning to People Ready Skilled Trades. Don talks about the interesting concept of a temporary work force in the skilled trades, the benefits and services of hiring and working with People Ready Skille...
Send us a text In this mini episode, host Kris introduces Edward Rivera as Dr. Electrician, the new co-host to Talking Trades. Also stay tuned after for a message from our sponsor Junk n R trunk! Music credit to B ReZe https://www.bandlab.com/rbreze Sponsorship by Junk n R Trunk www.junkinrtrunk.com Support the show...
Send us a text In this episode, I interview Tanya Cook and Chelsea Brown of Crown Consulting. We talk about how an idea of two friends shared together and turned into the start of a small business. Tanya talks about the importance of book keeping, business systems and how important relationships, which Chelsea talks about mindset from the business coaching side of Crown Consulting. We talk about the importance of networking and how other business owners can bring you business through the power o...
Send us a text Join Talking Trades host Kris on the kick off episode of the show. This one you won't want to miss. The show welcomes David Miller of the Persnickety Painters. In this episode we take a dive into David's story from working the corporate world to stepping into his journey of starting and building a trades business. We talk about some industry questions, and David has some advice for listeners that are looking at hiring a painter or some DIYers. Support the show...
Send us a text In this introduction, I talk about what I am hoping to accomplish with my POD Cast. Jumping into the world of Trades in New Hampshire and New England. I outline the content that listeners will hear from compelling stories to education and humanizing the trades brand. Support the show
