Recap with Dan Dowdy of Interview with Rachel BetterBid

Exploring the Benefits of Trades: Josh Zolan's Journey and Insights

In this blog post, we will discuss emotional capacity and leadership, a topic introduced by Dan Dowdy, the host of the Built for Trades podcast, during the recap of the interview with Rachel Better Bid, the VP of Digital Marketing from Coal March. Nathan Glass, the marketing manager at Built for the Trades, joins Dan […]

Why Having An Online Presence Is Important For Business

Why Having An Online Presence Is Important For Business

On today’s Built For The Trades podcast episode, host Dan Dowdy is interviewing Rachel Betterbid from CoalMarch. You will get to hear how having an online presence is essential for any business looking to grow and reach more customers. For home service companies, this is particularly important as consumers increasingly rely on the Internet to […]

Recap With Dan Dowdy: How XOI Could Benefit Your Technicians

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In a podcast recap episode from Built For The Trades, Dan Dowdy discusses the importance of understanding others’ perspectives in leadership. The episode features JP Cahalan from XOI Technologies, who stresses the value of putting oneself in the shoes of technicians to develop technology that benefits them. Dowdy shares a quote from Kylie Francis that […]

How XOI Could Benefit Your Technicians

How XOI Could Benefit Your Technicians

Dan Dowdy, the Built for the Trades podcast host, interviews JP Cahalan from XOI Technologies, which provides an app for technicians to capture and collaborate on work and get coaching. Calahan talks about his background and growing up in a small town in Florida, where he worked at a paper plate factory during his summer […]

Investing in Customer Service Skills: A Key to Success for Trades Businesses

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In the trades industry, customer service skills can be the difference between a thriving business and one that struggles to stay afloat. This was the focus of a recent episode of the Built For The Trades podcast, where host Dan Dowdy spoke with Zach Garside, CEO of Power Selling Pros, a company that provides customer […]

Recap With Dan Dowdy: Overcoming Adversity and Impacting The Next Generation

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In this episode of the Built podcast, Dan recaps his interview with John Akhoian, the CEO of Rooter Hero, the largest residential plumbing service company in California. John shared his inspiring story of overcoming the victim mentality and how he turned his traumatic experience into his superpower. In this blog post, we will delve deeper […]

Overcoming Adversity and Impacting The Next Generation

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In this episode of the Built of the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy interviews John Akhoian, the co-founder and CEO of Rooter Hero Plumbing. John talks about his journey to becoming a tradesman and leader in the plumbing industry, sharing the story of how he got started in the trades after his father passed away […]

Recap With Dan Dowdy: How In-House Training Could Take Your Business To The Next Level

Recap with Dan Dowdy: How In-House Training Could Take Your Business To The Next Level

As the host of the Built for the Trades Podcast, Dan Dowdy always looks for ways to help tradesmen and women grow through leadership development. In a recent recap episode with Dan Clapper from Interplay Learning, Dan dives into the concept of “serving over selling” and how it applies to leadership. Interplay Learning’s mission is […]

How In-House Training Could Take Your Business To The Next Level

How In-House Training Could Take Your Business To The Next Level

In this episode of the Built for the Trades podcast, host Dan Dowdy welcomes Dan Clapper, with Interplay Learning, as their HVAC Marketing Director. Dan Clapper is a third-generation tradesman who is passionate about educating those in the trades and has also written a book called, “Get More HVAC leads.” “When it comes to growing […]