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Make Trades Great Again

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Jul 4, 2023 • 24min

Bonus: Should techs be recording & posting in the field?

FYI, Montana’s Governor punched a reporter and Chad's back to talk about social media from the job site with the guys. Send us a textDo you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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Jun 29, 2023 • 45min

Texas Hates Water Breaks

Chad Killinger joins the guys this week to talk about a few things, one of them is how Texas legislators killed a mandatory bill that made sure workers received water breaks during a work shift. Does Texas hate water or its workers? No, Chad isn't an official host of the show. We honestly didn't expect to have him on as many times as we have but he pays us so much money. Send us a textDo you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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Jun 27, 2023 • 18min

Vegan Woodwork & Customer Perspectives

Ever think what we do every day for our customers might actually be super disruptive and a giant ordeal for our customers? We often think nothing of tearing open a wall to relocate a pipe or wiring etc is no big deal because we do it all the time. Andy's been tearing up his master bedroom and the bathroom is next. The guys talk about living in a renovation zone and how much it effects everything. Send us a textSend us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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Jun 22, 2023 • 31min

17 yr-old Facebooker Looking for a Job

Kyele is 17, recently graduated from high school with high diploma and is looking for a M-F job working with his hands for about $20/hr. Does this sound reasonable?  He's 17, how much experience could he have? What would you say to a kid posting on a community bulletin facebook page looking for a lead on a job? Don't forget to leave us a rating in your podcast app! Rating our podcast helps others find us and we need as many friends as we can get! Thanks for listening. Send us a textDo you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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Jun 20, 2023 • 16min

Bonus: Andy is about to blow up the bathroom

Ever live inside a remodel project? What would your spouse say if you just gutted the bathroom for a full remodel?  Andy is about to ditch the brown bathroom for a refresher. Wish him good luck! Send us a textSend us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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Jun 20, 2023 • 15min

Bonus: I demand to speak with the manager!

Some guy is still driving around Missoula looking for Andy's shop lol. Bonus episode!  Send us a textSend us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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Jun 15, 2023 • 37min

WWYDD? What would you do different?

After years of building their plumbing & heating businesses the guys are tasked with looking back on how they got to today and what they would do different if they started over. Listen as Eric & Andy answer a listener question of "what would you do different if you could go back in time and start your business knowing what you know now."Send us a textDo you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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May 16, 2023 • 12min

Break Time

Send us a textSend us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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May 11, 2023 • 51min

Too Big, Too Fast? Guest Denver Baker on growing and downsizing

The guys sit down with Denver Baker @mdheat.hvac (IG) to learn how he got started and grew his hvac business in Michigan. Denver’s experience includes growth and cutting back to a more manageable level. Sometimes big isn’t always better. Send us a textDo you subscribe to the Mechanical Hub weekly email newsletter? It's packed with industry events, new products and more to help you and your business. Subscribe here: https://mechanical-hub.com/enewsletter/Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com
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May 9, 2023 • 15min

College vs. Trades Real Talk

We need kids in the trades and college. It’s pretty simple to understand but why can’t we all agree on that? Send us a textSend us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels!Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumbCheck out our website: mechanical-hub.com

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