HeyJaredTradies Who Lead
Welcome to Tradies Who Lead, the podcast about everyday leadership for everyday legends. Join Ashley Belteky, a diesel mechanic by trade, as she talks to a diverse range of tradies from across industries to uncover their leadership journeys and the tools of the trade they use…
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This Electrician Didn't Realise How Much He'd Love Mentoring Until He Tried It with Dave Willmann (opens the original)
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Today we're joined by Dave Willmann, a licensed electrician, trade supervisor, and owner of Willmann Electrical, who's built a reputation across electrical, industrial, and commercial work. He’s also a trusted voice for sparkies online, known for his no-nonsense tool reviews and testing breakdowns. Dave's led crews on some of the toughest sites in the industry and mentored a generation of apprentices, and he's now stepping into an entirely new challenge: running his own business as the boss afte
A Ten Grand Mistake Taught This Supervisor How to Truly Lead His Crew with Leigh Ryan (opens the original)
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Whether we’re promoted from tradie to supervisor, or shifting from tradie into parent, the change demands new behaviour. Today we're joined by Leigh Ryan, a landscaper and supervisor from Gippsland, Victoria, who most tradies online know as Tradie Dad. When Leigh started sharing his life online, as a tradie, new father and supervisor, he started building a community who tuned in for the relatability of his lifestyle and challenges. In this conversation, we get into: 👊 How to manage the change fr
What Running a Funeral Home Taught this Tradie About Leading Trade Teams Better with Adrian Gillman (opens the original)
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Today we're joined by Adrian Gillman, a registered carpenter and owner of Kingsford Building and Carpentry in Metro Melbourne, with over 15 years in the trade specialising in bathrooms, extensions and detailed internal fitouts. Adrian's career has taken him off the tools and into a corporate role running a funeral home, an experience that forced him to learn how to understand people before reacting to them. He's brought that lesson straight back into his carpentry business and into his leadershi
A Toolbox Talk Won't Protect You or Your Team When Something Goes Wrong Onsite with Luke Canham (opens the original)
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Today we're joined by Luke Canham, who's spent over 30 years leading teams across some of the highest-risk work in the trades, including construction and scaffolding. After a serious workplace safety incident and a decade caught up in the court system, Luke walked away with one realisation: every business is a training business, whether it knows it or not. He's since built Multiply Me, a video-based training platform that helps business owners and supervisors close the gap between what regulator
Leaning Into Your Strengths and Setting the Standard as a Leader in Mining with Kurt Checketts (opens the original)
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Today we're joined by Kurt Checketts, a light-vehicle mechanic-turned-diesel-fitter who spent 12 years in the mining industry, five of those leading crews in one of the highest-stakes environments in the trades. Kurt learned firsthand what it costs when standards slip, and what it takes to build a team that holds the line when the pressure is on. Since leaving site, Kurt's taken everything mining taught him about leadership, discipline and financial pressure and built Blue Collar Money, a mortga
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