Learn, grow, and succeed with expert advice and real-world tips from the trade industry.

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515 – Stop Cutting Headcount: Fix the Bottlenecks Draining Your Profit | ft. Nils Vesk

513 – AI Can’t Fix a Broken Sales Process (Here’s What Does) | ft. Matt Jones

512 – You’re the CEO of Your Health (Most Men Find Out Too Late) | ft. Dr. Stephen Sanders

About The Site Shed

The Site Shed is the go-to podcast and resource hub for tradespeople, contractors, and trade business owners.

Founded by Matt Jones, a former tradesman turned business mentor, it’s designed to help you grow and succeed with:

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to level up your business, The Site Shed has the tools and resources you need.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Site Shed is a business podcast built for tradies, contractors, and trade business owners who want to run better businesses. The podcast covers practical advice across strategy, sales, marketing, systems, recruitment, technology, finance, legal, leadership, safety, and real trade business success stories.

New episodes of The Site Shed are released weekly. Most episodes are around 45 minutes long, making them easy to listen to while driving, working, or catching up between jobs. You can also see highlights of our episodes on Instagram reels or Youtube Shorts

You can listen to The Site Shed on major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and other podcast apps. Episodes are also available through The Site Shed website.

Yes, The Site Shed podcast is free to listen to. Episodes are created to give tradies and contractors access to practical business education without having to pay for every conversation.

Matt Jones is the host of The Site Shed podcast and the founder of Tradie Web Guys, a digital agency built specifically for trade businesses. Originally a plumber, Matt has worked with tradies and contractors across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA to help them improve their marketing, sales systems, and business growth since 2012.

Yes, you can enquire about having Matt Jones as a podcast guest or event speaker through this page:
https://www.thesiteshed.com/matt-jones-podcast-guest/

Matt is best suited to conversations around trades, contractors, marketing, systems, business strategy, AI, sales, and the practical realities of running and growing a trade business.

Yes, The Site Shed listeners can join Tradie Academy, a free community on the Kollab app. It gives trade business owners a place to connect with other tradies, access free resources mentioned in previous episodes, and keep learning between podcast releases.

Guest enquiries are welcome, but The Site Shed is selective about who appears on the show. If you are interested, watch the video on the guest enquiry page first to see whether you are the right fit:
https://www.thesiteshed.com/guests/

Guests should bring practical experience, relevant insight, and advice that genuinely helps tradies and contractors run stronger businesses.

For guest enquiries, please use the enquiry form on The Site Shed website. For other questions, you can message The Site Shed on social media or email the team at [email protected].

The Site Shed does not currently offer direct business coaching or consulting. However, depending on your trade, location, and business needs, the team may be able to refer you to someone more suitable.

The Site Shed covers the business side of running a trade company. Topics include recruitment, technology, marketing, management, finance, strategy, legal, travel, leadership, sales, safety, case studies, and success stories from trade businesses and industry experts.

The Site Shed is built specifically for trades and contractors. It is not based on promotional interviews, paid guest spots, or generic business talk. Guests are chosen because they have real experience working with trade businesses and can explain their advice in a way that makes sense for tradies.

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