The Site Shed

The Site Shed A tradie podcast. Listen on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcast and more here: https://shor.by/tss

More jobs will not fix a broken trade business.More staff will not fix it either.And more revenue can actually make thin...
10/06/2026

More jobs will not fix a broken trade business.
More staff will not fix it either.

And more revenue can actually make things worse if your margins, pricing, P&Ls and systems are not under control.

In Episode 502 of The Site Shed, Matt is joined by Greg McElroy and Jon Fisk from Crystalliq Pathways to unpack one of the biggest traps in the trades: growing broke.

If hiring more people is increasing your workload instead of reducing it, it might be time to slow down, fix the foundations and focus on margin before chasing the next revenue target.

Listen to EP 502 now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

08/06/2026

Stop acting like your business is just a job and start building a machine that can run without you!

Scaling is impossible if you're a control freak doing everything yourself, so it's time to trade the daily grind for a business mindset.

Listen to EP 501 ft. Greg McElroy and Jon Fisk of CrystalLIQ Pathways today on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

07/06/2026

Stop spending your mornings putting out fires and carrying the weight of every task on your shoulders!

If you have to do it more than three times, automate it or build a system so you can finally stop scaling without a plan.

Listen to EP 501 today ft. Greg McElroy and Jon Fisk of CrystalLIQ Pathways on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

06/06/2026

Empower your team and reclaim your time by asking your staff how they would handle a situation instead of giving them the answer!

This simple shift in communication stops the endless phone calls and builds a team capable of making their own decisions.

Listen to EP 501 ft. Greg McElroy and Jon Fisk of Crystalliq Pathways on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

05/06/2026

Stop settling for what you think you want and start building a business that actually serves your life!

Whether it’s making millions or being home with your kids, every success has a price, make sure yours is worth paying.

Listen to EP 501 on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

04/06/2026

Hiring more people won't fix a business that's coming unstuck due to poor processes!

Stop adding to your to-do list and start building the systems your growth actually requires.

Listen to EP 501 now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

03/06/2026

Business systems must evolve as a company grows because old methods often fail once new lead generation and traffic are introduced.

To remain successful, you must be willing to constantly adapt and update every process, from how you manage leads to how you get paid.

Listen to EP 501 now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

03/06/2026

Stop passing a "poison chalice" to your kids by working 120 hours a week!

Streamline with modern tools and technology now, or your business will get left behind.

Listen to EP 501 now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!

Most tradies do not realise their business is running them until they are already deep in it.In Episode 501 of The Site ...
02/06/2026

Most tradies do not realise their business is running them until they are already deep in it.

In Episode 501 of The Site Shed Podcast, Matt Jones sits down with Greg McElroy and Jonathan Fisk, founder of Crystalliq Pathways to talk about why trade businesses often get harder to run as they grow at scale.

They unpack:
✅ Why doing everything yourself eventually becomes the bottleneck
✅ Why more staff can create more work without the right systems
✅ How owner dependency keeps tradies stuck

If you are still doing the same role at $5M or $10M that you were doing at $1M, the business has outgrown the way it is being run.

Listen to EP 501 now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts!
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30/05/2026

From the tools to the top 2% of global podcasts!

I started The Site Shed to provide the community, systems, and marketing advice that wasn't available when I was running my own plumbing business. 500 episodes later, we are still filling that gap for trade businesses everywhere.

Listen to EP 500 now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcast!

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