$90K Loss, to 7 Trucks

An episode of the Tradies Success Podcast | Business Growth for Electricians, Plumbers, Builders & All Tradies podcast, hosted by Greg Allan: Business Podcast For Construction and Trade Entrepreneurs, titled "$90K Loss, to 7 Trucks" was published on March 24, 2026 and runs 26 minutes.

March 24, 2026 ·26m · Tradies Success Podcast | Business Growth for Electricians, Plumbers, Builders & All Tradies

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Summary

$90K loss in one year. Seven trucks three months later.Jay Hogan went from the Australian Army to taking over his dad's struggling pressure cleaning business in Perth. When the main contract got slashed overnight, he pivoted to vacuum gutter cleaning and went all-in. Within three months he'd turned a $90K loss into a $50K profit — and now runs a team of seven trucks.In this episode, Jay talks about what the military taught him about managing people, why not knowing his numbers nearly sank the business, and what changed when he stopped working in the business and started working on it.Want to build a business that works without you? Learn more at tradies-success-academy.com

Episode Description

$90K loss in one year. Seven trucks three months later.

Jay Hogan went from the Australian Army to taking over his dad's struggling pressure cleaning business in Perth. When the main contract got slashed overnight, he pivoted to vacuum gutter cleaning and went all-in. Within three months he'd turned a $90K loss into a $50K profit — and now runs a team of seven trucks.

In this episode, Jay talks about what the military taught him about managing people, why not knowing his numbers nearly sank the business, and what changed when he stopped working in the business and started working on it.

Want to build a business that works without you? Learn more at tradies-success-academy.com