Dealing With Red Flags In The Trade

About this episode

The episode discusses how to identify and deal with red flags in customer interactions within the trade.

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel follow up last week's show with a conversation about spotting customer red flags. James Reeve from Royal Spa Decoration talks about his experience coming across red flags and dealing with issues that emerge once the work has begun. A Decorator from the Isle of Wight joins the show to share a nightmare situation he faced... but with a fellow tradesperson rather than a customer.

People in this episode

Hosts: Joel Bardall, Todd Von Joel

Guest: James Reeve

Topics covered

• customer red flags
• tradesperson experiences
• decorating issues
• professional challenges
• trade conversations

Keywords

• red flags
• customer issues
• decorating
• tradesperson
• professional challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Spa Decoration

Places: Isle of Wight

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