From Bankrupt to Making $750k Per Month (ft. James Martell) | Ep. 233
About this episode
James Martell shares his journey from bankruptcy to building a successful trades business generating $750k per month.
Three contractors went bust in the same year. James Martell lost a heap of work overnight, He was also left with a pile of unpaid invoices... With no way of getting that money back. The cash flow crisis got so bad it eventually pushed him into bankruptcy too. Most trades business owners would've thrown in the towel. But James didn't. Today, he’s got 60 staff, does over $7M a year in revenue, and is on track to hit $10M this year. This is his story... WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST: Brutal lessons learned from taking on the wrong customers The financial number every trades business owner should be watching How to shift from being “the technician” to actually leading like a CEO LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating.
People in this episode
Host: Tony Fraser-Jones
Guest: James Martell
Topics covered
- bankruptcy
- business growth
- cash flow management
- leadership
- trades industry
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Organizations: Profitable Tradie
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