Skilled Trades Champion

Episode 1 - The Past, The Present, and The Future

 NearU Founder & CEO, Ashish Achlerkar, speaks with industry veteran, Doug Wilson, about the Skilled Trades perception, diversity, and career opportunities.
Links – www.NearU-Services.com
Social Media AccountsNearU LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion @skilledtradeschampion
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion/ @skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 2 - Closing the Gender Gap in Trades

The trades have the perception and reality of being a male-dominated industry. We discuss this topic with industry expert, Ruth King, as she explains how the tide is turning and how the opportunities for women in the trades is growing.
Links – www.NearU-Services.com
Social Media Accounts
NearU LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion @skilledtradeschampion
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion/ @skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 3 - Empowering the Trades Through Capital with Purpose

NearU Founder and CEO Ashish Achlerkar speaks with veteran business leader John Laughlin on how investors and operators can collaborate to create an aligned, holistic capital ecosystem for the benefit of the skilled trades
Follow Us Online:
NearU Website: www.nearu-services.com
NearU LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Skilled Trades Champion Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion
Skilled Trades Champion Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 4 - Sustainable business-building in the trades through culture, purpose, and people-focus

NearU Founder and CEO Ashish Achlerkar speaks with Jason Bingham, President of Residential HVAC & Supply for Trane Technologies, about the importance of—and framework for—culture-based and purpose-based business-building.
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NearU Website: www.nearu-services.com
NearU LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Skilled Trades Champion Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion
Skilled Trades Champion Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 5 – A Contractor’s Lens to Empowering the Skilled Trades

NearU Founder and CEO Ashish Achlerkar speaks with Tim Hanlon and Carma Hanlon (of Grogg’s Home Services, a NearU Company) about building the right DNA to support the various themes that will empower the skilled trades.
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NearU Website: www.nearu-services.com
NearU LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Skilled Trades Champion Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion
Skilled Trades Champion Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 6 – Building Synergistic Alliances for the Empowerment of the Trades

NearU Founder and CEO Ashish Achlerkar speaks with HARDI CEO Talbot Gee about empowering the trades through an alliance between distributors, OEMs, and contractors
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NearU Website: www.nearu-services.com
NearU LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Skilled Trades Champion Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion
Skilled Trades Champion Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 7 – Exploring Alliances and Learnings From Adjacent Trades

NearU Founder and CEO Ashish Achlerkar speaks with Tom Vining, Former President, Otis Elevator Americas, to get his perspective on best practices and learnings in the trades industry. 
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NearU Website: www.nearu-services.com
NearU LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Skilled Trades Champion Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion
Skilled Trades Champion Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 8 – Achieving Trust and Loyalty in Customer Relationships

NearU Founder and CEO Ashish Achlerkar speaks with HVAC industry expert Ruth King regarding the fundamentals of building trust with customers through delivering value via maintenance agreements
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NearU Website: www.nearu-services.com
NearU LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Skilled Trades Champion Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion
Skilled Trades Champion Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 9 – Cracking the Talent Code with Technology

NearU Founder and CEO Ashish Achlerkar speaks with Faraday CEO Alex Coleman about leveraging technology to source and nurture talent in the skilled trades industry.
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NearU Website: www.nearu-services.com
NearU LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Skilled Trades Champion Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion
Skilled Trades Champion Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147

Episode 10 – Training and Culture: The Pillars of 21st Century Home Services

NearU Founder and CEO Ashish Achlerkar speaks with veteran operators at George Brazil Air Conditioning & Heating and Patrick Riley Cooling Heating & Plumbing (Jim Probst, President; and Ann Lowe, VP of Field Operations & Administration) about the fundamentals of creating people-centric training and a training-based culture in home services organizations.
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NearU Website: www.nearu-services.com
NearU LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/company/nearu-services
Skilled Trades Champion Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/skilledtradeschampion
Skilled Trades Champion Instagram Page: www.instagram.com/skilledtradeschampion
Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147