Off The Tools with Wayne and Andy 🔥

Most tradesmen don’t fail because they’re bad at the trade.They fail because they keep doing the same shit… and expecting different results.In this episode of the Off The Tools Podcast, Wayne Bettess and Andy Jones break down 9 practical, proven things that will radically improve both your business AND your life — but only if you actually take action.This isn’t theory.Every single point has been tested, implemented, and lived by lads inside Off The Tools. 🛠️Inside this episode, we cover:🔹 Why raising your standards must come before raising your prices🔹 Picking a lane based on your strengths — not ego🔹 How recurring revenue gives you breathing room (and sleep)🔹 Why systems beat hustle every single time🔹 Getting paid upfront and protecting yourself with paper trails 📄🔹 Why hiring admin earlier than feels “comfortable” is a power move🔹 Marketing consistently — even when you’re flat out 📈🔹 Thinking lifetime value, not one-off jobs🔹 And why upgrading the man is just as important as upgrading the business 💪🧠If you’re busy but broke…If you’re grafting but not getting ahead…If you want more time, freedom, profit, and control…👉 This episode is your wake-up call.🎯 Listen with a notebook.🔥 Pick ONE thing.🚀 Take action.Because nothing changes unless you do.

If you’re working flat out, knackered every night, and still wondering where the money went…This episode will hit you like a brick. 🧱In this special Pricing for Profit session, Wayne and Andy break down the exact reason most tradesmen are under-earning — and show you how to fix it using real numbers, not guesswork. This isn’t theory.This is the system Wayne uses in his own multi-van heating businesses and the same one Andy used to go from a £65 boiler service to running a fully systemised, highly profitable company in just a few years. 🔥Inside this episode:🧮 Why guessing your prices is destroying your business📊 How to calculate what you must charge just to survive💷 How to work out what you should charge to actually make profit🧑‍🔧 Why most engineers earn the same as employees — but with 10x the stress💥 The truth about “just bung us £40” jobs🧱 Why every business has phantom costs (vans, tools, mistakes, breakdowns, sick days)🚐 Why your van, drills and flue gas analyser must be paid for by the customer — not you📉 How lads charging £60–£70/hour are slowly going backwards every year📈 How to use supply & demand pricing (winter vs summer)🧠 Why mindset is the real reason you’re scared to charge more🔁 How to phase out low-paying customers without blowing your business up🧾 Why software, systems and professional quoting let you charge more🤯 How one decision (like Google Ads or hiring staff) should change your pricesWayne also walks you through his free Pricing Calculator — the tool that shows you:what your business really costs to runwhat you need to charge per hour, day and jobhow much profit you should be makingand what happens when you add staff, marketing or overheadsAndy explains how he charges £199+VAT per hour in the North of England — and why most lads could be charging way more if they stopped copying each other and started using real numbers. 🔥If you want:more money 💷less stress 😮‍💨better customers 🤝more freedom 🏖️and a business that actually works…You have to stop guessing your prices.🎧 Listen now.📊 Use the calculator.🔥 Start charging what you’re actually worth.https://pricing-calculator.offthetools.co.uk/

Ever feel like school told you you’d never be anything… and you carried that into adult life? 😤This episode is going to hit hard.Wayne and Andy dive deep into the link between school, self-worth, pricing, confidence and business success — and why so many incredible tradesmen are massively under-earning because of beliefs formed when they were kids. This isn’t about GCSEs.It’s about mindset, value, and knowing what you’re really worth. 💷Inside this episode:🏫 Why the school system is designed for girls — not lads🧠 ADHD, energy, movement & why tradesmen never fit in classrooms🛠️ Why being “bad at school” often means you’re perfect for the trades📉 How school failure turns into low pricing and low self-belief💷 Why plumbers & sparkies can earn more than solicitors📈 The supply & demand shift happening in trades right now🏠 Why new homeowners can’t even hang a shelf anymore🔥 Why skilled trades are becoming more valuable every year📚 Why education doesn’t stop when school ends💭 How limiting beliefs keep you stuck charging £60 when you should be charging £150+🧮 Why if you haven’t raised prices in years… you’re actually earning less every year🦁 Why confidence is the real superpower in businessWayne shares his own story of being written off at school…Andy explains why the world is flipping in favour of skilled tradespeople…And both of them hammer home one brutal truth:👉 Your lack of GCSEs does NOT decide your income.Your mindset does.They also talk about:📖 The books that changed their lives (Rich Dad Poor Dad, Winning Through Intimidation)💬 How to stop folding when customers try to beat you down on price🧱 Why you need to build a business that pays you what you deserve🚀 Why tradesmen who step up now will dominate the next 10–20 yearsIf you’ve ever thought:“I’m not clever enough”“I can’t charge that much”“That won’t work in my area”“My customers wouldn’t pay it”…this episode will challenge every one of those beliefs. 🔥🎧 Hit play.🧠 Shift your mindset.💷 Start charging what you’re actually worth.3

This episode is a masterclass in what’s possible when a tradesman stops playing small. 💥Wayne and Andy sit down with Lee Davis, founder of Innovative Heating Services, to unpack his full journey — from 17 years at British Gas, to starting with just one van and a mate, surviving COVID with zero government support, making every mistake in the book… and then finally buying out a local competitor and becoming one of the biggest heating companies in his area. 🏆This isn’t theory.This is the real trenches.Inside this episode:🧰 17 years at British Gas → Why Lee finally took the leap into business😬 Starting with nothing but a van, a mate & a mobile number🦠 How COVID nearly crushed the business — and how he survived anyway📉 Working insane hours for less than minimum wage in the early days📞 Running everything through WhatsApp, paper job sheets & chaos💸 The shock of the real cost of employing engineers (NI, vans, tools, merchant bills)⚠️ The “Success Trap” — looking busy, but making no real profit🧠 Joining Off The Tools & the mindset shift that changed everything📊 Moving to proper job management software + Xero💷 Doubling prices and learning to charge without guilt📵 The power of getting off the phone and using a VA🏢 Opening a showroom and hiring his first real office manager🧾 Why receipts, bookkeeping & real reporting changed his profit overnight🔁 Dropping bathrooms, builders & low-value work🔥 Moving into boilers only and scaling installs from 20 a year to nearly 80🏗️ The bold move: buying a rival gas fire & heating company🚀 Instantly doubling vans, engineers, apprentices & market share👩‍💼 Now running multiple engineers, office staff, service plans & automations🎯 The 2026 target: more engineers, more office staff, more expansionAnd most importantly…💬 Lee breaks down exactly what he would do differently if he started again today — including systems, pricing, mindset, accountants, software, staff and community.This episode is for you if:you’re stuck in survival mode 😮‍💨you’re busy but broke 💸you’re scared to hire 😬you feel trapped answering every call 📞you want a business that runs without you 🧑‍💼you want something to sell one day 🏦Lee proves this:👉 You don’t need to be special.👉 You don’t need investors.👉 You don’t need luck.👉 You need systems, pricing, mindset & the right people around you.💬 Want help building your business properly?Visit offthetools.co.uk and book a free chat with Wayne or Andy.Or jump into the Off The Tools Facebook community and get around people who are actually doing it. 🦁🔥 https://www.facebook.com/groups/offthetools/

If you’re serious about making more money, running a smoother business, and finally feeling in control — this episode is for you. 🧠💷Wayne and Andy break down exactly why the new Off The Tools webinar series is a game-changer for tradesmen who want to stop guessing and start running their business properly.These aren’t fluffy Zoom calls.They’re hands-on, practical, screen-shared walkthroughs of the exact tools Wayne and Andy use in their own multi-van heating businesses every single day.And best of all?👉 You don’t need to be on camera.👉 You can sit there with your AirPods in.👉 And you can ask questions live in the chat.Inside this episode:📊 Why the Pricing for Profit webinar blew people away🧮 How Wayne’s Pricing Calculator shows you what you should be charging📝 Why Quotient is the best quoting software in the trade game⚡ How to send quotes in minutes — not days🖼️ How customers can choose upgrades, options & quantities themselves✍️ Digital signing, T&Cs and protecting yourself from disputes🧾 Why professional-looking quotes help you charge more🛠️ What ServiceMate does for job management, certificates & diaries📱 Why engineers love the mobile app on site📆 How booking confirmations, reminders & “on-the-way” texts reduce no-shows🧠 How SalesLion puts your marketing & follow-ups on autopilot🔁 Boiler service reminders, review requests, referral asks & repeat work🤖 AI chat widgets, website enquiries & centralised customer comms📈 Why this software stack puts your business on steroidsThey also explain the full webinar schedule:📅 Pricing for Profit – On-demand now📅 Quotient (Quoting & Sales) – 10th February, 7pm📅 ServiceMate (Job Management) – 10th March, 7pm📅 SalesLion (Marketing & CRM) – 7th April, 7pmIf you’re still:sending quotes days late 😬chasing customers for answers 📞missing calls and losing work ❌doing admin at night instead of being with your family 😮‍💨or guessing what you should charge 💷…these webinars will change the way you run your business.🎯 No fluff.🛠️ Just tools that work.🚀 And systems that scale.👉 Register now at https://offthetools.co.uk/webinars and get yourself on the webinars before everyone else in your area does. 🦁🔥

New year. Fresh head. Big opportunities. 🚀In this episode of the Off The Tools Podcast, Wayne and Andy kick off 2026 by diving into one of the most important — and most ignored — skills in business and life:👉 Setting real targets… and actually hitting them.This isn’t fluffy “New Year, New Me” nonsense.This is about visualising, planning, and executing so you don’t end up in December thinking “how did another year just disappear?”Inside this episode:🎯 Why targets beat vague “goals” every time🧭 Why you need a destination before you can plan a route🧠 The power of visualisation (and Wayne’s real £90,000 debt story 😳)📄 Why writing things down massively increases your chance of success🛠️ How tradesmen get stuck just “fighting fires” all year⏳ Why lack of planning keeps you broke, stressed, and stuck💷 How year-end reflection exposes pricing & profit problems🏋️‍♂️ Body, Business & Balance — why all three must move together🧒 Time with family, holidays, fitness, freedom — it all starts with targets📆 Why now (January) is the best time to reset and raise your standardsWayne and Andy also share their personal 2026 targets, including:👨‍👦 Training Wayne’s son to become a qualified engineer🔁 Growing service plans for long-term security📵 Getting stricter on phone boundaries and family time🏋️ Building the best physical shape of their lives🥋 Andy’s jiu-jitsu, marathon training & dive instructor goals🏢 Scaling their heating businesses and Off The Tools AlliancePlus…🎁 Wayne explains how you can get access to a free goal-setting workbook inside the Skool app to help you map out your own year.If you want 2026 to be:more profitable 💷less stressful 😮‍💨more structured 🧱more family-friendly 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦and actually heading somewhere instead of nowhere…This episode is your starting line. 🏁🎧 Hit play.🎯 Set your targets.🔥 Let’s make this your best year yet.FREE ACCESS TO SKOOL COMMUNITY APP

Want to scale your trade business… but keep telling yourself “I make more on my own”?This episode is going to blow that story to pieces. 💣Wayne and Andy dive into the real, practical side of scaling a trades business — not the Instagram version. We’re talking engineers, office staff, wages, vans, tools, hidden costs, pricing, risk and mindset… all the stuff most lads avoid until it bites them.Recorded in early December 2025 (while Wayne’s freezing down south and Andy’s even colder up north ❄️😂), this one goes deep on what it actually takes to grow beyond “just you in a van”.Inside this episode:🔧 Why “I make the same money on my own” = a pricing & setup problem📊 The real cost of putting an engineer on the road (and why it’s NOT just their wage)💷 Salary vs true cost — PAYE, pension, van, tools, insurance, tyres, breakdowns, sick days & more🧮 Why you MUST factor in “phantom costs” (repairs, fuck-ups, training days, overruns)💣 How lads end up turning over £1m and earning less than a good employed engineer💰 Why an engineer should be a profit centre, not just “keeping customers happy”🪣 The “two buckets” analogy — why you can’t catch more water with one bucket🧱 Foundations first: pricing, systems, software, back-end support… THEN scaling🧠 Mindset: fear of risk, bad past experiences, and why most owners stay stuck small🔄 Why the first hire is the hardest — and why every one after gets easier🏗️ What a real business looks like vs just being self-employed🧓 Future you: why staying solo gives you nothing to sell or pass on at retirementPlus:Wayne breaks down why your van, tools and gear MUST be priced into your hourly rate (not paid for out of your back pocket)Andy explains why most horror stories about staff come from lads who were undercharging in the first placeThey both hammer home why scaling done properly = more profit, more security, more options — not just more stressIf you:feel capped out and knackered 😮‍💨are scared to take on your first engineer 😬have tried staff before and “it didn’t work” ❌or want a business you can sell or step back from one day 🏡……you need to listen to this.Sort your numbers.Build the foundations.Then scale properly.💬 Got questions about pricing, hiring, or using the Off The Tools Pricing Calculator?Hit up Wayne at wayne@offthetools.co.uk or Andy at andy@offthetools.co.uk, or jump into the Off The Tools / Plum Chat Facebook groups and get involved. 🦁🔥

In this episode, Wayne and Andy tackle a brutally honest topic most tradesmen don’t want to hear:👉 If you’re still answering your own phone… you’re holding your business back.Full stop. End of.This week’s conversation dives deep into why taking calls yourself destroys productivity, kills your pricing confidence, and keeps you trapped as the “local guy who does everything” instead of a real business owner.Inside this episode:📵 Why answering your own phone instantly caps your growth💁‍♀️ Why women outperform men in admin, customer service & call handling (stats don’t lie)🧠 The emotional bias that makes YOU terrible at quoting — and why office staff fix it💼 How a female voice on the phone elevates your brand, reputation, and perceived value🔧 The difference between a tradesman mindset and a business owner mindset🕒 How many hours you’re wasting every week flicking between jobs and admin🤯 The hidden lost revenue when you miss calls or call customers back “later”📈 Why outsourcing your calls isn’t a cost — it’s one of the best investments you can make🧩 Why you MUST have a job management system before getting admin support🔥 The real reason customers won’t pay your new prices… and how admin staff fix it☎️ How missed calls sabotage every pound you spend on marketing (listen to last week’s episode!)This is a big wake-up call for tradesmen who:want to charge more 💷want to appear more professional 🧑‍💼want to scale a real business 🚀want more time back with their family ❤️want to stop being chained to the phone like a 24/7 emergency hotline ☎️🔥If you want less stress, higher profits, and a business that grows without you doing everything…Get off the phone.Get someone in the office.Grow like a real business.💬 Got questions about hiring, systems, or call handling?Drop Wayne or Andy a message or jump into the Off The Tools community on Facebook. 🦁🔥

If you’re still saying “I’ve never advertised and I’m doing fine” — this episode is for you. 🔥Wayne and Andy rip into one of the biggest myths in the trade game: that word of mouth alone is enough to grow a modern business, charge properly, and stay ahead of the competition. Spoiler: it isn’t. ❌They break down the difference between primitive marketing (cards, mags, leaflets, vans, local presence) and new age marketing (Google Ads, Checkatrade, platforms, SEO, CRMs) — and why the smartest businesses are doing BOTH. 🧠🚀Inside this episode:🧯 Why “I don’t need to market” usually means you’re too cheap📉 The brutal truth about relying on word of mouth in 2025🪓 Primitive marketing vs new age marketing — and where each one wins📬 How to use leaflets, A6 cards, local mags & sponsorships properly🔌 Why most trades switch off marketing at the worst possible time⏳ Marketing for the future, not just for “when it’s quiet”🌐 How Checkatrade and lead gen sites actually work (once you stop expecting 60% conversion)🥶 Why cold leads are different – and what’s a realistic win rate💷 How marketing and pricing are linked (more leads = more confidence = higher prices)⚠️ Why chasing turnover without foundations is a fast road to burnout📈 The slow, boring, compounding marketing most lads are too impatient to doIf you want to:stop depending on luck and “hoping the phone rings” ☎️attract better customers 🤝raise your prices without shitting yourself 💰and build a business that grows every year instead of yo-yoing 📊……then you need to get serious about marketing. Properly. Consistently. Long-term. 💪💬 Got a question about your marketing or want us to break down your current setup on a future episode?Drop Wayne or Andy a message or join the free Off The Tools community on Facebook and get involved. 🦁🔥

AI isn’t coming.It’s already here.And the trades who ignore it are going to get smoked by the ones who adopt it.In this episode, Wayne & Andy dive into the truth about AI in the plumbing, heating, and electrical world — stripping out the sci-fi nonsense and showing exactly how real tradesmen can use AI TODAY to save time, win more work, and look more professional than 90% of their competitors.Inside this unfiltered episode:🔥 How Wayne went from “AI’s a novelty” → to fully embedding it in two businesses🔥 Why AI won’t replace tradesmen — but WILL replace slow, old-school businesses🔥 The biggest game-changer: AI phone answering (live demo included)🔥 How AI can answer calls, book jobs, send links, collect customer info & upsell… all while you’re under a boiler🔥 The shocking increase in online bookings once AI handles your first contact🔥 Why customers prefer AI speed over human small talk🔥 How AI helps single-man bands COMPETE with companies that have full offices🔥 Why the older generation actually prefer AI more than you think🔥 How AI + automations can reduce your office workload by 50–80%🔥 Why manual call handling is losing you customers every single day🔥 The one mindset shift that stops tradesmen sabotaging their own growth🔥 How AI protects your business from “giving away the diagnosis” over the phone🔥 Using AI for website chat, content creation, customer service & more🔥 Why “not answering the phone” is the #1 reason customers leave their old tradesman🔥 The harsh reality: customers want SPEED, not excusesPLUS:Real examples from inside Wayne’s business — including a live walk-through of his AI call handler and chat bot, how it collects data, how it routes calls, and how it pushed online bookings up by 50%+ almost overnight.If you’re a one-man band, small team, or even a growing company with office staff — you NEED to hear this.AI isn’t a threat.It’s a tool.And the ones who pick it up will dominate the next decade of the trades.Want us to build your AI call handler or chatbot?Email Wayne or Andy — links in the description.

If systems are the engine of your business, automations are the turbocharger — and most tradesmen aren’t using ANY of it.In this episode, Wayne & Andy tear into one of the biggest growth multipliers in the trade industry:Automations that run your business in the background while you crack on with the job.No robots. No sci-fi nonsense.Just smart, simple processes that save you hours, make you more professional, and massively boost your reviews, conversions, and customer satisfaction.Inside this episode we break down:🔥 What automations REALLY are (in trade language, not tech jargon)🔥 Why manual reminders, notes & follow-ups are costing you thousands🔥 The “Big 3” automations every trade business must have • Review collection • Quote follow-up • Booking confirmations & reminders🔥 Why automations beat human effort every single time🔥 How to scale from 10 reviews to 1,000+ using one simple automation🔥 Why customers LOVE consistent communication (and why you can’t do it manually)🔥 How automations help you upsell service plans without being salesy🔥 Why manual follow-ups ≠ professionalism🔥 How automation removes emotion, hesitation & human error🔥 How to build a customer journey that feels like Amazon/Uber — not “Dave the plumber”🔥 The truth about complaints: why a handful of moaners shouldn’t dictate your strategy🔥 Why automations + systems + marketing = explosive growthPLUS:Andy shares the exact automations that took his business from zero reviews to nearly 1,000 in eight months.Wayne explains how 10,000+ automated review requests saved MONTHS of admin time.If you want:More reviewsMore conversionsBetter customersFewer headachesMore timeA more professional reputationAnd a business that runs even when you’re not touching it…This episode will hit home.Automations aren’t optional anymore.They’re the difference between staying small…and scaling properly.

Most tradesmen are still running their business like it’s 1998 — paper pads, handwritten diaries, random receipts stuffed in glove boxes, and customers slipping through the cracks.Meanwhile, the lads using proper systems are pulling ahead FAST… building better reputations, charging more, and scaling with half the stress.In this episode, Wayne & Andy rip into the truth:If you don’t have solid systems, you don’t have a business.You’ve just got a job… and a stressful one.This episode breaks down:🔥 Why job management systems are now essential in 2025🔥 The four systems every serious trade business MUST have🔥 Why using paper, pads and “memory” is costing you thousands🔥 How systems instantly boost your professionalism🔥 The #1 reason tradesmen lose customers (and how to stop it)🔥 The truth about reminders, reviews, quotes & invoicing🔥 How automations can replace hours of boring admin🔥 Why systems help you CHARGE more🔥 The real reason one-man bands resist tech🔥 How Wayne & Andy built 1,000+ reviews using systems alone🔥 A full breakdown of a real customer journey — automated end-to-endPLUS:Wayne shares the exact process his business uses to run breakdowns, reminders, reviews, invoicing, payment chasing and follow-ups without lifting a finger.Andy explains how systems allowed him to scale quickly, manage engineers properly, and stop drowning in manual admin.If you’re grafting nonstop but still feel disorganised…If your diary is chaos…If you keep “meaning to” send quotes, chase invoices or ask for reviews…If customers fall through the net…This episode will change everything.Systems aren’t a cost.They’re the engine.And if you don’t build it, your competitors will leave you behind.

Stop dancing around it — most tradesmen are flat-out undercharging.And it’s killing their profit, their time, their confidence, and their business.In this hard-hitting episode, Wayne and Andy tear into the REAL pricing problem in the UK trade industry — why it keeps happening, how it screws your income, and what you must do TODAY to fix it.This isn’t theory.This isn’t “charge what you’re worth” fluff.This is the truth from two lads who have built, coached, systemised, and scaled real trade businesses.Inside this episode we cover:Why nearly every heating engineer, electrician, plumber & spark in the UK is too cheapThe mindset problem holding most tradesmen backWhy copying “going rates” is financial suicideHow to actually work out your real hourly rate (properly)Why profit, salary, and overheads MUST be calculated — not guessedHow inflation is silently robbing your business every single yearWhy being the most expensive in your area is not only possible… it’s smartHow to raise prices without losing your best customersThe truth about “busy but broke” tradesmenWhy most self-employed lads earn LESS than they thinkThe simple 10-customer pricing challenge (do it and prove yourself wrong)PLUS — we break down:The free Pricing Calculator Wayne createdHow to start charging based on REAL numbersHow to start attracting customers who respect value, not bargain huntersIf you’re sick of grafting hard and earning less than you deserve, this is the episode you’ve needed for years.No excuses.No guessing.Do the work.Raise your prices.Build a real business.👉 Send your area + current pricing to wayne@offthetools.co.uk so we can include the data in a future episode.

Most tradesmen say “yes” to every job… and then wonder why they’re stressed, skint, overwhelmed, and never actually growing their business.In this episode, Wayne and Andy dive deep into the reality most lads ignore:Not all work is good work.And some jobs are killing your business without you realising.This episode is a straight-talking breakdown of how to choose the RIGHT work — the jobs that grow your business, increase lifetime value, build recurring revenue, and stop you being a busy fool.Inside this episode:🔥 Why saying “yes to everything” is the reason you’re stuck🔥 The dangerous myth: “Combi swaps are the golden goose”🔥 Why service & repair work quietly builds the strongest, most profitable businesses🔥 How “lifetime value” actually works (and how to use it properly)🔥 Why five boiler installs a month WON’T grow your business long-term🔥 The difference between “profit now” vs “profit over 10 years”🔥 The opportunity cost nobody in the heating/plumbing world talks about🔥 Why working for builders & letting agents is often a trap🔥 How to choose work that scales your business — not drowns you🔥 Why customer acquisition beats short-term cash every time🔥 The mindset shift every tradesman needs if they want to growPLUS:Wayne and Andy share real stories from their own businesses — including walking away from £100k+ a year in “comfortable” work to unlock bigger, better opportunities.If your diary is full but your business isn’t growing…If you’re always busy but never ahead…If you want to scale but can’t find the time…This episode is a wake-up call.Start choosing the right work.Start building the business you actually want.Stop surviving. Start growing.

Off The Tools is officially back — and we’re not messing about.After five years, hundreds of thousands of downloads, and coaching tradesmen all over the UK, it’s time for a full relaunch. A bigger mission. A stronger team. And a hell of a lot more impact.In this episode, Wayne brings the listeners up to speed on the evolution of Off The Tools — and then drops the big news:Andrew Jones (TwinSun Heating) is now officially joining as Lead Coach and Co-Host.Andy went from zero customers to a systemised, outsourced heating business in under three years, and he’s now bringing that same no-excuses, action-first mindset into Off The Tools.Inside this relaunch episode:Why Off The Tools has outgrown what it started asWhy trades businesses are falling behind — and how to fix itWhat Andy brings to the table (and why he doesn’t take prisoners)The new coaching structure, new tiers, new retreats, and the invite-only elite mastermindWhat’s coming up on the podcast: pricing, software, outsourcing, AI, systems, growth, and real unfiltered talkHow listeners can directly send questions for Wayne & Andy to answer on future episodesThis is the start of Season 2 — bigger, sharper, and built to help more tradesmen get off the tools and into the life they actually want.Got a question for the lads?📧 wayne@offthetools.co.uk📧 andy@offthetools.co.ukLet’s get to work.

In this straight-talking follow-up episode of the Off The Tools Podcast, Wayne Bettess is joined once again by Andrew Jones — back in the hot seat after their first chat ran well over two hours. This time, it’s not about what Andy’s done, but what’s changed inside him.They get brutally honest about personal development, pricing mindset, the trap of being "busy", and the real cost of surrounding yourself with the wrong people.From tackling limiting beliefs, changing the way you price jobs, understanding your true value, and building better habits, this episode is stacked with practical, no-bullshit insights you can actually use.If you're stuck chasing your tail, undervaluing yourself, or just need a kick up the arse to start taking ownership of your future — this is your wake-up call.📍Recorded live from the Off The Tools HQ studio.📲 Want to level up your mindset and business? Join the free Off The Tools community now at www.offthetools.co.uk

Welcome back to the Off the Tools Podcast – where real trades talk real business. In this episode, I’m joined by a man who’s gone from burnout and 14-hour days to building a thriving, systemised heating business.Andy Jones, founder of Twin Sun Heating, finally joins me after two years of back and forth (life gets in the way, doesn’t it?). We unpack his full journey – from flipping a coin to choose plumbing over electrics, to building a six-figure business driven by service plans, not just callouts.We talk about the awkward early days, pricing with purpose, limiting beliefs, systems, software, reviews, burnout, and building a business on purpose – not just creating yourself another hard job.If you're stuck in the weeds of the day-to-day, this episode will give you hope, clarity, and a few well-earned laughs.💬 Language warning: we're just real people having a real chat – so if you’re offended by the odd swear word, you might wanna skip. Or maybe you need this more than anyone. 😄

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