After 15 Years As A VP In Citibank Corporate, Neil was Tired of the Stress, No Control of His Life, And Certainly Didn’t Want to Miss Another School Sports Day!
Episode Timeline
- 00:00 – Intro
- 00:27 – Explaining levels of the franchise
- 01:00 – Structure of the business
- 01:50 – Sharing resources with other Hire A Hubbys – not in competition
- 02:33 – Types of work
- 03:59 – Recent jobs worked on
- 05:28 – Engaging specialist trades work (plumber, electrician, etc.)
- 06:06 – Hire A Hubby role in ‘prep for sale’ and referrals
- 08:14 – Reno like ‘The Block’ every week! Relationships with real estate agents
- 09:59 – Importance of staying local for profitability yet serving wider
- 11:57 – Network helping with suppliers of materials
- 12:55 – Neil’s day-to-day work
- 15:04 – Background in banking and family
- 16:15 – Volunteer handyman at son’s pre-school – passion realised
- 17:50 – Quitting banking and finding Hire A Hubby
- 19:14 – ‘Interviewing’ the CEO about the franchise
- 20:07 – Buying Gladesville then Ryde territories – too much work!
- 21:22 – Call centre generated leads
- 22:05 – What makes the business work from a Multi-Award winner?
A shift into a ‘handyman’ franchise made a lot more sense than it may have otherwise appeared on the surface to others.
Now a 20+year veteran in a business that sits in the size above ‘man in a van’ (called ‘multi-person’) for the brand, where he has staff and manages multiple trades in undertaking his work which is around 50% domestic and 50% stratas, corporates and schools.
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Hello Liam, I can totally relate to what you wrote in this article.
I couldn\’t agree more Jessica 🙂