About Tradies Success Academy

Built by a Trade Business Owner.
For Trade Business Owners.

This is not a motivational seminar. It is a high-performance training ground for owners who want a business that runs without them.

The Mission

Shortcut the ten years I took the hard way.


It took me ten years to figure out how to build a trade business that could actually run without me. Ten years of painful, expensive lessons. The wrong hires. The cashflow scares. The weeks where I was working every hour and still going backwards.

Every lesson I learned the hard way is now the curriculum. That is the entire reason this Academy exists — so the next generation of trade business owners do not have to bleed a decade to get where they want to be.

Members today are hitting operational time freedom inside one to two years, not ten. They are living the life the business was supposed to deliver in the first place.

We have trained over 8,000 trade business owners. We have seen every situation an owner can land in, and we know the fastest way out. We have the training. We have the coaches. We know what moves the needle first.

Greg Allan, founder of Tradies Success Academy
The Numbers

Trained. Proven. Working.

8,000+
Trade owners trained
1–2yr
To operational freedom
14
Specialist coaches
10+
Years of proven frameworks

I will not let another trade owner burn a decade figuring out what we can teach in a year. That is the entire point.

Greg Allan  ·  Founder, Tradies Success Academy
The Credentials

The frameworks are battle-tested.


Response Electricians — the trade business Greg runs alongside the Academy — is the live test bench. Everything taught here has been proven in a real operating business first.

Response Electricians
Service Business of the Year
Four years running.
Greg Allan
National Electrician of the Year
2017 and 2024.
The Academy
8,000+ owners trained
Across Australia and New Zealand.
Why We're Different

Systemised, not motivational.


Three things set the Academy apart from every other trade business training program in the market.

Approach
Systemised
Not motivational. Repeatable frameworks, not hype.
Grounding
Practical
Not theoretical. Tested in live trade businesses.
Focus
Trade-specific
Not generic. Built for owners running trucks and tools.
The Pathway

Foundation → Growth → Expansion → Scale


Every trade business owner moves through the same four stages. We meet you wherever you are and help you move to the next one faster.

Phase 01
Foundation

Install the essentials. Get visibility, structure, and confidence in the numbers before scaling anything.

Phase 02
Growth

Build repeatable systems for sales, job management, and hiring. Move from sole trader to a real team.

Phase 03
Expansion

Tighten operations, sharpen leadership, and step off the tools for good.

Phase 04
Scale

Own a mature, systemised business that runs without you. Operational time freedom, sustained.

Whatever phase you are in, there is a program built for it. View the full program suite →

Member Proof

The systems are already working.


Every week, members turn training into results on the ground. A sample of owners who have applied the frameworks:

From $90K Loss → 7 Trucks

Rebuilt a plumbing business after a $90K loss using the Financial Visibility Loop, then scaled to a 7-truck operation.

Jay HoganPlumbing business owner
Sole Trader → Strategic First Hire

Engineered the first hire the right way. Bought back owner time, lifted margin, and unlocked the next growth step.

Tom BrennanTrade business owner
Sole Operator → Team of 14

Went from on-the-tools to general manager of a 14-person HVAC business in 18 months. Hiring Philosophy applied in full.

Ben DoranHVAC business owner
The Team

Your team of specialists.


Every coach brings deep expertise in one specific area. You get a well-rounded strategy tailored to your business, delivered by specialists who have built and scaled trade businesses themselves.

Lead Coaches
Josh Graham, Lead Coach
Josh Graham
Lead Coach

Built and sold two electrical businesses with 100+ staff. Business strategy, operations, and hiring at scale.

Levi Hamilton, Lead Coach
Levi Hamilton
Lead Coach

Grown teams of 40+. Scaling operations and building high-performance trade businesses.

Jack May, Lead Coach
Jack May
Lead Coach

20+ years carpentry. People management, quoting systems, and strategic planning for trade owners.

Specialty Coaches
Aaron, Accounting coach
Aaron
Accounting

Translating finance into plain English. Cash flow, profitability, and financial confidence.

Abhi, Operations coach
Abhi
Operations

Scalable systems, streamlined processes, and customer engagement that drive profitability.

Andrew, Accounting coach
Andrew
Accounting

20+ years public practice and industry. Cashflow, pricing, costing, and financial reports.

Beth, HR and Hiring coach
Beth
HR & Hiring

Attraction, recruitment, performance, leadership development, culture, and compliance.

Greg, Project and Business Management coach
Greg
Project & Business Management

30 years construction, 18 years running a building company. Project planning, quoting, and margin discipline.

Jamie, People and Culture coach
Jamie
People & Culture

Team culture, leadership development, and building businesses people want to work for.

Josh Horneman, Strategy and Accountability coach
Josh Horneman
Strategy & Accountability

Navigate business challenges, maximise opportunities, and transform the way owners lead.

Kelli, Meta Marketing coach
Kelli
Meta Marketing

Meta made simple and practical. Ads, targeting, and getting better results from the spend.

Leanne, Leadership and Strategy coach
Leanne
Leadership & Strategy

Business identity, team direction, achievable goals, culture, and customer experience.

Simone, Accounting coach
Simone
Accounting

Cashflow and profit, tax and compliance, financial systems, and business growth strategy.

Steve, Profit and Wealth coach
Steve
Profit & Wealth

Cash flow management, profit strategy, forecasting, business structures, and personal finance.

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