Episode 15

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13th May 2025

From Mates to Million-Dollar Plumbers: The Fix n Flow Story

How Lifelong Friends Built a $6M Plumbing Powerhouse from Scratch

In this inspiring episode of TradesFormation Unlocked, host Adrian Fadini dives deep with Ren and Chris, the dynamic duo behind Fix n Flow Plumbing. Starting as preschool buddies and eventually becoming business partners, these two have turned trust and grit into a $6 million plumbing empire in just three years.

We explore their story from humble beginnings and shared sacrifice to major wins—including doubling sales performance after just two days of training. The episode is packed with practical advice on building a business, leading with mindset, creating strong partnerships, and developing a culture where team members thrive.

Whether you're a technician dreaming of launching your own venture or a seasoned owner seeking new inspiration, this episode will spark motivation and provide actionable strategies.

🧠 What You'll Learn

The critical role of trust in business partnerships

How clear role division powers growth

Why technical mastery is key to successful sales

The power of investing in team training and culture

How to handle burnout by aligning with your core values

What it really takes to grow a trade business from zero to millions

Insights on mindset, self-belief, and personal sacrifice

“Before TradesFormation’s sales training, our techs were averaging $20K–$25K a week. After just two days with the team, that doubled—$50K weeks became the norm. The impact was immediate.”

— Chris, Fix and Flow

“You can’t sell something you don’t know. Confidence comes from mastery.” — Ren


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About the Podcast

TradesFormation Unlocked
Sell. Scale. Systemise - The no BS podcast for Tradies
🔥 Description:
Welcome to TradesFormation Unlocked with Adrian Fadini — the no-BS podcast for tradies ready to break free from the tools and build real businesses. We dive deep into the sales, systems, and strategies that drive serious profit and sustainable growth. Whether you’re scaling your team, systemizing your ops, or just sick of doing it all yourself — this is your blueprint to sell smarter, scale faster, and systemize like a pro.

Raw insights. Real stories. Tactical gold.
Let’s get you off the tools and into control.

About your host

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Adrian Fadini

Adrian Fadini built Plumber To The Rescue from the ground up and turned it into one of Sydney’s most respected service trade businesses. He knows what it takes to build something that lasts—because he’s lived it.

After selling the business to his biggest competitor in 2012, he stayed on for two years, securing major commercial accounts—strata firms, pub groups, and businesses needing ongoing plumbing and electrical services.

Through it all, Adrian learned the power of training—not as a nice-to-have, but as a non-negotiable. It’s how he levelled up his team, created consistency, and built a business that could grow without him in the driver’s seat.

For over a decade, Adrian’s been coaching tradies across the service trades—plumbing, electrical, HVAC—you name it. He’s worked with clients at every stage, from solo operators trying to get off the tools to multi-million dollar businesses chasing serious scale.

Now, he brings all that experience to the table—real-world strategies, proven systems, and a genuine drive to help other tradies sell better, scale stronger, and systemize for long-term success.