Episode 15

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13th May 2025

From Mates to Millions with Cris & Ren | The Fix n Flow Story

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From preschool buddies to a 6 million dollar plumbing machine with zero admin and 13 techs on the road, Ren and Chris cracked a way to scale fast without blowing up their lives.

Ren and Cris unpack how a childhood friendship turned into a serious partnership, the trust and role clarity that keeps them aligned, and the systems that let them sell hard while running a lean operation. They walk through their growth curve, the sales training that doubled results in 2 days, and how they build a culture that actually wants to win.

This matters because if you are building a trade business, you can grow big and stay in flow instead of burning out and blowing up everything that matters outside of work.

You will learn:

  • How a pre school friendship turned into a high performing plumbing partnership
  • The way they split roles so one vision drives every decision
  • The simple growth levers that took Fix n Flow from zero to 6 million in revenue
  • Why technical skill was not enough and how sales training doubled results in 2 days
  • How they shape culture, mindset, and buy in so 13 techs pull in the same direction
  • The real sacrifices, values, and habits behind sustainable high performance
  • Common traps trade business owners hit when scaling and how to avoid them

In this episode:

00:00 - Intro and how Adrian met Fix n Flow

04:00 - Trust, roles, and turning friendship into a real business

06:00 - From zero to 6 million in revenue what actually drove growth

12:00 - The sales training that flipped the switch and doubled results

20:00 - Sacrifices, burnout risk, and building a life that still works

30:00 - Sales mindset, adapting to customers, and avoiding common traps

43:00 - Final advice for trade business owners scaling up

Disclaimer:

This episode is for education and general information only. It is not business, financial, or legal advice. Your situation is unique so get professional advice before acting on anything discussed.


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About the Podcast

TF Unlocked: The Tradie Business Podcast
Sell. Scale. Systemise - The no BS podcast for Home Service Tradies
TradesFormation Unlocked with Adrian Fadini - the tradie business podcast for Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, and home service business owners who want to grow with confidence.

This is your wake-up call. Your line in the sand. The moment you stop grinding through jobs and start building the business you know you’re capable of.

If you’re in the home service trades - Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, and beyond this podcast cuts straight to what actually shifts your results: selling with confidence, leading with clarity, tightening your systems, and creating growth you can sustain.

Every episode gives you real stories, practical tools, and the kind of insights that get you out of your head and into action.

It’s time to step up.
It’s time to take control.
And it’s time to build a business that works without burning yourself out.

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.