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    Ep #60- Kathy Nielsen

    Shelby Nichols • Sept 20, 2022
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Mastering Trades Business Operations With Kathy Nielsen 

Kathy Nielsen is a business development consultant popularly known as "The Chicken Lady." She owns  Chicken Lady Speaks, where she coaches business owners on establishing standard operating procedures. She also helps them to run more efficiently and offers ServiceTitan/Quickbooks training.


Kathy has been working in trades for years. She was once the Office Manager at 72 Degrees Heating and Air, General Manager at Schaal Heating and Cooling, and Operations Coach at The Blue Collar Success Group. She's also been married to a technician for 26 years and counting. 


In this episode, Ryan and Kathy discuss why trade businesses struggle with operations, the shocking reason some team members fail to carry out their tasks, how to improve your business operations, and much more.

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