Presented by Trade Guild

The business school that fits in your truck.

You already know the trade. In Truck MBA teaches the business side: pricing, paperwork, customers, cash, and confidence. Built for the tradesperson thinking about going out on their own.

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The Podcast · Coming Soon

Listen on the way to the job.

Tradespeople live in their trucks. So the lessons go where you already are: on the drive in, between calls, over lunch in the cab. Real conversations with people who have built trade businesses, and straight answers about what it takes.

~30 min
About one drive between jobs
Weekly
New episode every week
Free
Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more

Who it's for

  • You're driving someone else's truck, running their crew, and wondering if you could do this for yourself.
  • You're in a trade program or just graduated, and you're deciding whether to work for a company or start your own.
  • You're great at the work, but nobody ever taught you how to price a job, find customers, or keep the books.

Why another trades podcast? Almost every show out there is built for people who already own a business and want to grow it. In Truck MBA is for the moment before that: the decision to go out on your own, and the first year after.

Free Workshops

Should you start your own trade business?

A free, hands-on session that walks through the real readiness questions and sends you home with your own action checklist. Two ways to join: in person in Austin, or live online from wherever you are.

In person · Austin

Austin Workshop

Meet other tradespeople in the same spot you are. Bring your questions, leave with a plan.

Where
Austin, Texas (venue announced soon)
When
Date coming soon. Sign up and you'll hear first.
Length
About 90 minutes
Cost
Free, seats are limited
Live online

Remote Workshop

Same workshop, live on Zoom. Join from home, the shop, or the cab of your truck.

Where
Online via Zoom (link sent after signup)
When
Date coming soon. Sign up and you'll hear first.
Length
About 90 minutes
Cost
Free
What you'll walk away with

A clear read on whether you're ready, what it really costs to launch, the paperwork you need on day one, and a personal checklist for your next 90 days.

Interest Survey

Tell us what you want to learn.

Two minutes, ten questions. Your answers shape the workshops and the podcast. There are no wrong answers.

In Truck MBA Survey
1What best describes you right now?
2Which trade are you in or studying?
3Have you thought about starting your own business someday?
4What's the biggest thing holding you back? Check all that apply.
5Which workshop topics would you actually show up for? Check all that interest you.
6What format works best for you?
7When could you realistically attend? Check all that work.
8Would you listen to a podcast made for people in your position, something you could play in the truck or between jobs?
9Anything else you'd want a program like this to cover, or questions about starting a trade business?
10Want to hear about the first workshop? Optional.
Your answers are only used to plan the program.

Got it. Thank you.

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