Scott Hodgson
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Trade business mentoring

From flat-out and skint to a trade business that runs.

I built a seven-figure trade business from the tools up — and made every mistake so you don't have to. Now I help tradespeople grow, without feeling like they're "just a plumber."

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20 yrson the tools
7-figurebusiness, built from scratch
Time-servedM&E, not a guru
No fluffstraight talk only
The badges behind me Gas Safe Registered NVQ Accredited IPAF Certified Time-served M&E
The honest bit

I'm not a guru who read it in a book.

I spent my working life on the tools and never lost the love of the graft. Born on a council estate. Told the lads at 18 we'd never be rich working for someone else. They laughed. I meant it.

I built my own trades business from nothing to seven figures — while still on the tools four days a week. I quietly built the systems to run it for years before I ever thought of myself as a "businessman."

Truth is, I was brilliant at earning and rubbish at keeping. I learned the money side the hard way and made the mistakes so you don't have to. I'm not miles ahead of you — I'm a few steps ahead, on the same road.

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Scott Hodgson

Tradesman · Mentor
  • 20 years in the trade
  • Built a seven-figure firm
  • Still on the tools while doing it
  • Learned the business side the hard way
What I stand for

A few things I believe, straight.

Pride in the work comes first.

I never chased money. I chased being the best at what I do. The money followed the reputation, not the other way round.

You're worth more than you think.

Most trades call themselves "just a plumber" and never see the business sense they've quietly built. Seeing your real worth changes everything.

Do it right, build for the next person.

Anyone can make a job work today. The good ones build it so it's still easy to fix in ten years. Same goes for a business.

No hype. No nonsense.

I speak plainly and honestly, including the unflattering bits. I'll tell you straight, and treat you the way I wish I'd been treated coming up.

How I help

Three ways in.

Start wherever you're at — have a look at your business, join the programme, or just get on the list.

The 60-second trade check

A quick, honest look at where your business is at — and where the money's leaking. Free, and it shapes the tools I build.

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Beyond The Tools — the programme

An 8-week group where we fix pricing, getting paid, cashflow and your first hire. Founding places open now.

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Who I help

Brilliant on the tools. Unsure on the business.

If you're excellent at the work but a bit lost — or honestly a bit embarrassed — about the business side, you're my kind of person. You want to grow but don't feel like a "businessman." That was me. I'd rather hand you the map than watch you make the same mistakes I did.

  • Sole traders ready to grow
  • Small firms stuck at the ceiling
  • Good lads thinking of going solo
  • Anyone sick of feeling like "just a plumber"
The unfair advantage

The bit no other trade coach teaches: AI.

Most coaches hand you a spreadsheet and a pep talk. I'll show you how to put AI to work in your business — the way the big firms do it, but simple enough to run from the van. This is what takes you to the next level.

Quotes in minutes, not evenings

Draft estimates and quotes in a fraction of the time — your evenings are yours again.

Money chased for you

Automatic follow-ups that get your invoices paid — no awkward phone calls.

Paperwork on autopilot

VAT, CIS and admin handled with a fraction of the faff — and far fewer mistakes.

Marketing that runs itself

Posts, replies and follow-ups handled for you, so you stay visible without the effort.

I've built it, not just talked about it. My own trade business runs its paperwork on an AI app I built myself — and I'll show you how to do the same in yours.

Trained by the best. I learned this directly from Sabrina Stocker MBE — 4× founder, BBC Apprentice finalist and a leading voice on AI and personal branding.

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The programme · Beyond The Tools

Build a business that runs — in 8 weeks.

A small group of trades, mentored by someone who's actually done it. We sort the stuff that keeps good tradespeople skint.

  • Price your jobs so they profit
  • Get paid on time, without the awkwardness
  • Cashflow, VAT & CIS in plain English
  • Take on your first person the right way
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"Told the lads at 18 we'd never be rich working for someone else. They laughed. I meant it."

— Scott
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