Lead with Purpose.

Grow with Tools That Matter.

This is where purpose meets action. Here, you’ll find exclusive leadership tools, partner perks, and a course built to help you lead with clarity, confidence, and conviction in the trades. You don’t have to do this alone. Let’s build something better, together.

The Leadership Course Built for the Trades

This self-paced course was built exclusively for Hope for the Trades members. It’s made for trades business owners ready to shift from “doing it all” to leading with clarity, confidence, and long-term purpose. It gives you the tools to lead well without burning out.

Your Free Book is On its Way

Get Shit Done! was written by our founder, Nate Agentis: a trades pro who knows what it’s like to juggle service calls, payroll, burnout, and big dreams. Inside, he shares real stories, lessons, and tools to help you grow a business that lasts.

As a member you’ll get a print copy sent to your address. Haven’t received it in 2 weeks? Contact us and we’ll resend it right away.

Downloadable Resources Library

One Page Plan

This ready-to-use long strategic plan template helps you map your goals, track progress, and stay aligned with your mission. Click below to clone it and start building your own winning plan today.

  leadership Playbook 
    for the Trades

A practical guide built on five pillars Healthy Owner, Skilled Technicians, Efficient Operations, Sticky Culture, and Clear Metrics to help trade business leaders scale, retain talent, and achieve lasting success.

Owner Snapshot & Balance Wheel

A self-assessment tool to help trade business owners evaluate priorities, identify imbalances, and align personal life with leadership responsibilities for long-term success.

Metric Form

Track key business metrics with this ready-to-use form. Monitor conversions, retention, financials, and performance trends month by month to stay on top of your growth summary.

Strategic Plan Template

This ready-to-use long strategic plan template helps you map your goals, track progress, and stay aligned with your mission. Click below to clone it and start building your own winning plan today.

Margin Maximizer Checklist

A step-by-step checklist to boost profitability without sacrificing quality. Covering pricing, labor, inventory, overhead, marketing, and customer retention, this tool helps you maximize margins and strengthen long-term business growth.

Trusted Partners

Everything you need (training, tools, partners, and purpose) lives right here. These are the brands we’ve vetted so you don’t have to. Enjoy exclusive promo codes and concierge-level support. Let them know you are a HFTT member

Business Coaching

Business Development Resources (BDR)
Provides business‑development training, coaching, and self‑paced or live online courses tailored to HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors—covering topics like lead management, decision‑making, and marketing strategies. Offers proprietary Profit Coach and BDR University programs to boost operations and profitability (BDR).

Chief Outsiders
Fractional CMO/CSO consulting for mid‑sized companies—including contractors—delivering on-demand marketing and sales leadership via their GrowthGears OS framework and Growth Councils (chiefoutsiders.com).

Work Place Chaplains (care team)
Christian‑based employee support network providing chaplaincy, crisis management, and counseling services onsite or remotely, helping boost morale and emotional well‑being among contractor teams (workplacechaplains.us).

GMS
Grand Marketing Solutions has spent two decades helping companies turn ringing phones into real profit. Your member perk starts with a FREE 2-hour “Marketing Health Check” (GMS).

BxB Media
Full‑service marketing agency (acquired by BDR) specializing in HVAC/home services branding, digital campaigns, media buying, SEO, creative content, and web development—offering tactic‑driven marketing teams to contractors (BxB Media).

Automation Foundation
Delivers automation solutions for contractors including machine control system engineering, PLC design and troubleshooting, ACAD drawings, panel build, installation, and training courses (including a 5‑day automation challenge and AI assistant toolkit) (automationfoundation.com).

Free 2 Grow
AI‑powered 24/7 voice and back‑office assistant tailored for home‑service contractors—automates call intake, lead capture, appointment scheduling, CRM integration and follow‑ups via customizable AI voice agents (free-2-grow.com).

Central Messaging
Professional answering service with live call-routing tailored to contractors (HVAC, plumbing, etc.), ensuring leads and customer inquiries are handled promptly and directed correctly (continentalmessage.com, phonemessagingservice.com).

Zuper
Presumably Zuper provides field-service management software to help contractors dispatch, schedule, and manage jobs—though no site-specific info was confirmed (zuper.com).

SupplyHouse
Online distributor of plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and industrial supplies—gives contractors access to a wide catalog of parts and materials at trade pricing. (supplyhouse.com).

Ferguson
Coming Soon

Interstate Fleets
Interstate Fleets provides flexible commercial vehicle leasing and full-service fleet management tailored to contractors. Their offerings include customizable lease terms (no mileage limits or wear-and-tear penalties), nationwide maintenance programs, 24/7 roadside assistance, and optional vehicle upfitting and branding.

Leasing Associate
LAI Fleet delivers full-service commercial vehicle leasing and fleet management across the U.S., from pickup trucks to heavy-duty vehicles, tailored to small-to-mid-size fleets.

American Bank (Largest Contractor Financing Bank)
Offers specialized financing products geared toward contractors (lines of credit, equipment loans, payroll/commercial loans).

Good Leap – customer financing
Provides consumer financing for home improvement projects (especially solar and HVAC), allowing contractors to offer payment plans to their customers (continentalmessage.com, wsj.com).

Recruit 4 business
Recruit 4 Business is a recruiting and HR services firm that specializes in serving HVAC, skilled-trades, and in‑home service contractors across the U.S. They’ve placed over 15,000 trade workers and completed 30,000+ candidate assessments to date.

MyHR Partners
Provides HR outsourcing, employee benefits administration, payroll, and HR compliance solutions for contractor employers.

Gross McGuinley
Law firm offering legal services to small businesses and contractors including employment law, contract management, risk mitigation.

Fiffik Law Group
Individual attorney or legal group specializing in construction law, contracts, and Estate planning for contractors and their families.

Molinari & Oswald
Molinari & Oswald is an accounting firm specializing in tax and financial services for nonprofit organizations and small businesses. They help contractors and nonprofits with:

– Tax-exempt status applications (e.g., 501(c)(3));
– Compliance with IRS and state requirements;
– Bookkeeping, payroll, audits, and grant financial reporting.

Bi‑Water
Health‑care insurance brokerage that helps small contractor businesses and employees find suitable medical plans, benefits packages, and quotes.

Catalyst Strategic Partners
Consulting or advisory group that supports business strategies for contractors looking to sell or create a succession plan.

SkillCat
Access to 300+ hours of online courses through our SkillCat partnership. To unlock your exclusive 30-day SkillCat trial, just send one email to: info@skillcatapp.com.
Subject line: Hope for the Trades Free Trial
SkillCat will reply with your personal sign-up link, no credit card required. Create your account, pick from 300-plus accredited courses, and start earning CEU credits that count toward licensing in most states.

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Don’t Lose Yourself in the Grind

Running a business is hard but it shouldn’t cost you your health, family, or joy. This pillar is all about helping you stay grounded, protect your energy, and lead a life you actually want to live: on and off the clock.

Use Your Skills to Serve

As a member, you’re not just building a better business, you’re part of a movement. Every tool here is designed to help you grow, so you can also give back. Explore hands-on humanitarian trips and service projects that use your trade to make a lasting difference.