Could Your Trade Business Run Without You for 2 Weeks? - Ep 375

<p>What happens to your trade business when you switch off completely for two weeks? In her first solo episode, Erina shares five business lessons from a kiteboarding trip to a remote island in Fiji with almost no phone reception.</p><p>We’ve got the tools you need to scale your business, automate, hire, and delegate. <a href="https://upscale-coaching.com/upscale-discovery-call-rr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Book your call</a> with our team to talk strategy and learn more about our program.</p><ul><li>Follow Erina on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/erinaroxx/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@erinaroxx</a></li><li>Follow us on IG for daily Content for your Trade Business <a href="https://www.instagram.com/upscalebusinesscoaching/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@upscalebusinesscoaching</a></li><li>Book a free session with our Growth Specialist: <a href="https://upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">upscale-coaching.com/schedule-podcast</a></li><li>Watch insights and tips on YouTube: <a href="https://www.upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">upscale-coaching.com/upscale-youtube</a></li><li>Find out where your business stands with our Tradie Quiz: <a href="https://upscale-coaching.com/application-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://upscale-coaching.com/application-podcast</a></li></ul><p>Hear from tradies who’ve done it, and learn what it really takes to grow a successful trade business. <a href="https://www.upscalecoaching.com.au/success-stories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.upscalecoaching.com.au/success-stories/</a></p><p>Live Coaching Events 2026:<br><a href="https://www.upscale-coaching.com/upscale-live-events" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.upscale-coaching.com/upscale-live-events</a></p><p>Erina spent two weeks living in a straw hut in a village homestay in the Yasawa Islands and kiteboarding every day. The emails, WhatsApp messages and work chats went quiet, and that’s when her best ideas started to come. When she got home, the business had grown, new staff had started, the bills were paid on time and the team hadn’t needed her at all.</p><p>In this episode, Erina explains why your brain needs quiet to come up with good ideas, and how to set up your business so it keeps running while you’re away. She shares the to do list system from <em>Four Thousand Weeks</em> by Oliver Burkeman that has taken a lot of pressure off