We’re Live: The Gritlist Has Arrived
One truck to an empire.
If you’ve ever stared at your schedule at 10 p.m., wondering how the hell you’re going to juggle crews, customers, invoices, and that one apprentice who keeps losing tools… this is for you.
The Gritlist is live. And we’re here to make sure owner-operators like you aren’t just surviving the trades — you’re building something big.
We launched gritlist.co on Substack because the trades don’t need another corporate magazine or cookie-cutter business blog. You need:
Real stories from people who’ve scaled from one van to a fleet.
Unbiased reviews of the tools, tech, and systems worth your money.
Battle-tested playbooks for pricing, hiring, marketing, and growing without losing your mind.
Industry intel so you can jump on opportunities before your competitors even see them.
We’re starting with electricians, HVAC, and plumbers who have one thing in common: they own the business and want to grow it. This isn’t about how to pull wire or fix a leak — it’s about running the kind of shop that can pay you well, give you time back, and maybe even let you take a vacation without everything falling apart.
Every week on The Gritlist Dispatch, we’ll drop:
One deep-dive story you can actually learn from.
Quick-hit business tips that take less than 2 minutes to read.
Industry trends and opportunities — in plain English.
We’re vendor-agnostic, community-driven, and unapologetically pro-growth. No fluff. No sugarcoating. Just the truth, from people who’ve been in your boots.
So, here’s your first action item: Subscribe now at gritlist.co. It’s free. You’ll get our weekly Dispatch and first dibs on events, webinars, and some tools we’ve got in the works that’ll make scaling easier.
You’ve already got the grit. We’re here to give you the list — the plays, the people, the gear, and the ideas to turn it into something bigger.
Let’s build.
— The Gritlist Team