Trade Associations

Empowering Your Members to Build Wealth, Autonomy, and Authority

The Trades Person Association Advantage: Real-World Marketing & Business Mastery for Your Members
Let’s face it — your association exists to serve and elevate your members. You’re there to protect their interests, promote their profession, and help them grow stronger businesses. But here’s the unspoken truth most associations already know deep down:  biggest threat to your members’ future isn’t the economy.
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It’s the lack of real-world business education in the trades.

We’ve entered an era where being great at your craft is no longer enough. The contractors, remodelers, roofers, painters, and plumbers who thrive are the ones who’ve learned how to market themselves with precision, build repeatable systems, and think like business owners — not just tradespeople.

That’s where The Trades Person Association Partnership Program™ steps in.This is not another “motivational talk” or cookie-cutter seminar with no follow-through. This is real-world, boots-on-the-ground business development — built by a tradesman, for tradesmen — designed to equip your members with the marketing firepower, systems, and autonomy they need to grow, sustain, and eventually sell their business for top value.

Why Associations Partner With Us
When you bring in Rick Nielsen and The Trades Person Organization™, you’re giving your members access to one of the most powerful marketing and mindset systems ever built for the trades.

Rick has spent over 30 years in the trenches — building companies, running marketing campaigns, and coaching business owners who were stuck, frustrated, and buried under the chaos of “doing it all themselves.” His mission is simple: to help trades professionals build freedom-driven businesses that no longer depend on their constant presence.

Through our association partnership, you can:Host live keynotes and boot camps that your members will talk about for months.

Provide customized training materials branded for your association. Offer ongoing education in marketing, mindset, and business autonomy.

Deliver tangible ROI to your members — not theory, not fluff, but actionable systems. We’re not interested in “checking boxes” for continuing education credits. We’re interested in helping your members win — in their business, their finances, and their freedom.

Built for Tradespeople — Not Theorists
There’s a reason our programs hit home with trades business owners. They speak their language. No jargon. No MBA buzzwords. No “corporate consultant” nonsense.

Every story, strategy, and system comes from the field — from one contractor to another.

Rick’s proprietary M3 Blueprint Principle™ — Mentality, Methods, and Mechanics — gives your members a clear path to progress:

‍Mentality – The foundation. Your members must first think like business owners, not just skilled technicians.
‍Methods – The systems and processes that create repeatable, profitable results.
‍Mechanics – The marketing and operational tools that put the plan into motion and drive leads, reputation, and autonomy.

This framework has become the cornerstone of our live events, training courses, and private coaching. And when brought into your association, it transforms members’ businesses from unpredictable to unstoppable.

Speaking Engagements That Light a Fire
Associations that bring Rick in to speak at their conferences or boot camps quickly discover the difference between a “guest speaker” and a movement starter.

Rick doesn’t just talk at your members — he talks to them. Like a brother who’s been there, scraped his knuckles, lost sleep over payroll, and still came out the other side swinging.

His presentations are raw, practical, and packed with proven systems to help your members:

Create marketing that actually generates leads.
Build systems that free them from working 80-hour weeks.
Position their company as the only logical choice in their market.
Reclaim control, autonomy, and pride in their trade.And every session ties back to your association’s mission — helping your members build stronger businesses and a stronger industry.

Boot Camps That Build Leaders
For associations that want to go deeper, we offer the Trades Grind to Greatness Boot Camp™ — an intensive two-day, small-group experience that blends marketing, mindset, and money mastery into one unforgettable workshop.Your members will walk away with:A real marketing plan tailored to their business.Step-by-step methods to build systems that run without them.Tools for better pricing, client selection, and reputation control.The mental reset needed to stop “doing jobs” and start running a business.Each boot camp is designed for maximum engagement and personal attention. We keep them smaller on purpose — so every attendee leaves with tangible breakthroughs they can apply Monday morning.Custom Training & Association-Branded ResourcesOur partnership doesn’t stop when the event ends.We’ll equip your association with customized training materials, marketing toolkits, and resource guides branded under your name — created specifically for your members.From quick-hit one-page marketing sheets to full-scale online or print training manuals, everything is built with your members’ reality in mind: tight schedules, real clients, real struggles, and a hunger for results.These materials can be used for member onboarding, continuing education, or as exclusive benefits for higher-tier members — instantly increasing the perceived and actual value of their membership.A Partnership That Elevates Your AssociationWhen you align your association with The Trades Person Organization™, you’re not just offering “another event.” You’re giving your members a path to freedom, profit, and mastery.That makes you more than a membership provider — it makes you a growth partner.The benefits for your association include:Increased member engagement and retention.Enhanced reputation as a forward-thinking, business-building association.Tangible tools and systems your members can immediately use.Exclusive access to future programs, publications, and events.You’ll also gain the credibility of partnering with one of the most respected voices in trades marketing — Rick Nielsen — whose proven systems have helped hundreds of trades business owners move from chaos to control.The Future of the Trades Starts With Education That WorksYour members already know how to swing the hammer, lay the pipe, pour the concrete, or hang the drywall. What they need is help building the business that lets them live life on their terms.They need to learn how to:Attract better clients who respect their craft.Build teams that can operate without them there every day.Use marketing and automation to generate predictable income.Transform their trade into a true wealth-building machine.That’s the kind of education The Trades Person Association Partnership delivers — and it’s exactly what your members have been craving.Let’s Build the Next Generation of Trades LeadersIf your association is serious about giving its members real tools, real systems, and real results — let’s talk.Whether it’s a keynote, workshop, boot camp, or custom training curriculum, we’ll tailor the experience to your members’ exact needs and challenges.We don’t just want to help them “get by.”
We want to help them dominate their local market, reclaim their time, and build a business that works harder for them than they do for it.Because the truth is this:The future of every trade depends on the strength, skill, and mindset of the people who carry it forward.And together, we can make sure your association is leading that charge — not following it.