Mr Soot Training Centre

I started with a £600 van in a trade most people barely even think about these days.

Nobody handed me a blueprint.

Nobody told me how far it could go.

Most established sweeps had already ‘decided’ where the ceiling was.

Stay in your lane. Know your place. Don’t draw attention to yourself.

Of course; I ignored every one of those.

10 years on and we’ve built a team, an internationally recognised HETAS training centre and businesses that runs while I’m thousands of miles away.

Same trade. Different result.

If you’re in trades and building something but others keep telling you to slow down, here’s my advice.

Ignore them.

They’re not bad people.

It’s just the ceiling they’re describing is theirs.

Not yours.

Embrace being the 1%.

You’ll be in good company.

David Soot - Founder of Mr Soot

Private Mentoring with our founder David Soot. Four places. Starts June.

Not a course.

Not a coaching package.

Not a ‘how to get more leads’ workshop.

This is direct, private access to the man who built this business from a second hand £600 van into a national brand.

For those who want to know how to grow their own business, this could be for you.

Six month commitment. Serious operators only.

Strictly application only.

https://mr-soot.com/beyond-the-tools-mentorship-group-for-trades-owners/

🇦🇺 On Top Down Under! 🇦🇺

Mr Soot founder David Soot reveals the 10 lessons he learnt from leaving his business for a month to travel the world 🌍 ✈️

David has a regular column in Fireplace Specialist Magazine - check out the latest issue here 👇

https://fireplacespecialistmagazine.co.uk/3dissue/fireplace-issue-20/

👩 Girl Power Sweeping! 🎩

Congratulations to Ellie and Rebecca for passing their HETAS sweeping course with us ✅

The four day programme was fully women-only, led by trainer Ida and assessed by Mr Soot centre manager Sam.

Thinking about becoming a chimney sweep?

Check out our courses at www.mrsoottraining.com

At Mr Soot, we do things differently…

Our founder David works with a select group of trades business owners on a 1-to-1 basis.

It’s not coaching. It’s not training. It’s beyond that…

https://mr-soot.com/beyondtraining-privateadvisory/

I’ll always stand up for our industry. But there are times it needs to hear some uncomfortable truths.

So here it is…

It’s time our industry woke up.

For years we’ve been trying - and failing - to take on the eco zealots and misinformed by trading statistics.

It doesn’t work. It’ll never work.

The proof?

Well, has it stopped the inaccurate headlines?

And has it stopped the government coming up with the daft ideas?

No. In fact, it’s getting worse.

The latest wheeze about ‘health warnings’ for stoves is laughable. But wholly predictable.

The problem is we continually shoot ourselves in the foot.

We try to fight our opponents on their own battleground.

And the fight is being carried out by people who seemingly don’t have a clue about PR or public affairs.

It’s time to flip the script.

It’s time to engage real professionals who know how to command attention.

How to be proactive.

How to create a narrative based on our own good news stories.

And how to fight back strategically and tactically.

I’m happy to do my bit, as evidenced by this photo.

No equivocation. No mealy-mouthed platitudes.

Just plain talking which connects to millions of people out there with stoves and open fires.

Are we going to spend the next decade being pummelled by the press? Or are we going to shape the conversation.

I know which I’d rather do.

So let’s do it.

- David Soot, founder of Mr Soot