Patrick Finley

🔥 TWO MAJOR AWARDS. ONE HELL OF A TECHNICIAN! 🏆 TONIGHT at 8 PM Eastern! We're going LIVE with Kyle Burkholder, the 2026 CFESA TopTech Throwdown National Hot Side Champion AND 2026 CFESA Outstanding Technician! From earning his CFESA Master Technician certification in just 18 months to becoming a national champion and branch manager at Clark Service Group, Kyle has one incredible story to tell! 🔧 Technical excellence 🏆 National championships 💪 Leadership, training, and developing the next generation of technicians 🎙️ Commercial Kitchen Chronicles 📅 TONIGHT | October 28 ⏰ 8 PM Eastern | LIVE on YouTube 🐍 Proudly brought to you by Viper from Refrigeration Technologies! 💬 What does it take to become one of the best technicians in the country? Join us LIVE, bring your questions, and SHARE this with a fellow technician! #CommercialKitchenChronicles #CFESA #TopTechThrowdown #HVACR #FoodserviceEquipmentRepair #SkilledTrades #Viper #RefrigerationTechnologies – at Noblesville, IN

Who says HVAC is a man's job? 🤔🔥 During last night's episode of Commercial Kitchen Chronicles, I asked HVAC.Clara what she would tell a young woman who's interested in HVAC but intimidated by the industry. Her answer? "DO IT!" 💪 Let's quit pretending that success in the skilled trades comes down to gender. Nobody knows everything, everybody needs help sometimes, and there's a reason we have tools, leverage, and teamwork. The industry doesn't need more gatekeepers. It needs more people willing to learn, work hard, and get their hands dirty. Here's my question: Are we actually encouraging women to enter the skilled trades, or are we still making them feel like they have something to prove before they even get started? 👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments. I'd especially love to hear from women already working in HVAC! 🎙️ Commercial Kitchen Chronicles — The Original Foodservice Equipment Repair Podcast #WomenInHVAC #HVACClara #HVACTechnician #WomenInTrades #SkilledTrades #HVACLife #TradeCareers #BlueCollar #CommercialKitchenChronicles #NextGenerationOfTrades – at Indianapolis, IN

Breaking Barriers & Building Confidence in HVAC with HVAC.Clara teapawt.org/i/broadcasts/1rGmqpkzD…

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Sometimes the diagnosis is pretty obvious… 😂 This Rational iCombi had a broken meat probe, and I’m betting getting slammed in the door had something to do with it. Add in fittings that were barely hand tight, and we had some things to fix. New probe installed, everything tightened up, tested and back in service. 🎥 This one is RAW, unedited POV footage straight from the Meta glasses. No fancy camera work—just a real service call from start to finish. 👉 Watch the full repair on YouTube! youtu.be/6GfHP5KTScg #Rational #iCombi #CommercialKitchenRepair #FoodserviceEquipment #ServiceTechnician #SkilledTrades #HVACR #CommercialKitchenChronicles – at Crawfordsville, IN

EQUIPMENT & TOOL MANUFACTURERS — WE WANT YOU ON THE SHOW. Commercial Kitchen Chronicles is looking for manufacturers who want to have real conversations with the technicians actually using, installing, servicing, and repairing their products. We’re not looking for a 60-minute sales pitch. We want the people behind the products. Bring your engineers. Bring your trainers. Bring your product specialists. Bring the people who can answer the questions technicians actually have. And we can make it happen just about anywhere. Join us virtually. Sit down with us in person at a trade show. Or invite us to your factory or training facility and let us see what happens behind the scenes. We want to talk about new equipment and technology, tools built for the trades, serviceability, training, technical support, new products, common problems, and what’s coming next for the industry. Commercial Kitchen Chronicles was built around the technicians doing this work every day. One of our goals is to help close the gap between the people designing and manufacturing these products and the people installing, maintaining, and repairing them in the field. If your company manufactures commercial foodservice equipment, HVAC/R components, refrigeration products, tools, test instruments, chemicals, accessories, or anything else technicians rely on, we want to hear from you. Want to come on Commercial Kitchen Chronicles? Send us a message or tag a manufacturer below that NEEDS to be on the show. Virtual. Trade show. Factory floor. Let’s make it happen. FOR TECHS. BY TECHS. – at Linwood, IN

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"I'm not a salesman." It's a phrase we've all heard... or maybe even said ourselves. But is refusing to have a conversation with your customer really doing them a favor? In this clip, Joe Sharp and I discuss the difference between selling and serving. Sometimes the best thing you can do isn't just fixing what's broken—it's giving your customer the information they need to make the best decision for their business. Repair it? Replace it? Plan for next season? Your job isn't to pressure people. It's to educate them. Where do you stand? Is a technician's responsibility to simply fix the problem, or should we also help customers prepare for what's next? Watch the full conversation on the latest episode of Commercial Kitchen Chronicles. open.spotify.com/episode/1jY… This episide is brought to you by Ambro Controls The new Oxy Kits are almost here! The Oxy Precision Kit delivers the portability technicians already love with a new Precision Torch for greater control in tight spaces. Need even more capability? The new OxyMax Kit features three torch sizes—Precision, Pro, and Power—to handle everything from detailed repairs to 3-inch pipe. Visit AMBRO Controls and check out the new lineup. #CommercialKitchenChronicles #HVACR #FoodserviceEquipment #SkilledTrades #AmbroControls – at Kokomo, IN

⚡ The biggest thing holding technicians back isn't gas or refrigeration cycle... it's electrical. Everyone wants to learn the newest controls, smart boards, and advanced diagnostics. But if you don't understand electrical fundamentals, you're already behind. In this clip, Rich Griffin explains why everything—from hot side to refrigeration—comes back to understanding an open and closed circuit, and why today's technicians are missing one critical skill. This is one of those conversations every technician needs to hear. 🎥 Full episode drops soon on Commercial Kitchen Chronicles. What do you think? Are we spending too much time teaching parts replacement and not enough time teaching electrical theory? 👇 Let me know in the comments. Brought to you by 🐍 Viper from Refrigeration Technologies #CommercialKitchenChronicles #FoodserviceEquipment #HVACR #ElectricalTroubleshooting #SkilledTrades – at Carmel, IN

Name a better start to the day than putting in some work at the gym? I didn't think so..... – at Elwood, IN

Jobsites like this combined with no self control is how I ended up at 440lbs. Today is day 46 of getting back to where I need to be. No shakes were consumed by me unfortunately. 😆 🤣 😂 – at Williams Creek, IN

Sometimes the road to success isn't a straight line. Jameson Lolos walked away from the trades, took on $60,000 in college debt, and eventually found his way back—building a rewarding career in commercial kitchen equipment repair. In this episode, we talk career pivots, overcoming setbacks, family, leadership, and why the skilled trades can change your life. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. open.spotify.com/episode/1Y4… A huge thank you to Viper by Refrigeration Technologies for supporting Commercial Kitchen Chronicles and the technicians who keep commercial kitchens running. Know someone with an incredible story from the trades? We're always looking for future guests. Reach out—we'd love to have you on the show. #CommercialKitchenChronicles #HVACR #FoodserviceEquipment #SkilledTrades #Podcast – at Carmel, IN

Sunday morning at the Power Barn House of Payne – at Elwood, IN

Those 3 am workouts are just different.

Ever go through those phases where you feel like you're capable of so much more? I'm in one of those seasons right now. My brain is overflowing with ideas, projects, goals, and dreams. I want to do more. Be more. Put myself out there more. The problem isn't a lack of ambition... it's figuring out where to focus long enough to build real momentum before the next idea shows up. For me, priorities have to stay priorities. Fitness comes first. That's a promise I made to myself, and I'm not backing off of it. Right behind that is growing Commercial Kitchen Chronicles. I want to reach more technicians, tell more stories, and build partnerships with companies that believe in investing in the trades. Outside of that, I'm still committed to becoming the best technician I can be. I'll keep training, learning, and doing everything I can to help the people around me grow. Watching others succeed has become just as rewarding as my own success. So why do I always get this way? Maybe it's because deep down I know I'm capable of more. But somewhere between the ideas and the execution, paralysis by analysis likes to creep in. The challenge isn't having ideas. It's having the discipline to pick one, stay consistent, and trust that small steps every day beat chasing the next shiny opportunity. Maybe I needed to write this more for myself than anyone else. Now it's time to get back to work. What's one goal you're refusing to let go of this year? #SkilledTrades #HVACR #FoodserviceEquipment #CommercialKitchenChronicles #PersonalGrowth

Honestly I didn't know what to expect with this one. Michael Hess has built several businesses over the years. Selling one recently and was not set up for success. Luckily he knew Darin and that was what changed his situation. I have had some business owners on in the past and they always teach me something. This was the first time a financial specialist on and he came through. Youtube video is live and audio will be out Friday as always. youtube.com/live/Ax5UBuYjzCk…

I'm just a blue-collar guy trying to shine a light on my little corner of the HVACR industry. I specialize in commercial kitchen equipment repair. If it helps a restaurant serve food, there's a good chance I've worked on it. Ovens, fryers, refrigeration, dishmachines, ice machines, combi ovens, steamers, and everything in between. My job is keeping commercial kitchens running. A few years ago, I decided to start sharing what I do every day. At first, it was just a way to show people a side of the trades that most never get to see. Somewhere along the way, it became a genuine passion. These days, I'm constantly trying to improve. I'm working to create better repair content, make the podcast more valuable, and tell the stories of the incredible people who make this industry what it is. That means spending a lot of time studying content creation too. I'm scrolling through X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube looking for ideas on filming, photography, editing, audio, storytelling, and audience engagement. I'm always searching for ways to make the next piece of content a little better than the last. So if you see me following you, commenting on your posts, asking questions, or interacting with your content, there's a reason for it. I'm paying attention. I'm learning. I'm trying to get better. And more importantly, I appreciate what you're putting out there. Whether you're teaching, creating, entertaining, or simply documenting your journey, keep doing it. You never know who you're helping, inspiring, or motivating behind the scenes. Keep that shit up. 👊 #HVACR #CommercialKitchenEquipment #FoodserviceEquipment #SkilledTrades #BlueCollar #Tradesman #ContentCreator #CommercialRefrigeration #Podcasting #HVACLife