Kings of Cold Podcast

Kings of Cold is the podcast for HVAC, refrigeration, and mechanical trade professionals who refuse to be average.

Hosted by Brad Gates, this show dives deep into the real world of commercial/industrial refrigeration, HVACR, mechanical contracting, skilled trades, entrepreneurship, and leadership in the field.

No corporate scripts.
No watered-down advice.
Just real conversations with:

• Generational refrigeration technicians
• HVAC business owners
• Mechanical contractors
• Tool inventors & industry innovators
• Tradesmen who built their name the hard way

We talk about:

Building a refrigeration or HVAC business

Growing as a technician

Leadership in the trades

Field experience and jobsite realities

Work ethic, discipline, and mindset

The future of skilled trades

If you work in HVAC, refrigeration, mechanical service, industrial refrigeration, or are building a blue-collar business — this channel is for you.

Subscribe and join the movement.

👑❄️ Kings of Cold