Female Tradie With Penny Petridis
Turn your hands-on skills into a real business.
You — on the tools. Learn, grow, build.
Ready to Start Your Own Handywoman Business?
The Handywoman Business Program is open.
10 women. 12 months. Built from 30 years on the tools. 7 spots remaining for the July 2026 First Founding Crew.
Work With Me
as a VIP
Build what’s next for you
You’ve built everyone else’s world. Now it’s time to build something that actually fits who you are now. It’s time for you to spend the time and money on yourself!
Get Handy Workshops
Practical in person workshops around Australia
Designed for anyone who wants to learn practical skills—whether you’re a beginner DIYer, a renovator, or someone working in the industry looking to upskill.
Interested in organising a workshop for a group of your own?
We can tailor a Get Handy Workshop to suit your needs, whether it’s for corporate team building or something else.
What Penny Does
Penny Petridis, founder of The Female Tradie, helps women build a business and a life around the skills they love.
Through the Handywoman Business Program, VIP Container and Get Handy Workshops, she gives women the structure, community, and tools to stop thinking about it and start building.
Whether that’s launching a handywoman maintenance business, finally turning years of DIY into real income, or creating a new version of yourself — Penny’s been in the trenches for 30 years and knows exactly what it takes.
Who she works with
Women with hands-on skills who are done doing it alone.
Women who are undercharging, doing odd jobs without a system, or working for someone else when they know they’re ready to work for themselves.
Women 40 and beyond who’ve spent years supporting everyone else and are finally ready to build something for themselves.
How she helps
The Handywoman Business Program is her flagship — a 12-month cohort for 10 women, starting together, building together, graduating together. Nobody ahead. Nobody behind.
Her VIP Container is 1:1 mentoring for women ready to design and build the next version of their life or business.
Her Get Handy Workshops teach real-world tool skills and project confidence in person, across Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne.
Problems she solves
Most women don’t get stuck because they lack skill.
They get stuck because they’re doing it alone, undercharging, and have no system underneath them.
Penny fixes that. With 30 years on the tools, three businesses built, and over 15 years running Female Tradie — she knows every bottleneck before you hit it.
If you’ve got the drive, the resources, and the deep-down knowing that it’s time —this is your moment to build what’s next.
Book a call to explore the VIP Container or Join a Get Handy Workshop to start building with your own hands.
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