Sparky Coach

Sparky Coach •sparky.coach

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💰We change peoples lives ⚡️Work hard. Work smart. Be kind. Get results. 🎤 3 x podcasts out weekly

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Beers & Basics: Professionalism from start to finish, why a little effort at the start gets you the W at the end!

You can have the ultimate skills as an electrician and know it's time to start your own electrical company, but there's a bit more to it that having the tools. It's also about talking the talk, and walking the walk. What do we mean? Professionalism is critical, how you present yourself and your company. In this episode Cam and Crowie talk... What does professional look like? sound like? act like? The difference a well setup website, email and digital footprint can make? Why go to the effort of p...

Jul 16, 2023•21 min

Hiring: It's not just about the who and how but the WHEN, so what are the indicators to hiring?

You've worked 80 hours this week, you have a big project coming up and you have no staff and can't find any? Did you wait too long? Maybe you find someone but the job starts tomorrow and they don't know what to do and how you work! Unfortunately there is no depot for amazing staff that you can rent our on a project basis so you need a process! In this episode Cam and Crowie talk... Key indicator to hiring - how much are you working a week? How many hours? / how much work every week? Know when to...

Jul 13, 2023•17 min

Beers & Basics: Being Thankful! Being critical, picking up mistakes and just going about your day is what we all do, but how often do you act with kindness, thanks and gratitude?

We don't want to get preachy or ask you to dig deep and manifest positivity at every step of your day here BUT based on our own experience we know how much easier it is to go about your day only noticing things that went pear shaped and not stopping whenever something goes well. We also aren't saying you need to bring out the confetti each time a light switch gets installed without any issues! What is important though is to celebrate wins, acknowledge the good and just enjoy when the **** isn't ...

Jul 10, 2023•20 min

Variations: They are inevitable, unavoidable and going to happen on you electrical job. So how do you manage variables on a job?

Variations are going to happen on any job. That's for project work with builders on a construction site or renovations and on service jobs. Things come up. Things change. In this episode Cam and Crowie talk... Variations, what are they and what does that mean? Preparing for variations on an electrical job! A process for variations quote to invoice. How a walk through can make the difference! It's important to understand your job and whats required. Having a process in place for every electrical ...

Jul 06, 2023•21 min

Beers & Basics: Have you made a bad hire? How can you make great hires? Where can you find more staff? These are basic questions with a lot of answers.

COACHING & INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL BUSINESS OWNERS: ⁠WWW.SPARKYCOACH.COM.AU ⁠ How many bad hires have you made? Now we are in a labour shortage, it hasn’t been like this since WW2 so more than ever you need a solid process. Also now “networking (we hate that word) - someone on your team may know someone they work well with. Don’t just be liven on a prayer. In this episode Cam and Crowie talk... Setting the tone, communication and staff performance reviews. You need a process, screening, k...

Jul 01, 2023•28 min

Getting More Work As An Electrician: How to find more work using your existing work, your community and who you already know!

COACHING & INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL BUSINESS OWNERS: ⁠WWW.SPARKYCOACH.COM.AU ⁠ How often and overlooked is the path of least resistance? Position yourself where the work comes in, minimum effort and max return. In this episode Cam and Crowie talk... How staying involved in your community can be the next step in growing your business. #callmeplease (not maybe!) What’s in front of you? Who do you know or who are your existing clients? How can you leverage existing people you know for more wo...

Jun 29, 2023•16 min

Business Growing Pains: How to transfer knowledge in your team of electricians, step back from your business and make someone else the hero! Experienced Sparkys, this is for you!

COACHING & INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL BUSINESS OWNERS: WWW.SPARKYCOACH.COM.AU Are you the number 1 point of contact for clients, employees, suppliers and every person and situation in your electrical business? Can you do everything best? Probably! BUT is that beneficial for the company? Is it beneficial to create that bottleneck of work? You need to make someone else the hero! Let them take the call, run the walkthrough or head up the meeting. In this episode Cam and Crowie talk... What to c...

Jun 27, 2023•18 min

Beers & Basics: The importance of trade wholesalers is incredibly underrated, do you know how wholesalers can help you and your electrical business?

COACHING & INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL BUSINESS OWNERS: ⁠WWW.SPARKYCOACH.COM.AU ⁠ Electrical wholesalers are where you go when you need products for clients, parts for electrical repairs and equipment to make your sparky business work. Is that all they do for you? We have stories of wholesalers helping out electrical companies in tough times, to recommend new staff and so much more. They are the ultimate network for you. In this episode Cam and Crowie talk... How can wholesalers help your bus...

Jun 27, 2023•16 min

Sparky Sole Trader vs Starting Your Own Electrical Company: What does working with a team vs working on your own have to do with YOUR definition off success?

COACHING & INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL BUSINESS OWNERS: ⁠WWW.SPARKYCOACH.COM.AU ⁠ What are you looking for as an individual? What does it look like, feel like… we all have different visions of success! We say "the mission is fixed, but the method is flexible". In this episode Cam and Crowie talk... How can “I do the work” be a pro and a con? Is the sweet spot when you're small enough to care, but large enough to cope, when you can answer all the calls AND cope with the amount of work coming t...

Jun 26, 2023•19 min

Billable Hours: What to measure, how to measure and what every electrician should know but doesn't get taught. If you're a sparky or Aussie tradie - this is for you!

COACHING & INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL BUSINESS OWNERS: ⁠WWW.SPARKYCOACH.COM.AU ⁠ Did you ever think you had a great financial year, got to the end and the numbers aren’t what you expected, there just isn't enough money in your account? So you go even harder the following year - but you’re doing the same thing! As electricians and business owners ourselves we know how hard you work. We know how it feels to work hard and not see rewards - we've been there. It's the same story for many Australi...

Jun 26, 2023•16 min

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