Sparky Coach

By Sparky Coach

💰We change peoples lives

⚡️Work hard. Work smart. Be kind. Get results.

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How many episodes does Sparky Coach have?

The podcast currently has 177 episodes available.

Sparky Coach episodes:

July 06, 2023Variations: 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 job is critical, that was you can communicate every step of the way.

This podcast is for electricians, electrical business owners, partners and friends of electricians, Aussie Tradies and anyone interested in learning how to run a business better. Cam and Crowie are focused on electricians success and for business owners to increase revenue, grow their business, find more time and freedom and stepping away from the day-to-day or selling an electrical business.
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21min
July 01, 2023Beers & 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, know WHAT you are looking for?

Key indicator to hiring - how much are you working a week? How many hours? / how much work every week?

Know when to pull the trigger and hire, and know who to hire and why!
The key to a happy team? You’ve got the be happy here, and I have to be happy with you!

This podcast is for electricians, electrical business owners, partners and friends of electricians, Aussie Tradies and anyone interested in learning how to run a business better. Cam and Crowie are focused on electricians success and for business owners to increase revenue, grow their business, find more time and freedom and stepping away from the day-to-day or selling an electrical business.
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28min
June 29, 2023Getting 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 work?

Do kids question where meals come from 3 x a day? Who can you contact that can put not one but 2 or 5 jobs in front of you?

What are ways you find new people?

What about when you exhaust your network?
So who are you looking for?
Existing clients e.g. facility managers or building managers in body corp. How? Networking (we hate that word!)

When you start a business you expect a welcoming parade of clients. That’s not how it works. You need to call, go for coffee (go for a beer?)!
Most top clients will be relationship based!
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17min
June 27, 2023Business 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 consider as your team grows “growing pains” a you get bigger, more clients… as you look to get staff on board , as you get “off the tools” more.

How to transfer knowledge, work and responsibility while still being a profitable.

Sweat equity! You have momentum, you have a good reputation as a sparky so how can you transfer that without losing it?

How apprentices can help grow with you, they have no baggage and you can train them how you do things!
When growing your team...
There’s an element of ego in training. Do you like to be the one who answers the calls and questions? Now you need to get that satisfaction from training someone else to do that.

People don’t like change - so how can you retrain clients to not contact you, but another person in your business. You need to remove yourself from the pathway e.g. clients call you, because your in their path, now redirect them to another person.

Many people hire out of necessity because they need someone tomorrow of something, and it becomes a train wreck. Introducing them to the team with some TLC , it may seem wasteful but in the end it’s like buying your time back. If you invest 16 hours in one week you can get 40 hours back in the future!
Going through things with a team member is an investment in your future time and the efficiency of the business an effectiveness of that person.
The key to helping with growing pains? Letting go so you don’t become a bottle neck. Letting go but keep a rope attached! Don’t just let go and say “she’ll be right” You need to teach but also support individuals to get experience. Do it slowly! Recognise strength of people in team, work to those and communicated.
This podcast is for experienced sparkys, and electricians with apprentices or their own electrical company. Passing on knowledge is useful information for all business owners and tradies!
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18min
June 27, 2023Beers & 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 business grow?

Can wholesalers act as your information network?

Physical stores vs online wholesalers, what are the pros and cons?
Everyone loves a chat, wholesalers not only have the latest and greatest in products you need, they also know the great electricians and new apprentices, they know who's happy and unhappy, who's new in town and so much more.
Show those guys some love and ask the questions when you need help or answers.
This podcast is for electricians, electrical business owners, partners and friends of electricians, Aussie Tradies and anyone interested in learning how to run a business better. Cam and Crowie are focused on electricians success and for business owners to increase revenue, grow their business, find more time and freedom and stepping away from the day-to-day or selling an electrical business.
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17min
June 26, 2023Sparky 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 through?

Is the concept of “off the tools” misunderstood? It means replacing your billable hours with someone else’s BUT there’s always things to do. So for you are you off physical jobs but in admin and management? Are you readying your business to step back completely and maybe even sell you electrical company?

Defining your success - what is success to you?

More money more problems? More staff more problems?
Success is not one size fits all! Different things suit different people based on needs and capabilities. Not every one has to have a team of 20 or 30 or 40, it’s about your needs. At Sparky Coach we find around 7-8 people is manageable before you get into needing a manager. Want to learn more? Get in touch, we can help you start, grow and sell your business - at any stage you're in.
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19min
June 26, 2023Billable 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 Australian tradies - you can pretty much pinpoint that lack of money is from lack of billable hours.
In this episode Cam and Crowie talk...
Money situation = cooked, on the fry pan…gone - into the abyss.

Every one should know it but no-one gets taught it - how to make money through billable hours!

The easiest way to make money in an electrical business - yes it's through billable hours!

Calculating billable hours = utilisation rate, efficiency & quality of those billable hours.

Ho to work measure quote vs actual work done.

If it’s not measured it’s not managed!
Often we can do the big things well, but it’s the small things that add up, one billable hour down a day adds up! You need to check and measure every job. This is where Sparky Coaches come in, billable hours, efficiency and all those numbers are what we help you work out and work through with trademarked calculators built for electricians, by successfull electrical business owners.
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17min

FAQs about Sparky Coach:

How many episodes does Sparky Coach have?

The podcast currently has 177 episodes available.

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