Sparky Coach

By Sparky Coach

🌴 Make money. Build wealth. Be kind.

📈 We help sparkies build generational empires

🎙️ 3 x podcasts out weekly... more

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FAQs about Sparky Coach:

How many episodes does Sparky Coach have?

The podcast currently has 324 episodes available.

Sparky Coach episodes:

December 16, 2023How to handle difficult or unorganised clients as an electrician! What to do when clients make your life hard and working with owner/builders.
Have you ever gone to a job and nothing was ready, nothing was done and nothing was organised for you to do your job? Or you’ve gone to a job and the owner/builder is running the show?

In this episode Cam and Crowie get into…
Dealing with owner/builders on a job site

Pros and cons of having an owner/builder on site

Why invoicing and approvals are very important(again and as always!)

Cost plus jobs and electrical job notes - they still need to make sense in 12 months time!

Have systems in place to check if clients really are ready for you and your electricians to do the job.

How valuing your time shows clients your valuing their time.

Remember at the end of the day you’re in control of jobs, it’s an extra 10% of effort to pick up the phone and make a plan and ask the right questions. Making a phone call can save you a whole day!

Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal

Tune in on Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Tune in on Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

This podcast is for our Aussie Sparkies and electricians everywhere, electrical business owners, sparky wives, 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, tradies growing their business, creating more time and freedom and stepping away from the day-to-day or selling an electrical business.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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22min
December 13, 2023What to do on a rainy day? What you can do when there’s not a lot of work in the electrical industry.
It’s a rainy day, there’s not a lot of work or the jobs you have can’t be done - so how can you be productive as an electrician with a team?

In this episode Cam and Crowie get into…
The weathers matters, and so do billable hours as an electrician

Always have a schedule, but be ready to change it

Plan work around the weather but keep contingency plans

How a diversified range of work as an electrician helps

Staff awareness and communication

Jobs you can do when it’s quiet or raining

It isn’t just about making money, its also about not losing it so make sure you have a list of jobs that can be done no matter the circumstances.

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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20min
December 09, 2023Small Electrical Jobs: How to handle your small jobs as an electrician and understanding risk vs reward!
Beyond the Sweet Home Alabama questions and Patrick Dempsey, this one is all about small jobs. When do do them, how to do them and why to do them!

In this episode cam and Crowie get into…
Small Jobs and standard jobs, making it easier for the standard team and getting those 6 - 8 hours

Procedures and processes help minimise any risk

You can make $250 on a small job but a mistake and call-back can make it disappear very fast!

Small electrical jobs can carry you in a quiet period in trade industries

Small trade jobs can lead to big trade business

Checklists are amazing, remember to test everything, always

When it comes to small jobs get them right the first time and they’ll add to big things.

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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14min
December 09, 2023How to be a successful electrical business owner in 2024: workload management, vision setting and hit the ground running!
Christmas is coming up along with public holidays, leave and days off for you, your team and clients. Its so important to manage everything correctly now and line up your January so that you can hit the ground running in 2024.

In this episode Crowie gets into…
Workload management, make sure you really have a plan for what you CAN and CAN’T do!

Staff communication needs to be flowing, you need to know who’s off when, who can work and that they know what’s going down in your electrical business!

Move all non-essential work to January, bolster that out so you have 5—70% of January booked and you can actually start back at work on a specific date.

Get those easy jobs as the first ones so the whole team can get back in the flow!

A good reputation as a sparky matters so build it PLUS retention I better than cure!

Are you doing the easy things hard and the hard things easy? Processes and systems are the low hanging fruit, they aren’t that complicated.

If a tax bill has ever shocked you, it’s your fault.

Need help to level up your electrical business next year? Get in touch, ew have spreadsheets, processes ad systems for every situation plus a whole community of electricians for support.

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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18min
December 02, 2023Being on the right side of effort: money is made with your head not your hands.
Due to licensing we cannot infact splice in some Criss Cross, but we’re sure you’ll have it in your head now anyway!

Why is it you’ll never miss a switchboard upgrade but that admin/office day gets pushed back, delayed and cancelled with no second thought? We always say this and we’ll say it again, money is made and lost in the office!

In this episode Cam and Crowie get into…
Office work needs to be booked, scheduled and done! Every week!

Office work doesn’t disappear, it compounds.

Have enough awareness to communicate

Overwhelm is a real thing!

There is no such thing as catching up when you consistently get behind on your admin, those things just get worse and worse. Make sure you have a process to stop you from falling behind.

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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21min
November 29, 2023Sparky Coach Podcast: The top things to watch out for in December as an electrical business owner.
The holidays are coming up hard and fast with less than 20 working days left until Christmas!

In this episode Cam and Crowie discuss some of the key areas to watch out for as a business owner around Christmas…
No allocating the right time to the things already in your calendar. Make sure you give yourself a buffer when scheduling electrical work and bring jobs forward when you can!

Having money in the bank, there is less money coming in throughout December and January because of public holidays, school holidays, leave etc but the same amount, if not more, coming out.

Nail your January start date and have 50-70% of your electrical work booked!

Annual leave! Should you allow negative leave? How does that affect your billable hours? Once they go negative they almost always stay negative. PLUS some people want to work during the holidays so can you make that happen? How does it benefit them and you and how to do it without jeopardising your January.

Remember, plan, set goals and let’s do 2024 right from the start.

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/SCGPodCal

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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16min
November 26, 2023The Sole Trader Conundrum: How to succeed as your own boss as an electrician and how to grow your electrical company without problems!
As we always say, the pros about working by yourself is that you’re by yourself, the cons are; you’re by yourself.

In this episode Cam and Crowie discuss…
What happens when you stay as a sole trader

70% of sparky work is labour, so what if you can’t maximise your billable hours

The earnings ceiling

Cam’s bingohall days!

Letting people down because you can’t meet demand or expectations

Ramifications on family being a sole trader electric

How to got your electrical company correctly

Developing a plan as an electrician

There are always pros and cons to both sides, it’s important to see those and understand them. Sometimes a path you thought would be best might not be but there’s always room to try again and make it happen!

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/talktoasparkycoach⁠

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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22min
November 22, 2023 Lessons In Business #13: The Finale and ULTIMATE LESSONS IN BUSINESS FOR SPARKYS
That’s the truth, we are at the end of the Lessons In Business with 13 episodes in total that were the pinnacle in what you need to know as an electrical business owner - or just some bits a piece learnt on the way to give you a hand! Crowie has shared the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed.

Thank you all for tuning in the last 13 Episodes, we have heaps more to come along with our usual episodes and the return of Beers & Basics! Cam is back soon too so you’ll get the usual banter and hilarity between the boys that we know you all love!

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/talktoasparkycoach⁠

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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18min
November 18, 2023Lessons in Business #12: CHRISTMAS IS COMING, how to survive the holidays as a sparky and tradie (or anyone!)
Crowie is sharing the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed. This one is ALL about the dreaded holiday period, we love it….we hate it…but how do we survive it.

It’s a little bit of this and little bit of that and a whole lot of…
Do not drink vodka near Europeans, you won’t keep up. You won’t!

Big days, late nights, you can’t please everyone.

Low management and high hours jobs are great to come back to in January

Don’t forget to organise your January and get I booked out NOW

The holidays, wages come out, but little comes in
Christmas and New Years gets really, really tough. Tune in for a few tips to make it just a bit easier.

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/talktoasparkycoach⁠

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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18min
November 18, 2023Lessons In Business #11: Good staff are the key, listen to your gut and remember personal relationships are everything.
Crowie is sharing the key lessons he learnt in business throughout his years as the owner of an electrical company, and in the years of helping others make their sparky business succeed.

It’s a little bit of this and little bit of that and a whole lot of…
Chalk and cheese in employees!

Good staff are what you need

Be comfortable in the ‘asking space’

Check every invoice… yes we do mention that a lot.

Just because you feel a certain way doesn’t mean its true

So wiggle or wriggle your hips and listen to your gut, grow the business and keep moving on up!

Listen to the full podcasts on Apple and Spotify!

Spotify ~ ⁠https://bit.ly/sparkyspotify⁠
Apple ~ ⁠https://apple.co/3Rl3PRO⁠

Want to go over your numbers? Book a free call ⁠https://bit.ly/talktoasparkycoach⁠

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.

Visit ⁠⁠www.sparkycoachgroup.com.au⁠⁠ for more or get in touch at ⁠[email protected]⁠
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21min

FAQs about Sparky Coach:

How many episodes does Sparky Coach have?

The podcast currently has 324 episodes available.

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