Sparky Coach

If you’re winning every job you quote, something’s wrong. In this one we get into why losing the right sales makes your business stronger. In this episode we discuss: why a sale where only you win is a problem you’ll pay for later the clients who aren’t the right fit, and what they really cost you how the wrong work holds space the right work could be filling why a 10/10 conversion rate means you’...

Welcome Aaron Roberts from Radicool Air Conditioning + Electrical for his first ever podcast!  Radicool is based out of the trade god approved country aka the Sunshine Coast. He has a team of 15 including operations managers, service managers, project managers, admin, tradies + apprentices.  Today Robbo shares 8 lessons in 8 years as follows:  -business is harder than you think  -try not to be per...

What you do in October + November decides if February is a flop or a success.  This “All I want for Christmas Is A Market Wage + A Business Net Profit Of 20-35%” series is about getting on the front foot for the back end of the year.  In this episode:  -how to get ready for the “busy” season ahead  -why “busy-ness” is like a rocking chair (it gives you something to do but it gets you nowhere)  -th...

Today Cam + Joey take us through how to best plan for the busy / holiday season ahead.  In this episode:  Forecasting labour + materials for December Planning + creating options for January by moving jobs back  Organising key items + dates (Christmas party, annual leave, staff coverage over break, final day of invoicing, return to work, notifying key customers (if needed), wholesaler closures, las...

Running a business with your partner can make you or break you. Megan and her husband Lachlan have run Impact Electrical on the Central Coast NSW for 8 years. They’ve built a crew of 9 that includes an ops manager, an estimator, tradies and apprentices, and they cover Level 2, commercial, industrial, projects and service work. Megan shares her 6 biggest lessons: -why your partner in the business n...

What you do in October + November decides if February is a flop or a success.  This “All I want for Christmas Is A Market Wage + A Business Net Profit Of 20-35%” series is about getting on the front foot for the back end of the year.  In this episode:  -how to get ready for the “busy” season ahead  -why “busy-ness” is like a rocking chair (it gives you something to do but it gets you nowhere)  -ho...

Today on the podcast it’s a panel discussion (recorded at our live event this week on the Gold Coast) hosted by Cam ft Fordy (New Age Electrical), Hib (Hib Electrical) + Josey (Bremner Electrical).  All four of these guys have released admin + operations and they are here to share their insights, thoughts, success stories, horror stories, and everything in between. At Sparky Coach we have develope...

You are doing a good job, with good people, for good people, using good materials, for good money (on paper). Cool. None of it counts until the money hits your account.  In this episode:  -why invoicing + getting paid should be the BEST part of your week  -the fear behind late invoices + variations, and how to face it head on  -sending invoices + variations on time, every time  -talking about mone...

Welcome to the “All I Want For Christmas Is A Market Wage + A Business Net Profit Of 20-35%” series!  This series is about getting on the front foot for the back end of the year, and yes it’s obvs inspired by the greatest Christmas album of all time (Mariah Carey of course).  In part 1 we go through the following including, but not limited to:  -how to get ready for the “busy” season ahead  -why “...

In part 4 of our 4 part series of how to excel in the office we discuss the following including, but not limited to:  -1 // Understand That’s Where The Money Is Made  -2 // Start changing, Stop complaining -3 // Hire weapons + work for weapons  -4 // Get To Know Xero  -5 // Recognise The Patterns  -6 // Invest in the right software  -7 // Allow Time To Build Stuff  -8 // Stop working at night and...

In part 3 of our 4 part series of how to excel in the office we discuss the following including, but not limited to:  -why you need to get really good at reading Xero  -the importance of exploring + getting comfortable with your accounts  -how to make sense of your profit loss statement  -your profit loss is a record of what happened over a period (month, quarter, year)  -how to read a balance she...

Today we have Sam Hooper from SBH Electrical on the podcast to share his 5 business lessons from the last 5 years of business. Based out of gods country aka Melbourne, SBH Electrical has grown from 0 to 8 staff while maintaining a healthy balance of excellent clients, excellent staff, excellent materials, excellent profit + excellent purpose.  Plenty to take away out of this podcast as Hoops share...

In part 2 of our 4 part series of how to excel in the office we discuss the following including, but not limited to:  -if you have time to complain you have time to change  -if you are complaining about something you can change, then change it (ie underperforming staff or client, bad accountant)  -if you are complaining about something you cannot change (ie invoices need to be sent, quotes need to...

Tommy is the man. Kind. Humble. Driven. Smart. He’s really good at his job and he’s building a really good business.  Based out of Trade God country aka Sutherland Shire NSW he has built Ryelec Automation business from the ground up.  So if he had to pick 9 lessons in 9 years, what would they be?? What would he do again? What would he never do again?  Tommy takes us on a musical journey of his mos...

In part 1 of our 4 part series of how to excel in the office we discuss the following including, but not limited to:  -the money is made or lost in the office  -the importance of knowing your break even rates  -understanding the importance of learning (and getting better) at new + hard things  -why you need to front cost + back cost  -having a long term vision  You can do hard things. You can lear...

Today we have Heath from HSpark Electrical on the podcast to share his 7 business lessons from the last 7 years of business. Based out of gods country aka Appin NSW, HSpark Electrical has grown from 0 to 8 staff while maintaining a healthy balance of excellent clients, excellent staff, excellent materials, excellent profit + excellent purpose.  Plenty to take away out of this podcast as Heath hone...

In part 5 of learning from the greatest game of all (aka Monopoly) we discuss the following topics including, but not limited to: -how to see business as a game of green (ie market wage + business net profit of between 20-35%)  -recognising the key metrics and what roles they play (revenue, COGS, GP, COO, NP)  -why it’s important for everyone to win out of a deal (ie clients, staff, wholesalers, s...

Today we have Josey from Bremner Electrical on the podcast to share his 7 business lessons from the last 7 years of business. Based out of gods country aka Melbourne, Bremner Electrical has grown from 0 to 15-20 staff while maintaining a healthy balance of excellent clients, excellent staff, excellent materials, excellent profit + excellent purpose.  Plenty to take away out of this podcast as Jose...

In part 4 of learning from the greatest game of all (aka Monopoly) we discuss the following topics including, but not limited to: -how to see business as a game of green (ie market wage + business net profit of between 20-35%)  -recognising the key metrics and what roles they play (revenue, COGS, GP, COO, NP)  -the importance of keeping cash in hand + taking calculated risks  -why you need to coll...

Today we have Brad Hibberd from Hib Electrical on the podcast to share his 6 business lessons from the last 6 years of business. Based out of gods country aka Tasmania, Hib Electrical has grown from 0 to 18 staff while maintaining a healthy balance of excellent clients, excellent staff, excellent materials, excellent profit + excellent purpose.  Plenty to take away out of this podcast as Hib share...

In part 3 of learning from the greatest game of all (aka Monopoly) we discuss the following topics including, but not limited to: -how to see business as a game of green (ie market wage + business net profit of between 20-35%)  -recognising the key metrics and what roles they play (revenue, COGS, GP, COO, NP)  -understanding that there’s times of building (and rebuilding too!) and how to manage it...

In part 2 of learning from the greatest game of all (aka Monopoly) we discuss the following topics including, but not limited to: -how to see business as a game of green (ie market wage + business net profit of between 20-35%)  -recognising the key metrics and what roles they play (revenue, COGS, GP, COO, NP)  -the compound effect of doing the right things consistently  -why you need to pause + re...

Today we have Josh Ford from New Age Electrical on the podcast to share his 7 business lessons from the last 7 years of business. Based out of Ballina, and boasting a strong social following, New Age Electrical has become the benchmark of what healthy growth + success looks like. But what was the cost? And what was the true cost? What were the major lessons + learnings along the way? What would Fo...

Ah Monopoly, maybe the greatest game of all?!?!?!  Today we take out some lessons from the greatest game of all including, but not limited to:  -seeing business as a game of revenue, net profit + purpose  -how to best play the entrepreneurial game of creating something from nothing  -getting used to weekly rhythms  -the importance of boot strapping (ie spending less than you earn + self funding fu...

Happy 3rd birthday to Sparky Coach!  Today Greg Crowe takes us his most important takeaways in the last 3 years of running a product based business.   Lesson 1 // Slow down.  Lesson 2 // Cheer up.  Lesson 3 // Chill out.  Enjoy the pod!  Much love xx  Summary Greg Crowe shares three essential lessons learned over three years of business, emphasizing the importance of purpose, focus, and patience i...