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00:24:23

Electrical Lords // Embracing The “Oh While You’re...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/09/22

Have you ever been at a job and the client has asked “oh while you’re here can you just do this too?” Honestly, of course you have!! It’s relatively common isn’t it? Sometimes it’s easy to make the client the problem. But as we are in the service industry, it’s incredibly important that our company excels in providing an excellent service. Remember you don’t have to do it for free, you don’t even have to do it on the spot, you can quote it, do it if you have time, or re book it in for another time

01:00:38

Electrical Lords // The Sparky Coach Lounge Room ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/09/20

This week we have the absolute honour of having Hib on the lounge. Hib runs an awesome crew out of Hobart and specialises in a range of different commercial, residential and solar projects. Cam and Hib discuss what it takes to start a business, maintain a business, find work, run an admin team, build relationships, maintain relationships, the importance ofworking with A players, the importance of diversifying, the importance of knowing your numbers, + much more. To know Hib is to love Hib, he is

00:29:11

Electrical Lords // Just Say Yes And Figure It Out Later

Sparky Coach ·

2025/09/17

A couple of weeks ago we put out a pod called “Forecasting Like Tim Bailey”. It was basically encouraging everyone to sit down and take control of their schedule for the rest of the year. If you have not much work on, this is a good thing to do coz it will help you see what you need to do for the upcoming busy season. If you have lots of work on, this is a good thing to do coz it will help you see what you need to do for the upcoming busy season. But when is enough work actually enough? Is there a

00:28:34

Electrical Lords // The Compound Effect Of...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/09/15

Our mantra here at Sparky Coach is quite simple: make money, build wealth. And how do we do that? We do that by buying labour + materials, selling them at a good margin, being kind, then repeating the process. Essentially at its core, the running of a good business is relatively simple. Sometimes though, we can make it a lot harder than it needs to be. One of the ways we can make running a business a lot harder than it needs to be is by making one bad, or multiple bad, decisions in a row. One bad

00:54:53

Electrical Lords // The Sparky Coach Lounge Room ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/09/13

Guess who’s back? Back again? Tommy’s back. Tell a friend. Aw yeh you guessed it this week back in the hot seat aka the lounge we have our good friend and fellow coach Tom Ryan from Ryelec Automation. We discuss electrical, home theatres, automation, business automation, SOP’s, staff annual leave, hiring, real estate, getting clients, and much much more. Tommy is a full time weapon. It’s an absolute pleasure getting to chat to him and hear his thoughts on all things business and the current happens

00:31:16

Electrical Lords // Can You Make Money At $120+ Per...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/09/10

Kind of a touchy / controversial subject here but let’s go with it. I think it’s interesting that any coaching company can say whatever they want from an office (or a boat), BUT it may not be applicable or relevant to your real life business situation.You hear people say “never work on an hourly rate always flat rate pricing!!”. But ask anyone who has accomplished anything of substance in the electrical world and they will always accept a high end residential, commercial or industrial job at cost

00:20:04

Electrical Lords // Taking Back Sunday Nah Soz I Mean...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/09/07

While only SOME of you may get the obscure emo reference from the mid to late 2000’s, my guess is that ALL of you will understand what it means to lose control of your schedule. Growing up in a pentacostal church the classic line from the pulpit was always “show me your friends and I’ll show you your future”. While I am not debating that at any length, the business comparison may be “show me your work calendar, and I’ll show you your business future”.As business owners, it’s very easy to do anything

00:57:27

Electrical Lords // Small Business Restructuring with...

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2025/09/06

Today on the lounge we speak to Simon Thorn from PKF who specialises in small business restructuring. Simon walks us through what a “small business restructure” is, when to reach out for help, and the option/s that may be available to a director who is under serious financial stress. If you’ve ever found yourself under financial stress, it’s very important that you hear this: you’re not alone, there is help, it’s going to be ok, don’t be scared to put your hand up and ask for help. Obvs it’s very

00:24:19

Electrical Lords // Taking Back Sunday Nah Soz I Mean...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/09/03

00:26:06

Electrical Lords // Taking Back Sunday Nah Soz I Mean...

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2025/09/01

00:50:39

Electrical Lords // The Sparky Coach Lounge Room ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/08/30

Oh yeh back on the lounge we have Joe Pratt aka Joey from Benchmark Electrical Co based out of northern NSW. Joey has just started doing a day a week here at Sparky Coach. He runs our Wednesday help desks where he specialises in Service M8, Simpro, finding work, workbook training, profit + much much more. On this episode Cam + Joe talk through a whole bunch of on site + off site items that will no doubt bless you into maximum enlightenment. It’s always a pleasure taking the time to chat with Joe and

00:17:12

Electrical Lords // Planning Your Dream Week

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2025/08/27

Ok so close your eyes for a second and imagine that you could plan out your dream work week. What would be in it? What wouldn’t be in it? What outcomes would you be expecting of yourself? In what role/s do you think that you best placed? What do you actually enjoy doing? And so on with the questions. Now open your eyes and realise that your calendar is 100% in your control. Show me your calendar, and I’ll show you your priorities. So ask yourself these questions...What does your dream week look

00:30:57

Electrical Lords // Forecasting Like Tim Bailey

Sparky Coach ·

2025/08/25

If you grew up watching Tim Bailey forecasting the weather then count yourself very lucky. Today we talk about forecasting your business with (hopefully) the same amount of enthusiasm as the demigod Tim. While no forecast can be 100% correct, it’s incredibly important to reference where the current workload sits, where it needs to be, where the workload needs to expand and diversify to, how the staff are travelling, if you need to hire, if so what hire do you need (ie admin, apprentice, tradie), how

00:54:03

Electrical Lords // The Sparky Coach Lounge Room ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/08/23

This week on the lounge we have the unofficial major of Adelaide Michael Centofanti. Join Cam and Michael as they chat through business ownership, blowing up PlayStations (lol), finding work, family, retaining work, virtual assistants, releasing admin, key learnings, growing too soon and so so much more. Michael is an absolute lord and he will be joining us on the coaching staff here at Sparky Coach in the very near future. Hope you enjoy the pod xx

00:27:58

Electrical Lords // Are You Getting Through Your Non...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/08/20

In a world full of noisy and noble tasks there is essentially one big question: is everything that NEEDS to get done in your business currently getting done? There are certain tasks that are nice to do aka noble, and they will move the needle forward. Thee are certain tasks that are noisy, and nothing will really be moved forward or backward (maybe sideways though?) if you engage in them. But then there are the non negotiable tasks. Tasks like closing the week, closing the month, profitability,

00:29:15

Electrical Lords // The True Cost Of Hiring + Keeping...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/08/18

One thing we see heaps of is kind and nice business owners holding onto average staff members for too long.Usually this is because they feel bad, are too nice, are too insecure to have a big conversation, are too worried about short term ramifications, are hoping things will change, are too busy to confront big topics, and so on (insert individual issue here pretty much). It’s a tale as old as time itself. While we are all for people being kind and nice, too often the “being kind”part is at the

01:24:48

Electrical Lords // The Sparky Coach Lounge Room ft...

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2025/08/16

This week on the pod we have the OG sparky core lord + insta phenomenon Dave Willman. Don’t let the beard fool you and don’t be distracted by his notorious meat cooking ability, this man is one calculated cat. We chat through starting out, favourite tools, apprentices, finding work, choosing your clients and staff wisely, instagram, business growth, content creation, family, fostering a supportive learning environment + much more. In summary, Dave is such a legend and we are so honoured to have him

00:28:27

Electrical Lords // Should You Charge For Every...

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2025/08/13

Ah variations, what a blessing and a curse! Handled well and they can make a job (hopefully) more profitable and (mostly) smoother. Handled poorly and they can make a job way less profitable, way bumpier, way more passive aggressive, and drag you into a corner that you never would wish to be in. We had a member ask us “if a job goes smoothly, should I charge for every variation?”The answer, as you can imagine, is multi layered like a sophisticated pyramid scheme selling tupperware to your mum on a

00:27:12

Electrical Lords // The Self Inflicted Hurricane

Sparky Coach ·

2025/08/11

Ever been in the middle of a business storm so hectic that it was rattling you 24 hours a day? Chances are, if you have been in business a while, the answer is yes. When you’re in the hurricane, the best question to ask is “what decision/s led up to this moment?”So often, if we truly go there in ourselves, we find that one bad decision led to another led to another and then led us into the hurricane. The big question is now, how do I consistently make better decisions? Let’s discuss. Enjoy the pod

00:52:36

Electrical Lords // The Sparky Coach Lounge Room ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2025/08/09

Back on the lounge today with have Joe Pratt who doubles as the director of Benchmark Electric Co (Coffs based) and one of the coaches here at Sparky Coach. Cam + Joey chat through many items including price books, forecasting, scheduling the workload, finding chasing new work, quoting projects, quoting service work, failing forward, always getting better at communicating, plus much much more. Always a pleasure having Joey on the lounge. Enjoy the pod xx Chapters00:00Understanding Workload

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