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00:27:08

#338 // How To Excel In The Office (Part 3) with Greg...

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2026/10/04

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 sheet -your balance sheet is a snapshot of what your business owns + owes at a single point in time. Think of it

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00:47:36

#337 // 5 Business Lessons In 5 Years ft Sam Hooper...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/09/30

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 shares his wisdom. What a time to be alive! Enjoy the pod xContent TypeInterviewPrimary GoalBusiness +

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00:21:50

#336 // How To Excel In The Office (Part 2) with Greg...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/09/27

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 be sent, then either you need to do it or someone else needs to do it) -your best staff members + your

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00:55:27

#335 // 9 Lessons In 9 years with Tom Ryan from...

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2026/09/23

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 most important business (and life) lessons. There is some absolute gold in this one and I know you’re going to

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00:28:33

#334 // How To Excel In The Office (Part 1) with Greg...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/09/20

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 learn new things. You can excel at hard and new things. So let’s get you firing. Enjoy the pod! Much love

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01:00:38

#333 // 7 Business Lessons In 7 Years ft Heath Knight...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/09/16

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 honestly shares his thoughts + wisdom across all his learnings. What a guy, and what a time to be alive! Enjoy

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00:18:03

#332 // Business Lessons From Monopoly (Part 5) ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/09/13

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, supplies, you, your business etc etc) -recognising opportunities + pouncing on them quickly -the key to not

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00:49:24

#331 // 7 Business Lessons In 7 Years ft Josey...

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2026/09/09

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 Josey honestly shares his thoughts + wisdom across all his learnings. What a guy, and what a time to be

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00:23:53

#330 // Business Lessons From Monopoly (Part 4) ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/09/06

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 collect money in jail (lol, I mean while you are on holidays) -the need to keep you money cleanly + clearly

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00:55:48

#329 // 6 Business Lessons In 6 Years ft Brad Hibberd...

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2026/09/02

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 shares his wisdom. What a time to be alive! Enjoy the pod xPrimary GoalEducationalSummaryIn this episode, Brad

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00:28:16

#328 // Business Lessons From Monopoly (Part 3) ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/08/30

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 -taking luck + risk into consideration and working out how to use them to your advantage -the importance

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00:28:40

#327 // Business Lessons From Monopoly (Part 2) ft...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/08/26

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 + reflect every week / month / year -the crucial role of “luck” in business and how quickly things can turn

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00:58:38

#326 // 7 Business Lessons In 7 Years ft Josh Ford...

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2026/08/24

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 Fordy do again? What would Fordy never do again?Greg Crowe sits down with the one and only “Ford Lord” to

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00:25:13

#325 // Business Lessons From Monopoly with Greg Crowe

Sparky Coach ·

2026/08/19

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 future growth) -how to prepare for your lucky breaks (which will happen!) -why you need to be

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00:32:24

#324 // 3 Business Lessons In 3 years with Greg Crowe

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2026/08/15

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 SummaryGreg Crowe shares three essential lessons learned over three years of business, emphasizing the importance of purpose, focus, and patience in building a successful and fulfilling business and life.Keywordsbusiness lessons, purpose, focus, patience,

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00:31:18

#323 // Why Boring Businesses Win with Greg Crowe

Sparky Coach ·

2026/07/24

Doing the same thing twice and getting an excellent result is sexy. Revenue must exceed expenditure. Daily. Weekly. Monthly. Yearly. Closed jobs must hit north of 20%++. Every time. Every day. No excuses. Ongoing jobs must be on a pathway to make north of 20%. Every time. No excuses. Labour efficiency must hit its targets. Allocation. Utilisation. Quality. Be excellent. On site. Off site. Communication. Vision. Mission. Staff. Clients. Materials. Admin. Everything must be excellent. And to do things

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00:27:53

#322 // “Five Simple Ways To Make More Money In Your...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/07/21

Making money is easy when you know how. The trouble is, sometimes we get busy and conveniently forget the ways to make money.The truth is that it’s not that complicated, it’s actually a very simple concept. In this podcast series we go through the 5 simple ways to make more money in your electrical business which are as follows: -weekly revenue exceeds weekly expenditure (ie profit / loss) -the jobs that are starting and finishing every week (ie “closed jobs”) are at a solid net profit -the jobs

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00:35:16

#321 // “Five Simple Ways To Make More Money In Your...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/07/07

Making money is easy when you know how. The trouble is, sometimes we get busy and conveniently forget the ways to make money.The truth is that it’s not that complicated, it’s actually a very simple concept. In this podcast series we go through the 5 simple ways to make more money in your electrical business which are as follows: -weekly revenue exceeds weekly expenditure (ie profit / loss) -the jobs that are starting and finishing every week (ie “closed jobs”) are at a solid net profit -the jobs

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00:28:06

#320 // “Five Simple Ways To Make More Money In Your...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/07/04

Making money is easy when you know how. The trouble is, sometimes we get busy and conveniently forget the ways to make money.The truth is that it’s not that complicated, it’s actually a very simple concept. In this podcast series we go through the 5 simple ways to make more money in your electrical business which are as follows: -weekly revenue exceeds weekly expenditure (ie profit / loss) -the jobs that are starting and finishing every week (ie “closed jobs”) are at a solid net profit -the jobs

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00:22:47

#319 // “Five Simple Ways To Make More Money In Your...

Sparky Coach ·

2026/07/02

Making money is easy when you know how. The trouble is, sometimes we get busy and conveniently forget the ways to make money.The truth is that it’s not that complicated, it’s actually a very simple concept. In this podcast series we go through the 5 simple ways to make more money in your electrical business which are as follows: -weekly revenue exceeds weekly expenditure (ie profit / loss) -the jobs that are starting and finishing every week (ie “closed jobs”) are at a solid net profit -the jobs

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