Podcast Episodes

Cost Plus Work: The benefits of cost plus work and how to make it work for you not against you in your electrical business.

Cost Plus - one of Crowies favourite topics! Cost Plus is not a dirty word and it absolutely can work for you and your team. There are a few pros and…

3 years, 1 month ago

Beers & Basics: Mistakes - Can you make good ones? Yes. Can you learn from bad ones? Absolutely. Mistakes can help your business.

Cam “Vanilla Slice” McCracken and Greg “The (self-appointed) Lord” Crowe let you in one some of their hilarious mistakes and some that were big lesso…

3 years, 1 month ago

Putting Down Your Phone: That pesky device you can’t seem to live without but with it you aren’t living!

Disclaimer: Cam asks for Samsung sponsorship and we think he should get it! Share you thoughts.

In this episode Cam and Crowie talk...

3 years, 1 month ago

Beers & Basics: Criticising Competitors - you will always face competition as an electrician, focus on your strengths not the weaknesses of others.

“Comparison is the thief of joy” - a shout out to Cams Mother-In-Law Angie for this pearl of wisdom he’s kept with him. It’s easy to focus on others …

3 years, 1 month ago

Complain Or Complete: Sometimes there are only two option but we chose the one with no results! Let’s get you executing solutions and moving forward.

There’s lot’s going on in this one, from a band that’s big in Japan to The AWE Solution, the message is - in the time it took you to complain about s…

3 years, 1 month ago

Beers & Basics: The “Cod-Cast” - this is a slight off-schedule podcast about scheduling your day as an electrician and trade business owner.

Crack a cold one and get ready for a laugh with this one as the boys go slightly off topic with a plethora of stories. They do go over some seriously…

3 years, 2 months ago

Numbers: They don’t lie, and if you manipulate them you’ll just damage yourself and your business so know the numbers in your electrical business!

At the end of the day business is a numbers game, and if you get them right you’ll be able to grow and move in any direction you want. It’s important…

3 years, 2 months ago

Beers & Basics: Van Talks - is this a thing of a bygone era or has it just evolved? How can you maintain that all important camaraderie amongst your team on a daily basis?

When we say Van Talks we mean those all important chats you used to have with your boss or colleague that taught you so much more than just the job a…

3 years, 2 months ago

Hiring The Wrong Person: Why you need a probation period and regular HR reviews in the first few months to make sure you and your newly hired electrician are both happy!

We all know it’s hard to find a tradie these days and you may not have the time to hire an apprentice and get their skills and approach in sign with …

3 years, 2 months ago

Beers & Basics Hard Conversations: When to have them (sooner is always better!) and how to have them with your team of tradies or electrical clients.

A hard conversation only gets harder the more time passes. IT can be a performance review where you know your feedback will be more negative than pos…

3 years, 2 months ago