The High Performance Edge Podcast
00:26:33 · Larry Waters
[00:26:33] S2: Well, you know what? There's a lot of gas appliances in California that need to be released. There's 14,000,000 houses in this state. There's plenty of work for everybody. Yeah. There's a lot of... I like to teach other contractors how to do this properly because I wanna see it turn out well in California. And so the more people that I can that I can bring along and show them how to do this, the better we're gonna be able to operate as a team against these larger companies that are coming in potentially. So I got a Rolodex of companies all over the state that have been through our training program. Yeah. And at least have drank one glass of the Kool Aid. So, and I've got other ones that are like disciples. Mhmm. But anytime there's an ability or an opportunity for me to go teach through any of the utility programs, because there's always workforce edging... Education training money built into all these programs. Yes. I'm gonna go out and try to bring people up to where they're doing better work. They're they're better with their customers, and they're delivering a superior product. Yeah. And I wanna help them build their businesses so they can stay through. So that's like you're... You help us with our cohort program every go around. You do a a presentation for them. Yeah. But we help contractors understand not just how to install this right, but how do you build your business properly? What are you trying to get? If you... It's amazing how many companies don't have a mission statement or don't know how to explain what they do in thirty seconds. And we we help them with all those basic things, get them really excited about owning a business and being in this. So they go out with the enthusiasm that people feel when they're selling it. Yeah. And then they can be more successful with it. That's awesome.
00:28:08 · Peter Troast, Larry Waters
[00:28:08] S1: So Yeah. That's so good. [00:28:10] S2: I'm not gonna last forever. I'm 62 years old. So I'm gonna retire in three or four years. And so some... We need to have other people doing it. Alex and the crew here will keep this thing going even after I'm retired, but Yeah. [00:28:21] S1: We're not gonna allow it, Larry. This is not [00:28:23] S2: Well, I'm still gonna teach for as long as they'll let me stand up. If if I gotta come in with a walker, I'll still [00:28:28] S1: do that. Good. I figured that would be the case. You and I are in the same this... We're in the... We have the same mentality on that on that scores. Well, that's exciting, and the country needs you. So, if if if it's not travel, we would... We need to spread the Kool Aid of Larry Waters and Electrify My Home around the country. You're enormously generous with what you know. It's, you know, remarkable what you've done with your your company, and I and I so appreciate you coming on and telling us your story. So thanks for being here, Larry. [00:28:57] S2: Well, no problem, Peter, because I appreciate you saying that because some days you get up as a business owner and entrepreneur, and it's like, why? But I've gotten past those. I haven't had any of those days in a couple years, which is good. [00:29:08] S1: Good. Good for you. Congratulations. Alright. Thanks, Mike. [00:29:12] S2: Thank you so much, Peter. Nice seeing you.
00:29:12 · Larry Waters, Peter Troast
[00:29:12] S2: Thank you so much, Peter. Nice seeing you. [00:29:17] S1: The High Performance Edge Podcast is brought to you by our company, Energy Circle, the marketing agency that for fifteen years has served the most successful high performance contractors in the country. Curious about whether we might be a good fit for your marketing and website needs? It begins with a no obligation, no hard sales discussion of your business and goals, and an honest assessment of whether we can make an outsized impact on your company. Check out energycircle.com or email me directly at peter@energycircle.com.