S3 EP29 The $9K Service Call That Changed Everything

About this episode

Kevin Locklear discusses his transition from commercial projects to premium residential service and the lessons learned about profitability.

What happens when a commercial electrician realizes being “busy” isn’t the same as being profitable? In this episode of The Million Dollar Electrician Podcast, we sit down with Kevin Locklear, owner of the newly rebranded Powerplay Electric, to unpack his transition from commercial projects and new construction into premium residential service. After spending over 20 years in the electrical trade and crossing the seven-figure mark in commercial work, Kevin found himself dealing with delayed...

People in this episode

Host: Clay Neumeyer

Guest: Kevin Locklear

Topics covered

• profitability
• residential service
• commercial projects
• business transition
• electrical trade

Keywords

• service call
• commercial electrician
• residential service
• business transition
• profitability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Powerplay Electric

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