Take Care Of Employees, And They Take Care Of You w/ Jim Clark

Unfortunately, the trades are filled with people who are qualified to be technicians, but have received no training to be a business owner and leader. Some people eventually figure leadership out, but the majority don’t and that leads to a lot of businesses failing and jobs lost in the process. 

 

The truth is, leadership is an entirely different skill set from being a technician. You could be the best plumbing, electrical, or HVAC technician in the world and still fail at operating a business. Because apart from knowing the trades like the back of your hand, you also need to know people. And running a business is all about taking care of the people that work for you.

 

In this episode of the Service Business Mastery podcast, we talk to Jim Clark, owner of the Blue Diamond Consultants, a consulting company dedicated to coaching home service companies that want to grow and exit in the next 3 to 5 years. Having owned and sold his previous trade companies, Jim talks about the hardships and pain points he met along the way. 

 

Jim specifically focuses on taking care of his employees, and doing everything he can to make sure that they love doing the work they do, even when times are tough. Jim also talks about creating a positive workplace culture that not only benefits your employees, but helps your business earn clients as well. 

 

In this episode, we discuss:

 

• Why your first job as an owner is to make your employees happy 

• Employee recognition goes a long way

• How to build a good workplace culture 

• Why taking care of business is also about taking care of people 

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Meet the Hosts:

Tersh Blissett is a serial entrepreneur who has created and scaled multiple profitable home service businesses in his small town market. He’s dedicated to giving back to the industry that has provided so much for him and his family. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

 

Joshua Crouch has been in the home services industry, specifically HVAC, for 8+ years as an Operations Manager, Branch Manager, Territory Sales Manager and Director of Marketing. He’s also the Founder of Relentless Digital, where their focus is dominating your local market online. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

 

Meet the Guest:

 

Jim Clark is the owner of Blue Diamond Consultants, a consulting company dedicated to coaching home service companies that want to grow and exit with generational wealth in the next three to five years. Having owned and sold his own companies, Jim brings with him the experience and knowledge as a business strategist that can help you grow your company and exit at the highest level. 

 

Connect with Jim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ccmyersservices/

Connect with Blue Diamond Consultants on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-diamond-consultants/

 

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