Electrical Trade Challenges in TN :: Morristown TN’s Michael Burdette and Lauren Gamache - Ep 183 MMTBP

A Middle Tennessee Business Podcast....subscribe/follow/rate/review at www.mmtbp.comWith one of my businesses (J2Lighting.com) being in the lighting manufacturing space, I reach out to a lot of electricians. Once upon a time, I was an electrical apprentice…I still am to a certain extent!   Over the last 4 decades, the talent pool for the trades has diminished. They were painted as a last option for kids in High School who just weren’t cut out for college…as if they would be relegated to a miserable life of using their hands and having a skill that could serve their families and provide a good living for many years.Thanks to people like Mike Rowe, kids today are being exposed to the trades as a very viable and fulfilling route to a bountiful livelihood. Michael and Lauren operate American Veteran Electrical Services, which focuses on helping Veterans and Civilians with their electrical services and requirements.  We discuss finding the right people to build an electrical business and the challenges that exist in Tennessee for a trade business. They’re even starting an online course of sorts that will help people do their own surface level electrical work with Empowered Academy.Highlights:Electrical trade and licensing. (4:22)Starting a business and marketing strategies. (12:16)Business growth and talent acquisition in the electrical trade. (19:10)Local SEO and personal branding for electricians. (24:28)Franchising and running a successful electrical business. (32:16)Follow Michael and Lauren:https://www.avesusa.com/__________________________________________________________________________________________________****SUBSCRIBE/RATE/FOLLOW the Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast:www.mmtbp.comwww.instagram.com/mostlymiddletnbusinespodcastwww.instagram.com/jimmccarthyvosTiktok: @jimmccarthyvos       __________________________________________________________Shoutout to Matt Wilson for lending his voice to the new intro of MMTBP.Follow him and his podcast from which I may have borrowed the *mostly* concept:https://linktr.ee/mamwmwThe Dad Joke Challenge is sponsored by Ed Fox and Tradebank of Nashville, for when you have unsold inventory or services and think that barter is smarter, go to www.nashville.tradebank.com. The Dad joke challenge with Ed Fox - Author of 101 groan-tastic dad jokes available on Amazon Kindle, or you could go TikTok channel @specialedfoxdadjokes____________________________________________________________****You hear Jim mention it on almost every episode, ME vs. WE and how 2023 will be 1943 all over again….order “PENDULUM:How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future”:https://a.co/d/7oKK7Ip__________________________________________________________________________The co-author of Pendulum wrote a myriad of other books and started a non-profit 21st Century Non-Traditional Business School that you should really check out: Wizard Academy -  www.wizardacademy.org__________________________________________________________________________Talking about the real problems (and possible solutions) of everyday business owners and professionals in and around Middle Tennessee and beyond...this is the What’s Your Problem Podcast!Curious about podcasting? This podcast (and many others) is produced by www.itsyourshow.co#billionaire #business #entrepreneurship #fashion #love #marketing #meme #middle #mindset #motivation #nashville #nashvilletennessee #nashvilletn #nature #podcast #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #podcasting #podcastlife #podcasts #podcastshow #smallbusiness #tennessee #tennesseelife #that #through #took #travel #when #with