SALLY AND TRISTAN - ALYKAN ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS - HOW TO BUILD AN A GRADE TEAM

In this episode we speak with Sally and Tristan Higgs, owners of Alykan Electrical Solutions in Melbourne, Victoria.In 2017, Alykan was built after Tristan completed his apprenticeship and gained a few years of experience as a qualified A-Grade. Sally has always been in high level corporate roles, and only in the last couple of years decided to leverage these skills and jump feet first full time into the business alongside Tristan. These two have built an unbeatable team with a culture to match.Here's what they teach us in this podcast:How to work through the fear of putting on the first staff memberHow to learn about onbaording staff and navigating contracts and other HR stuff - basically - utilise your industry bodies and government organisationsThe do's and don'ts of recruiting - hire slowly, fire quickly - bad eggs will spoil the whole organisationThe 'Alykan Grilling' - the value of having your team members as part of the recruitment process, some questions you can ask candidatesThe Coffee Interview - how to build a more casual environment for a second interview to expose more of the 'real' part of the candidateHiring on values and skills - knowing what motivates your staffIncentives, inclusion of partners and families and how to keep your people happyPerformance reviews - how to do them, why they are important and the outcomes of them.This episode is JAM PACKED legends - you will learn so much from these guys who might I mention, are Master Electricians FINALISTS for the 2021 awards. So proud of you guys.Enjoy the listenxx🎧 Ready to take your tradie business to the next level?🚀 Money Junket 2026 Join us for our biggest event of the year—helping tradie couples build profitable, sustainable businesses (without burning out or breaking their relationship). 👉 https://ghl.ladieswithtradies.com/the-money-junket-bne-2026💡 The Empowered Tradie Business Program (FREE) Get clarity, structure, and direction in your business—without the overwhelm. 👉 https://ghl.ladieswithtradies.com/empowered-tradie-program📞 Book a ‘What To Fix First’ Call Not sure what’s holding your business back? Let’s figure it out together. 👉 https://links.ladieswithtradies.com/widget/bookings/30min_chatdirect