From One Truck to an Empire: The Gritlist Vision
It’s late. The phone stopped ringing hours ago, but you’re still at the kitchen table.
Picture this: a lone electrician in his truck, working late into the night. The job isn’t just pulling wire—it’s quoting, invoicing, chasing customers, juggling calls, ordering supplies, and trying to keep up with the next job on the schedule. The work never ends.
This story isn’t unique. Thousands of electricians—and plumbers, HVAC techs, and other tradespeople—are living the same grind. They’re masters of their craft, but when it comes to building and scaling a business, most are left on their own.
That’s where Gritlist comes in.
Why Gritlist Exists
I’m not a tradesman. My background is startups, tech, and digital marketing. For years I’ve helped companies grow faster—using systems, tools, and strategies that most trades businesses never get access to.
But here’s what I’ve learned: tradespeople are some of the hardest-working entrepreneurs out there. They’ve got the grit, the skill, and the determination—but they don’t always have the playbooks. Most resources tell you how to do the work, not how to build the business.
Gritlist was created to fill that gap. To take the best lessons from the startup world—growth frameworks, digital strategies, AI tools—and translate them into something useful, practical, and built for electricians and other owner-operators.
Because scaling from one truck to an empire doesn’t just take skill with wire and tools—it takes a new mindset, and the right systems behind you.
What You’ll Get
Every week, Gritlist delivers straight-to-the-point insights designed for entrepreneurial tradespeople—especially electricians who want to grow beyond the grind.
Here’s what you can expect:
Practical playbooks → Pricing jobs, hiring your first crew, marketing your services, and managing cash flow—adapted from startup growth strategies, translated into plain language for trades.
Real stories → Spotlights on electricians and contractors who’ve scaled from a single truck to multiple crews, sharing the lessons (and mistakes) they learned along the way.
AI & digital tools → How to use automation, quoting templates, and simple marketing systems to save time, win more jobs, and run your business smarter.
Community wisdom → Insights and tips from other ambitious trades entrepreneurs walking the same path you are.
The goal isn’t to overwhelm you with theory—it’s to hand you proven tools you can put to work this week.
The Vision: From One Truck to an Empire
The trades world is full of opportunity. Every home, every business, every city needs skilled electricians, plumbers, and HVAC pros. But the ones who thrive aren’t just great with tools—they’re the ones who learn how to scale, lead, and build lasting businesses.
That’s what Gritlist is here for. To help you step off the hamster wheel of working job-to-job, and start building something bigger: a business that supports you, your family, and the people you hire.
I don’t come to this as a master electrician—I come as someone who’s spent years helping companies grow. My mission is simple: bring the best growth strategies from the startup world to the trades, so more owner-operators can build their own empires.
If you’re ready to stop working in your business and start working on it, join the movement.
👉 Subscribe today and be part of the first wave of trades entrepreneurs rewriting the rules.