Ismael Valdez

look it's hard enough to scale a business now i you you mean to tell me that each one has to have a license and they got to have some like the look the easy part about california and i don't mean to cut you off chris the easy are the the easy part about california is i'm under my plumbing license i'm under my electric under my a-track license i could carry all the people with me right so recruiting and and building them were that's way better than here exactly

look it's hard enough to scale a business now i you you mean to tell me that each one has to have a license and they got to have some like the look the easy part about california and i don't mean to cut you off chris the easy are the the easy part about california is i'm under my plumbing license i'm under my electric under my a-track license i could carry all the people with me right so recruiting and and building them were that's way better than here exactly

look it's hard enough to scale a business now i you you mean to tell me that each one has to have a license and they got to have some like the look the easy part about california and i don't mean to cut you off chris the easy are the the easy part about california is i'm under my plumbing license i'm under my electric under my a-track license i could carry all the people with me right so recruiting and and building them were that's way better than here exactly

I'm glad you brought that up, honestly. And we should talk, we should, we should talk about it because one, you know, I don't want to make this a personal podcast order, but look at the, one of the big things and the biggest, the biggest problem we have in the industry is the recruitment side of it. Right.

I'm glad you brought that up, honestly. And we should talk, we should, we should talk about it because one, you know, I don't want to make this a personal podcast order, but look at the, one of the big things and the biggest, the biggest problem we have in the industry is the recruitment side of it. Right.

I'm glad you brought that up, honestly. And we should talk, we should, we should talk about it because one, you know, I don't want to make this a personal podcast order, but look at the, one of the big things and the biggest, the biggest problem we have in the industry is the recruitment side of it. Right.

Um, we are running operations, whether you're any hour, next year, next level, everybody across the industry, we are running and building these infrastructures and operation with a limited amount of people. Okay. Like you go to California. You know, my technicians go to this company and then they bounce to this company and then they come back to this company and then they come back to us.

Um, we are running operations, whether you're any hour, next year, next level, everybody across the industry, we are running and building these infrastructures and operation with a limited amount of people. Okay. Like you go to California. You know, my technicians go to this company and then they bounce to this company and then they come back to this company and then they come back to us.

Um, we are running operations, whether you're any hour, next year, next level, everybody across the industry, we are running and building these infrastructures and operation with a limited amount of people. Okay. Like you go to California. You know, my technicians go to this company and then they bounce to this company and then they come back to this company and then they come back to us.

And we're just sharing labor, but we're not fixing the problem. The problem we need to fix in the industry is to actually get an influx of recruitment. Right. And it starts at the high school level. And, you know, that's one of the personal goals that I have in my journey is to be able to impact that section of it, because if we can if we can actively.

And we're just sharing labor, but we're not fixing the problem. The problem we need to fix in the industry is to actually get an influx of recruitment. Right. And it starts at the high school level. And, you know, that's one of the personal goals that I have in my journey is to be able to impact that section of it, because if we can if we can actively.

And we're just sharing labor, but we're not fixing the problem. The problem we need to fix in the industry is to actually get an influx of recruitment. Right. And it starts at the high school level. And, you know, that's one of the personal goals that I have in my journey is to be able to impact that section of it, because if we can if we can actively.

impact the educational system where we're not just pushing them to college, we give them an option to come to the trades and actually make real good money. If we can do that, that's what's going to solve the biggest problem we have in the industry, which is labor.

impact the educational system where we're not just pushing them to college, we give them an option to come to the trades and actually make real good money. If we can do that, that's what's going to solve the biggest problem we have in the industry, which is labor.

impact the educational system where we're not just pushing them to college, we give them an option to come to the trades and actually make real good money. If we can do that, that's what's going to solve the biggest problem we have in the industry, which is labor.

Like we've got to be- D, I got a question for you because, you know, your story is super unique and your story is, you know, one of a kind to be able to come from, you know, turning wrenches to running one of the biggest private equity shows in the nation. Yeah. What do you think we have to do as influencers, right? As, you know, as being the voice of the industry.

Like we've got to be- D, I got a question for you because, you know, your story is super unique and your story is, you know, one of a kind to be able to come from, you know, turning wrenches to running one of the biggest private equity shows in the nation. Yeah. What do you think we have to do as influencers, right? As, you know, as being the voice of the industry.

Like we've got to be- D, I got a question for you because, you know, your story is super unique and your story is, you know, one of a kind to be able to come from, you know, turning wrenches to running one of the biggest private equity shows in the nation. Yeah. What do you think we have to do as influencers, right? As, you know, as being the voice of the industry.

And I hate calling myself an influencer. It pisses me off, honestly. And I don't even know if we're supposed to cuss on these, and I apologize.

And I hate calling myself an influencer. It pisses me off, honestly. And I don't even know if we're supposed to cuss on these, and I apologize.