How an Electrician Built a Legacy That Outlives Him
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What is the main focus of Jason and Caleb Parks' journey?
The worst answer you can ever get is no. And if you know that's the worst thing that can ever happen, then the sky's the limit. Boundaries are unlimited.
Jason and Caleb Parks are a vision-driven, skilled, and purpose-led father and son leadership team at M&J Electric, a trusted electrical contracting company founded by Jason Parks in Wichita, Kansas. Through their work, they are carrying forward a legacy of excellence by combining Jason's decades of expertise with Caleb's next-generation leadership, delivering reliable solutions with integrity and craftsmanship.
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Welcome back everybody to another episode of the Living Your Legacy podcast. I am your host, Jason Tyler. And today I am joined by another Jason, Jason Parks and Caleb Parks in the building. How are you guys feeling? Good. How are you? Doing pretty good. Doing pretty good. Another sunny day in South Florida. So I can't really complain too, too much. Now you guys are coming in to film your episode of Legacy Makers. What would you say is the number one lesson that you want people to be able to take away from your story?
When you ask for something, whether you're asking to get a job or do the next level, the worst answer you can ever get is no. And if you know that's the worst thing that can ever happen, then the sky's the limit.
Boundaries are unlimited. To piggyback off that, one of my favorite quotes or sayings or phrases is you're only a finite number of no's away from your yes. Correct. Right.
How did Jason transition from employee to entrepreneur?
If I knew for a fact that I was only 150 no's away from the yes that was going to change everything, I'd want to blaze through those 150. Absolutely. I'd be blowing the phones up. I'd be like, hey, give me as many no's as you can give me. Right. But you guys are a unique pairing for Legacy Makers because we don't get a lot of father-son duos. And I think that's a great opportunity to talk about just the concept of legacy in and of itself. Because from what I've been able to read through your notes... you are getting ready to hand over the reins of this company to your son, Caleb. That's correct. First of all, how you feel about that? And what does that mean to you to be able to build a company and be able to hand it off?
I'd say first, there was always that nervousness, you know, because like, this is what I built, right? This was my dream, my passion, everything. And when you start a business, you're hands-on, like you touch every aspect of the business.
You're wearing all the hats.
All the hats. And then as you like grown wiser, I guess, but the different mentors and stuff that I have that I work with, they start to teach you. I mean, you start letting people own sections of the business like that. They they're empowered. They have their own ownership and handling that task. I learned to be OK with, you know, if somebody is 85 percent there from what I was doing, it's a success, something I don't have to handle. So it started out nervousness. We've been really working our tails off on a U.S. system, entrepreneur operating system. Man, I'd say in the last two years, it's just taught him and I how to handle things more efficiently. So now it's not as scary as you think it would be.
And then you're kind of seeing that there's some small changes here or there, that there's things that Caleb has to do that fits his personality, but dealing with everybody, that's okay.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main focus of Jason and Caleb Parks' journey?
0:00–2:15
2
How did Jason transition from employee to entrepreneur?
2:15–4:54
3
What challenges did Jason face while building M&J Electric?
4:54–7:00
4
How does mentorship play a role in business success?
7:00–9:27
5
What is the significance of succession planning in family businesses?
9:27–11:28
6
How does Caleb feel about taking over the family business?
11:28–13:14
7
What lessons can entrepreneurs learn from Jason's experiences?
13:14–15:33
8
What final advice do Jason and Caleb have for aspiring business owners?
15:33–16:21