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This Woman Quit Sales & Built a Carpentry Empire
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Why This Generation Refuses to Work In Toxic Work Environments?
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Training Mentorship Matter in HVAC Career Success?
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sparky Life Podcast, where we celebrate careers in skilled trades with your host, Lia Lamela.This episode is brought to you by Supply...
Why doesn't anybody tell women about construction careers?
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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What Is the Secret to Earning More In Construction?
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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The 2 Milwaukee Tools Every Electrician Needs Right Now
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Who Saves Lives Every Day
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Is Solar a Scam?
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Sparky Life! In this episode, we dive deep into the world of solar energy in residential sectors with our special guest, Chessa Tr...
Building the RIGHT Crew for You.
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sparky Life Podcast, we dive deep into the evolving landscape of the skilled trades industry. With a significant labor deficit ...
Construction Crew Behavior EXPOSED | Reddit WIBTA
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this week's episode of The Sparky Life! Join your host, Lia Lamela, as she dives into a controversial topic in the construction industr...
Empowering Women in Motorsports | Crew Chief Eric - Motoring Podcast Network
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this exciting episode. Join the world of motorsports with Crew Chief Eric, the owner of Grand Touring Motorsports and the Motoring Podcast ...
Hilarious Trade Tales | Burritos, Floor Tiles & Blocked Toilets
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another episode of The Sparky Life! Join your host, Lia Lamela, as she shares three hilarious and eye-opening trade tales from the wor...
Why you don’t need passion—you need a plan
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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A Career in Fire Protection Could Save Your Life | Chad Tester
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Sparky Life! In this electrifying episode, host Lia Lamela sits down with fire protection guru Chad Tester. With a background that...
What You Didn't Know About Superintendents with Coach Ike
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode features a discussion between Lia Lamela and Coach Ike, a construction industry veteran, focusing on the challenges and nuances o...
What is Blind Logic: A Ralph Teetor Story
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin Lia Lamela on The Sparky Life as she interviews Jack Teetor, the creator of the documentary, Blind Logic: The Ralph Teetor Story. T...
How Did She Get a VP Job Without Applying?! | Jennifer Harrison - SupplyHouse VP
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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The Construction Industry Crisis
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to the Sparky Life! We welcome Jonathan Cinelli, a strategic construction broker and licensed electrician with three decades of ...
30-Year Construction Veteran Exposes the REAL Reason Women Leave Trades
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBRUTAL TRUTH ALERT: After 30+ years climbing from carpenter to superintendent to business owner, Barb Allen is dropping BOMBS about why...
No Website?! You’re Losing Money!
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of Sparky Life we discuss the critical role of digital presence in the construction industry with tech guru Daniel Leal....
The HARSH Truth: Women Are The Problem
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe speak with Megan Switzer for a raw and honest conversation about the complex dynamics of women supporting women, particularly withi...
Elevator Recall -The Code THAT SAVES LIVES
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEver wondered why you should NEVER take the elevator during a fire in a high-rise? This video dives deep into the life-saving technology...
What Can Save YOU from the Economic CRASH?
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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This HVAC Cowboy Built His Own Empire – Here’s How
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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The Fire That Shaped Fire Alarm Safety Laws
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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The High-Paying Dirty Job Nobody Talks About (But Should)
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Do Blue-Collar Wives Support Women In The Construction Industry?
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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AI Stealing Your Job? Time to Switch Careers...
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Smart People Take America's Most Dangerous Job
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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From Broke to $100K: How This RV Tech Escaped the Paycheck Trap
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text🚐💥 Discover the Skilled Trade That Pays $100K+ — No College Degree Needed!In this episode of Sparky Life, Lia Lamela (Queen of...
The $100K Trade That Built NYC (And Nobody Talks About It)
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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The Safety Mistake That Changed Everything for Electricians
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Electricity (Electrician Mythbusts)
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Smart People In the Skilled Trades Learn Online: Utradie
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How The Coalition is Solving the Skilled Trades Crisis
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every skilled professional needs the right tools to succeed → Get the right tool for YOU at SUPPLY HOUSE — Use code SL5 for 5% off!Meet Mark Hedst...
Why Electricians Laugh at These Hollywood Movie Mistakes
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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This AI Revolution is Making Electricians RICH in 2025
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBOOM! The AI revolution is HERE and electricians who ignore it will be left in the dust!While most sparkies are still stuck in the stone...
Work Fails That Will Save Your Life (True Stories)
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTwo TRUE construction stories that prove why safety isn't optional. Story 1: The Elevator Shaft of Shame - A superintendent ignored...
Stuck at Minimum Wage? There's a Path Out — Here's Your Road Map
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Who Secretly Built the Brooklyn Bridge?
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How to Start Your Career as An Electrician?
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How I went from Living in a Women's Shelter to making Six figures? | My story Episode 1 of Series
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Building Stuff is the Real Antidepressant: Fruit Loops, Brains & the Skilled Trades
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Here’s What Nobody Tells You About the Trades? | My Story Episode 2 of Series
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How I Broke into the Trades with Zero Experience
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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What Happens When Your Mentor Is Inappropriate? In My Story Episode 3 of Series
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How To Start a Career in the Skilled Trades
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every skilled professional need the right tools to succeed → Get the right tool for YOU at SUPPLY HOUSE — Use code SH5 for 5% off!What if college ...
Similarities Between Women in Astrophysics and the Skilled Trades
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Zoe Kearney, an ambitious, intelligent former astrophysics student and physics student who has paved her own road to success in a male-dominated ...
Paving the Way for Gender Equity
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sparky Life podcast, host Lia Lamela interviews Brenda Tackaberry, a gender bias specialist and podcast host of Busting Gender ...
Union or Non-union?
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the trades, there are essentially two paths you can take: union or non-union. Choose your destiny. But not without some help! Today’s episode, I ...
How to Build Strength? - Chris Heskett
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Chris Heskett, host of Wild Nutrition Podcast and full-time health and fitness coach, to discuss the importance of a healthy and a...
Women In The Trades; Is It Even An Issue?
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the Master Electrician, Dustin Stelzer, enlightens the apprentice on construction culture and gender in the electrical industry. Elect...
Heavy Vehicle Mechanic Makes Groundbreaking Strides in the Trades Community
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Louise Azzopardi, a skilled heavy vehicle mechanic who coaches tradeswomen to overcome obstacles and excel in their careers. She...
How to Manifest A 250 Hitachi Excavator?
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could you actually manifest a career in the trades?? This mother of 3, Stacy Abbott claims that she did. How did buying a picture from a thrift shop l...
How to Assert Yourself In The Construction Industry?
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in close as we learn from Nancy Wisner, a hilarious, empowering, go-getter woman who reminds us of the necessity to reach outside of our comfor...
Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood with author Hilary Peach
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode!Hilary was so kind as to give us a sneak peak into her book, Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood.Connect with us: ...
Would That Really Kill You? Movie Myth Busters
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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A Laborer On the Path to Leadership
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Stephanie Schaefer, a laborer located in NY with local 79. Stephanie divulges what it's like to be a laborer. Get t...
They Never Made It Out: Fire Alarm Fails
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Don't Rely on Traditional Degrees—There's a Better Way!
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sparky Life Podcast, where we celebrate careers in skilled trades with your host, Lia Lamela. The Sparky Life Podcast is proudly spon...
What Do Plumbers Really Do?
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With your favorite host on Doing Girly Things, Megan speaks with Ana master plumber to give the play by play on what it takes to be a Plumber.
Your Construction Network Trailer
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Different Construction Podcast Shows all about construction careers and the construction industry! Learn how dirty jobs are done.
The Engineer Who Made Skyscrapers Possible
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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RV TECH: The $100K Skilled Trade You’ve Never Heard Of 🚐💰 | Career Secrets with Curtis Hemmeler
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🚐💥 Discover the Skilled Trade That Pays $100K+ — No College Degree Needed!In this episode of Sparky Life, Lia Lamela (Queen of Construction ...
The Importance Of Representation In The Industry
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kara has become a full time CEO a wonderful organization called Black Girls Do Engineering focused on getting black girls ages 9-20 interested in STEM...
All Episodes Lia Lamela Season: 2 Episode: 118 This HVAC Cowboy Built His Own Empire – Here’s How
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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The lucrative career of geotechnical engineering & drilling explained.
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With your host Megan Switzer, our guest this week is an environmental driller from Canada. Rachel has been running and working a driller for 5 years a...
Construction Industry needs a REVOLUTION
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this electrifying episode of The Sparky Life, host Lia Lamela dives deep into the dynamic world of the construction industry with an absolute power...
Elevator Recall -The Code THAT SAVES LIVES
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered why you should NEVER take the elevator during a fire in a high-rise? This video dives deep into the life-saving technology of elevator r...
What is Blind Logic: A Ralph Teetor Story
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Lia Lamela on The Sparky Life as she interviews Jack Teetor, the creator of the documentary, Blind Logic: The Ralph Teetor Story. This captivatin...
College vs. Skilled Trades
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Trademaster program: www.supplyhouse.com/T-MIn this episode of The Sparky Life, we dive deep into the current state of higher education and i...
Building the RIGHT Crew for You
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sparky Life Podcast, we dive deep into the evolving landscape of the skilled trades industry. With a significant labor deficit ...
You’re the Electrician of Your Own Body!
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this electrifying episode of our podcast! Did you know that we are all electricians in our own right? Our bodies generate electricity, and ...
Story Of The High School Drop Out
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another exciting episode of The Sparky Life Podcast with your host, Lia Lamela! The Sparky Life Podcast reveals remarkable stories and sh...
How Can You Succeed in Your Career Path? Master The Skills with Erin McGoff
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sparky Life Podcast, where we celebrate careers in skilled trades with your host, Lia Lamela.This episode is brought to you by SupplyH...
What is Imagineering?
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sparky Life Podcast, where we celebrate careers in construction with your host, Lia Lamela.The Sparky Life Podcast is proudly sponsored...
Does Rosie the Riveter Legacy Live On?
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sparky Live podcast, host Lia Lamela interviews Mae Krier, one of the original Rosie the Riveters. Mae shares her experiences w...
Discovering the Good Enough Job: with author Simone Stolzoff
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sparky Live podcast, host Lia Lamela speaks with author Simone Stolzoff about his book "The Good Enough Job." They di...
From Sewage to Superheroes: The Waste Water Industry
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sparky Life podcast, host Lia Lamela welcomes wastewater treatment plant operators Emily Grace and Val Gacek. Emily and Val sha...
Is Traditional Education Failing Our Children?
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a parent struggling to teach your children important life skills? Do you feel like traditional education systems are not enough to prepare you...
The Psychology Behind Elevating Skilled Labor with Dr. Kelly
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sparky Life, host Lia Lamela speaks with licensed psychologist Dr. Kate Kelly about the benefits of trade careers, particularly...
A Plumber Raising Three Children
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Brooke, who’s life trajectory has shown that you can experience the wonders of many trades, careers, and ...
An Electrician's Journey to Unionize
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we meet with the amazing Carmyn Stanko, a one-of-a-kind woman pioneer, who organized a union from her home in Vermont. Her journey isn’t only ...
The Construction Industry
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Making construction a girly thing to do! The podcast highlights career and life advice through experiences and discoveries of women in the industry ki...
Are Women Strong Enough To Work In The Construction Industry?
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How important is physical strength in a construction career? Today I share about my own journey in building up physical and mental strength and as I p...
Women In The Skilled Trades
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the Master Electrician, Dustin Stelzer, enlightens the apprentice on construction culture and gender in the electrical industry. Elect...
My Parents Wanted Me To Go To College, But I Said NO!
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak with Jennifer Crane, a pipefitter living in Ohio. Jennifer gives us the ins and outs of working as a pipefitter. This homeown...
Tailhands Construction
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast talks to all people about breaking the glass ceiling while wearing a steel toed boots with Megan Switzer. Megan has a Masters in Electric...
The Life of an Iron Worker
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Taz Wilson, an ironworker who’s sharp as nails, hard as steel, and sweet as pie. Taz gives us the details on what it's like to work in this...
Expert for NYC Condos
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Making construction a girly thing to do with Megan Switzer! The podcast highlights career and life advice through experiences and discoveries of women...
Carpenter Construction Careers
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Mackenzie Pearl, a carpenter living in Maine. Mackenzie describes what it's like working as a carpenter, and shares...