Sparky Life
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How to go from broke to building wealth in the skilled trades
Safety tips that could save your life and career (with a laugh)
Real stories from people who escaped corporate hell for trades heaven
Business growth advice for contractors and entrepreneurs
Industry insights delivered with humor
Perfect for anyone ready to ditch the cubicle, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and build a career that actually pays the bills - and then some. From office drone to skilled trades success - we'll show you the way (with a lot of laughs).
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Here’s What Nobody Tells You About the Trades? | Episode 2 of Series
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🎧 In this episode:
This week on Sparky Life, Lia dives into one of the most honest and vulnerable chapters in her journey through the trades. From surviving abuse to navigating the complicated, coded dynamics of being a woman in a male-dominated industry — this episode is raw, revealing, and unforgettable.
💥 Lia shares:
- Why pre-apprenticeship changed her life — and what most people get wrong about the trades
- The shocking psychology experiment that revealed how predators choose victims
- Why she studied body language and neuropsychology at night — while wiring outlets by day
- The math skills she had to rebuild after growing up with dyslexia
- A secret backdoor into the union no one talks about
- What actually happens with pay equity and raises in the trades
- The invisible pressures of “being one of the guys”
- And the gut-churning moment her trusted mentor started crossing lines
This is the kind of story that needs to be heard — especially by women considering the skilled trades. It’s about power, perception, and what it really takes to not just survive, but thrive, in a world that wasn’t built with you in mind.
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – From Shelter to Pre-Apprenticeship
01:04 – Falling in Love with the Trades
01:25 – Studying Abuse & Body Language
02:17 – The Psychology of Predators
03:05 – Rebuilding with Electricity
03:31 – Dyslexia, Measuring Tapes, and Math
04:11 – Getting Help from a Mentor Teacher
05:03 – How I Got into the Union
05:49 – The Secret “Back Door” into Unions
06:54 – What You’ll Really Earn as an Electrician
08:25 – Equal Pay for Women in the Trades
09:14 – Becoming the Only Woman on the Crew
10:03 – Learning Soft Skills from “Captivate”
10:29 – My Sopranos-Style Mentor
11:55 – Trying to Fit In with the Guys
12:11 – “You’ll Always Be the Woman in the Room”
13:01 – Realizing the Illusion of Acceptance
14:07 – The Gut Feeling I Couldn’t Ignore
15:04 – The Toxic Culture Around Reporting
16:16 – The Moment Everything Changed
16:40 – What Comes Next…
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