How to Become a Master Electrician and Operate an Electrical Service Company

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  • Опубликовано: 1 апр 2021
  • Henry Lucero is a master electrician and the owner of Arrow Electric Service in Hurst, Texas. In this podcast, we talk to Henry about how he became an electrician and the ins and outs of owning an electric service company. If you are in the Dallas, Fort Worth Metroplex and are in of an electrician, contact:
    Henry Lucero
    Master Electrician
    Arrow Electric Service
    Phone: (817) 538-8959
    Website: arrowelectricservice.net/
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Комментарии • 106

  • @venvicta3148
    @venvicta3148 Год назад +17

    I really appreciate the honesty. He shows that it was a long hard process. It didn't just happen overnight. It took years working 12-16 hours a day. I'm 33 and I want to start my own electrical business. Him showing that just because you didn't make all the right moves doesn't mean it's too late is a breathe of fresh air.

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  Год назад

      Thanks for watching the video and best of luck to you starting your own electrical business

  • @denniscaesar5894
    @denniscaesar5894 2 месяца назад +1

    People like this man are so hard to find. It all started from home. Also, spake the tough ❤❤❤

  • @angelromero903
    @angelromero903 2 года назад +55

    As an electrician myself who had to travel and leave my family behind often, I can really relate. That's what is currently pushing me to go out on my own and get my masters license in TX. Great content 👌

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  2 года назад +4

      Best of luck to you, Angel. We hope this video can help you keep grinding away until you reach all of your goals. Thank you for watching.

    • @drewchaisson9303
      @drewchaisson9303 2 года назад +4

      I just got my masters a week ago.. GO FOR IT MAN! dONT WAIT!

    • @jamalbrown138
      @jamalbrown138 2 года назад

      I’m thinking about being a electrician.. you think it’s worth it

    • @PretiumLibertatisEstVigilantia
      @PretiumLibertatisEstVigilantia 2 года назад

      As I understand it, one can go work on their own as an electrician after getting a Journeyman. Or as a Master Electrician one can also go on their own plus hire electricians, Is this correct?

    • @jamesmcguffey3569
      @jamesmcguffey3569 2 года назад +2

      I’m taking my class 2 electrical contractor exam in Georgia the first week of November! So excited and nervous at the same time Wish me luck lol

  • @bchef4u2p
    @bchef4u2p Год назад +7

    Electrical is not the same between automotive crafts and residential and commercial and industrial. Codes differ connections and theories differ. I respect him and thankful for his service.

    • @E-ticket562
      @E-ticket562 2 месяца назад

      True this guy dosent know ish!

  • @Dezeberbro
    @Dezeberbro 2 месяца назад +1

    His honesty is probably the reason why he is so successful.

  • @chrism2042
    @chrism2042 3 года назад +13

    Videos like this are what young people need to see! Life is about drive and determination, not waiting for things to be handed to them all while complaining that someone else held them back in life!
    I started helping my neighbors Dad which was a electrical contractor at age 14. At 16 I made a bad decision and dropped out of school, but went to work full time as electrical helper. Joined the military at 17, when I got out I went back into electrical work. Passed the State electrical contractors exam by 25, started my business with one commercial building contract and $1500. I worked 7 days a week solo for the first year doing several commercial projects, then started hiring employees. After a couple years I had 35 employees, doing all office work and design work nights and weekends for engineers and architects. After 10+ years of babysitting grown men, I took the path toward going full time engineering.
    High school drop out, no business loans, no handouts. My work and professionalism kept me covered up with commercial and industrial work until I decided to take a step forward. Early 50's with several State licenses and still set business and professional goals. Drive and determination equals success.

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  3 года назад

      Chris, that is an inspirational story. Thanks for watching our video.

    • @theentrepreneur607
      @theentrepreneur607 2 года назад

      Did you go to electrical engineering ?

  • @The360Electrician
    @The360Electrician 2 года назад +9

    Going on your own can be the best thing in the world but you have to do it right. One or two mistakes in the beginning can mean going back to work for your old boss. RUclips can be a blessing to anyone looking to learn from us that have been in the game for a long time.

    • @alendicoke7554
      @alendicoke7554 Год назад +1

      Should go union or non-union to start out?

    • @bookworm8134
      @bookworm8134 5 месяцев назад

      @@alendicoke7554 ofc nobody answers lmfaooo

  • @romeogagliardi8804
    @romeogagliardi8804 6 месяцев назад +2

    I’m 29 and been doing electrical work 10 years and I’m ready to make this step I just have to get my electrical license and then I’m off to put in that work, thank you for this video and interview it was very helpful

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  5 месяцев назад +1

      Romeo, best of luck to you with your career and thanks for watching the video. If and when you ever decide to start your own electrical business, let us know. We can help you with tips and advice and best practices. We're always rooting for new businesses and entrepreneurs. You can reach us at grayhawkdjc@gmail.com

  • @bkhantheking1
    @bkhantheking1 3 года назад +22

    I really appreciate that both you took the time out to help answer lots of questions that were in my mind about the electrical trade being that im an electrical apprentice myself! I have yet 3 more years of school and about 6000 more hours before becoming a Journeyman. So questions does pop up in my head at times while at work or even in leisure time in general if this is really for me because of circumstances at times whether it be financial or future thoughts. But then when i think of the positive future ahead after having the license and a business of my own, then it gives me encouragement and motivation to keep wanting to work hard physically and mentally to keep going until i reach the finish line. So thanks to the legendary electrician there and you the interviewer for throwing awsome questions which were perfectly answered as well and im grateful for coming accross the video. Many people who make it dont usually let out all the ways to achieve what they have achieved for many reasons but this is just amazing. Thanks!

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  3 года назад +3

      Thanks for the comment and keep up the grind. Wishing you the best of everything.

    • @bkhantheking1
      @bkhantheking1 3 года назад

      @@GrayHawkDJC thank you!

    • @PretiumLibertatisEstVigilantia
      @PretiumLibertatisEstVigilantia 2 года назад +1

      So as I understand, you can go on your own after obtaining a Journeyman?

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  2 года назад +2

      @@PretiumLibertatisEstVigilantia if you have questions on becoming an electrician, shoot us an email at grayhawkdjc@gmail.com. We can get you in touch with Mr. Lucero. He said he would be happy to answer any of your questions.

    • @skazcix4141
      @skazcix4141 3 месяца назад +1

      So it’s been 2 years since you posted this comment. I’m thinking about becoming an electrician contractor in the future I still haven’t started at all I haven’t gone to a trade school or electrician apprentice. Would you say it’s worth it I really wanna do this but don’t know what path to take and if it’s worth it.

  • @wannako20
    @wannako20 2 года назад +2

    As an electrician, I appreciated your content, it does help a lot !

  • @codywhiteside152
    @codywhiteside152 3 месяца назад

    What a character, I appreciate yall taking the time to make this available for us wanting to learn

  • @anthonyesparsen7776
    @anthonyesparsen7776 3 месяца назад +2

    phillips is electronics so is Panasonic, me and my wife were at Honeywell DASD at north side of town in Albuquerque new Mexico right across the street from phillps so we built the electronic boards for military aircraft of all kinds, I went into building wiring some time after that

  • @jgnzz5351
    @jgnzz5351 2 года назад +18

    By far, one of the best interviews I’ve seen coming from an owner of a company.
    As an owner of a small company my self, feel his passion for what his doing.

  • @christiangonzalez2646
    @christiangonzalez2646 3 года назад +8

    THIS GUY IS A SUPER MASTER PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICIAN ⚡️

  • @omarproa6513
    @omarproa6513 2 года назад +1

    I’m finishing school in the valley as an electrician and that’s great hearing he came down here and helped down here

  • @peaceonearth9550
    @peaceonearth9550 Год назад +1

    This was Interesting interview and I watched the whole video.
    That’s a honest hard working electrician.

  • @Sailhatan
    @Sailhatan 2 года назад +6

    This is some great insight into having your own electrical business thank you for the video!

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  2 года назад +1

      You're welcome. Thank you for watching the video.

  • @soldatheero
    @soldatheero Год назад +1

    Everything this guy says is golden

  • @anatoliygultay4633
    @anatoliygultay4633 2 года назад +2

    You are a great interview and host. Subscribed

  • @leeaudio027
    @leeaudio027 Год назад

    Good talk enjoying the conversation guys thank you!

  • @waynergarcia9256
    @waynergarcia9256 3 года назад +5

    Thank you for the video. I just graduated from high school but I have 1 year of experience of electricity and now I want to get my journeyman license.

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  3 года назад

      That's awesome. Best of luck to you!

  • @anthonyesparsen7776
    @anthonyesparsen7776 3 месяца назад +1

    electrical building wiring is a totally different trade then what electronics tech on aircraft of any kind

  • @tonygorton1874
    @tonygorton1874 3 года назад +7

    Really enjoyed this interview. Thank you

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  3 года назад +1

      Tony, glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

  • @angelromero903
    @angelromero903 2 года назад +2

    Really great interviewer btw!

  • @1monkeyrunner
    @1monkeyrunner 3 года назад +7

    Love to hear the story of how someone finds success. Inspiring!

  • @jacobbear5971
    @jacobbear5971 2 года назад

    Great podcast. Took a different turn in the end.

  • @dhiaeddinebaali8896
    @dhiaeddinebaali8896 2 года назад +7

    As an electrical engineer who is just 22 and thinking of how to boost my career i really benefited this interview. Thank you for this helpful infos.

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  2 года назад +1

      You're welcome and thank you for watching the video.

    • @bkhantheking1
      @bkhantheking1 3 месяца назад +2

      Get lots of experiences in your electrical engineering field and save loads of money. Since you already know the theories of electricity, you are lots of steps ahead of guys in the field but with no field contracting experience. It isnt a bad thing, because youve worked hard to get your degree. But if you want become an electrical contractor, you'll need years of field experience and social skills😅 caz in our trade we do really well with that...once you become a licensed electrician and having an engineering degree, you are a master of this trade. Just be well in doing business as well. Then theres nothing stopping you from succeeding!

  • @srm5436
    @srm5436 3 года назад +2

    Great stuff hope to see more content . Subbed 👍

  • @juansaldana84
    @juansaldana84 2 года назад +1

    I really appreciate the video you did thanks a lot Iam also a apprentice electrician looking forward to get my journeymen license in the future good advice from this master electrician

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  2 года назад +1

      Juan, we're glad you enjoyed the video. Best of luck to you.

    • @juansaldana84
      @juansaldana84 2 года назад

      @@GrayHawkDJC thanks bro hope u can do more videos like this thanks

  • @stevemoore4195
    @stevemoore4195 2 года назад +2

    Hey Henry, I joined the AF in 77, went to Lackland in July and Chanute for school and finally Travis for the remainder of my tour. We probably crossed paths. I’m an electrician in San Jose now. It’s cool to hear your story. Did you know a Francisco Navez? He drove a Corvette from San Jose to Travis 78 to 81.

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  2 года назад

      Steve, if you wish to contact Henry directly, please email us at grayhawkdjc@gmail.com and we will get you in touch with Henry.

    • @assassin7250
      @assassin7250 2 года назад

      Does San Jose pay well for electrician?

  • @stephanlanders3375
    @stephanlanders3375 3 года назад

    Appreciate you guys! Thanks for the video.

    • @GrayHawkDJC
      @GrayHawkDJC  3 года назад

      Stephen, thanks for liking the video.

  • @edimichaelchannel1162
    @edimichaelchannel1162 Год назад

    Nice!👏👏👏

  • @joeg2534
    @joeg2534 Год назад

    Great content!!

  • @QR_Code
    @QR_Code 3 года назад +2

    good video...

  • @RPGRyth
    @RPGRyth 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’m 18 working with a pretty good company, need 3 years of work and 1-2 years of nightschool and working towards getting my journeyman’s license and later my masters to start a business does anyone have any advice?

  • @ghelectricalengineer5911
    @ghelectricalengineer5911 2 года назад

    Am Electrician and plumber in Ghana please l really love to trade to diaspora to work with someone please l need your help

  • @stanmoney8470
    @stanmoney8470 2 года назад

    I,m trying to see if I could start my own electric business in Texas with just my journeyman license? Could I go under a handyman?

    • @matt59fire
      @matt59fire 2 года назад

      You need a masters for a company. 12,000 hrs. Journeyman you can do odd jobs. Fixing existing systems with a helper. But you cant do large applications without working under a master

    • @1stcivdiv81
      @1stcivdiv81 Год назад

      ⁠@@matt59fire what is legal “odd jobs” to do as a journeyman without masters?

    • @matt59fire
      @matt59fire Год назад

      @@1stcivdiv81 You can work on existing installations. Are you being a smart ass with me I can't tell? Those air qoutes seem condescending as fuck.

  • @shariffjelle2428
    @shariffjelle2428 9 месяцев назад +1

    I am from a very poor family, I always had a dream of becoming an electrician one day. I don't know where to start, who can help but sooner or later with the help of God it will be possible InshaAllah.

    • @bkhantheking1
      @bkhantheking1 3 месяца назад

      In sha Allah! You will need to start from the bottom, but if you are able to sacrifice at least 5 years of your time, dont look back til you reach the finish line! You will succeed. Just know that youll feel down at times because of all the hard work youll be doing even during ramadan, dont lose faith but motivate yourself to get there. Youll be good!

  • @edwindaling782
    @edwindaling782 2 года назад +1

    if youre looking sir a helper and laborer take me and i need a job, and im an electrician here in the philippines for 23 years im a hardworking thats why im wanted to apply in you company if you need a helper or electrical laborer.

  • @jarrydee2799
    @jarrydee2799 2 года назад +4

    Yelp will rip you off, and hide all your good reviews.. Home advisor and AL are the same

  • @janlievens6964
    @janlievens6964 2 года назад +2

    I live in UK, and can.t Understand your grading for all the money in the world, i am an Electrical industrial inspector HV and LV FOR ONE OFF THE BIGGEST COMP. IN THE WORLD AMEC and also elect testing engineer , worked as a lead eng. on some off the biggest jobs in UK for 30 y , Airports Hospitals Power Stations you name it i done it, also electrical equipment inspector in factories prior to delivery also inspecting the design prior to approval for installation begins,setting up inspection and testing for large jobs Like Terminal 5 at HTR Airport ( 250.000 test sheets)4.500.000 million meters off wiring from 0.50 sq mm up to 1200 sq mm cables where i had 300 Elect. Insp.and Testers just for inspections and testing under me,final completion certification signed off by me prior to opening on all jobs , i like to know what my grading would be in the USA

    • @ubrayj02
      @ubrayj02 2 года назад

      Plenty of technician/tester journeyman and supervisor jobs at utilities, generation for industrial uses, etc. If you have an engineering license, that is a different pay grade above that of electrical testers and inspectors.

    • @PatonCavaney
      @PatonCavaney 2 года назад

      Grammar

    • @brian21m33
      @brian21m33 2 года назад

      I remember my first beer.

    • @abcdef-kx2qt
      @abcdef-kx2qt 2 года назад

      @@ubrayj02 :
      give links to said job offers .

    • @matt59fire
      @matt59fire 2 года назад

      @@brian21m33 Haha 🤣. Hes show boating

  • @01091990100
    @01091990100 3 года назад +3

    I will become an electrician
    I will learnfrom you
    Could you trained me

  • @abcdef-kx2qt
    @abcdef-kx2qt 2 года назад

    10:00 stem job gone !!!!
    10:44 lucky no one turned you in for none licensed & no inspection work !
    job titles change from state to state !!

  • @anthonyesparsen7776
    @anthonyesparsen7776 3 месяца назад +1

    No no no no no electrical is not the same for all electrical trades , there are many different specialties of electricity building wiring is one of them but there are several

  • @gregoryestrella2661
    @gregoryestrella2661 Год назад

    he said dodo

  • @justink7269
    @justink7269 2 года назад

    This guy is great but interviewer seems to miss that it takes real work and experience

  • @Roboli-nr1mv
    @Roboli-nr1mv 2 года назад +3

    Idk alot of things he says are not 100% accurate. The test is an open book test and not 8 or 6 hrs unless u have a disability it's 4 hours. Alot of uhms and I believes and not knowing what his first two employees are up to tells u that he's not about building and keeping relationships long term. Also can't recall specific nightmare jobs he claims happen often, trust me from experience u don't forget those jobs/lessons. This guy feels a little off to me.

    • @drewchaisson9303
      @drewchaisson9303 2 года назад +4

      Actually the master test is 6 hours long , atleast in MA , I just took it and passed ..my journeyman was 4 hours

    • @matt59fire
      @matt59fire 2 года назад +1

      @@drewchaisson9303 Exactly. Journeymans is a lot like wiremans test. Infact i think its nearly identical. But a masters has more information. And yes its open book. You arent aloud to have posted notes though.

    • @jamesmcguffey3569
      @jamesmcguffey3569 Год назад

      In the state of Georgia the Unrestricted Electrical Contractor exam is 8 hrs long. I just took it last year 2022. 4 hrs then a 15 min break then another 4 hrs.

    • @arrowelectricservicetx
      @arrowelectricservicetx 4 месяца назад

      My Journey test in 1993 was open code book, on paper and they gave us 8 hours to complete! Masters test was 5-6 hours!
      Where did I say I didn’t know where my employees were?

  • @waynemccrary
    @waynemccrary 9 месяцев назад

    Not an electrician

  • @joeg2534
    @joeg2534 8 месяцев назад

    This guy is a great interviewer!!