In this episode of Created for This, Danielle is joined by Corey Gray, a general manager at Beyond Wow Plumbing with a unique career path and a personal journey steeped in homeschooling and trades.
Corey shares his experiences growing up as a homeschooler, how it influenced his values of ownership and self-leadership, and his journey into the trades.
He discusses the importance of planning and setting goals, using the entrepreneurial operating system (EOS), and how those strategies can help business owners focus their energy effectively.
Corey also emphasizes the growing acceptance of trades as a viable path to generational wealth and offers insights on how to integrate leadership skills between personal and professional life.
The episode wraps up with a heartfelt message on the importance of supporting systems and legacy in both business and family life.
00:00 Introduction to Created for This
00:37 Meet Corey Gray: A Unique Career Path
02:20 Corey’s Personal Life and Family
03:17 The Impact of Homeschooling on Leadership
10:07 Journey into the Trades
17:32 Marriage and Moving for Career Growth
20:35 Focusing on Strengths and Leadership
31:33 Creating Generational Wealth through Trades
42:05 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
More about Corey
Corey is the general manager at Beyond Wow Plumbing in Austin, Texas, where he specialize in turning bold visions into systems, scorecard and leadership framework that actually work in the real world of the trades. As he said, he started in his family business, earned his master plumbing license and have since shifted from working in the business to working on the business by building leaders and eliminating bottlenecks.
His personal mission is to elevate the trades by creating cultures of relentless ownership or teams, execute with clarity and back without needing to be micromanaged.
He’s led leadership transformation efforts, built scalable accountability systems, and reimagined industry best practices to align with local organizational culture and built tools that feel deeply human while being operationally rock solid. His faith informs how he leads and builds, and he’s especially passionate about helping other men lead with clarity, capacity, and conviction, both in business and in life
He was homeschooled and am the husband to my high school sweetheart Melissa (also homeschooled) for 16 years and new father to our one year-old daughter Gabrielle and soon-to-arrive son Ezra.
His LinkedIn
If you’re in the local Austin, TX area and need a great plumber, check out Corey’s company, Beyond Wow.
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