EP# 257: Shattering Electrical Myths and Personal Triumphs | Jonathan Davenport's Inspirational Journey with JD Unlimited Electric

What makes Jonathan Davenport with JD Unlimited Electric
a good neighbor?

What if everything you thought you knew about electricity was wrong? In this episode of the Good Neighbor Podcast, we welcome Jonathan Davenport, the brilliant mind and master electrician behind JD Unlimited Electric, to shatter some common myths about the electrical industry. From his early decision to pursue an electrical diploma to his extensive 18-year journey under the mentorship of master electricians, Jonathan's story is both inspiring and enlightening. He shares the comprehensive services his company provides across the Treasure Coast, from residential and commercial projects to panel upgrades and new constructions. Jonathan also tackles misconceptions head-on, such as the false belief that electricity always takes the path of least resistance and the stereotype that electricians are messy workers.

But Jonathan's journey is not just about wires and circuits—it's about resilience and giving back to the community. Living in Stewart, Florida, and balancing his professional life with a love for paddleboarding and pickleball with his kids, Jonathan shows us the human side of the trades. Hear how he overcame various personal and professional challenges to ultimately become a master electrician. He also shares a special offer: a 10% discount for military personnel, teachers, first responders, and nurses. Tune in to learn more about his journey, the values that drive his business, and how to connect with JD Unlimited Electric through their website, email, and social media platforms.

To learn more about JD Unlimited Electric go to:
https://jdunlimitedelectric.com/

JD Unlimited Electric
772-298-9383

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, GarfieldBowen.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Welcome to the Good Neighbor Podcast.
Are you in need of anelectrician, or maybe?
A mass electrician.
Well, one may be closer thanyou think.
Today I have the pleasure ofintroducing your good neighbor,
Jonathan Davenport, with JDUnlimited Electric.
Jonathan, how are you doingtoday?

Speaker 3 (00:31):
Hey, hey guys.
How are you doing?
Doing fine.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Listen, we're excited to learn all about you and your
business.
Tell us about your company.

Speaker 3 (00:40):
Well, I'm JD Jonathan Davenport.
I'm the sole proprietor of JDUnlimited Electric here in
Stewart.
We're a pretty brand newbusiness.
Let's see, I'm an unlimitedlicensed contractor, electrical
contractor.
We're serving the treasurecoast, you know, from port St

(01:04):
Lucy to Palm beach counties.
Uh residential, commercial, umpanel upgrades, new construction
remodels, kitchen remodels,whole house remodels, uh EV pool
equipment, um car chargers.
You know, anything to do withelectrical I'm going to have my

(01:26):
hands on in Garfield.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
I see you make it happen right.

Speaker 3 (01:31):
Yes, sir, generator installs standalone.
You know anything to do withelectrical sir?

Speaker 2 (01:38):
So tell us, how did you get into this business?

Speaker 3 (01:43):
It's a good question.
I think I was around maybe 21,22 years old, just a kid kicking
rocks trying to make a way, andI worked construction for a
little while and I came home onenight and I told my mom I
wanted to go back to school andI picked electrical.

(02:04):
So I kind of went to mycommunity college around town
and I got an electrical diplomaand that kind of kicked off my
little career.
It was a one year degree.
It was nothing, you know, noapprenticeship or anything.
It was just a one year degree.
And then I got in with a really, really good company and you
know it was kind of heavyindustrial company, motors and

(02:26):
controls.
You know they built like an IBMBB&T data centers and they
offered me an apprenticeshipprogram and I completed that.
And last year I kind of just dida dead halt on everything I had
in my life.
I kind of had a milestone, youknow, 40 years old, old, you
know, oh my gosh, I'm 40 now andI just put everything on hold

(02:51):
and and I started studying and Itook all my money and invested
in myself and I got all my booksand all my everything, all the
material, and I just startedstudying.
And then my last two months.
I've passed both my exams forstate license and this is where
I'm at now.
You know I've been in the tradefor 18 years.

(03:13):
I've seen a bunch, learned abunch.
You know I've studied undermaster electricians for 18 years
.
Now it's time for me to be amaster electrician and run my
own company.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
That's excellent.
What are some of the myths andmisconceptions of the electrical
industry?
I know y'all know how not toget shocked, huh.

Speaker 3 (03:38):
Yeah, one of the myths, I got a couple.
But one of the myths, uh, we'llhave, I got, I got a couple,
you know.
But, um, one of the myths thatyou see in a bunch of textbooks
and a bunch of things out there,you know, maybe you might even
google it uh is, uh, electricitytakes the path of least

(04:00):
resistance and kind of sort ofthat is, but it's not the case.
You know it is, but it doesn't.
You know, don't let that foolyou.
Electricity is always uh.
Electricity is generated from,you know, natural resources wind
, uh, water and you know itpushes, pushes electrical,

(04:22):
magnetic, magnetic field aroundincreased voltage which pushes
current down transmitting linesto where we're at, to your home,
to your power station, aroundyour neighborhood, and it
doesn't take the path of leastresistance.
It it does.

(04:45):
It creates a bunch of parallelloops inside your home and
businesses.
Electricity is always trying tofind a path back to its source,
not least resistance.
Lighten it up a little bit.
Another myth of electricians iswe don't know how to use brooms

(05:06):
or dust pans or pick up behindourselves, and we do clean up
behind ourselves.
So that's another myth we gotout there.
But yeah, that's it for rightnow.

Speaker 2 (05:20):
So, jonathan, when you're not busy running your
business, what do you like to dofor fun?

Speaker 3 (05:31):
Well, over here in Stewart man, we do some paddle
boarding, we play somepickleball.
I have two kids, one's 18.
One's 13.
Boy and a girl.
So best of both worlds, we liketo go early morning
paddleboarding.
You know, in the river, um,there's a bunch of activity out

(05:51):
there, you know.
Dolphins, manatees, love thelove, love this treasure, coast,
crystal blue water.
You can jump in and just, youknow, relax.
That's, that's kind of what wedo, you know, not every Saturday
, but at least two times aSaturday, two Saturdays a month
or so.
We try to get out there.
So that's what we're doing.

Speaker 2 (06:14):
Well, we're in paradise here in Florida.
You know you get to live ourdreams, so you got to make sure
you enjoy this.
It's been kind of hot lately,though, but I guess, if you can
get through the heat- you getout there early in the morning,
it's not, you know it's not toobad uh let's change gears a
little bit.
Life often throws us curveballs.
Let's talk about one hardship,one life challenge, something

(06:37):
that you've been doing.
You can look back today and sayyou're better and stronger
because of it.
Um, what, what?
But what comes to?

Speaker 1 (06:42):
mind.

Speaker 3 (06:48):
I'd say you know just the hardship of you know just
out here.
You know you're a kid, You'reworking, you want to impress,
you want to do the right things.
You know just, you want to haveyou right things.
You know just, you want to haveyou, you want things.

(07:09):
And you know, as a constructionworker, you know in the
electrical industry you got youget kicked around by a lot of
older people.
You take a lot of verbal abuse.
You take a lot of of mental,verbal and physical abuse.
You know in the sun and youknow you get a lot of crappy
jobs and abuse.
You know in the sun and youknow you get a lot of crappy

(07:29):
jobs and, um, you know you justgotta, you gotta put one foot
ahead of the other and just takeit with a grain of salt and
just pick your head up.
And you know you gotta, yougotta stand up, man, and you
gotta be strong man.
You know just, if you just likemy, just like my case uh'm a
master electrician now I'malways going to work hard and do

(07:51):
those jobs in the sun and stufflike that but I'm at a point in
my life now where I can hiresomebody to crawl through an
attic or not take those type ofjobs anymore or do those type of
jobs anymore.
I'll still get down and dirty,but you know that's.
There's also a stereotype thatconstruction workers aren't, you

(08:14):
know, smart and aren't driven,and you know that.
You know they don't, they don't, they don't want better things
in their life.
But you know that's notnecessarily the case.
You know.
That just kind of plays back tomy story.
You know, last year I was likeyou know there's a turning point
.
You know I'm a constructionworker, I want to change, I want
to change something in my lifeand you know I just that's what

(08:37):
I did and I got after it and Ichanged my life.

Speaker 2 (08:41):
So yeah, yeah, there's a famous quote that that
says our character is notdefined by how many times we
fall, it's how we get up.
You know, is it?

Speaker 1 (08:50):
And that seemed like you did a great job getting up.

Speaker 2 (08:56):
Listen, I know you have a lot to say about your
business.
I'm going to put you on thespot.
I want you to narrow it down toone thing, one thing that you
want our listeners to rememberabout JD Unlimited Electric.

Speaker 3 (09:07):
All right, yeah, I'm really proud.
I'm not a service member, but Ido appreciate all the service of
all the veterans, and you knownot not only the veterans, but,
like all the people in thecommunity that work hard and go
and go to work every singlemorning construction workers,

(09:28):
they put on their boots, nursesput on their scrubs, military
put on their put on theirhelmets and vests, and you know
everything I want to.
What I'm saying is my companyis going to offer 10 off
discount for all military uh,teachers, first responders,
nurses in the community, becauseI just want to show you know

(09:53):
this personnel or this group ofpeople that you know you guys
are important.
You're not just.
You know things do get better.
We're all here together.
We all want to succeed togetherand I just want to, you know,
offer something for thecommunity to have and grab onto
out here.
So I thought that was veryimportant for me to, and it's on

(10:14):
my vans, it's on my cards, it'son, you know, the website,
everything.
So it's very important for meto advertise that.

Speaker 2 (10:23):
A lot of my listeners are homeowners and business
owners, and they have probablyone question on their mind right
now, and that's how?
How do we get more informationon JD Unlimited Electric?

Speaker 3 (10:38):
Let's see.
Well, I have a website.
I have a website atJDUnlimitedElectriccom.
You can go to my website.
You can see all the services weoffer.
You can go to my website.
You can see all the services weoffer, back to panel upgrades,
ev chargers, insurance claims,the list goes on and on.

(11:00):
About the services, you canreach me through my email,
jdunlimitedelectric at gmailcom.
We're also getting into a littlebit of social media.
Not everybody has social medianow, so I'm finding out that
it's really important to have asocial media following.

(11:21):
Not, you know, I'm not verytech savvy with that.
I have my kids help me with itand do little Instagram things.
But I'm on Instagram andFacebook.
At JD unlimited electric, youcan follow me, like my videos.
I try to put out at least threeto four videos per per week of

(11:43):
like cool little snaps of meworking or my guys working,
where we're in the ditch orwe're in the panel we've
replaced a panel.
We're working on pool.
We've replaced a panel.
We're working on pool equipment.
We've yanked the motor out.
You know, that way you can getmore personalized with us and
what we're doing, and that waywe're just not a you know, a
company out there.

(12:04):
You know, oh, we're going tohire JD Unlimited.
We don't know anything aboutthem, but you know, I've got
plenty of pictures and things on, you know, for to make it more
personable.
So that's where.
That's where we're at.
We're on social media.

Speaker 2 (12:17):
For those that like to just push the numbers on the
phone, is there a number youlike to share?

Speaker 3 (12:23):
Oh sure, yes, sir, we're going to be reached at
772-298-9383.

Speaker 2 (12:35):
That's going to be our business line.
Well, Jonathan, we reallyappreciate having you on the
show.
We wish you and your businessthe very best moving forward.

Speaker 3 (12:42):
Thank you.

Speaker 1 (12:44):
Garfield.
Thank you for listening to theGood Neighbor Podcast Port St
Lucie.
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(13:06):
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