Adam Stevens

Co-founder, Clara

Adam is a co-founder of Clara. He writes about building growing businesses, the difference between being busy and building something, and what it actually takes to scale.

Articles by Adam Stevens

10 June 2026

Clara Now Texts Your Callers Automatically

Clara now automatically texts your callers the moment a call ends. Here's how to set it up and why it makes a difference.

9 June 2026

Meta Just Put $115M Behind the Trades

Meta's America's Workforce Academy is the largest private-sector commitment to the skilled trades in US history. Free training, guaranteed jobs, and a clear signal: the trades are the future.

24 May 2026

Mark Roberts: How a Welsh Plumber Stopped Losing Work to Voicemail

Mark runs Roberts Plumbing in Wales with two junior plumbers. Watch how Clara changed the way he handles calls — and got his evenings back.

10 May 2026

Excluded Contacts: choose which calls to answer yourself

You can now choose specific contacts that Clara will never answer - your partner, family, or that supplier you need to speak to yourself. Set it up in under a minute.

8 May 2026

The 5-Minute Rule: Why 78% of Trades Jobs Go to the First Person Who Responds

The data is pretty clear: most enquiries come in after hours, and the first tradesperson to respond wins the job most of the time. Here's what that means in practice.

8 May 2026

The Tradesperson's Guide to Getting More Google Reviews (Without Being Weird About It)

Most tradespeople know reviews matter. Most of them hate asking for them. Here's how to do it without feeling like you're begging - and what your phone manner has to do with it.

8 May 2026

Why Dog Groomers, Mobile Vets and Pet Sitters Are Drowning in Missed Bookings

Pet services is one of the fastest-growing sectors in small business. It's also one where the gap between enquiry and booking loses more jobs than almost anything else.

8 May 2026

What It's Actually Like Running a Trade Business as a Woman in 2025

The challenges solo female operators face in trades are specific - and mostly not the ones people assume. A few honest observations from the people living it.

8 May 2026

Why Your Best Customers Keep Calling Back (And How to Make Sure They Do)

Repeat business in trades and service work isn't really about loyalty programmes or follow-up emails. It's about whether people felt like they could trust you - and a lot of that gets decided before the job even starts.

25 April 2026

5 Best AI Phone Answering Services for Canadian Contractors 2026

5 AI phone answering services compared for Canadian contractors and home service businesses. Real pricing, what each does well, and which fits solo vs growing crews.

25 April 2026

5 Best AI Phone Answering Services for UK Tradesmen 2026

5 AI phone answering services compared for self-employed UK tradesmen. Pricing from £49.99/mo, what each does well, and which fits sole traders vs growing firms.

25 April 2026

5 Best AI Phone Answering Services for US Contractors 2026

5 AI phone answering services compared for US contractors and home service businesses. Real pricing, what each does well, and which fits solo vs growing crews.

25 April 2026

All calls, answered: the new way Clara works

We've changed how Clara handles incoming calls. Instead of only catching the ones you miss, Clara can now be your primary answering service - with scheduling, rules, and call learning built in.

22 April 2026

How mobile mechanics are winning jobs from the driveway

Mobile mechanics can't answer the phone while they're under a car. But the ones who are growing fastest have figured out what to do about it.

11 April 2026

Why electricians lose leads they never knew they had

The missed calls that hurt most are the ones you don't know about. For electricians, invisible lead loss is more common than most realise.

2 April 2026

Keeping your gardening business ticking over in the off-season

The winter slowdown doesn't have to mean a dry diary. How gardeners keep enquiries warm and clients loyal through the quieter months.

14 March 2026

What missed calls actually cost tradespeople (the numbers most never add up)

A locksmith handled 68 calls in his first month with Clara. 16 turned into booked jobs. Here's how to work out what unanswered calls are costing your business.

11 March 2026

On being busy versus building something

Busy feels like progress. Sometimes it is. But there's a difference between a business that's growing and one that's just full.

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