Blue Collar Nation
Eric and Larry of Super Tech University, supertechu.com, have years of blue collar service business ownership. They know, all too well, that running a blue collar business is not for the faint of heart. For that reason, the Blue Collar Nation Podcast is dedicated to making the lives blue collar service business better. With humor and an unfailing optimism, Larry and Eric invite guests from all areas to the blue collar world to share ideas and help owners run their businesses more effectively.
Episodes
322 episodes
SPECIAL EDITION: Josiah Lorsung of Odin House Marketing on How to Market with Social Media
Josiah of Odin House Marketing is a marketing guru. Josiah came on the show to help Larry and Eric learn how use social media marketing to grow their brand locally and in turn, grow their businesses.This episode is sponsored by:
SPECIAL EDITION: The Upside of a Career in the Skilled Trades with Timothy Regan, Electrical Instructor at Bergen County Technical Schools
Want to make sure you get a job and get paid well? Too many young people overlook a career in the skilled trades. Tim Regan joins us to break down the opportunities in the trades and how these jobs are no longer risky, dirty, unthankful jobs, b...
Mr. Systems, Al Levi on Why Systems are SO IMPORTANT in Every Business
Al Levi, The 7 Power Contractor, joins us to talk about one of Eric's passions, business systems. Al tells Eric and Larry why it is so crucial to have a system driven business. Al is the creator of th...
Dominate Your Local Market with John "The Hitman" Braun
Join us for a fascinating hour with John Braun, The Hitman. John is a wealth of information on how to market a local service business without breaking the bank.This podcast w...
Eric and Larry Discuss the Pain of Entrepreneurship
Owning a blue collar service business is not for the faint of heart. Larry and Eric discuss the pain and challenges faced by entrepreneurs. They guys tell stories about all the pain and suffering they went through to be a success.
The Dyojo Podcast (Jon Isaacson) is In the House Talking about Building a Great Company in the Restoration/Construction Field
We are stoked to have the King of the Dyojo Podcast on the show. Jon is a "culture guy", just like we are. We sit down and talk about how to grow a great culture and, subsequently, a great business in the ...
Jason Burrows: Professional Drummer turned SEO Guru to the Water Damage Industry.
We are delighted to have Jason Burrows from Flood Digital SEO based in Orlando, Florida. Jason is a wealth of knowledge on all things digital marketing for blue collar service companies. We did a deep dive...
Lesly Barragan: From 18 year old fast food worker to 23 year old entrepreneur
Lesly was the office manager at Shamrock Cleaning and Restoration. Lesly came to our company as a shy, timid young woman with lots of potential. Through Eric and Larry's dedication to personal growth and development of the team, Lesly came into...
Kelly Schols: From Aimless Youth with Substance Abuse Issues to Millionaire Plumber
We had a great time talking with Kelly Schols. Kelly has an amazing story that has many ups and downs in his life. Kelly tells us the story of how he rose up from aimless youth who loved to par...
Scorpion: Where Big Data and Company Culture Converge to Create Marketing Genius
Scorpion is the Goliath in the home services marketing space. We were honored to have Josh Smith and Cheryl McRae on the show to talk about how these big players help service business companies grow. The most interesting take-away of th...
William Harmon of HVAC-Hacks: The Bar Bet That Became a Business
William Harmon, founder of HVAC-Hacks, started what is now a massively followed social media site, on a bar bet with a professional wrestler. From bar bet to hobby to business, William shows passion a...
Dan Udy: The Phoenix Rises Again
Dan Udy keeps rising up from failure. This man will not stay down. His indomitable spirit keeps him coming back for more and more success. Dan has had some troubles in his life, and that is what makes him so real and so authentic. Dan has overc...
Skylar Lewis: Mindset is Everything
Skylar Lewis joins us again to talk about mindset. Skylar has had a lot of ups and downs in his business career. However, one thing has been constant-a belief in himself and a commitment to being a success. Skylar is the owner of
Best Selling Author Mike Michalowicz on What to Fix Next in Your Business
Mike Michalowicz is a business icon. The author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, Clock Work, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, and now Fix This Next. Mike joined us to talk about his new book and the bl...
Angel Quiroz-Digital Marketing Artist
If you follow the blue collar world on social media, you know Angel Quiroz's work. Angel and Rich Malachy of Malachy Parts and Service created one of the best social media followings online. Creative, informative, artistically done videos and a...
Training Your Customer Service Reps with Erica Leonor
Erica Leonor is a hoot! She is so fun to talk to. However, don't be fooled; she is all business. Erica has such a great feel for how to get your CSR's to book appointments and jobs. In this wide ranging interview we talk workplace culture, phon...
Tommy Mello: Home Service Millionaire
Tommy Mello is a service business juggernaut. Tommy built A1 Garage Door Service from just himself on the truck to over $40 million a year in revenue. He has a great podcast,
RectorSeal: From the Texas Oil Fields to Publicly Traded Company
RectorSeal was founded in the oil fields of Texas in the 1930's, now it's a publicly traded company providing amazing products for members of the plumbing, HVAC, and electrical trades. Listen in ...
Eric and Larry Discuss The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Finding a Coach
Larry and Eric realized early on in their business career that they would benefit from having a business coach. In fact, they took a lot of heat from both peers and family members of thir "wasting money" on coaching. Well, nothing could have be...
Chris Yano: The No Bulls**t Approach to Digital Marketing
We had the pleasure of having Chris Yano on this week to talk digital marketing. Chris is old school. Just results, no fluff. Now that's "blue collar"! In fact, Chris has 54 employees that just listen to phone calls to customer service reps all...
Matterport Software with Brandon Donatelli
The Blue Collar Nation is excited to have Brandon Donatelli of Matterport Software on the show today. If you have never seen a Matterport digital survey of a building, you are missing out. They are an amazing tool for contractors.With M...
Getting Coached to Push Past Barriers
This is a special edition of the Blue Collar Nation Podcast, and one that is very close to Eric and Larry's heart. Howard Partridge's Inner Circle. Reaching out to Howard when Eric and Larry's company was struggling to make it, they were about ...
Managing Your Millennials with Dr. Nicole Rankine
Eric met Dr. Nicole Rankine when they were becoming John Maxwell Certified. Eric was just trying to learn how to be a better leader to his team, "Dr. Nic" was on a mission to become a leading expert in the world on millennials in the workplace....
The Amazing Inventor: RectorSeal's Stuart Oakner
Today was a treat. We had the pleasure to sit down and chat with RectorSeal's Stuart Oakner, inventor extraordinaire. Stuart has an amazing entrepreneurial story. Just a "regular" HVAC guy, Stuart started inventing float switch and clean-out pr...
Eric and Larry's Tuesday Topic: Branding Your Service Business
It's all about branding. If you build a great brand locally, it's the advertising money can buy. However, you do not need to break the bank to build a brand for your service business. Learn what Eric and Larry did well, and also about some of t...