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
Building Your Business in the Franchise Model with Josh Miller of Rainbow Restoration
Building a business from scratch can be difficult. Often, a franchise model can help smooth the growing pains. Join Larry, Eric, and guest host Katie Harris as they talk candidly with Josh Miller, President of
Eric and Larry Give Thanks
The Grateful podcast. Eric and Larry recount all the things that they are grateful for. They talk about the highlights of the year and their plan for 2025.TITLE SPONSOR:Super T...
Manufacturing Your Own Leads with 1 Tom Plumbers Rocky Hensley
Many restoration companies are beholden to program work, TPA's and the plumber referral game. 1 Tom Plumber Rocky Hensley sits down with Eric and Larry to educate our listeners on how to make their own...
Supporting Women in the Trades with Amy O'Grady
Amy O'Grady, Executive Director of Women in HVACR, joined Eric and Larry to talk about the work she and women in HVACR are doing to help recruit, train, and support women who are getting into the trad...
Unlocking Home Service Success using V-Street w/ John Monroe
In this episode, we sat down with John Monroe of Violand Management to talk about their new V-Street educational platform—an essential resource hub designed specifically for service business own...
BCN Bookclub: All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin
Eric, Larry and Chris and Brandon of Floodlight Consulting sit down for another installment of the BCN Book Club. This month the lads go over Seth Godin's All Marketers Are Liars. It was a super inte...
Mikey's Fest and the Power of Community in the Service Industry
Mike Pailliotet is an influencer in the floor cleaning and restoration industry. He has an event every year called Mikey's Fest where he brings people from the industry and educates them to have a better business. Mike has a forum t...
BCN Small Business Radio Hour: Eric Hansen on Protecting Your Business Data
Eric Hansen of Inland Productivity Solutions has great insight on the computer systems needed in your business. We had a great conversation that you will benefit from.TITLE SPONSOR:
Weathering the Economy with Commercial Banker Julie Viola
The economy is on a bit of a roller coaster right now so we thought it would be good to have on Julie Viola, a commercial banker to fill us in on what to expect in 2023 and what we need to do to be prepared for it.TITLE SPONSOR: ...
Victor Rancour: $0 to $50 Million in 4 Years!
Victor Rancour is a top entrepreneur in the HVAC and Plumbing space. His Southern California based service company, Absolute Airflow, has scaled to more that $50 Million a year in just 4 short year...
Joshua Gillow on Reinventing Yourself to be a High Performer
Joshua Gillow of Yes Express and the host of the Outer Spaces Podcast thinks out of the box. We had a great talk and you will enjoy the episode...
Getting R.IC.H. with Katie Harris and Derek Preece
Eric and Larry will be doing a restoration seminar with Derek and Katie of Spot on Solutions in Houston, in conjunction with Howard Partridge's Inner Circle on February 21 in Houston. Click below for d...
Want to Learn How to Sell Home Services? Joe Crisara and True Grit can Fix That!
Learn everything you need to know about Joe Crisara's upcoming True Grit. Eric and Larry will be in Vegas going through all the training and the escape rooms to hone their skills and learn along with...
XOi: Making Life Better for Field Techs
We were honored to have Aaron Salow from XOi join us on the podcast to talk about making life better in the field for technicians. XOi is an amazing tool that can really help all techs, but especially the newer one...
Book Club: The Road Less Stupid
In this episode of the monthly book club with Brandon and Chris from Floodlight Consulting, we talk about the book The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. Cunningham. Cunningham is the model for the Rich Da...
The 85% Rule for Financial Success
Eric and Larry break down the basis of the Harvard study about the 85% rule of financial success. It's an old study, but still as applicable today as it was all those years ago. So listen in and find out how to cater your business to usin...
The Importance of Answering Your Phone with Mandy Rewis
Service businesses live and die by answering the phone. Mandy Rewis from Answer Force joined us to talk about how important it is to answer the phone in a timely manner, with a warm voice a...
Thinking Outside the Box for Referral Marketing with Peter Lyons
We all go knock on doors to try to drum up business with referral partners for our service business. How about we take a different approach to building a referral network. Join us on this episode with Peter Lyons of the
Training Your Project Managers and Crew Chiefs w/ Large Loss Mastery's Tom McGuire
Next Level Restoration TechnicianIt is crucial to train up your team. Especially those roles that have interface with both clients and team members...
How to Find Freedom in Your Service Business
We had our coach and mentor, Howard Partridge, on the show today to talk about creating a system and culture in your service business where you can get some freedom from the grind and still mak...
Blue Collar Nation Success Stories: Best Plumbing-From a Failed Business to a Multi-Million Dollar, 2 Location Company
The Blue Collar Nation podcast is highlighting the companies that are doing it right and getting it done! Periodically, the podcast will highlight success stories from our title sponsor, Super Tech University's line up of clients.
The Value of Industry Involvement with Larry Cooper of The Experience
We are having a special episode this week to talk about the upcoming Experience Trade Show in Ft. Lauderdale , FL May 8-10. We are super fan of The Experi...
Book Club Episode - The Dichotomy of Leadership
In this episode of the monthly book club with Brandon and Chris from Floodlight Consulting, we talk about the book The Dichotomy of L...
Using Technology to Attract Talent with Thad Price of Talroo
Using technology to attract talent with Thad Price of Talroo. Thad breaks down the marketing used to discover applicants that we all need.TITLE SPONSOR:
How to Grow Your Local Serving Business with Old School Marketing Tactics: Part 1
Eric and Larry reviewed marketing tactics that worked for them in their service business. They implemented many marketing strategies learning what worked and did not work. The strategies that did work are presented in this episode s...