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
4th Generation Brick Layer to Hiring Guru with Matt DiBara
Matt DiBara of The Contractor Consultants, has a great history in the trades, multiple generations! Matt grew up learning the nuance of doing business from his father and grandf...
Elvis Is In The Desert and Other Assorted Musings with Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins of C&R Magazine is a consummate professional who gets dragged into crazy conversations with Eric and Larry. We had a great talk about the industry, Elvis, and other assorte...
Growing a Successful Service Business While Attending College
Wesley Bloeme joined us on the podcast from the floor of the Huge Conference in Nashville. Wesley is the owner of WiseGuys Pro-Wash in Atlanta, Georgia. Wesley became focused on his busines...
Bookclub Episode: Who Not How
We teamed up with the Floodlight Consultants Chris and Brandon for another great Book Club discussion. This time the book we delve into is: Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjami...
What Eric And Larry Are Grateful For In 2023
Eric and Larry are back together again chatting about what they are grateful for this past year. A lot has happened not only with the business but also in their personal lives. We hope you will be entertained with their lively banter,&nbs...
Get Your Numbers Right with Dan Platta
Dan Platta is a legend in the bookkeeping world, owner of Best Damn Bookkeeping, as well as a seasoned podcast host on the Home Service Happy...
Creating Next Level Field Technicians
Returning guests Tom McGuire and Gerrett Stier join Eric and Larry to discuss creating Next Level Field Technicians.Tom McGuire is the founder, owner, trainer, and teacher of Large Loss Mastery. Tom is one of the most experienced ...
4 Amigos Yearly Holiday Special with Jon Isaacson and Gerrett Stier
Jon Isaacson and Gerrett Stier join Eric and Larry for the 4 Amigos holiday show. This podcast has become a holiday tradition at Blue Collar Nation. Known for laughs, hijinks, and a little bit of useable information, the holiday sh...
How to Attract Talent with Amazing Onboarding with Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender is a thought leader in the home services space. A dedicated restoration professional, Lisa wears many hats with her many businesses. Eric and Larry had a wonderful conversation with Lisa about the concept of proper onboard...
Managing Job Stress with AMP Creative's Lisa Warner and Cheryl McRae
Home services is a difficult line of work. We spend our days in other people's homes and businesses dealing with their stress, angst, and sometimes craziness on their home turf. Although rarely talked about, this can cause field technicia...
Proper In-Home Sales Techniques with Service MVP's Joe Crisara
Joe Crisara is widely know as THE trainer for sales in the trades. Joe's long tenure in the HVAC industry along with more than a decade teaching trades people the proper way to do in-home sales means Joe knows a thing or two. In thi...
9 Month Average Tech Turnover and How to Keep Them with Leighton Healy of KnowHow
We had Leighton Healy of KnowHow on the show to talk about various topics including technician retention and how to keep them with you longer, Leighton learning to swim in Pablo Escobar's pool, and the Restoration Survey and how your data can h...
The Importance of Great Leadership with Rachel Stewart
Eric and Larry had the pleasure of restoration industry expert and author Rachel Stewart, 𝗖𝗘𝗢/𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗫𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲. Rachel is a thought leader in the industry and has gre...
Unicorns and Rainbows with Jim McDonough
Want to learn about a little known and lucrative business or add on service for your home services business? Listen to how our good friend, Jim McDonough, of Veterans Cleaning Solutions creat...
Hard Work, Mindset, and Building Super Techs
This week the boys are running the show without a guest. With the recent passing of Eric's father, he talks about his Dad's strong work ethic and just putting your head down and making it happen. The boys also share what the mission, visi...
Training the Next Generation of Technicians using Gaming, VR, and AR with AMP Creative's Lisa Warner and Cheryl McRae
Millennials and Generation Z will be making up the bulk of our future technicians in all trades. As the trades evolve and change, the way in which techs are trained will need to evolve, too. Larry and Eric sit down for an in-depth conversation ...
Locking Down Huge Contracts with Chris Allen
All of us in the home services dream of one day locking down 7 figure contracts with multi-national corporations. The problem is most companies don't even know where to begin when trying to find out how to get these contracts. Today Eric and La...
Larry Cooper talks Bioterrorism, Pandemics, and the Upcoming Cincinnati Show
We had our good friend Larry Cooper on the show this week to talk about all the nasty stuff we never like to think about, but need to as home service professionals. We also talk about the upcoming
Are You Coachable? (w/ Santiago Arango)
In this episode Eric and Larry sit down with business coach Santiago Arango of Phenomenal Products to talk about what makes for a good coach and also a good student. We all know ...
Rich Malachy is Disrupting the Food Service Industry
Today Eric and Larry had on Rich Malachy of the Fedd Group and Malachy Parts and Service. Rich's passion for building a better industry for those you service re...
Jim Prom talks Proper Estimating Protocols
Jim Prom, long time General Contractor and Soft Wash guru, Spray Away SoftWash, visited the show this week to talk about an often misunderstood art and science, estimating. To insure you are making enough ...
Being an Entrepreneur is Frickin' Hard with the FloodLight guys
Meet Brandon Reece and Chris Nordyke from Floodlight Consulting and Head, Heart and Boots Podcast. Brandon and Chris are ...
Indoor Air Quality and How it Affects Contractors with NORMI's Doug Hoffman and Lance Eisen
Indoor air quality is a topic few contractors like to think about, but it affects all of us. If you are the client, you want to make sure you are safe in your home. If you are the contractor, you want to limit any potential liability. We sat do...
Referral Marketing for Higher Sales
Everyone that listens to the show with any regularity knows that Larry and Eric are HUGE fans of referral marketing. In fact, referral marketing was Larry's full time job at Shamrock Cleaning and Restoration. Larry is often known as the "...