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
How the HVAC Guy Lost a $25,000 Job
Eric and Larry give a breakdown about what is going on at Super Tech U and Eric shows why soft skills training is so important when he had an HVAC contractor do a bid at his house recently.TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETINGT...
How to Pick Great Team Members w/ Josh Turley
Josh Turley is a 3rd generation business owner at RTA Fleet Management Software in the trucking industry. Josh had a post about how to pick and create good team members on social media and we know we need...
Interview at the ACCESS Convention
We were able to talk to different influencers at the Alacrity ACCESS Conference that were very entertaining and had a lot of great information to offer. We spoke with:Jodi Cambell from Homee,<...
Robert More: Technician Extraordinaire - The Keys to Being a Top Tech
Robert More is an IICRC Certified Triple Master, which is no easy task in the restoration industry. We wanted to have Robert on as he is a SUPER TECH. Robert has worked his way up over the years to now move into a management role, but he takes ...
The Importance of Professional Growth Through Training and Business Planning
This week the Blue Collar Nation Podcast is doing a LIVE episode from the Kent State University campus at the Violand Executive Summit. Eric and Larry are long time proponents of professional training and education.
Building a Zebra with Tom Gissler of Restoration1
Tom Gissler, President of Restoration 1 brought the heat on this episode of the Blue Collar Nation Podcast. Tom was entertaining and educational as he dove deep on his extensive experience ...
Building an Industry Community with Golf: Peter Lyons of the Restoration Golf League
We had Peter Lyons on the show for a 3rd time to talk to us about this creation-The Restoration Golf League. We talk about creating an industry community and how golfing with yours peers can help everyone in the industry-even if they are compet...
What We Can Do to Make the Trades a More Attractive Career Choice
Larry is out this week so Eric took this opportunity to talk a little about his past and his frustrations as a high schooler who wanted to go to vocational school but was dissuaded from doing so.We are at a tipping point in the trades and i...
How to Maximize Your Client List with Multiple Services with Jonathan Maynard
This week we have Jonathan Maynard from Red Door Pro Wash and the HUGE Convention on the show. We talk about a wide array of topics from starting your se...
Special Edition: The Experience Trade Show in Las Vegas with Larry Cooper
We are having a special episode this week to talk about the upcoming Experience Trade Show in Las Vegas Sept 6-10. Eric and Larry will be having an interactive booth (#128) where they will be teaching a myriad of subjects in classes each day. C...
Franchising Your Service Business with Jeff Dudan
Jeff Dudan is a true entrepreneur. Jeff started a painting business to help fund his college expenses and never looked back. Moving on to the Disaster Restoration space, Jeff built and then franchised Advanta-Clean. Now moving into
Mold Detection with Jason Earle of GotMold.com
Jason Earle joins Eric and Larry for a second time on the show. Jason, one of the best guests to ever grace the Blue Collar Nation Podcast, is always both entertaining and informative. A big thinker with an amazing backstory, Jason is passionat...
Staffing in the Age of the Great Resignation w/ Gregg Taylor
Gregg Taylor has been finding talent for some of the largest names in the restoration industry for many years. We sit down with Gregg this episode to talk about the state of finding great people to bui...
Pink Zebra Moving's Ron Holt on Building Up his 2nd Franchise Business
We meet up with Ron Holt of Pink Zebra Moving this week. Eric was on Ron's podcast a few years ago as a guest and now Ron is joining Larry and Eric to talk about his newest franchise business. Ro...
Blue Collar Cash with author Ken Rusk
Ken Rusk is a blue collar guy. Ken started working digging ditches in high school and never looked back. In fact, now Ken owns 4 construction related businesses and has created a life for himself that many with white collar careers could only d...
7 Power Contractor Al Levi has the System for Your Staffing Issues
Do you have staffing issues? Yup, we all do. Al Levi to the rescue! Al has come out with his S3: Signature Staffing System and Eric and Larry sit down with Al to discuss all things staffing, systems, ...
Is this Model the Future of the Home Services Industry?
Homee is different. Homee is a disruptor in the Restoration space. Is what Homee is doing going to spread through all verticals in the home services space? These are the questions we were thinking as we sat ...
Marketing Domination with Rico Garcia
Rico is a high energy, super smart marketer and salesman. Rico has become a good friend to Larry and Eric and the Blue Collar Nation podcast was blessed with his information about how to better market a service business. Rico has a great ...
Blue Collar Book Club: Zero to One by Peter Thiel
We started up the book club again with Brandon and Chris from Floodlight Consulting as our new partners. We were not sure we would ever start up the book club again after Bill Yeadon retired. However,...
The Profitable Secrets of Fire and Contents Work with Annissa and Kevin Coy
Annissa and Kevin Coy are longtime friends of the show. They are experts in the underserved field of fire and contents restoration. We sit down and go deep on how to do it, what kind of profits are available, and how to start and grow a success...
C&R Magazine's Michelle Blevins on the Highs and Lows of Starting a New Venture and the State of Restoration
Our friend Michelle returns to talk about the state of the restoration industry to talk about what the trends were last year and what we can expect to change in the upcoming year. Michelle also gets candid about what it has been like in year 1 ...
Selling a Service Business with Gokul Padmanabhan
You spend so much of your life toiling to build your service business...but does it have any value in the marketplace? Gokul Padmanabhan has been selling service businesses for years and teaches us on this episode how to set yourself up for exi...
Using Data to Make Employee Decisions with Leighton Healy
Know How's Leighton Healy joins the podcast for the third time to tell our listeners about what the data from the latest State of the Restoration Industry tells us about the current workforce situation. Regardless of what trade you are...
Large Loss Mastery With Tom McGuire and Gerrett Stier
We had Tom and Gerrett on the show to talk about technicians, skills, and the upcoming Large Loss Mastery Next Level Tech course.
4 Amigos Holiday Show: Saying No, Sucking Goats, and other Ridiculous Sh*t
Here we go again. Jon Isaacson of the DYOJO podcast and Gerrett Stier of the GMS Podcast joined Larry and Eric to do their non-sensical yearly holiday show. Packed with useless information, this show never fails to neither educate and nor enter...