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
Large Loss Mastery With Tom McGuire
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETINGThis episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com. Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, cus...
Book Club with Bill Yeadon: Purple Cow by Seth Godin
Purple Cow is a marketing classic. Now roughly 20 years old this book stands the test of time. Bill, Larry, and Eric sit down to discuss this classic book and how to use it in a local home services business.TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TEC...
Jon Don Turns the Table on Larry and Eric
Bill Yeadon of Jon Don takes control of the mic and interviews Larry and Eric about their trials and tribulations when starting out in the home services industry.TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETINGThis episode it brought to y...
Larry Cooper on The Experience - 2022
We had Larry Cooper on to talk about The Experience Trade Show in Las Vegas show in retrospect and also go into what we can all expect for the Cinncinati show coming in April.TITLE SPONS...
Print is Back!!! Michelle Blevins of C&R Magazine
Michelle Blevins, the owner and editor of C&R Magazine, has a passion for print. After seeing the industry move to all digital platforms, Michelle doubled down and brought back a printed version of C...
Rusty Cochran: From Double Wide Trailer to 30 Million a Year
We are joined by a super interesting guest today, Rusty Cochran. Rusty is founder and President of We Care Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning in Murrieta, CA. Rusty has had a long journey to success in...
When Insurance Companies Won't Pay: Doug Quinn Executive Director at The American Policyholder Association
Ever see all the destruction that happens in a big hurricane or storm. We all think that the insurance companies will just take care of us when it comes time to fix our homes. Often that is not the case. We have a great conversation with ...
What Female Clients Look for in a Service Experience
Today we have on Yana Sprague, CSR extraordinaire and typical home services client, to talk about what qualities female clients look for in a service call. Yana has years of experience in the home services industry and also is known to be a tou...
Turning Tech's into Project Managers with Jon Isaacson
We have Jon Isaacson back on the show to talk about his great new book called, So You Want to be a Project Manager. We sit down and talk about all the struggles that so many home services contractors have in helping their people make this...
The Importance of Yearly Business Planning with Violand Management Associates
Eric and Larry had the pleasure to sit down with Scott Tackett and John Monroe of Violand Management Associates on the final day of the Business Planning Summit in Captiva Island, FL earlier this month. The crew talks about the often overlooked...
Larry Missing Flights, Eric Being Mean, and Other Assorted Funny Tales w/ Guest Host Michelle Blevins
Larry and Eric have the tables turned on them as Michelle Blevins takes control and interviews they guys about all the crazy stories from their start up days. This is a rebroadcast of Michelle's podcast. Buckle up, it's a wild one.
Success Mindset with Joshua and Duane from the Outerspaces Podcast
Eric and Larry are joined with the guys from the Outerspaces Podcast Joshua Gillow of Masterplan Outdoor Living and Duane Draughon of VizX's Design Studios. T...
Goals 2022: Eric and Larry are Back Talking About Goals.
Goals 2022: Eric and Larry are back talking about what went right and wrong in 2021, and what they are working toward in 2022.
Falling in Love with the Trades with Andrea Stenberg
Andrea Stenberg is a renaissance woman. A great student in high school she decided to forgo college to work with her hands and "do" things. She loves to help people and see the fruits of her hard work in real terms. Eric and Larry have a great ...
Salesman Extraordinaire Mason Tomaino on Growing Your Business
Mason Tomaino is a salesman. His whole family excels at sales. Mason loves people and people do business with him in return. We sat down with Mason to talk about how to build a business th...
SPECIAL EDITION: Dennis Hamon of Zoom Drain on Coping with Working at the Original Ground Zero for Corona Virus
Dennis Hamon owns Gene Johnson Plumbing and Zoom Drain in Seattle. Dennis was on the front lines as this virus hit US shores. The first week of the virus Dennis was down 80% of his normal workl...
2020 Goals and How to Reach Them
Larry and Eric talk about goal setting and achieving through each of their unique (and opposite) perspectives. This podcast was sponsored by morningtechmeeting.com. Please visit
Bill Yeadon on the 5 Best Business Books of All Time
Bill Yeadon is a wealth of knowledge. Bill is the director of education at Jon-Don and is an amazing instructor. For those who don't know Bill, he is a reading machine. Bill is on a quest for knowledge, and he loves to take in new information.<...
The 1 Thing That Keeps Companies From Growing
Eric and Larry talk about confronting the fears that hold owners back from creating the company they really want to own. Larry opens up about how his fears were very difficult to overcome and how Eric helped coach him to let go and grow.
Introduction to Blue Collar Titans
Eric and Larry talk about their Blue Collar Titans podcast summit of interviewing 21 successful blue collar influencers in the industry. These interviews will not be public, but you can hear them by signing up at
Success Habits for Entrepreneurs 🎙️
Our habits dictate our levels of success in both business and your personal life. Hear Larry and Eric discuss success habits to get better at life.This podcast has been brought to you by https://...
Demystifying Mold with Peter Lyons
As contractors we often encounter mold on jobs. What do we do? How do we deal with the situation correctly? What is our liability as contractors and service providers? These are some of the questions we address in this p...
Profit First for Contractors w/ Shawn Van Dyke
Are you busy all of the time but not making any profit in your contracting or service business? If so, you are not alone. We sit down with Shawn Van Dyke to discuss why that happens and how to stop it. Th...
Developing a Blue Collar Sales Team with Jeff Langenwalter
Jeff Langenwalter of Patriot Environmental is one of the best sales and marketing reps we have ever met. Jeff knows what it takes to be good at route sales, and that is a key ingredient in growth for most blue collar service companies. In this ...
Xactimate Pricing and Avoiding Litigation with Ed Cross
Ed Cross has been an influential attorney in the restoration industry for decades. In this episode we sit down with Ed and talk about the steps contractors and service providers can take to stay out of litigation. Also, we have a spirited talk ...