Blue Collar Nation

We teamed up with the Floodlight Consultants Chris and Brandon for a great podcast on the book Leadership and Self Deception by the Arbinger Institute.   This is a great book to show us how to think out of the box. It also makes us aware of how our actions affect others, especially our teams and the people we are closest to.   We hope you will like the feedback each of us has to offer on the topic...

Charlie Felker and Nathan Keller of Free To Grow have an amazing system.  Free2Grow exists to help small business owners, owner/operators, and other service-based companies grow through handling back-office tasks that free up the business to focus on service fulfillment.   We had a great conversation you will enjoy.  Contact Charlie on his phone, 314-302-4908. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University...

Jason Gilstrap of the Core Group blessed us with his presence and told us about the CORE Collective in Austin from August 30 - September 1.  The best restoration companies will be there.  They have a huge lineup of great presentations that will benefit your business skills and opportunities too.  Use the code Jgilstrap100 to get a discount when you sign up.  Thanks, Jason! TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tec...

 The HUGE Convention is the premier education conference for the home service industry.  On August 23-25 at Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, you can experience a business life-changing event.  The business skill you can learn will change how you run your company and your company's success too!  Jonathan Maynard owns the HUGE Conference, was gracious enough to join us and add some of his...

We spent time with many thought leaders at the Violand Executive Summit .   In this episode we sat down with Justin and Wyatt Sifford about their recruiting expertise and sales management systems at Wylander .  We also had the pleasure of connecting with Kinyon Martin of Restore Rite , a Super Tech Client, and preferred restoration company in Idaho.  Enjoy the podcast and be ready to take notes! T...

 We spent time with many thought leaders at the Violand Executive Summit.   We talked to influencer Marcie Richardson of Guarantee Restoration , who is on the Board of the Restoration Industry Association .   We also connected with Shawna Parsons of Violand Management Associates , who has an amazing history in the service industry.   Enjoy the podcast. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University  Dramati...

We had many great conversations at the Violand Executive Summit.   We talked to the famous John Monroe about staffing and Cara Driscole of  Violand Management Associates .   We also had the pleasure to sit down with Daniel and Tabatha Berry of 1-Tom-Plumber Oklahoma City and Restoration 1 of Oklahoma City ,  with their great insight into the industry.  We hope you will enjoy these conversations. T...

We had many great conversations at the Violand Executive Summit.   First we talked to Jeff Jones of  Violand Management Associates   with Mandy Rewis of AnswerForce .  We then spoke with Josh Miller, President of Rainbow International with his great insight into the industry.  Following this, we spoke with Kevin Casey a Violand client who also shared his perspective on the industry. We hope you wi...

Chuck Violand has been having the Violand Executive Summit for 18 years bringing classes to his clients at Violand Management .  His clients are the best and the brightest in the service industry so he needs to bring great content for them.  There were so many super business experts at the event lecturing and taking notes.  We were able to talk to many business owners, coaches, professors and expe...

Peter Man of Oransi has a great story that motivated him to start his business.  He is passionate about this field.  Enjoy the podcast! TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University  Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for...

Ed Marchiselli of The Seal has an essential product for the service industry.  Every company needs a differentiator and the Seal will do that for you.  Our clients judge us daily, so why not make the judgment favorable with an id that shows the team member has passed a background check?  Clients feel safe when they see that a third-party company did the verification.  This creates happy calm clien...

 Claire Ficke of Company Cam joined us on the podcast to tell us the benefits of Company Cam and share her business development acumen.   We have used Company Cam as well as many of our clients and we can not say enough great things about their service.  Claire has great insight into what the service industry needs and what she can provide.   Enjoy the show! TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University  D...

Part 2 of this series with Eric and Larry reviewed marketing tactics that worked for them in their service business.   We hope you take away a few elegant ideas to create business for your company. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University  Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profit...

Interplay Learning is back on the podcast with longtime friend of the show, Ken Midgett, and his counterpart Dan Clapper. We sat down to discuss all of the new technology employed to better train field service technicians in a way they like to learn. https://www.interplaylearning.com/ TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University  Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily vid...

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 so the listeners could benefit.   We hope you take away a few elegant ideas to create business for your company too. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University  Dramatically...

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: Super Tech University  Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you...

 In this episode of the monthly book club with Brandon and Chris from Floodlight Consulting , we talk about the book The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jacko Willink and Leif Babin.  The book presents that leadership requires understanding when to lead and when to follow.  We all have different takes on the leadership principles and have a great conversation.  We are sure you will take something away...

 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 Experience and have been involved for many years.  The Experience Partners with Restoration & Remediation to Supercharge the Industry’s Best-in-Class Event! The Experience Conference and Exhibition features cleaning, restoration, and remediatio...

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. Best Plumbing , from Nebraska is a true success story. Born out of the ashes of a failed business, owner Vaughan Russell has grown Best Plumbing into a 2 location,...

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 make great money. Howard figured out how to do this and then taught us how to do it. Now you can learn how, too. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University  Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system...

Next Level Restoration Technician It is crucial to train up your team.  Especially those roles that have interface with both clients and team members.  Tom is having a training on these skills May 15-17.   Being a project manager is no easy job.  You need both great technical skills and people skills.  This event is going to develop these skills.  The job is part art and part science. Eric and Lar...

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 Restoration Golf League . The league, born out of the California lock downs during the early days of the pandemic, has become a nation-wide league that shows all of us that we can...

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 and a good script. Hiring an answering service to have capable people answer the phones 24/7/365 is a game changer for many service businesses. Join us on this interesting conversation about how to make more mo...

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 using the principles of the 85% rule. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University  Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lesso...

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 Dad in Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad. This book is a text book for building a thriving and sustainable business while minimizing the frequency of major mistakes.  This book is a must read fo...