The Blue Collar Gold Podcast

This week I finish the 2nd part of my interview with construction lawyers Kristen Shields and Liz Tipping.  This whole interview was really  great reminder for me of things I need to make sure are in place.  If you own a business and haven't consulted a lawyer, here's your warning!  

This is an absolutely eye opening interview that I did on SureFire Live this week.  This information could save you lots of money and potentially save you from future lawsuits!  Listen up, take notes and most importantly TAKE ACTION if there is something said that pertains to you or your business.   Counterpointlaw.com

Hiring seems to be the number one topic when I hear businesses talk about their struggle so when I met Ryan Englin I said "YOU HAVE TO COME ON THE SHOW AND TELL EVERYONE ABOUT YOUR PROCESS"  Ryan Englin is the founder of The Core Matters (TheCoreMatters.com) which is a company that specializes in recruiting and retaining employees for companies around the US.  He discusses his thought pr...

This was a great week!  We raised over $20k for Sweep Away Cancer doing our Ice Water Challenge! The Blue Collar Gold Podcast crosses 32,000 plays and I replay a fantastic speech by Simon Sinek.  He talks about what it takes to be a great organization.   I hope you have a great week!

The problem doesn't get better unless it's addressed.  So, how do we do it?  Can there be some ideas and rules around these conversations to try to ensure a good result for both sides?  These hard conversations can range from something simple like an annoying habit that an employee has all the way up to very serious issues.  In this episode I discuss ideas of how to do it as ef...

My guest this week wrote the book "Monetize Your Mindset"  We discuss his thoughts about how to take your idea into a side hustle and then into a full time profession.  

In this episode I go through some of the dumbest stuff to happen in my 36 years of running a service business.  I hope you enjoy the stories of what not to do.  

I had another great conversation with Chad Murray this week.  Chad founded Masters Services that operates in Texas and Oklahoma.  He also is a business coach and delivers some great ideas for business owners.

Steven Covey developed a brilliant time management quadrant in 1989 (I accidently said 2009 in the podcast) that is still very relevant in business today.  I discuss the activities and results of working and spending time in each quadrant.  

There's a term for always wanting to be somewhere else, never feeling successful until you get to the next level, until the next house, or car.   It's very common to put of happiness until later when things will be better.  The truth is that if you can't be happy now, you probably won't be happier if and when these other things do come.  I discuss this in depth on this episode.

Have you ever put money into something or someone that just wasn't paying off but you thought "I've put so much money or time in this that I don't want to stop because then I will have wasted all that I have invested"  That's the fallacy of sunk costs.  I discuss this at length of how to recognize it and get out of it!

In this episode I finish my take on the book "Who Not How"   This is a great book and I highly recommend listening to it or reading it as soon as possible. I discuss the two types of problems that face us in business Technical and Adaptive. What it means to have a "cost" mentality. "If you have enough money to solve a problem, then you don't have a problem" is my favorite quote from the...

In this episode I talk about the upcoming Sweep Away Cancer Rally in the Smoky Mountains.  The dates will be May 28 & 29 so mark your calendar to join us.  Details and registration will be coming soon at www.sweepawaycancer.com.  I am reading a new book called Who Not How by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan.  I'm just barely into the audio version and it is already full...

This weeks episode is about the book The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham.  This is an older book about making business fun to play for like a game for all of your employees.  The book talks about the importance of transparency of your numbers and processes to be able to get everyone rowing in the same direction.  

I am completing my Blue Collar Gold online course that will be available soon. This week I discuss a house fire that I went on.  The devastating affects that it had to have had on the family and even us that were investigating it.   Also, a dumb is real about collecting money from a contractor.

This weeks episode I talk about the challenges of the winter storm that has gripped Tennessee.  I also discuss a book I recently read called the 12 week year and tow very different American Icons, Carroll Shelby and Jeff Bezos I'm going to start putting the podcast on Youtube on a weekly basis so check it out if you prefer video!   It's under Mark Stoner

This week I give a sneek peak at a new podcast I'm doing with my friend Tiffany Largie.  We talk about the pitfalls and rewards of delegation.  Enjoy!

What's the one thing that will help most people grow and scale their business?  It's simple but not easy.  If your business isn't growing and scaling, theirs one thing that you aren't doing for sure!  There is some reality that you are going to have to face as well.   Listen up and I hope you like it!

My 100th episode!  I get to interview a fascinating guy with a background that you hear about in the movies plus he's a Gracie trained Brazilian Jujitsu black belt.  He has started 2 gyms in the Maryland area and talks about some of the challenges in the Covid world.  We talk about his journey from civil servant to entrepreneur....enjoy!  

I spoke to a group of entrepreneurs this week and I told them about some business truths that are sometimes hard to hear when you are just getting started.  

Hot out of our 2 day business symposium, we had one of our favorite guests and my good friend back on the podcast.  Chuck Hall is the past president of the Chimney Safety Institute of America and is the CEO of Winston's Services in Washington DC.  Chuck is super entertaining to listen to and very insightful on the challenges of running a service business.

This episode is about the stages of business that I recently hear on the Dave Ramsey podcast.  These stages are what everyone must got through to achieve the greatness that business can be.   They all have their ups and downs and I discuss what its like in each stage. Don't forget that I still have hundreds of my book, Blue Collar Gold that I am giving away.  If you would like...

As we ring in a new year, we say good bye to the most challenging year in any of our memories.  So many challenges and changes...especially in all aspects of leadership.   In this final episode of 2020 I discuss some different thoughts on leadership.   We will be having a 2 day business symposium at my shop on January 12-13.  All the in person seats are sold out but you ca...

Merry Christmas everyone!  In this episode I tell a few Christmas stories and one that lead me into the chimney business.  Also, I discuss the very very simple fact of people that become wealthy. 

Today i welcomed Chad Murray to the podcast.  Chad runs a very large chimney operation out of Dallas Texas as well as a coaching business for leaders and entrepreneurs.   Chad has some great insight on business and how to run a larger service company. Please bear with me as I had some audio difficulties recording this zoom call.