The Blue Collar Gold Podcast

Another super fun week in the day and life of business ownership.  This episode covers how I approach and make tough decisions in my business.   We also talk to Mike Barrett about he gets insurance work for his business. And a Dumb is Real Rant about Lawn Care Service

This week I discuss my Facebook live talk about racism with my black friend Tiffany Largie.  I spoke for over 3 hours live on Facebook about an extremely hard conversation especially with the volatility of Facebook.  I think it was great, enlightening and needed.  I hope you like it and it brings more perspective to the topic.   Mike Barrett talks about how he handles vendors i...

We are being played against each other by the media and by huge forces and its becoming very obvious.  I want to talk about just the struggles that I have encountered recently in my own businesses and what I am witnessing.   The way out of this is to stop listening to the media, have real conversations with real people and be truly good to one another...not by some BS statement on social...

2020 is sucking hard to start with!  In this episode I talk about misconceptions that we all have about each other, about ourselves and about our businesses.   Mike Barrett talks about the advantage of being and doing things differently. Be good to each other out there!

Corny, I know but hey, I have a shiny new hip this week!  50 plus is hitting hard these days.  Recovery has been a little rough but getting better every day.  I talk about my late hours coaching call with many hungry entrepreneurs and we have Mikey Minutes where he talks about taking risk.   I also had the chance to be on a really great podcast called Dreams Are Real with my fr...

I'M SICK OF IT!!!!!!   My stress level pegs this week with some Covid situations in my company.  I hope you can get something good out of one of the worst weeks for me.   Mike Barrett discusses his "business is a football team" analogy. Enjoy....because I didn't  :)

Author, Professional Speaker, Business Owner, Consultant plus BBQ and Chocolate aficionado joins me today.  Tiffany has spoken at huge events all over the world and today we talk about thinking bigger.  We are always our own biggest obstacle and she talks about he she thinks and knocks down barrier after barrier to make things happen in her life and many many others.  www. tiffanyla...

My long time mentor and friend Larry Winget joins the podcast today.  He is a 7 time New York Times best selling author and also in the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame.  Larry talks about his thoughts on several topics and also on one of my favorite books of his "You're Broke Because You Want To Be"   We also have the first installment of Mikey Minutes. where roofing expert Mike...

This is not going to go away but we are going to have to get back to living and working.  Everything will be different and it is sad in so many ways.  t's begin to embrace it and drive on!  Grit is what we must have in business and life.  I also talk about a fascinating book that I listened to and highly recommend "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins.  Definitely listen to the...

Guest Mike Barrett joins me this week to talk about business.  Mike is one of the strongest relationship builders that I know.  When Mike gives you a referral, you can take it to the bank so I ask him how he builds such strong relationships so quickly with his clients.  Mike will give us some of his thought processes and insights on his philosophy in business.  

Chuck Hall is the CEO of Winston's Services in the Washington DC area and has one of the largest chimney service businesses in the US.  He has gone from a single service truck sized business to one that services some of the most prestigious buildings there are including the US Capitol. Camp David and many many more.  Chuck is a great story teller and leader and he shares a few great idea...

Hope Stevenson is a co-owner of multiple businesses including construction, fabrication and consulting companies. She will give us the latest on the governments programs, loans and available money for us. She also discusses tactics to save cash right now! I always enjoy talking to Hope and I think you will enjoy listening.

In this episode I talk to long time friend, business confidant and the guy in charge of big parts of my overall marketing strategy. Taylor works with hundreds of service companies and he will share so much of his wisdom on what we need to do in the marketing game.

3 firsts for the podcast!  1. It was recorded all on my phone with out using mics and computer and 2. Darin calling in to be a guest (which opens up a lot of possibilities).   3. Darin is my first two time guest! In this episode serial entrepreneur Darin Bibeau talks business and his new book.  In this book he explores how he went from Coast Guard Special operations into busine...

The virus is shutting down the US.  I give my thoughts on the current environment and how to come through this stronger than before! If you want to take advantage of online education for the chimney industry, CSIA and Surefire and cutting the online courses by 50%  go to www.surefire.academy if you would like more information.  

In this episode I speak to a long time mentor, business partner and industry icon Jim Brewer. Jim has completely transformed his life and our industry after a tragic accident took the life of an employee. If you care about your safety and you employees, this is a must listen to episode. www.rooftopsafetyusa.com

This weeks episode is about a phrase that I was unaware of and is so relevant to how we empathize with others during a conversation.  You do it, I do it but being aware of it will make us better leaders and people!

This weeks guest is Kevin Russell  Kevin is the founder of Warrior Horse which is a non profit started to help veterans that suffer with PTSD by pairing them with horses.  Kevin talks about how an idea became a true calling for him and how his foundation is changing lives.   Please consider donating to this amazing cause.   www. Warriorhorse.net

Our 50th episode with no over 10,000 total listens to the podcast!  Thank you!   We explore the reality that most peoples dreams are not far from where there are now .  We put some numbers behind the dreams to see how they can become reality.  We talk about doing your perfect day exercise to attain the life that you want.  

Wow, what week!  We did the grand opening of Poppy and Peep chocolate!  www.poppyandpeep.com  I was also a speaker at the Do the Damn Thing Conference in Los Angeles this week.  My friend Tiffany Largie is a powerhouse of a personality and speaker  It was an great conference with lots of lessons that I want to share in this podcast!   www.tiffanylargie.com

In this episode I discuss the difficult decision of firing employees.  Although this can be the absolutely hardest thing a business owner can do, it is mission critical to do it to promote and build a great company culture.  I will discuss some of the situations that I have been in and how I handled them.  

CFO Ray Palfe joins me today to discuss the importance of understanding your costs and profitability on every job that you do.  They say "if you don't know your numbers. then you really don't know your business"  Ray helps to break down how to do that in your company and how to achieve the profit that you deserve.   If you need help with job costing you can contact Ray at 941-661-71...

Today my guest is Alan Rush. He is an industry sales trainer and he is going to talk about how to make the most out of every time you or your technician is in a home.  We discuss common mistakes that are made when we are talking about price with the customer and much more.  I really enjoyed this episode and look forward to him coming back for more great sales tips.

How do you get your business day started? I feel that my most valuable time of the day is getting the show off the ground.  We do this through a daily morning meeting where we have a chance to really communicate and build culture with consistency.  In this episode I discuss what we talk about and the importance of each topic.   Also, Join me at the CSIA Business Symposium January 27...

Happy New Year everyone!   What's the plan?   Do you have one?  Unfortunately most people don't plan...don't be like most people.  I discuss some of my thoughts about planning and even some of my plans for the new year.   Also, I discuss an upcoming business symposium in Plainfield Indiana on January 27-28  Open to all business owners  For more informat...