The Pagel Uncensored Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with Dakota Stramka, the owner-operator of Riverview Property Management out of Illinois. Dakota shares how he went from working long hours as an employee to running his own successful property management and landscaping business. We dive into: * His early days in the industry * What pushed him to make the leap to ownership * The challenges no one talks about when star...

In this episode, we sit down with Zach Texley, owner of S&T Companies, a garbage collection service based in Ramsey, Minnesota. Zach lives a life most people don’t even think is possible—no wife, no kids, and a schedule filled with freedom. We talk about everything—from life philosophy and personal freedom to the ins and outs of running a business in a gritty, blue-collar industry. Whether you...

In this first episode of Pagel Uncensored, we sit down with Ryan Rands, owner of Midwest Builders in Southwest Wisconsin — and one of my closest friends. Ryan shares what it’s really like running a blue-collar construction business, the lessons he’s learned as a small business owner, and how work and life come together in the trades. We talk about the challenges of being an entrepreneur in today’s...