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The Upstryve Podcast
by Cesar Valencia
We sit with various tradespeople who are experts in their field and chat about their skilled trades journey. It is a chance for you to learn from the people out there getting their hands dirty and doing the work all while flourishing in this underrated industry. These are general contractors, builders, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, drywall installers, tile setters, and more. If you have ever considered starting a career in the trades, starting your own business, or are already a tradesperson and are eager to learn how the best in the game do it, then the Upstryve Podcast was made for you.
Episodes
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Should You Become An Electrician?
Meet Alex Tenwesteneind, a Journeyman electrician who shares with us his humble beginnings working out of his father's business and where he is now as the Big Red Electrician, And how continuously learning and growing keeps the spark alive in his trade. Click here for the video version. Action…
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Entering the Game, Even if It’s Not the Right Time
The Upstryve Podcast is all about hearing highly motivated, and inspiring people tell their stories. Today we step into the fascinating mind of Jon Dawson a multifaceted man who started his entrepreneurial journey when he decided college wasn’t for him, He talks about how he started his remodels,...
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How Do Women Break Into & Excel In A Male Dominated Industry
Today’s guest is Nilva Gonzalez. She explains her beginnings in the trades, she started in the most difficult of circumstances after a divorce and being a mother of three to now thriving as a multiple license holder and running her own businesses, From general contracting, to roofing to solar....
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Focus Less On Money And More On Serving Your Clients
Today’s episode features Clay Nelson. He tells us how he grew his YouTube channel and what this did for him as a business and as a person, the commitment, discipline and sacrifice to give educational content where it is much needed has payed off and how a human more customer based approach to...
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What Is Construction Management and Why Is It Important
Our featured guest on today’s podcast is Mariah Bowen, owner of Broven consulting. She’s been around the trades since she was a child and has learned so much throughout the years, she’s now helped countless tradespeople with their businesses with her expertise. Listen to how she got started, what...
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How To Become a General Contractor In South Carolina
Our licensing expert J.D Myers is back with all the information on how to get your G.C license in the state of South Carolina. As we know, each state's requirements are different, J.D explains the tiers of licensing and how he strongly recommends always going for the biggest license you can...
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Why You Should Join IEBW with Eduard
Today’s Upstryve episode features Journeyman Electrician Eduard Sandulyak, a former Costco employee who with some help from a friend was convinced to join the trades for a better future. He discusses how he came to understand the electrical trade was for him, a few tips on how to know if you are...
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How To Become A General Contractor In Georgia
Our licensing expert is back! J.D Myers answers all your questions and explains what getting a G.C license is like in the state of Georgia. He goes through the three tiers of licensing, Residential Basic, Residential light-commercial and Unlimited G.C and how these might work depending on what...
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Plumbing Apprenticeship In’s & Out’s
In today’s Upstryve episode, you will meet Bailey Bradford, A first year plumbing apprentice. She will tell us how she first got involved in the trades after studying film and doing some DIY projects. Bailey explains the benefits of how pursuing this career only means growth and the many…
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The Blue Collar Path to Incredible Success
On this episode we follow Josh Zolin as he tells us his incredible story on how he went from a frustrated stuntman, not knowing what his next step was, to opening multiple branches alongside his father's business, publishing a book, hosting a podcast and being CEO of Windy City Equipment Service....
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Digital Marketing for Service-Based Business
The featured guest on today's Upstryve podcast is Joe Burnich, owner of Big West Marketing. He discusses how he got his start in marketing for tradesmen, and he shares a few powerful yet approachable tips he gives listeners in this conversation that can help you get your business profile to the...
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General Contractor Pro Tips- The Importance of Work Life Balance
This episode focuses on the importance of quality over quantity and how that ties into work - life balance, Nick Bossio a solo man business owner and General contractor shares his pro-tips on how he created a business that works for him, allowing him to be passionate about his hobbies and family...
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How to Become a General Contractor in Florida
A Florida general contractor and an Upstryve tutor, Jack Sheffield, explains the exam process in Florida. He goes through the best tips, the application details, how experience for qualifying to take the test works and how Upstryve tutoring can help you shorten the time needed for studying and...
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How Coaching Will Make You a More Successful Contractor
This episode requires a pen and paper, what you’ll hear today is tons of great advice from Brad Huebner, Contractor and business coach of Hammer & Grind. He helps other contractors reach their goals by giving them blunt, practical and reliable advice and approachable methods to succeed. He gives…
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Apprentice to Journeyman Electrician
On today’s episode we speak with Jon lock a Journeyman electrician, as he goes through how he started his apprenticeship journey and how consistency, a good attitude, question asking and mindset was key to finishing his courses and learning while on the job. He tells us about his multiple tries…
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Marketing for Electricians and Service Based Businesses
Today's episode features guest speaker Jeff Guldalian owner of 360 Electric inc. we go through his beginnings in the electrical trade, his teachings as a multiple time business owner, how he jumped from being an employee to starting his own company, and how he has expanded since with his…
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Create Systems to Scale Your Business
On this Episode Our speaker, Miguel from GVS Design and Build, takes the time to share the lessons he’s learned in his 10 years as a business owner, the hard knocks of the industry and how setting up systems for different scenarios can be vital to the running of your endeavor and help prevent one...
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From Exam Prep to License Holder
You’re almost there, you almost have your license in your hand, but first, Lauren Ruiz our Applications Director, talks about this crucial final step in becoming a license holder. She goes through the nitpicky details in order to submit the applications to the state, so you get your license in…
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How to Become a General Contractor in 2022
In todays episode we talk about what the application process is like to obtain your GC license. Our licensing expert, JD Meyers, tells us everything if you’re applying for residential, or commercial licenses. Requirements, how to show you’ve got the experience in order to proceed, a breakdown of...
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Electrician Apprenticeship- A Golden Opportunity in Plain Sight
Welcome to Episode 10 of the Upstryve podcast! Stephen Madrosen, a fourth year electrician apprentice, answers all of our audience's questions. And we mean ALL. He goes through the process step by step of what the electrician apprentice journey entails, the application process, what his interview...
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Motivating the Next Generation for a Career in the Trades
Welcome to Episode 9 of the Upstryve podcast, join this conversation today where Father and Daughter duo Anna Pearson and Monte Ervin from A Better Plumbing Company, a 15-year owned business, give us some insight on why young people are not joining careers in the trades. How perception may be a…
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How to Become a General Contractor in Multiple States
This episode dives way deep into how NASCLA works, how to best prep for this test, What states participate, who should obtain it and what are the benefits of the NASCLA accreditation and how it can open doors in working for different companies providing the licensure and expanding to their…
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Labor of Love - How a General Contractor Can Change Lives One Fix at a Time
On this Knowledge Up episode, Eduardo Lopez from EZ homes tells us his amazing story of how he hopped on the social media craze of the early pandemic days and how he has amassed a large following in a years time, how the logistics of social media helped his business but also showed him how to…
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How to Become a General Contractor and Build a Successful Business
Join us on this episode where Sadi Pajaziti keeps it real with your questions, answering everything from how to take that initial step in seeking the confidence and commitment to start your licensing journey. And how to resolve issues that pop up that you simply don’t have the answer to, and how...
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How to Create Wealth in the Trades Part 2
Today's Knowledge Up episode features one of our favorite guest speakers and also a tutor at Upstryve. Dr. Hugo Villegas, a very experienced entrepreneur, property owner and veteran of the contacting business. His wisdom is portrayed all throughout this episode as he responds to questions. Also…
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How Mentorship Can Help You Become a Plumbing Contractor
This Knowledge Up series episode focuses on the experience of our guest speaker Thomas Hicken, a Master Plumber. Thomas goes through the process needed for the Journeyman and Master Plumbing license and also the highs, lows and unique cyclicity that comes with being a former business owner. His...
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How Upstryve Can Help You Become a Licensed Contractor Faster
On this Knowledge Up series episode, Our account manager Lauren Ruiz and our licensing expert JD Myers dive into how having a tutor and taking advantage of our resources are key to creating a custom package for students to reach their licensing goals faster. Who are these tutors and how you can...
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How to Become a General Contractor
Welcome to our Upstryve "Knowledge Up" series, today we discuss our viewer's questions, where our marketing and licensing experts respond from how to scale and grow your business after receiving your GC license, to how that process might be different in each state, What the requirements are as…
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Create Wealth In The Trades
Today's Knowledge Up episode features an industry expert: Dr. Hugo Villegas, An MIT graduate, experienced contractor, and a tutor at Upstryve. We answer our live Q&As where his expertise, knowledge, and dedication help you create wealth in the trades. The Upstryve Podcast is a show that…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We sit with various tradespeople who are experts in their field and chat about their skilled trades journey. It is a chance for you to learn from the people out there getting their hands dirty and doing the work all while flourishing in this underrated industry. These are general contractors, builders, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, drywall installers, tile setters, and more. If you have ever considered starting a career in the trades, starting your own business, or are already a tradesperson and are eager to learn how the best in the game do it, then the Upstryve Podcast was made for you.
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Cesar Valencia
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We sit with various tradespeople who are experts in their field and chat about their skilled trades journey. It is a chance for you to learn from the people out there getting their hands dirty and doing the work all while flourishing in this underrated industry. These are general contractors,...
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The Upstryve Podcast is created and hosted by Cesar Valencia.
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