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Blue Collar Nation — 322 episodes
The Sales System That Doubled Revenue: Josh Gillow’s Core 10 Playbook
Reviewing and Reprimanding Team Members
A Strategy for a Challenged Tech
How to Train a Service Manager
Creating Fruitful Meetings
Managing a Business Development Representative
Accountability, Follow-Through, and the Why: The Leadership Shift Home Service Companies Can’t Ignore with Nate Cisney
5-Star Job-Site Conduct
Operations Isn’t Paperwork — It’s the experience your customer feels.
High Performance Environments
Win the Morning, Win the Day | Home Service Business Systems & Leadership
Upping the Game in Home Services with Kayla McGowan
Dress To Kill: How Uniforms and Grooming Affect Sales
Your team sucks, and its all your fault.
From Injuries to Insurance: The Real Cost of Safety
Lighting the Way to Sales: Ryan Lee's Secrets for Selling Any Home Service
Controlling Your Destiny: Being Creative To Create Business
How Training One Tech Changed Everything: Levi Gain’s Super Tech Success Story
Mastering Market Downturns: Sales, Strategy & Soft Skills with Jeff Jones of Violand Management
Leading the Next Generation: Managing Gen Z in Home Services
From Grassroots Beginnings to Industry Leader: The Story of Kevin and Allklean's Culture of Excellence
The 15-Minute Fix: How Daily Morning Meetings Can Transform Your Service Business
From Coal Mines to CEO: The School of Hard Knocks with Bill German
Inspect to Impress: In-Home Inspections That Close New Sales
The Perfect Service Call
Winning Every Call: Mastering Soft Skills to Thrive in a Tight Economy
What Does It Feel Like to Work for You
Thriving in HVAC for the Next Decade with Service Nation founder Matt Michel
Knowing Your Business Data with Mandy Rewis of JOC Analytics
Gaining Wisdom In Entrepreneurship
Getting Paid for What You're Worth
Unlocking Home Service Success using V-Street w/ John Monroe
Supporting Women in the Trades with Amy O'Grady
Manufacturing Your Own Leads with 1 Tom Plumbers Rocky Hensley
Eric and Larry Give Thanks
Building Your Business in the Franchise Model with Josh Miller of Rainbow Restoration
The Road to Seven Figures with Eric Sprague and Katie Harris
Not Everyone Hates HR with Violand's Scott Tackett and Kelley Dolan
Finding Top Talent with Wylander's Kristy Sifford
Building a Beautiful Business
How to Make Money on the Phone with Great CSR's with Steve Toburen
The Boys are Back!
The Importance of Being Involved in Your Industry with Sid Graef
Can AI Replace Your CSR on the Phones?
Unlocking Excellence: The Power of Coaching and Training in Home Services with Nick Englehart and Mike Busher from Service MVP
2nd Generation Roto-Rooter Plumbers on How to Grow a Legacy Business
Branded not Blanded with Dan Antonelli
Stay-at-Home Mom Turned Plumbing Impresario: Ashley Tanner, Has Big Plans for Her Company.
Tommy Mello: Talking Restoration, Tech Stack, and Home Service Freedom
Become a Sales Superstar with Joe Crisara
Eric and Larry Discuss How Super Tech University Started
Keeping Profit In Your Pocket with Electa Bartels
A New Day in the Cleaning and Restoration Industry
Unlocking The Power of Hiring Talent For The Restoration Industry w/ Justin Sifford owner of Wylander
Dallas Nevill: From Struggling Carpet Cleaner to Restoration Juggernaut
4 Amigos Yearly Holiday Special with Jon Isaacson and Gerrett Stier
Developing Onboarding Skills With Lisa Lavender
Creating Next Level Field Technicians
Get Your Numbers Right with Dan Platta
What Eric And Larry Are Grateful For In 2023
Bookclub Episode: Who Not How
Growing a Successful Service Business While Attending College
Elvis Is In The Desert and Other Assorted Musings with Michelle Blevins
4th Generation Brick Layer to Hiring Guru with Matt DiBara
Winning With Workers with KnowHow's Leighton Healey
Forging Dynasty Businesses with Chuck Violand
Becoming a Leader Worth Following with Brigham Dickinson
Get The Most Out Of Your Xactimate with WeScope
How Plumbing Companies Can Increase Revenue with Currie Gavreau
Training Field Technicians with Michael Israel
Hands On Field Experience.
How To Lower Your Business Insurance Bill with Kate Krebsbach
Special Edition: The Experience Las Vegas with Michael Balzano and Myldred Ingram
Growing Your Restoration Business and Getting Paid What You are Worth
How Public Relations Grows Your Business with Heather Ripley
Bookclub Episode: Leadership and Self Deception
The Core Collective Event With Jason Gilstrap
Supercharging Your CSR Position with Free 2 Grow
Eric and Larry are GOING HUGE!
Violand Executive Summit: Recruiting and Company Culture
Women Making A Difference In The Service Industry
Talking Shop with Contractors and Coaches
Violand Executive Summit: Answer Force and Rainbow International's President Josh Miller
The Violand Executive Summit Series - Chuck Violand
Building a Better Air Filter with Oransi
Making Clients Feel Safe to Help Grow Your Business
Making Your Life Easier in the Field with Company Cam
How to Grow Your Local Serving Business with Old School Marketing Tactics Part 2
The Next Frontier of Technician Training with Ken and Dan of Interplay Learning
How to Grow Your Local Serving Business with Old School Marketing Tactics: Part 1
Using Technology to Attract Talent with Thad Price of Talroo
Book Club Episode - The Dichotomy of Leadership
The Value of Industry Involvement with Larry Cooper of The Experience
Blue Collar Nation Success Stories: Best Plumbing-From a Failed Business to a Multi-Million Dollar, 2 Location Company
How to Find Freedom in Your Service Business
Training Your Project Managers and Crew Chiefs w/ Large Loss Mastery's Tom McGuire
Thinking Outside the Box for Referral Marketing with Peter Lyons
The Importance of Answering Your Phone with Mandy Rewis
The 85% Rule for Financial Success
Book Club: The Road Less Stupid
XOi: Making Life Better for Field Techs
Getting R.IC.H. with Katie Harris and Derek Preece
Want to Learn How to Sell Home Services? Joe Crisara and True Grit can Fix That!
Joshua Gillow on Reinventing Yourself to be a High Performer
Victor Rancour: $0 to $50 Million in 4 Years!
Weathering the Economy with Commercial Banker Julie Viola
BCN Small Business Radio Hour: Eric Hansen on Protecting Your Business Data
Mikey's Fest and the Power of Community in the Service Industry
BCN Bookclub: All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin
BCN Small Business Radio Hour: Business Systems
Michelle Blevins Trying to Corral Larry and Eric and The State of the Restoration Industry
BCN Presents: KCAA Radio Small Business Radio Hour- Eric and Larry on Company Culture
Blue Collar Nation Presents: Eric and Larry Small Business Radio Hour on KCAA FM 106.5/AM 1050
Blue Collar Nation Presents: The Eric and Larry Small Business Radio Hour. KCAA FM 106.5/AM 1050
Blue Collar Nation Presents: The Eric and Larry Small Business Radio Hour. KCAA FM 106.5/AM 1050
KCAA Radio Show Sneak Preview: The Eric and Larry Small Business Radio Hour
4 Amigos Holiday Show: Saying No, Sucking Goats, and other Ridiculous Sh*t
Large Loss Mastery With Tom McGuire and Gerrett Stier
Using Data to Make Employee Decisions with Leighton Healy
Selling a Service Business with Gokul Padmanabhan
C&R Magazine's Michelle Blevins on the Highs and Lows of Starting a New Venture and the State of Restoration
The Profitable Secrets of Fire and Contents Work with Annissa and Kevin Coy
Blue Collar Book Club: Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Is this Model the Future of the Home Services Industry?
Marketing Domination with Rico Garcia
7 Power Contractor Al Levi has the System for Your Staffing Issues
Blue Collar Cash with author Ken Rusk
Pink Zebra Moving's Ron Holt on Building Up his 2nd Franchise Business
Staffing in the Age of the Great Resignation w/ Gregg Taylor
Mold Detection with Jason Earle of GotMold.com
Franchising Your Service Business with Jeff Dudan
Special Edition: The Experience Trade Show in Las Vegas with Larry Cooper
How to Maximize Your Client List with Multiple Services with Jonathan Maynard
What We Can Do to Make the Trades a More Attractive Career Choice
Building an Industry Community with Golf: Peter Lyons of the Restoration Golf League
Building a Zebra with Tom Gissler of Restoration1
The Importance of Professional Growth Through Training and Business Planning
Robert More: Technician Extraordinaire - The Keys to Being a Top Tech
Interview at the ACCESS Convention
How to Pick Great Team Members w/ Josh Turley
How the HVAC Guy Lost a $25,000 Job
Expert Panel and Attracting and Retaining Talent
Referral Marketing for Higher Sales
Indoor Air Quality and How it Affects Contractors with NORMI's Doug Hoffman and Lance Eisen
Being an Entrepreneur is Frickin' Hard with the FloodLight guys
Jim Prom talks Proper Estimating Protocols
Rich Malachy is Disrupting the Food Service Industry
Are You Coachable? (w/ Santiago Arango)
Larry Cooper talks Bioterrorism, Pandemics, and the Upcoming Cincinnati Show
Locking Down Huge Contracts with Chris Allen
Training the Next Generation of Technicians using Gaming, VR, and AR with AMP Creative's Lisa Warner and Cheryl McRae
Hard Work, Mindset, and Building Super Techs
Unicorns and Rainbows with Jim McDonough
The Importance of Great Leadership with Rachel Stewart
9 Month Average Tech Turnover and How to Keep Them with Leighton Healy of KnowHow
Proper In-Home Sales Techniques with Service MVP's Joe Crisara
Managing Job Stress with AMP Creative's Lisa Warner and Cheryl McRae
How to Attract Talent with Amazing Onboarding with Lisa Lavender
Falling in Love with the Trades with Andrea Stenberg
Bill Yeadon Retirement Party: Chuck Violand, Angela Buege, Nick Paolella, and Steve Toburen
Goals 2022: Eric and Larry are Back Talking About Goals.
Success Mindset with Joshua and Duane from the Outerspaces Podcast
Larry Missing Flights, Eric Being Mean, and Other Assorted Funny Tales w/ Guest Host Michelle Blevins
The Importance of Yearly Business Planning with Violand Management Associates
Turning Tech's into Project Managers with Jon Isaacson
What Female Clients Look for in a Service Experience
When Insurance Companies Won't Pay: Doug Quinn Executive Director at The American Policyholder Association
Rusty Cochran: From Double Wide Trailer to 30 Million a Year
Print is Back!!! Michelle Blevins of C&R Magazine
Larry Cooper on The Experience - 2022
Jon Don Turns the Table on Larry and Eric
Book Club with Bill Yeadon: Purple Cow by Seth Godin
Large Loss Mastery With Tom McGuire
Final Special Edition: Larry and Eric Go to Vegas
Special Edition: Vance Morris on Doing Service Like Disney
Special Edition: Derek Preece from Spot On Solutions Digital Marketing
Special Edition: GMS Power Distribution with Gerrett Stier
Special Edition: Barry Costa gives a Full Rundown of the Flood House and the Cage at The Experience
Special Edition: Kris Rzesnoski of Encircle
Special Edition: Marvelless Mark, Rock n' Roll Keynote Speaker and Business Guru
Special Edition: Chuck Violand of Violand Management Associates
Special Edition: Financing Vans and Equipment with Mary Griser of Aztec
Special Edition: Jim Mannes of Shaw Flooring
Success Habits with Jeff Wickersham of Morning Fire
Special Edition: The Experience Tradeshow: Green Glides w/ Mikey P
Special Edition: The Experience Tradeshow- Larry Cooper
Book Review w/ Biil Yeadon: Jim Collins Good To Great
3 Podcast Summit with the GMS Podcast and the DYOJO Podcast: Fun, Hijinks, and Great Information
Branding, Systems, and Spirit Animals: SoftWash Systems AC Lockyer
ServiceTitan: Home Services Software Juggernaut w/ Chris Hunter and Jackie Aubel
Ego: Panel Discussion with Ken Midgett and Bruce DeLoatch
The Entrepreneurial Conspiracy with Chuck Violand
The One Thing with Geoff Woods
Mark Saiger on the Importance of Having Passion for Your Service Business
Sell Your Business for Big Bucks: Michelle Seiler Tucker
Extroverts Vs. Introverts: Culture Wars in the Workplace
The Disney Way of Customer Service with Vance Morris
Working with Your Spouse: Yana and Eric Sprague
Gerrett Stier: A True Renaissance Man
Book Club: Bill Yeadon talks about Influence w/ Robert Cialdini
The 6 Pillars of Home Service Ownership
Jorge Hijacks the Blue Collar Nation Podcast and Interviews Larry and Eric
Hourly IQ: Gamification of Your Business for Major Results
How to Stop Wasting Time on Social Media and YouTube. A Conversation about Cal Newport's Book Digital Minimalism w/ Bill Yeadon
How to Buy Equipment to Grow Your Business with Mary Griser of Aztec Financial
The Amazing Ellen Rohr: The Plumber's Wife and Financial Guru
How to Hold a Trade Show in a Global Pandemic with Larry Cooper
Are You the Bottleneck to Your Company's Success? (with Bruce DeLoatch)
Ryan Englin Teaches Us a Better Way to Hire Employees
Ryan Lucia: How to Get Out of Your Team's Way and Grow
A First Year Business Survives a Global Pandemic: Wood and Dan's Story of Year 1
Jason Earle: From Wall St. to Mold
Blue Collar Book Club: Atomic Habits with Special Guest Bill Yeadon
Bruce DeLoatch Talks Masculinity in the Trades
The Tables Are Turned: John 'The Hitman" Braun Interviews Eric and Larry on Goal Setting Strategies
Barton James of ACCA: Advocate for the Trades
Success is an Inside Job: Panel Discussion with Bruce DeLoatch, Dan Udy and Bill Yeadon
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2020
Tuesday Topic: Self Awareness is the Key to Success
Good Technician In-Home Behavior Grows Service Businesses
Chuck Violand: Overcoming Our Bad Habits as Owners
Tuesday Topic: Developing a Daily Routine for Success
Happy Thanksgiving 2020: Gratitude and our 100th Episode!!!
Tuesday Topic: Don't Send Your Ducks To Eagle School
Save Your Clients Homes from Electrical Surges
Tuesday Topic 11-18-20
Interplay Learning: Online "Video Games" for Training the Trades
Tuesday Topic: Tell Your Story to the Team
Service Fusion: Amazing Home Services CRM
Million Dollar Landscaper with Scott and Kati Molchan
Tuesday Topic: Process Goals vs. Outcome Goals
Restaurant Repair Industry Software Discussion: Roopairs
Tuesday Topic: Field Technician Issues and How to Solve Them
Intentional Estimating with the DYOJO's Jon Isaacson
The Tuesday Topic: Wayne Clayton of Ambassador LLC on Starting a Business from Scratch
Ken Midgett and Paige Knowles
Eric and Larry's Tuesday Topic: Branding Your Service Business
The Amazing Inventor: RectorSeal's Stuart Oakner
Managing Your Millennials with Dr. Nicole Rankine
Getting Coached to Push Past Barriers
Matterport Software with Brandon Donatelli
Chris Yano: The No Bulls**t Approach to Digital Marketing
Eric and Larry Discuss The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Finding a Coach
RectorSeal: From the Texas Oil Fields to Publicly Traded Company
Tommy Mello: Home Service Millionaire
Training Your Customer Service Reps with Erica Leonor
Angel Quiroz-Digital Marketing Artist
Best Selling Author Mike Michalowicz on What to Fix Next in Your Business
Skylar Lewis: Mindset is Everything
Dan Udy: The Phoenix Rises Again
William Harmon of HVAC-Hacks: The Bar Bet That Became a Business
Scorpion: Where Big Data and Company Culture Converge to Create Marketing Genius
Kelly Schols: From Aimless Youth with Substance Abuse Issues to Millionaire Plumber
Lesly Barragan: From 18 year old fast food worker to 23 year old entrepreneur
Jason Burrows: Professional Drummer turned SEO Guru to the Water Damage Industry.
The Dyojo Podcast (Jon Isaacson) is In the House Talking about Building a Great Company in the Restoration/Construction Field
Eric and Larry Discuss the Pain of Entrepreneurship
Dominate Your Local Market with John "The Hitman" Braun
Mr. Systems, Al Levi on Why Systems are SO IMPORTANT in Every Business
SPECIAL EDITION: The Upside of a Career in the Skilled Trades with Timothy Regan, Electrical Instructor at Bergen County Technical Schools
SPECIAL EDITION: Plumbing and Heating Instructor Ken Midgett has a 100% Job Rate for his High School Kids
SPECIAL EDITION: Josiah Lorsung of Odin House Marketing on How to Market with Social Media
SPECIAL EDITION: Banker Adam Russell Explains Stimulus Plans
SPECIAL EDITION: Eric and Larry Talk about the Best Strategies from Recent Expert Guests for Dealing with the Pandemic
SPECIAL EDITION: Ed Cross, The Restoration Lawyer, on How to Properly Approach Covid-19 Clean Up Work
SPECIAL EDITION: Josh Zolin, Author of Blue is the New White on Dealing with the Pandemic
SPECIAL EDITION: Charles Kurtek, Safety Consultant, on How to Safely Clean Covid-19
SPECIAL EDITION: Wood Boyles and Dan Baker of Blue Collar Talent Scouts: How to Treat the Team in Times of Crisis
SPECIAL EDITION: Dennis Hamon of Zoom Drain on Coping with Working at the Original Ground Zero for Corona Virus
SPECIAL EDITION: IICRC Instructor Bruce DeLoatch on Distance Learning Amid the Covid 19 Pandemic
SPECIAL EDITION: Bill Yeadon of Jon Don Offers Sage Advice for All Service Business Providers
SPECIAL EDITION: Jim Bardwell on How to Market When You Cannot Connect in Person
SPECIAL EDITION: Joe Kowalski of ServiceMonster. Blue Collar's Philosopher.
SPECIAL EDITION: How to Properly Communicate with Clients During This Crisis w/ Derek Preece and Katie Harris
SPECIAL EDITION: Tony Miklaszewski on How to Get the Phone to Ring with Press Releases
SPECIAL EDITION: Howard Partridges 5 Point Message to ALL Business Owners
SPECIAL EDITION: Brett Gilliland of Elite Entrepreneurs on Leading in Troubling Times
SPECIAL EDITION: Tom Ziglar on being STRONGER in the face of adversity
SPECIAL EDITION: Skylar Lewis on How to Thrive in Adversity
SPECIAL EDITION: Tersh Blissett with Guerrilla Marketing Tips for Service Businesses
SPECIAL EDITION: Kevin and Annissa Coy : Restoration Experts
SPECIAL EDITION: Wise Counsel from Shawn Van Dyke
SPECIAL EDITION: John "The Hitman" Braun
SPECIAL EDITION: Cheri Perry Knows Entrepreneurs Are Wired for This!
SPECIAL EDITION: Al Levi talks about dealing with your financials and creditors in hard times.
Brand Yourself as the Expert and Build Your Company w/ Kevin and Annissa Coy
SPECIAL EDITION: John Akhoian of Rooter Hero has a message for the service industry.
SPECIAL EDITION: Larry and Eric discuss not letting negative emotions take over.
SPECIAL EDITION: Larry and Eric Address How to Cope with Business Uncertainty
Xactimate Pricing and Avoiding Litigation with Ed Cross
Developing a Blue Collar Sales Team with Jeff Langenwalter
Profit First for Contractors w/ Shawn Van Dyke
Salesman Extraordinaire Mason Tomaino on Growing Your Business
Demystifying Mold with Peter Lyons
Success Habits for Entrepreneurs 🎙️
Introduction to Blue Collar Titans
The 1 Thing That Keeps Companies From Growing
Bill Yeadon on the 5 Best Business Books of All Time
2020 Goals and How to Reach Them
Environmental Testing with Peter Lyons
Ironman, Business Man, Family Man: Guy LaRocque on How to Get the Most Out of Life
How to Succeed in Life w/ Thomas Blackwell
Thanksgiving Special: Eric and Larry Talk Books
Mark Dent: Journalist for The Hustle, New York Times, and NPR on the future of the Blue Collar Trades
IICRC Instructor Bruce DeLoatch on Systems Building
How Techs Affect Your Profits and Happiness
How to Qualify for a Home Mortgage to Build Wealth
How to Stay Healthy in the Blue Collar Trades w/ Dr. Tony Ratkovic
The Power of Community with Howard Partridge
How a Good Company Culture Improves Workplace Safety w/ Charles Kurtek of BBSI
How to Buy a Commercial Building and Create Wealth with Dave Neault of KW Commercial real estate
Online Marketing Strategies w/ Derek Preece and Katie Harris of S.O.S. Digital Marketing
Drive to Las Vegas - Why the owner is usually the problem!
Developing Leaders Within Your Company With Andrew Acker
Knowing Your Numbers with Darrin Preece of RAD Consulting
Strategies to Create a Better Business
The 5 Factors that Limit Growth w/ special guest Darrin Preece
Local Marketing Strategies for Service Businesses: Part 2
Local Marketing Strategies for Service Businesses
Business is Theater
Morning Tech Meeting Story
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