Michelle Blevins, the owner and editor of C&R Magazine , has a passion for print. After seeing the industry move to all digital platforms, Michelle doubled down and brought back a printed version of C&R, delivered to your doorstep. Listen as Michelle and the boys talk about print, the restoration industry, entrepreneurship, and much more. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service t...
Oct 12, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 154
We had Larry Cooper on to talk about The Experience Trade Show in Las Vegas show in retrospect and also go into what we can all expect for the Cinncinati show coming in April. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for tra...
Oct 07, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 153
Bill Yeadon of Jon Don takes control of the mic and interviews Larry and Eric about their trials and tribulations when starting out in the home services industry. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See ot...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 152
Purple Cow is a marketing classic. Now roughly 20 years old this book stands the test of time. Bill, Larry, and Eric sit down to discuss this classic book and how to use it in a local home services business. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent direct...
Sep 23, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 151
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Podcast Facebook page. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with...
Sep 09, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 150
The boys are of to Las Vegas this week for the Experience trade show. Learn all of the cool things they hav going on. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Colla...
Sep 07, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 149
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Podcast Facebook page. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with...
Sep 04, 2021•14 min•Season 3Ep. 148
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Podcast Facebook page. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with...
Sep 03, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 147
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Podcast Facebook page. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with...
Sep 02, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 146
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Podcast Facebook page. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with...
Sep 01, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 145
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Podcast Facebook page. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with...
Aug 31, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 144
Marvelless Mark , Rock n' Roll Keynote Speaker and Business Guru gave an amazing presentation at the experience. He is not just a business expert who’s coming to talk at your people. He is going to get your entire crowd electrified. Imagine everyone in your audience pumped out of their minds to perform better in business next year. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not gr...
Aug 30, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 143
We had the pleasure to have Chuck Violand on the show again for the 3rd time. Chuck gives us insight as to what will be going on in his booth at the trade show and what an attendee can expect to learn there. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent direct...
Aug 26, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 142
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Podcast Facebook page. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with...
Aug 25, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 141
We had a great conversation with Jim Mannes, National Director at Shaw Flooring. Jim talks about all the cool things he will be doing at the show to educate all the cleaners how to clean the newer products from Shaw. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be se...
Aug 24, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 140
Good habits are the foundation of success. Jeff Wickersham joins Larry and Eric to talk about what it takes to create the discipline to make good habits work in your favor. Jeff has passion and commitment to this ideal. In fact, Jeff has meditated for more the 1.300 days in a row. Join us to hear Jeff help us all realize what it takes to excel in all areas of life. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field bec...
Aug 19, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 139
Today we have Mike Pailliotet of Mikey's Board and Mikey's Fest fame on to discuss what's up with Green Glides and what he will be doing at the tradeshow. Note, there is some super interesting stuff about hard surface glides in this interview. Mikey and Eric were geeking out on carpet cleaning while Larry was losing his mind! Great guest and a great show. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your ...
Aug 17, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 138
We will be kicking off our The Experience Trade Show series with the man who is at the helm of the show: Larry Cooper. Learn about the cool things that will be happening at the show this year. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech...
Aug 16, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 137
BIll Yeadon joins us on the podcast again to discuss the book, Good to Great by Jim Collins. Larry, Eric, and Bill have a spirited discussion about the content of the book. The boys, at times, deviate from the book, but all in the name of how to use the concepts in practical application in a home services business. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, cus...
Aug 12, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 136
Esteemed podcasting colleagues Gerrett Stier and Jon Isaacson join Larry and Eric to full the curtain back on podcasting and how we all do it. We also have great conversation about helping home services businesses can do to better their businesses. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech Meeting ...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 135
AC Lockyer is a natural born salesman. A renaissance man with many interests, AC has created an amazing company at SoftWash Systems . AC has created the "unfranchise" model where his clients get all of the benefits of a franchise opportunity, but without the royalties and all that goes with owning a franchise. Give this show a listen as AC drops some knowledge on this episode about life and business. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com...
Jul 29, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 134
To say Service Titan is taking over the software side of the home service industries would be a vast understatement. Now with a valuation of roughly $10 Billion, the company continues to expand into new industries and come out with new innovations. However, in this fast growth has come a lot of mythologies and misconceptions about what Service Titan can and cannot do, and more importantly, who is of the right size company to use it. We sat down with Jackie Aubel, host of Service Titan's Tool Box...
Jul 15, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 133
Ego. It's a loaded and often misunderstood concept. It's important to have enough to have the drive and confidence to be a high performer. However, too much and we alienate people. Too little ego and we shrink at the hard challenges of life because we think we are not smart or talented enough to make things happen. It's a fine line when "controlling" our ego. We had a great panel this with Ken Midgett, nationally recognized instructor in the plumbing trade and Bruce DeLoatch , our resident philo...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Chuck Violand of Violand Management has been around a lot of entrepreneurs over his 34 years of coaching. Chuck breaks down the 6 traits that really hurt our businesses from his upcoming book, The Entrepreneurial Conspiracy. Chuck has a down to earth, self deprecating style that helps owners feel comfortable to put some of the ego aside and start admitting they need help and need to work on a few things to improve their businesses. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to y...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 131
When you start living The ONE Thing, you begin to understand that not everything matters equally. You get clarity on what matters most. You begin doing the most important things first and, then, you earn the right to address everything else. When you do that, results show up and they show up fast. And, as that happens, your life gets bigger. You can get more information about Geoff and The One Thing at https://www.the1thing.com/ . TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your te...
Jun 24, 2021•48 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Mark Saiger has been in the home-services business for the long haul. A 3rd generation cleaning professional, Mark worked his cleaning business as a side hustle for decades when he was a band teacher. Once he decided to leave the band world behind, Mark went all in on building an amazing home services company. Mark's passion for detail and getting both the technical and human sides right in his business has been the key to Saiger's Steam success. Not satisfied with that, Mark has gone on to crea...
Jun 17, 2021•48 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Do you want to sell your business someday? Do you really know what it is worth? Are you really turnkey? Do you have a business someone with money may actually want to pay you for? These are the questions you need the answers to before looking for a buyer for your business. Many owners think their business is worth much more than it really is on the open market. Michelle Seiler Tucker has sold thousands of businesses and has now written a new book, Exit Rich, to let us all know what we need to ha...
Jun 09, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Bill Yeadon, Larry and Eric team up to talk about an important book that is key to helping all of us with better communication skills. Larry and Bill (extroverts) team up on Eric (introvert) to explore the ins and outs of dealing with how people spend their energy, relate to co-workers, and how to help quiet people create an environment to thrive at work or school. This is a great episode for any owner seeking to better understand his/her team. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Vance Morris, Disney employee turned home service entrepreneur tells Larry and Eric the key elements he learned to create a client experience that keeps the repeat and referral customers coming. Learn about the theater aspect of the service business and also how to systematize that experience for your techs. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer s...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Running your business is hard enough, but when you add in working with your spouse/life partner, it can get really tough. Eric sits down to interview his wife Yana who worked in their service business for many years. They talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of working together and how they learned to manage it better. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by www.morningtechmeeting.com . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at ...
May 21, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 125
