Eric, Larry and Chris and Brandon of Floodlight Consulting sit down for another installment of the BCN Book Club. This month the lads go over Seth Godin's All Marketers Are Liars. It was a super interesting book and a lively conversation about how to implement the concepts into your service business. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and c...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 214
TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . 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. SPONSOR: C&R Magazine C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Re...
Dec 21, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 213
Michelle Blevins joined the Blue Collar Nation Podcast again today to talk about the new survey C&R Magazine conducted about the the state of the restoration industry. There is a ton of great info in this episode and, as always, Michelle had to play referee between Larry and Eric and pretty much start running the show. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales,...
Dec 20, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 212
Everyone has a company culture; but us it a good one? Larry and Eric talk about how to build a great culture that will engage, attract, and retain team members. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Super Tech University has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. Super Tech ...
Dec 15, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 211
Join Eric and Larry twice weekly for their morning radio show on KCAA Radio in the Inland Empire of Southern California. Today's show is all about Larry and his van build out, Eric trying to get a date night going with his wife, Larry's return to California after 4 months of van life, and Eric and Larry talking about their personal and professional goals and how to reach them. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the f...
Dec 12, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 210
TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Super Tech University has video lessons that can be sent directly to your tech's phones for training. Super Tech also offers training for CSR, Estimator, Service Manager, and Business Development Rep positions. See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Pod...
Dec 08, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 209
Super Tech University Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills. Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills. Your team will never leave you for investing in them. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info. One to One Coaching: Eric has helped many home service business owners grow their companies, 2x, 3, 4x, with his one to one coaching sessions. If you are interested in finding out more about...
Dec 05, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 208
Eric and Larry just started a radio show in Southern California. On Monday's and Thursday's each week the guys can be found on KCAA Radio 1050AM and 106.5FM from 5-6am. Enjoy this episode on how gratitude can help your business. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . 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 ca...
Dec 01, 2022•54 min•Season 4Ep. 207
Here we go again. Jon Isaacson of the DYOJO podcast and Gerrett Stier of the GMS Podcast joined Larry and Eric to do their non-sensical yearly holiday show. Packed with useless information, this show never fails to neither educate and nor entertain. Join the lads for an hour of inside jokes, some business talk, and a little bit of serious life advice. Happy Holidays. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field becaus...
Nov 24, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 206
We had Tom and Gerrett on the show to talk about technicians, skills, and the upcoming Large Loss Mastery Next Level Tech course. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info. Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/...
Nov 10, 2022•43 min•Season 4Ep. 205
Know How's Leighton Healy joins the podcast for the third time to tell our listeners about what the data from the latest State of the Restoration Industry tells us about the current workforce situation. Regardless of what trade you are in, this information is very valuable to help you make decisions about hiring, firing, managing, and building a culture that will attract and retain employees. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 204
You spend so much of your life toiling to build your service business...but does it have any value in the marketplace? Gokul Padmanabhan has been selling service businesses for years and teaches us on this episode how to set yourself up for exiting successfully. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with clients. Morning Tech...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 203
Our friend Michelle returns to talk about the state of the restoration industry to talk about what the trends were last year and what we can expect to change in the upcoming year. Michelle also gets candid about what it has been like in year 1 since purchasing C&R Magazine and how her entrepreneurial journey has been. As always with Michelle, there were a lot of laughs and tons of great information in this episode. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super T...
Oct 27, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 202
Annissa and Kevin Coy are longtime friends of the show. They are experts in the underserved field of fire and contents restoration. We sit down and go deep on how to do it, what kind of profits are available, and how to start and grow a successful fire and contents division. Go to: https://firehouseeducation.com/ to find out more. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 201
We started up the book club again with Brandon and Chris from Floodlight Consulting as our new partners. We were not sure we would ever start up the book club again after Bill Yeadon retired. However, we could not have chosen better partners to do this monthly show with. This month Eric picked a pretty tough book with some really deep thought required how to take the lessons from the book and scale them down to a local service business. However, Peter Thiel's Zero to One can reap huge benefits f...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 200
Homee is different. Homee is a disruptor in the Restoration space. Is what Homee is doing going to spread through all verticals in the home services space? These are the questions we were thinking as we sat down with Brandon, Augie, Jeremy, and Alex of Homee. It was great to have all the guys on the show as we were able to drill down on each part of the process as each guest plays a different role at Homee and had deep insight to what they are doing in each department. Although this episode cent...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 198
Rico is a high energy, super smart marketer and salesman. Rico has become a good friend to Larry and Eric and the Blue Collar Nation podcast was blessed with his information about how to better market a service business. Rico has a great podcast also, Restoration Domination you will like and we have been guests there too. TITLE SPONSOR: SUPER TECH UNIVERSITY This episode is brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, ...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 199
Do you have staffing issues? Yup, we all do. Al Levi to the rescue! Al has come out with his S3: Signature Staffing System and Eric and Larry sit down with Al to discuss all things staffing, systems, and business. Al is always one of most popular guests on the Blue Collar Nation podcast and this episode may be his best appearance yet. If you are interested in Al's staffing system, Al has extended a generous discount for the Blue Collar Nation. Go to https://7powercontractor.com/s3bcn to check ou...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 197
Ken Rusk is a blue collar guy. Ken started working digging ditches in high school and never looked back. In fact, now Ken owns 4 construction related businesses and has created a life for himself that many with white collar careers could only dream of. Eric and Larry sat down with Ken to discuss how he did it, some stories from his time in the trades, and why young people should consider entering the trades to have a great career. TITLE SPONSOR: SUPER TECH UNIVERSITY This episode is brought to y...
Sep 08, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 196
We meet up with Ron Holt of Pink Zebra Moving this week. Eric was on Ron's podcast a few years ago as a guest and now Ron is joining Larry and Eric to talk about his newest franchise business. Ron built up a maid service franchise and sold it prior to starting Pink Zebra. Sensing room for improvement in the moving industry, Ron has now started Pink Zebra and in the process of building it into a nationwide franchise. TITLE SPONSOR: SUPER TECH UNIVERSITY This episode is brought to you by Super Tec...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 195
Gregg Taylor has been finding talent for some of the largest names in the restoration industry for many years. We sit down with Gregg this episode to talk about the state of finding great people to build our companies with and how to attract and keep them. This is a must listen for anyone working hard at talent acquisition in their company. TITLE SPONSOR: SUPER TECH UNIVERSITY This episode is brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are n...
Aug 25, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 194
Jason Earle joins Eric and Larry for a second time on the show. Jason, one of the best guests to ever grace the Blue Collar Nation Podcast, is always both entertaining and informative. A big thinker with an amazing backstory, Jason is passionate about the health of home owners and how his products can help them identify mold in their homes and businesses. Give this one a listening as Jason drops a ton of knowledge which we can all learn from. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode is b...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 193
Jeff Dudan is a true entrepreneur. Jeff started a painting business to help fund his college expenses and never looked back. Moving on to the Disaster Restoration space, Jeff built and then franchised Advanta-Clean. Now moving into Homefront Brands, the home services franchising space, Jeff told Eric and Larry his amazing life story and then what to look for to start or buy a franchise model business. It was an amazing conversation with tons of actionable insights. Enjoy. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING ...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 192
We are having a special episode this week to talk about the upcoming Experience Trade Show in Las Vegas Sept 6-10. Eric and Larry will be having an interactive booth (#128) where they will be teaching a myriad of subjects in classes each day. Come to the show and say hello to the lads. TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skil...
Aug 09, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 191
This week we have Jonathan Maynard from Red Door Pro Wash and the HUGE Convention on the show. We talk about a wide array of topics from starting your service business, how to add services in different verticals to service your same client base, and of course the HUGE convention. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode is brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and communicating with cli...
Aug 04, 2022•54 min•Season 4Ep. 190
Larry is out this week so Eric took this opportunity to talk a little about his past and his frustrations as a high schooler who wanted to go to vocational school but was dissuaded from doing so. We are at a tipping point in the trades and it is imperative for us to find ways to make our jobs more desirable for the next generation. We need to find ways to help parents understand the upsides of the trades for their children, so they will go to vocational school and to show our young people what a...
Jul 28, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 189
We had Peter Lyons on the show for a 3rd time to talk to us about this creation-The Restoration Golf League. We talk about creating an industry community and how golfing with yours peers can help everyone in the industry-even if they are competitors. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . 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...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 188
Tom Gissler, President of Restoration 1 brought the heat on this episode of the Blue Collar Nation Podcast. Tom was entertaining and educational as he dove deep on his extensive experience in not only business, but life as well. Tom had a very unconventional childhood that seems to have shaped a world view that sets him apart from the herd and really has him thinking non-conventionally. Tom had so many great insights in this episode and no matter what trade you are in, Tom will get you thinking ...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 187
This week the Blue Collar Nation Podcast is doing a LIVE episode from the Kent State University campus at the Violand Executive Summit. Eric and Larry are long time proponents of professional training and education. Violand Management Training had a huge affect on Eric and Larry's career in the restoration industry. From Eric and his Admin team using Violand's job costing system to make sure each job was turning a profit to Larry's Business Development team using Violand's Power Selling to helpe...
Jul 07, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 186
Robert More is an IICRC Certified Triple Master, which is no easy task in the restoration industry. We wanted to have Robert on as he is a SUPER TECH. Robert has worked his way up over the years to now move into a management role, but he takes us along on his journey as he worked his way up the ladder. TITLE SPONSOR: MORNING TECH MEETING This episode it brought to you by Super Tech University . Don't lose money in the field because your service techs are not great at sales, customer service, and...
Jun 30, 2022•45 min•Season 4Ep. 185
