Introducing The Turn: Blue Collar to Billions
Episode description
Welcome to The Turn.
Host Kory Mitchell sits down with blue-collar business owners who've built something real—businesses like HVAC, landscaping, pest control, tree services, roofing, and construction.
These are honest conversations about the challenges, the lessons, and the moments that changed everything. Not M&A theory or deal structures, but the real stories from founders who've scaled and sold. The challenges that nearly broke them. What they wish someone had told them before they sold. And how their lives changed after the exit.
Kory's been there himself. He's built businesses and sold them. He understands the questions blue-collar founders are wrestling with about burnout, empowering others, charging what you're worth, and figuring out what comes next. Because the real story isn't just how you got here, it's about the lessons along the way.
The Turn is a podcast from Iconic Founders. New episodes bi-weekly starting Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
About Iconic Founders
Iconic Founders works with blue-collar business owners who are navigating growth, scale, and exit. To learn more, visit iconicfounders.com.