Blue Collar StartUp
By Michael Nelson
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Episodes: 128
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Our Mission is Simple: To facilitate the growth and development of Blue Collar businesses. We will showcase REAL Blue Collar businesses in interviews, and use these stories to help educate and empower the next generation of trades workers to become Blue Collar business owners.
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The Electrical Contractor Reinventing Company Culture | Blue Collar StartUp #131
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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How to Build Trust in the Construction Industry | Blue Collar Startup #130
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May 27, 2026 |
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HVAC Business Growth Strategies That Work | Blue Collar Startup #129
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May 20, 2026 |
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How a Father-Son Team Built a $25M Trade Business | Blue Collar Startup #128
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May 13, 2026 |
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Define the Problem, Fix the Fire | Blue Collar StartUp #127
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May 06, 2026 |
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Simple Marketing for Blue Collar Businesses | Blue Collar StartUp #126
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Building the Future of Concrete with Sarah Patrie | Blue Collar StartUp #125
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Real Leadership Lessons for the Trades with Codey Gandy | Blue Collar StartUp #124
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Perfection, Processes & Growth at Lazzaro’s Autobody | Blue Collar StartUp #123
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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The Pivot That Revolutionized Shepherd Communication & Security | Blue Collar StartUp #122
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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30 Years of Building Luxury: Jim Sasko's Journey with Teakwood | Blue Collar StartUp #121
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Discipline, Leadership & Building a 100-Year Company | Blue Collar StartUp #120
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Building Hospitals and Building Careers with William Day | Blue Collar StartUp #119
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Processes Your Team Will Actually Follow with Bill Tansey | Blue Collar StartUp #118
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Scaling Your Business at the Speed of Cashflow | Blue Collar StartUp #117
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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The Biggest Mistakes Contractors Make with Greg Spaun | Blue Collar StartUp #116
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Why Every Leader Needs a Coach: Catamount Roundtable | Blue Collar StartUp #115
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Project Management in the Trades with Caitlin Beaudry | Blue Collar StartUp #114
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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How to Actually Sell a Blue-Collar Company with Shenar Wood | Blue Collar StartUp #113
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Designing Org Charts That Actually Work with Bill Tansey Jr | Blue Collar StartUp #112
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Don’t Get Stuck Self-Employed: Cashflow Quadrant Part 2 | Blue Collar StartUp 111
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Turning Tragedy into Triumph with Mason Hamilton | Blue Collar StartUp #110
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Building a Profitable Print Shop with Korey Chapman | Blue Collar StartUp #109
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Can Your Business Run Without You? Let’s Ask Bill | Blue Collar StartUp #108
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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How Robots Help Derek Foster Clean Smarter | Blue Collar StartUp #107
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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How Robots are Leveling Up the Trades with Bob Caldarella | Blue Collar StartUp #106
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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The Blueprint to Starting a Blue-Collar Business While Working Full-Time | Blue Collar StartUp #105
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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NCTWC Leads Workforce Innovation | Blue Collar StartUp #103
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Leading Through Change with Bill Tansey | Blue Collar StartUp #102
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Blue Collar Safety Solutions with Eric Wick | Blue Collar StartUp #101
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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The Blueprint to Growth with Sonny Bonacio | Blue Collar StartUp #100
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Blue Collar Leadership Lessons with Mack Story | Blue Collar StartUp #99
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Controlled Business Growth with Joe Cerrone | Blue Collar StartUp #98
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Lessons from a Trades Entrepreneur with Brad Lewis | Blue Collar StartUp #97
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Planning for Growth with Cameron Carson | Blue Collar StartUp #96
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Don’t Quit Too Soon | Blue Collar Startup #95
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Turning Trash into Treasure with West Coast Renewables | Blue Collar StartUp #94
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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The Importance of Growth Mindset | Blue Collar StartUp #93
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Employee Ownership & Succession with Chris Buttenham | Blue Collar StartUp #92
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Trade Careers and Lifelong Learning at HVCC | Blue Collar StartUp #91
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP90: Simple Blogging Strategies for Consistent Content
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP89: Behind the Badge - Warren County Sheriff Jim Lafarr
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP87: Growing a Successful Business from Scratch with Mike Zayachek
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP86: Marketing Minute with Mike Nelson
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP85: Grassroots Marketing That Gets Results
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP84: Third Generation at Galusha & Sons with Ryan Galusha
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP83: Emotional Intelligence in Action with Scott McKenna
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP82: What You Can Build In 10 Years
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp Episode 81: Building Greener Landscapes with Terry Hubbard
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP80: Revving Up the RV Industry with Curt Hemmeler
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Blue Collar StartUp EP79: Becoming Unfireable
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 78: Client Communication & Cold Calls with BradManz Landscaping
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 77: Streamlining Small Business Success with Carrie Kirvin
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 76: The Pros and Cons of Entrepreneurship with Catamount Consulting
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode 75: Empowering People and Communities with Kendra Hart
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 74: Blue Collar Blueprints - Process Creation with Josh Jewett
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Episode 73: Opportunities for the Next Generation with Munter Enterprises
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Episode 72: The Science of Building with Jack Miller Contractors
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Episode 71: Finding your Spark with Mason Lord
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Episode 70: Leveraging Investment Accounts with the Farnan Brothers
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Episode 69: Simplifying Success in the Workplace with Nick Schkrioba
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 68: Sustainable Construction & the Search for Knowledge with Matt Whitbeck
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Episode 67: Project Management at Jersen Construction
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Episode 66: Opening Up Shop with Symmetric Electric
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode 65: The MVPs of Construction (Pete LaFarr & Matthew Scott)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode 64: Self-Taught Self Starters (Trojan Home Services)
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Episode 63: Let’s Talk Budgeting and Finances with Jakob Kirschner
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode 62: Scott Lawler, Estimates, & Friendly Competition
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Episode 61: Building up a Business with Camenga Construction
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode 60: BOCES, Trade School, and Collision Shops
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Episode 59: Mike & Derek's 2025 Goals
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Episode 58: Catamount Consulting
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Episode 57: Mike Muscolino AMC Construction & Management
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Episode 56: Second-Generation Advances at Cerrone Plumbing & HVAC
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Episode 55: Cracking Open Cold Ones at Cornell's
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode 54: Taking the "Side" out of "Side Hustle"
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May 13, 2024 |
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Episode 53: One Man, One Plan - Zay Gets It Done
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Episode 52: Dancing Grain - From Field to Glass
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Episode 51: A Family Foundation, Built Right
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Episode 50: Hiring to Your Weaknesses... AND Strengths?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Episode 49: The True Meaning of Leadership
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Episode 48: From Scraping to Scaping
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Episode 47: Ownership vs. Management - Dimitri's Story
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Episode 46: Advocating for the Trades - AGC NYS
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Episode 45: Revolutionizing Workforce Development with BoomNation
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Episode 44: Fabricating the Future
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 43: Breaking the Blue Collar Stigma with Curtis Lumber
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Episode 42: Lifelong Skills to Pay the Bills from WSWHE BOCES
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Episode 41: MLB Unveiled - The Perfect Mix for Success in Project Management
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Episode 40: Putting Out Fires - Solutions for the Budding Businessman
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Episode 39: Inspect & Protect - Morgan's One-Man Operation
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Episode 38: Heartbreak, Heroes, and the HVCC Community
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode 37: Grasshopper Heating & Cooling: Handling Explosive Growth in a Short Time
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 36: Jim Dawsey - Decades of Trials and Triumphs
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Episode 35: Juan, Jason & Matt (Hunt Companies, Inc.)
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Episode 34: Mike McGrath (1-800-Paint-Job)
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Episode 33: Taylor Hopeck (Witt Construction, Inc.)
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Episode 31: Bruce Hoffmann (WSWHE BOCES)
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Episode 30: Terry Hubbard (Peak Environmental)
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May 22, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Vince LaTerra (Bonacio Construction Inc.)
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May 15, 2023 |
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Episode 28: Ivan Bell (IBS Septic & Drain)
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May 08, 2023 |
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Episode 27: Jim Countryman (HVCC)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Paul Lambert (Bonacio Construction)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Dustin Manny (Manny Topsoil and Gravel)
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Episode 24: Ryan van Amburgh (Career Jam)
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Tom Shanley (Daigle Cleaning Systems of Westchester)
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 22: Brad Lewis (Lewis Lawn Care & Masonry)
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Episode 21: Mark Miller (Performance Industrial)
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Episode 20: Luke Michaels (Michaels Group Homes)
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 19: Anthony Caruso (Caruso Builders)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Tom Brizzell (Custom Craft Builders)
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 17: Matt Phelps (Metabolic Fitness)
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 16: Vince Laurenzo (Quick Response)
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Episode 15: Anthony Guadagnino (Veteran-Made Woodworks)
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Episode 14: Patrick Farnan (Next Level Finishes)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 13: Matthew Perry (HVCC)
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Episode 12: Matt DeFazio (DeFazio's Pizza)
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Jennifer Lawrence (SEAT Center)
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 10: Mike Robyck & Matt Roberts (MR² Construction)
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Episode 9: Randy Rowe (Farrell Bros.)
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Episode 8: Bryan Berry (Color Code Painting)
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 7: Dr. Turina Parker (NY BOCES)
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May 31, 2022 |
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Episode 6: Matt Smith (Ace Home Inspections)
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May 19, 2022 |
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Episode 5: Josh Jewett (Cole's Collision)
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May 03, 2022 |
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Episode 4: Jamie Magur (Troy Grooming Company)
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Episode 3: Devon Camenga (Camenga Construction)
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Episode 2: Derek Foster
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Episode 1: You Gotta' Start Somewhere
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Feb 26, 2022 |