From The Ground Up Show with Erick Loden
By Erick Loden
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Episodes: 52
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From The Ground Up Show is a long-form interview show about how capable people are made. Host Erick Loden talks with entrepreneurs, operators, tradespeople, service members, builders, and unconventional leaders about where they came from, the risks and decisions that shaped them, the failures and setbacks they faced, and the lessons they learned. Honest stories about what worked, what didn’t, and what others can learn from the journey. Built with hearts, hands, and hustle.
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Richie Zook - Building a Trades Business That Can Run Without You
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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David Michaux — He Quit Project Management to Build a Welding Business
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Charbel Louis Karam – From Pilot to CEO: Scaling a Dental Lab Platform From 9 to 2,000+ Employees
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Sheldon Murphy - From Teenage Roofer to Building a $10 Million Roofing Company
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Craig Semple - The Detective Who Investigated His Own Recovery: PTSD, Resilience & Mental Health
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Jonathan Domsky - Why Great Leaders Never Stop Growing
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Damien + Jess Zouaoui - Oakwell Beer Spa- Sold Everything, Traveled Built a Million-Dollar Franchise
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Dashaun Bryant - From College Dropout to Roofing Sales Powerhouse | Mindset & Building Roof Hustlers
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Brent Garrett - From a $5,000 Truck to a Better Business
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Chris Hallberg, The Business Sergeant - From Prison Sergeant to Business Sergeant: Building Elite Teams, Strong Culture, and Entrepreneurial Freedom
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Kyle Weber - He Built a Multi-Million Dollar Roofing Company on Relationships, Not Leads
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Matt Andersen - Intentional Growth: Building a Business Buyers Want
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Mike Goldenstein - From Roofing Contractor to Tech Entrepreneur- The Future of Roofing Sales & Tech
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Amanda Sima - From Patent to Courtroom - Innovation, Entrepreneurship Betrayal, & Protecting Your Ideas
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Chris Zimmerman - Building an Empire From Roofing to AI
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Adrian Keeler - From Fishing to Sheriff: Leadership Faith & Protecting Wyoming
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Jesse Boulden - Why So Many Young Men Feel Lost Today - And One Program Fighting Back
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Katherine Flechaus - What’s Really Holding You Back Isn’t Skill- It’s Belief-- You Can Fix It!
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Faith Hamlin - Little Jennie Ranch- Raised Different— Entrepreneurship & an Uncommon Path
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Mike Wandler - From Shop Floor to the Future of Energy | AI, Microreactors & Building the Biggest Machines on Earth
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May 26, 2026 |
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Steve Van Buskirk - Dirt to 6,600 Lots: Building a City
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May 19, 2026 |
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Attila Zold - From Romania to Reinvention: Built From Nothing—Multiple Times
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May 12, 2026 |
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Rob and Heather Macklin - Blue Collar to Buyout: Legal Playbook Nobody Talks About
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ricardo Torres - From Military to Business Domination- Why Most People Stay Stuck
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Dr. Alicia Newsome - The Hidden Cost of Hustle- How You Can Win at Work Without Losing at Home
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Van Carlson - Risk, Wealth, the Entrepreneur’s Edge: Protecting What You Build
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Dave Perry - Faith, Grit, and Passion: Building Perry Cattle Company
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Adam Fink - Marine Corps to Building a Business – Our most honest interview yet!
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Green Ridge Solar - Turning Electrical Skill Into a Renewable Energy Company
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Bob Zimmerschied - Built the Hard Way: Work Ethic, Faith: Making an Entrepreneur
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Sam Clikeman - From Fireline to Founder: Building a Global Mead Empire
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Dima Sobovoy - Eight Kids, Business, Kingdom Mission- from Welfare to Leadership
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Greg McAfee - Why Execution Matters More Than Ideas
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Ken Dickson - Building What Lasts: Leadership Lessons from Construction
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Merv Zook - The Last Man Standing Faith, Family, and finding God’s path in Trades
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Brian Gottlieb - $3000 start-up to $1 Billion in Sales– scaling the right way
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Adam Weatherby - Faith, Leadership, and the Responsibility of a Legacy Brand
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Brie Reis - From Addiction to Executive – A woman of color in the trades
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Mike Riddle - Losing it All and Building it Back
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Dave Loden - From Zero to Hero Starting with Nothing and Making it Work
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Grant Gilmore - From Racetrack to Roofing Prodigy - Building a Roofing Empire
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Dan Godwin - CPA and Tax Expert- advice for business owners and entrepreneurs.
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Reggie Brock - Missed Opportunities with Mark Cuban, Learning to Read a Room...
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Ryan Pierce - From Hobby to Mastery - Long Distance Shooter and Master Gunsmith
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Randy Brothers - Homeless and Bankrupt to Roofing Magnate
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Dominick Fraser - Miami Vice Dishwasher to Top 100 Roofing Company
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Erick Horsley - MARSOC Veteran
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Craig Summit - Scraggly Bush Fur Products - The Name Says Enough
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Randy Hurtado - The Good Contractors List-From Ghetto to Construction Conglomerate
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Ty Stoller - From 1.4 million Turkeys to Caulking Tycoon - C
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Dylan McCabe - Special Ed to Seminary and a National Roofing Group
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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From The Ground Up Show - Teaser - Coming Soon October 21
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Oct 19, 2025 |