Blue Collar Nation Podcast
1) Your team sucks, and its all your fault.
Hard Work Pays Off: from unemployed and broke to a business owner in 5 years. Claire Carreras has an amazing home service success story and message. As a professional musician, she decided to take a ...Show More
2) From Injuries to Insurance: The Real Cost of Safety
Today Eric and Larry sit down with Eric Wick, founder of Safety Team Technologies. Eric breaks down how blue-collar companies can stop bleeding cash from preventable injuries and high workers’ comp. W...Show More
3) Lighting the Way to Sales: Ryan Lee's Secrets for Selling Any Home Service
In this episode, Eric and Larry sit down with Ryan Lee - creator of the Lighting Secrets framework and one of the sharpest minds in service sales. Ryan built his reputation by showing contractors how ...Show More
Lighting the Way to Sales: Ryan Lee's Secrets for Selling Any Home Service
1:12:59 | Sep 19th, 2025
4) Controlling Your Destiny: How 1 Tom Plumber Gets Restoration Jobs
In this episode, we sit down with the leadership team from One Tom Plumber to dig into how their business model works—and what service contractors can learn from it. Whether you're a restoration compa...Show More
5) How Training One Tech Changed Everything: Levi Gain’s Super Tech Success Story
In this episode of the Blue Collar Nation Podcast, Eric and Larry sit down and have a conversation with Levi Gain, owner of Doug’s Carpet & Upholstery Care. Levi shares his journey from running a smal...Show More
How Training One Tech Changed Everything: Levi Gain’s Super Tech Success Story
48:37 | Jul 10th, 2025
6) Mastering Market Downturns: Sales, Strategy & Soft Skills with Jeff Jones of Violand Management
In this lively episode of Blue Collar Nation, Larry and Eric sit down with Jeff Jones—Director of Sales & Marketing and business coach at Violand Management—to unpack how trade businesses in the disas...Show More
7) Leading the Next Generation: Managing Gen Z in Home Services
Gen Z is changing the workforce - and that includes your home service team. They don't respond to fear-based leadership or "back in my day" lectures. In this episode, Eric and Larry break down how to ...Show More
8) From Grassroots Beginnings to Industry Leader: The Story of Kevin and Allklean's Culture of Excellence
In this engaging episode, Eric and Larry sit down with Kevin Bunce. Kevin shares his inspiring entrepreneurial journey from dropping out of college to building a thriving company in the restoration in...Show More
9) The 15-Minute Fix: How Daily Morning Meetings Can Transform Your Service Business
In this impromptu Zoom session, we dig into one of the most underrated performance boosters in the home service industry: the daily morning meeting. Discover why 10–15 minutes each morning can reduce ...Show More
The 15-Minute Fix: How Daily Morning Meetings Can Transform Your Service Business
38:12 | May 23rd, 2025
10) From Coal Mines to CEO: The School of Hard Knocks with Bill German
In this inspiring episode of the Blue Collar Nation Podcast, Eric and Larry sit down with Bill German, co-owner of New Way Restoration and proud graduate of the "School of Hard Knocks." Bill shares hi...Show More