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Hosted by Michael Nelson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 135 episodes
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Michael Nelson hosts Blue Collar StartUp, a business show with 135 episodes published.
What does the future of manufacturing and the skilled trades workforce look like in New York’s Capital Region? In Episode 138 of Blue Collar StartUp, Mike Nelson and Derek Foster talk with Don Wiesenforth and Matt Gratta
In this episode of Blue Collar StartUp, Brent Garrett, President of Sirius Plumbing & Air Conditioning, shares the five stages of business growth, how to transition from technician to coach, and the systems that helped h
Can someone with zero construction experience build a successful concrete company? Jeff Price, owner of Texas Slab Guys, shares how he left a white-collar career in finance and technology to launch a scalable concrete bu
In this episode of Blue Collar StartUp, Scotti Sentes from the Wrestlers in Business Network joins Mike Nelson and Derek Foster to discuss bridging the gap between student-athletes and skilled trades. Learn how wrestling
What happens when you buy a $1.7 million electrical company without ever working for an electrical contractor? Zack Mutnik shares how he and his wife acquired, rebranded, and rapidly grew Mutt's Electric, covering SBA fi
What separates top-performing tradespeople from everyone else? Scott McKenna, Stacy Spector, and Jason Spector of Catamount Consulting explain why today's skilled trades professionals should think of themselves as "Indus
Are hiring challenges really hiring problems—or onboarding problems in disguise? In this episode of Blue Collar StartUp, Mike Nelson and Derek Foster sit down with Bill Tansey Jr. of The OpEx Shop to discuss employee onb
Tom Jameson, founder of AstroWatt Electric, joins Blue Collar StartUp to share how he went from apprentice electrician to building one of North Carolina's most people-focused electrical companies. Learn how AstroWatt use
In this episode of Blue Collar Startup, hosts Mike Nelson and Derek Foster sit down with Denver Whetten of Degan Construction LLC to discuss building a successful construction company through leadership, Extreme Ownershi
In this episode of Blue Collar Startup, hosts Mike Nelson and Derek Foster sit down with Lawrence Castillo to talk about scaling an HVAC business through customer service, recruiting, training, and operational structure.
In this episode of Blue Collar Startup, Scott Sypniewski and Scott Sypniewski Jr. share how they built SSLLC Plumbing into a $25M+ plumbing business by combining extreme ownership, leadership development, and strong comp
In episode 127 of Blue Collar StartUp, hosts Michael Nelson and Derek Foster sit down with Bill Tansey to discuss bringing structure to a chaotic business and defining the real root of your operational fires. They dive i
In episode 126 of Blue Collar StartUp, Derek and Mike break down what marketing actually looks like when you’re starting a blue-collar business, from building a simple website to leveraging personal social media for real
In episode 125 of Blue Collar StartUp, guest host Stacy Spector sits down with Sarah Patrie to explore her journey from growing up in a construction family to becoming Executive Director of PCI Northeast, highlighting th
In episode 124 of Blue Collar StartUp, hosts Mike and Derek chat with Codey Gandy of Echelon Front as he breaks down what real leadership looks like in the trades, and why most people get it wrong. From extreme ownership
In episode 123 of Blue Collar Startup, host Derek Foster welcomes back guest Josh Jewett for an in-depth conversation on his path from a Hudson Valley Community College auto-body student to owning Lazzaro’s Autobody and
In episode 122 of Blue Collar StartUp, hosts Michael Nelson and Derek Foster sit down with Richard Ruzzo, who shares how he built Shepherd Communication & Security from a small telecom contracting operation into a growin
In episode 121 of Blue Collar StartUp, hosts Mike Nelson and Derek Foster sit down with Jim Sasko, founder and president of Teakwood Builders, to discuss his 30-year journey from a hands-on 26-year-old carpenter to leadi
In this episode of Blue Collar StartUp, Mike sits down with Rick Engelhardt of Peckham Industries to talk about discipline, leadership, safety culture, and what it takes to help drive a 100-year-old construction company
In episode 119 of Blue Collar StartUp, hosts Michael Nelson and Derek Foster sit down with William Day, project manager at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. William returns to the show to break down his transition f
Codey Gandy
leadership expert · Echelon Front
1 appearance on this show
Don Wiesenforth
Center for Economic Growth
1 appearance on this show
Jeff Price
Texas Slab Guys
1 appearance on this show
Scott McKenna
Catamount Consulting
2 appearances on this show
Tom Jameson
AstroWatt Electric
1 appearance on this show
Denver Whetten
Degan Construction LLC
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Patrie
PCI Northeast
1 appearance on this show
Josh Jewett
Lazzaro’s Autobody
1 appearance on this show
Richard Ruzzo
Shepherd Communication & Security
1 appearance on this show
Jim Sasko
Teakwood Builders
1 appearance on this show
Rick Engelhardt
Peckham Industries
1 appearance on this show
Bill Tansey Jr.
OpEx Shop
1 appearance on this show
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Blue Collar StartUp is hosted by Michael Nelson. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 135 episodes.
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