The Blue Collar Culture Podcast is for business owners and leaders who work for a living. You’ve scratched and clawed to build your business. You don’t have ping-pong tables and nap pods, you employ down-to-earth, hard-working men and women who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.
This podcast is about you. We highlight your stories of success and share the secrets to winning with Blue Collar Culture.
Greg Martin is one of the only two profit-first bankers in the world. What does that mean? He advocates methodology where a banker is a strategic partner to an entrepreneur helping grow the business – not just a commodity service provider. That means you need a banker who not only understands how businesses work… but the reality of profit. Working…
On this week’s episode of the Blue Collar Culture Podcast, we speak with special guest Jim Huston. Jim has over four decades of experience in the landscaping industry and has written seven books that deal specifically with landscape irrigation and tree care. He is also a member of the American Society of Professional Estimators and one of only two Certified…
Steve Cunningham is on a mission to dispel a persistent myth: that to be successful you just need to read more books. Truth is you don’t need more knowledge… you just need the right knowledge that you can apply to your business and life. That’s where Steve’s Readitfor.me comes into play. He distills best-selling business and self-development books into impactful…
Sales tactics shouldn’t be forced or hype-y, says master sales trainer Jim Padilla. This co-founder (with his wife, Cyndi) of the outsourced sales team provider and salesperson recruiter Gain the Edge maintains that effective sales is all about being “natural.” Jim says we are “selling” all the time – getting your kids to listen to you, for example. So he…
On this week’s episode of the Blue Collar Culture Podcast, we speak with leadership expert Gary Varnell. Gary has over 35 years of corporate business and business ownership experience across five different industries, has worked in sales, sales management, training, and has even been a COO for a national company. Today, he is very passionate about helping people develop their…
Many entrepreneurs and business owners have realized the value of having a virtual assistant. But there is still a stigma attached for some, says Kelley Jarvis, director of client success with AssistPro: that a VA isn’t as effective as having someone in-house… that they’re somehow separate from the rest of the team. Kelley talks about why that’s a myth in…
On this week’s episode of the Blue Collar Culture Podcast, we speak with special guest Judi Otton. Judi is the Founder and CEO of GrowthCast, a company dedicated to helping small business owners manage their cash flow, maximize their profits, and ensure that the financial aspects of their business are all in order. She is also a “CFO for hire”…
For Bob Mulhern, senior managing director brokerage operations in Arizona for Colliers International, the success of his firm – and the high esteem in which it is held by the industry – all comes down to company culture. It’s a defined mission statement based on core values that attracts like-minded top talent and keeps those who won’t be a good…
