The Blue Collar Nation podcast is highlighting the companies that are doing it right and getting it done! Periodically, the podcast will highlight success stories from our title sponsor, Super Tech University's line up of clients.

Best Plumbing, from Nebraska is a true success story. Born out of the ashes of a failed business, owner Vaughan Russell has grown Best Plumbing into a 2 location, multi-million dollar enterprise, Using both weekly business coaching from Eric Sprague and the full Super Profit System from Super Tech University, Best Plumbing has thrived and become the industry leader in their service area. Learn how they did it in this episode.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

One to One Coaching:
Eric has helped many home service business owners grow their companies, 2x, 3x, with his one to one coaching sessions. If you are interested in finding out more about coaching with Eric, email him at [email protected] for a FREE 30 min Zoom call to discuss your current business needs.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

We had our coach and mentor, Howard Partridge, on the show today to talk about creating a system and culture in your service business where you can get some freedom from the grind and still make great money. Howard figured out how to do this and then taught us how to do it. Now you can learn how, too.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

One to One Coaching:
Eric has helped many home service business owners grow their companies, 2x, 3x, with his one to one coaching sessions. If you are interested in finding out more about coaching with Eric, email him at [email protected] for a FREE 30 min Zoom call to discuss your current business needs.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

Next Level Restoration Technician
It is crucial to train up your team.  Especially those roles that have interface with both clients and team members.  Tom is having a training on these skills May 15-17.   Being a project manager is no easy job.  You need both great technical skills and people skills.  This event is going to develop these skills.  The job is part art and part science. Eric and Larry sat down with the amazing Tom McGuire to chat about what it takes to be a great PM and the skills and training that PM needs to be the best at what they do.   We hope you can join us in Cape Canaveral May 15-17.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

One to One Coaching:
Eric has helped many home service business owners grow their companies, 2x, 3x, with his one to one coaching sessions. If you are interested in finding out more about coaching with Eric, email him at [email protected] for a FREE 30 min Zoom call to discuss your current business needs.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

We all go knock on doors to try to drum up business with referral partners for our service business. How about we take a different approach to building a referral network. Join us on this episode with Peter Lyons of the Restoration Golf League. The league, born out of the California lock downs during the early days of the pandemic, has become a nation-wide league that shows all of us that we can better grow our business by becoming part of a community.  Peter also runs a successful environmental testing company called ResCon Environmental.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them. Go to supertechu.com for more info.

One to One Coaching:
Eric has helped many home service business owners grow their companies, 2x, 3x, with his one to one coaching sessions. If you are interested in finding out more about coaching with Eric, email him at [email protected] for a FREE 30 min Zoom call to discuss your current business needs.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

Service businesses live and die by answering the phone.  Mandy Rewis from Answer Force joined us to talk about how  important it is to answer the phone in a timely manner, with a warm voice and a good script.
Hiring an answering service to have capable people answer the phones 24/7/365 is a game changer for many service businesses. Join us on this interesting conversation about how to make more money on the phone in your service business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

One to One Coaching:
Eric has helped many home service business owners grow their companies, 2x, 3x, with his one to one coaching sessions. If you are interested in finding out more about coaching with Eric, email him at [email protected] for a FREE 30 min Zoom call to discuss your current business needs.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.
 

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

Eric and Larry break down the basis of the Harvard study about the 85% rule of financial success.  It's an old study, but still as applicable today as it was all those years ago. So listen in and find out how to cater your business to using the principles of the 85% rule.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

One to One Coaching:
Eric has helped many home service business owners grow their companies, 2x, 3, 4x, with his one to one coaching sessions. If you are interested in finding out more about coaching with Eric, email him at [email protected] for a FREE 30 min Zoom call to discuss your current business needs.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

In this episode of the monthly book club with Brandon and Chris from Floodlight Consulting, we talk about the book The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. Cunningham. Cunningham is the model for the Rich Dad in Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
This book is a text book for building a thriving and sustainable business while minimizing the frequency of major mistakes.  This book is a must read for all entrepreneurs. Enjoy.

TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

We were honored to have Aaron Salow from XOi join us on the podcast to talk about making life better in the field for technicians. XOi is an amazing tool that can really help all techs, but especially the newer ones, excel in the field and not feel as if they are all alone to figure everything out by themselves.  Enjoy this lively conversation as Aaron explains his background in the blue collar space and how XOi can help your company.

TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them.
Go to www.supertechu.com for more info and free sample lessons.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

Eric and Larry will be doing a restoration seminar with Derek and Katie of Spot on Solutions in Houston, in conjunction with Howard Partridge's Inner Circle on February 21 in Houston. Click below for details:
https://howardpartridge.isrefer.com/go/rich/lwilberton/

TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them. 

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

Learn everything you need to know about Joe Crisara's upcoming True Grit.  Eric and Larry will be in Vegas going through all the training and the escape rooms to hone their skills and learn along with everyone else. Enjoy this episode as Uncle Joe breaks down what we can expect from this awesome event.

TITLE SPONSOR: Super Tech University
 Dramatically improve your teams performance with a system of short daily video lessons, training your team in soft skills.  Your team can make you more profits by teaching them soft skills.  Your team will never leave you for investing in them. 

See other great podcasts we enjoy on our Blue Collar Nation Podcast Facebook page.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor, Michelle Blevins, has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.

TITLE SPONSOR:
Super Tech University
Dramatically improve your team's performance with a system of short daily video lessons training your team in soft skills. When you invest in your team and teach them soft skills, your team can make you more profit. Go to https://supertechu.com/ for more info.

Click here for a discount: https://supertechu.com/register/podcastoffer/.

Here is an entrepreneur's story you will relate to.

SPONSOR: C&R Magazine
C&R magazine is the leading periodical in the Cleaning and Restoration industry. Owner and editor Michelle Blevins has brought printed copies back from the dead to increase reader experience. Go to www.candrmagazine.com to get your free copy sent directly to your home or business.