In Episode 103 of Blue Collar Startup, Mike and Derek welcome back Pam Stott and Doug Ford from the Northeast Construction Trades Workforce Coalition. Tune in as they tackle shifting stigmas, counselor workshops, job shadowing, and plans to franchise their model nationwide with help from education firm 1080. Also learn about the November 19th mixer at Rivers Casino—networking, updates, and a high-stakes 200-ticket raffle ($5K/$3K/$2K prizes).

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00:00 Halloween intros & pumpkin talk  

00:34 Sponsor shoutouts & BOCES donations  

02:21 Pam & Doug return; Curtis Lumber backstory  

04:19 Coalition origins & nonprofit milestone  

06:17 Elementary toolbox builds (2nd grade+)  

11:20 Middle-school dodecahedron & STEM ties  

13:41 High-school site visits & Meet the Builder  

15:29 Shop class memories & stigma shift  

17:14 Alex Dominguez success story  

22:49 Job shadowing & internship matchmaking  

26:28 Girls’ summer camp (week 1 basic, week 2 advanced)  

30:15 Matt Litvak praise & builder volunteers  

35:19 Counselor workshops & speed-trading  

42:47 Scaling nationally via LBM dealers & 1080  

46:14 November 19 mixer at Rivers Casino  

47:12 $100 raffle (200 tickets, $20K pot)  

51:50 Website & socials; closing thanks