In this episode of No Suits Allowed, host Connor Rodich sits down with Patrick Carr, founder and CEO of Blue Collar Media Group, for an unfiltered conversation about entrepreneurship, resilience, and the real cost of building a business from nothing.

Patrick's story is one of incredible determination - from facing home foreclosure and living in a $1,000/month motel to building a debt-free media company that serves contractors nationwide. 

This isn't your typical success story; it's a raw, honest look at what it takes to survive and thrive as an entrepreneur when everything is on the line.

Get ready for an authentic conversation about failure, pain, persistence, and the mindset shifts that separate those who give up from those who break through.

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In the inaugural episode of No Suits Allowed: Real Talk with Real Executives, host Connor Rodich sits down with his VP of Executive Partners, Mikaela Freeman, for an unfiltered look at his entrepreneurial journey. Connor pulls no punches as he shares the real story behind building, losing, and rebuilding multiple businesses across nearly a decade.

From his early days climbing the corporate ladder in NYC tech to his serial entrepreneurship phase that led him through restaurants, golf courses, construction, consulting, and coffee ventures, Connor reveals the costly lessons that shaped his current philosophy. He opens up about going broke twice, navigating 8-9 business ventures, and the health scare that forced him to confront his 80-hour work weeks and 3-hour sleep schedule.

Connor and Mikaela dig deep into the messy reality of business partnerships - the red flags he ignored, the deals that went south, and why most 50/50 partnerships fail. They explore his evolution from majority-stake owner trying to juggle multiple ventures to his current approach of going "all in" on Executive Partners while taking strategic minority positions in other companies.

The conversation gets personal as Connor discusses the mental health challenges that come with high-stakes entrepreneurship, his August 2023 heart episode, and the frameworks he uses now to stay off the emotional roller coaster. If you're struggling with partnership dynamics, work-life boundaries, or the temptation to chase every opportunity, this raw conversation offers hard-won wisdom from someone who's lived through the consequences.

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