This is part two with Melvin Baird, with A Better Crawl. The excellent conversation with Melvin continues, with discussion of Orca’s, business motivation, building his new home, and other things that just make a conversation great as you delve into the mind of someone who has built a successful business. Don’t forget to check out ... Read more

Melvin Baird owns and operates “A Better Crawl” across the sound from Seattle. This was an enjoyable discussion as Melvin explained about what he does as a company, how he got started, and as always – challenges and successes. In order to serve customers well, parameters of soil types, venting, grade, humidity (and more) are ... Read more

Part Three of this interview with Billy Cline was absolutely ending on a high note. Billy has struggled, and is now reaping the rewards of hard work, AND more importantly the changing mind set – along with mentorship. Already a successful company, Billy is in the process of expanding to new markets inside Texas, and ... Read more

We continue with Billy Cline in part two (of three). Billy talks about growing his business by listening to podcasts, and mentorships. He has formed strong relationships with movers and shakers in the construction world, and has found that listening to those that have succeeded before him has helped dramatically. Billy also cares greatly about ... Read more

Billy Cline runs a successful door installation and repair company located in the Dallas, Texas area. Billy has had serious struggles growing his business, and had to make hard decisions. Today, his business is growing, and some unique expansion is in process. Sharing experiences both good and challenging, tales from the very beginning, Billy provides ... Read more

The conversation with Brendan Vande Kamp continues in part two. Brendan runs a sawmill, builds log cabins, and does a few other things associated. Brendan is diligently marketing his company, growing his influence, exerting excellence upon his endeavors. Don’t forget, this is part two, so listen to part one first!

Log To Lumber is a business owned and operated by Brendan Vande Kamp. The two main services are milling lumber, and building log cabins. Brendan travels a very wide area to mill lumber, and is based out of Virginia. Likewise, the travel to assemble/build the cabins are also dependent on the project. I met Brendan ... Read more

Jay and I talk about his current business, Jays Doors, mindset, employees, future expansion, and some struggles as a businessman in part two. In the prior episode, part one, we talk about how he got started, training, impact his father had, narrowing down his business focus and more. Contact Jay Bergfeld via his website at: ... Read more

Jason (Jay) Bergfeld operates Jay’s Doors & Trim out of Castle Rock, Washington. We explore how Jay got started in woodcraft, training through the years, starting a handyman business and narrowing down his focus to Doors and Trim. Jay had a substantial impact by his father, as his father was taking Jay along on jobs ... Read more

This series “The State Of Blue Collar” within the Blue Collar Voices Show is to explore the state of the Blue Collar workforce and industry. In this first episode, I talk about the decline of Blue Collar, and the importance of Blue Collar to our survival.