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Blue Collar Nation

Eric and Larry of Super Tech University, supertechu.com, have years of blue collar service business ownership. They know, all too well, that running a blue collar business is not for the faint of heart. For that reason, the Blue Collar Nation Podcast is dedicated to making the lives blue collar service business better. With humor and an unfailing optimism, Larry and Eric invite guests from all areas to the blue collar world to share ideas and help owners run their businesses more effectively.

A Strategy for a Challenged Tech

19 mins; March 31, 2026

How to Train a Service Manager

15 mins; March 24, 2026

Creating Fruitful Meetings

10 mins; March 17, 2026

Managing a Business Development Representative

24 mins; March 10, 2026

Accountability, Follow-Through, and the Why: The Leadership Shift Home Service Companies Can’t Ignore with Nate Cisney

63 hours 31 mins; February 26, 2026

5-Star Job-Site Conduct

21 mins; February 24, 2026

Operations Isn’t Paperwork — It’s the experience your customer feels.

21 mins; February 17, 2026

High Performance Environments

24 mins; February 11, 2026

Win the Morning, Win the Day | Home Service Business Systems & Leadership

25 mins; January 29, 2026

Upping the Game in Home Services with Kayla McGowan

55 mins; January 22, 2026

Dress To Kill: How Uniforms and Grooming Affect Sales

26 mins; January 16, 2026

Your team sucks, and its all your fault.

68 hours 42 mins; November 28, 2025

From Injuries to Insurance: The Real Cost of Safety

47 mins; September 30, 2025

Lighting the Way to Sales: Ryan Lee's Secrets for Selling Any Home Service

72 hours 59 mins; September 19, 2025

Controlling Your Destiny: Being Creative To Create Business

49 mins; August 08, 2025

How Training One Tech Changed Everything: Levi Gain’s Super Tech Success Story

48 mins; July 10, 2025

Mastering Market Downturns: Sales, Strategy & Soft Skills with Jeff Jones of Violand Management

46 mins; June 26, 2025

Leading the Next Generation: Managing Gen Z in Home Services

42 mins; June 17, 2025

From Grassroots Beginnings to Industry Leader: The Story of Kevin and Allklean's Culture of Excellence

66 hours 44 mins; June 04, 2025

The 15-Minute Fix: How Daily Morning Meetings Can Transform Your Service Business

38 mins; May 23, 2025

From Coal Mines to CEO: The School of Hard Knocks with Bill German

52 mins; May 16, 2025

Inspect to Impress: In-Home Inspections That Close New Sales

37 mins; May 08, 2025

The Perfect Service Call

52 mins; May 01, 2025

Winning Every Call: Mastering Soft Skills to Thrive in a Tight Economy

34 mins; April 24, 2025

What Does It Feel Like to Work for You

22 mins; April 02, 2025

Thriving in HVAC for the Next Decade with Service Nation founder Matt Michel

72 hours 10 mins; March 15, 2025

Knowing Your Business Data with Mandy Rewis of JOC Analytics

57 mins; February 15, 2025

Gaining Wisdom In Entrepreneurship

34 mins; February 03, 2025

Getting Paid for What You're Worth

53 mins; January 10, 2025

Unlocking Home Service Success using V-Street w/ John Monroe

46 mins; December 26, 2024

Supporting Women in the Trades with Amy O'Grady

42 mins; December 17, 2024

Manufacturing Your Own Leads with 1 Tom Plumbers Rocky Hensley

63 hours 29 mins; December 06, 2024

Eric and Larry Give Thanks

38 mins; November 30, 2024

Building Your Business in the Franchise Model with Josh Miller of Rainbow Restoration

45 mins; November 22, 2024

The Road to Seven Figures with Eric Sprague and Katie Harris

46 mins; November 15, 2024

Not Everyone Hates HR with Violand's Scott Tackett and Kelley Dolan

64 hours 38 mins; November 01, 2024

Finding Top Talent with Wylander's Kristy Sifford

47 mins; October 25, 2024

Building a Beautiful Business

42 mins; September 17, 2024

How to Make Money on the Phone with Great CSR's with Steve Toburen

68 hours 59 mins; September 03, 2024

The Boys are Back!

46 mins; August 16, 2024

The Importance of Being Involved in Your Industry with Sid Graef

43 mins; August 02, 2024

Can AI Replace Your CSR on the Phones?

43 mins; July 24, 2024

Unlocking Excellence: The Power of Coaching and Training in Home Services with Nick Englehart and Mike Busher from Service MVP

57 mins; July 11, 2024

2nd Generation Roto-Rooter Plumbers on How to Grow a Legacy Business

66 hours 5 mins; June 23, 2024

Branded not Blanded with Dan Antonelli

80 hours 52 mins; June 06, 2024

Stay-at-Home Mom Turned Plumbing Impresario: Ashley Tanner, Has Big Plans for Her Company.

64 hours 27 mins; April 26, 2024

Tommy Mello: Talking Restoration, Tech Stack, and Home Service Freedom

50 mins; April 13, 2024

Become a Sales Superstar with Joe Crisara

56 mins; April 02, 2024

Eric and Larry Discuss How Super Tech University Started

33 mins; March 12, 2024

Keeping Profit In Your Pocket with Electa Bartels

54 mins; February 07, 2024

A New Day in the Cleaning and Restoration Industry

40 mins; January 24, 2024

Unlocking The Power of Hiring Talent For The Restoration Industry w/ Justin Sifford owner of Wylander

30 mins; January 10, 2024

Dallas Nevill: From Struggling Carpet Cleaner to Restoration Juggernaut

23 mins; January 02, 2024

4 Amigos Yearly Holiday Special with Jon Isaacson and Gerrett Stier

75 hours 8 mins; December 28, 2023

Developing Onboarding Skills With Lisa Lavender

66 hours 53 mins; December 26, 2023

Creating Next Level Field Technicians

57 mins; December 21, 2023

Get Your Numbers Right with Dan Platta

70 hours 43 mins; December 14, 2023

What Eric And Larry Are Grateful For In 2023

49 mins; November 28, 2023

Bookclub Episode: Who Not How

73 hours 19 mins; November 22, 2023

Growing a Successful Service Business While Attending College

65 hours 33 mins; November 16, 2023

Elvis Is In The Desert and Other Assorted Musings with Michelle Blevins

61 hours 50 mins; November 09, 2023

4th Generation Brick Layer to Hiring Guru with Matt DiBara

52 mins; November 02, 2023

Winning With Workers with KnowHow's Leighton Healey

67 hours 21 mins; October 26, 2023

Forging Dynasty Businesses with Chuck Violand

84 hours 8 mins; October 19, 2023

Becoming a Leader Worth Following with Brigham Dickinson

53 mins; October 12, 2023

Get The Most Out Of Your Xactimate with WeScope

56 mins; September 29, 2023

How Plumbing Companies Can Increase Revenue with Currie Gavreau

60 hours 48 mins; September 28, 2023

Training Field Technicians with Michael Israel

79 hours 1 min; September 21, 2023

Hands On Field Experience.

49 mins; September 15, 2023

How To Lower Your Business Insurance Bill with Kate Krebsbach

55 mins; August 31, 2023

Special Edition: The Experience Las Vegas with Michael Balzano and Myldred Ingram

35 mins; August 25, 2023

Growing Your Restoration Business and Getting Paid What You are Worth

71 hours 36 mins; August 24, 2023

How Public Relations Grows Your Business with Heather Ripley

45 mins; August 17, 2023

Bookclub Episode: Leadership and Self Deception

69 hours 17 mins; August 09, 2023

Supercharging Your CSR Position with Free 2 Grow

42 mins; August 03, 2023

The Core Collective Event With Jason Gilstrap

27 mins; August 03, 2023

Eric and Larry are GOING HUGE!

28 mins; July 28, 2023

Violand Executive Summit: Recruiting and Company Culture

36 mins; July 27, 2023

Women Making A Difference In The Service Industry

32 mins; July 20, 2023

Talking Shop with Contractors and Coaches

54 mins; July 10, 2023

Violand Executive Summit: Answer Force and Rainbow International's President Josh Miller

56 mins; July 05, 2023

The Violand Executive Summit Series - Chuck Violand

37 mins; June 30, 2023

Building a Better Air Filter with Oransi

33 mins; June 24, 2023

Making Clients Feel Safe to Help Grow Your Business

44 mins; June 12, 2023

Making Your Life Easier in the Field with Company Cam

48 mins; June 08, 2023

How to Grow Your Local Serving Business with Old School Marketing Tactics Part 2

41 mins; June 01, 2023

The Next Frontier of Technician Training with Ken and Dan of Interplay Learning

48 mins; June 01, 2023

How to Grow Your Local Serving Business with Old School Marketing Tactics: Part 1

25 mins; May 26, 2023

Using Technology to Attract Talent with Thad Price of Talroo

44 mins; May 19, 2023

Book Club Episode - The Dichotomy of Leadership

56 mins; May 11, 2023

The Value of Industry Involvement with Larry Cooper of The Experience

30 mins; April 24, 2023

Blue Collar Nation Success Stories: Best Plumbing-From a Failed Business to a Multi-Million Dollar, 2 Location Company

38 mins; April 20, 2023

How to Find Freedom in Your Service Business

39 mins; April 14, 2023

Training Your Project Managers and Crew Chiefs w/ Large Loss Mastery's Tom McGuire

45 mins; April 10, 2023

Thinking Outside the Box for Referral Marketing with Peter Lyons

46 mins; March 29, 2023

The Importance of Answering Your Phone with Mandy Rewis

53 mins; March 23, 2023

The 85% Rule for Financial Success

40 mins; March 16, 2023

Book Club: The Road Less Stupid

69 hours 12 mins; February 23, 2023

XOi: Making Life Better for Field Techs

47 mins; February 10, 2023

Want to Learn How to Sell Home Services? Joe Crisara and True Grit can Fix That!

36 mins; February 08, 2023

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