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Blue-Collar BS

Brad Herda and Steve Doyle

The age-old excuse "we can"t find good people" is busted by two business coaches, Brad Herda and Steve Doyle. Blue-Collar BS features the top blue-collar business owners, thought leaders, and experts to share strategies on attracting and retaining top talent across ALL generations--including Gen Z"s (and why they should not be overlooked). Blue-Collar BS helps blue-collar business owners like you build a business that"ll thrive for decades by turning that blue-collar bullsh*t into some blue-collar

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24:33

Empowering the Future of Blue Collar: Andrew Brown's...

Blue-Collar BS ·

2023/07/21

How to make a difference and take actionWe had an incredible conversation with Andrew Brown, CEO and founder of Toolfetch, who shared his moving story of how witnessing the heroism of tradespeople during 9/11 led him to give back to the blue collar community. Andrew's passion for empowering the younger generation to explore careers in the skilled trades industry shines through as we discuss the importance of changing the messaging around college and the trades. We explore the challenges of engaging

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31:42

How The Generational Work Ethic Is Not A Them Problem...

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2023/07/14

Discover how to build a stronger, more unified team and create a productive work environment with our special guest, Dr. Jim Bohn. Drawing from his experience as a former multi-national organization employee and his deep understanding of human behavior, Dr. Bohn shares insights on team dynamics, generational work ethics, and the importance of communication within teams. You'll learn how to bridge communication gaps, foster psychological safety, and identify unique employee motivations to ensure

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12:38

Automation and Fear with Brad & Steve

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2023/06/23

Let's Talk about Automation and Blue Collar WorkBrad and Steve are solo this week talking about a topic that everyone is on everyones mind. They cover the different ways automation is affecting blue-collar jobs, including the potential role of unions in protecting workers' rights. The conversation also addresses the infrastructure challenges of transitioning to green materials and electric cars. But don't worry, the hosts emphasize the importance of keeping blue-collar businesses strong for future

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28:33

Can fixing safety fix production with James Boretti

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2023/06/09

James Boretti, a safety professional has been bringing profitability and safety in unique ways for decades. This episode discusses how adapting to your team can create engagement, thinking young and embracing technology, and recognizing safety problems to improve production.James talks about the importance of adapting to the current workforce and trends to create engagement among employees. As a safety professional and business owner, he has had to adapt his training practices and communication

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31:46

How Experiential Learning is Changing Career...

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2023/05/27

How to not give up even when you hear multiple No'sJim Michlig is is technically a millennial but identifies with characteristics of other generations because of his upbringing. He works for a school district to build relationships with businesses to work with students and build their resumes and toolboxes to prepare them for the real world.Jim gives some great advice if your looking to make major changes to what your school district offers. Episode highlights:3:56- Connect Academy came about to

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29:23

How This Unapologetic Millennial is Thriving - Chris...

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2023/05/13

Taking Risks and being uncomfortableChris Seider fits in with the millennial generation unapologetically. He watched his dad work his way up from the lowest rung on the ladder to the very top gaining respect every step of the way. With this in mind, Chris wanted to create a name for himself. He has experience in various industries with the meat of his experience in safety.As a leader, Chris’s goal is to create an environment for a team that is safe for failing and learning. Team members should fill

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31:20

How Massive Action Can Impact Life with Joshua Page

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2023/04/28

An electrician and a Ted x SpeakerJosh Page owns three electrical contractor companies located in Massachusetts. He loves being able to serve, whether it's helping people find contractors to helping fix things for others. Josh talks about why he wrote the Book "What Does Your Daddy Do?" and how he accidentally became a public speaker. Episode Highlights:07:28 - How Josh went from thinking he would get his cosmetology license to ending up getting his master electrician license. 14:22 - Why being

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31:47

An untraditional path with Craig Sorbo

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2023/04/14

Hard work and being willing to buck the system.Craig Sorbo is a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual. He walks through his early decision to buck the trend of getting a four year degree. He talks through his experience of becoming a very successful car salesman and eventually running a dealership.Why not proclaiming to be the smartest person in the room has helped him get buy in and acceptance as a leader. He shares how showing up and doing the work with your team is crucial to being

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27:29

Planting Trees for the next generation with Ben Zang

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2023/03/31

Why we all need an education about benefits. Ben Zang has had a varied career. For the last 10 years he has helped small businesses leverage benefits as a way to capture talent. Ben, Brad and Steve talk about why its important to start bringing on talent from different generations specifically as it relates to benefits, but also to make sure that we have a strong work force as boomers retire. Episode Highlights:02:57 - How a multigenerational workforce can heavily influence the overall costs of

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27:15

Sharing and educating the next generation with Bob Doll

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2023/03/17

Why Wisdom is so important for the next generation. Bob Doll has spent the last 30 years in the aggregate industry. He is currently the Regional Sales Manager for Durex Products. He credits his father for many of things he has learned as well helping create direction early on his life. He is solution oriented and always looking for ways to make a process better. He truly believe that the Boomers need to be open with sharing and educating the next generation. Episode Highlights:06:11 - Discussing his

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28:08

Manufacturing is not what you think with Megan...

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2023/03/03

Megan Tzanoukakis started her career in accounting, but was ready for change. Opportunity came her way through Sussex IM. However, the position was not in the accounting field. She started out in Operations and is now the Vice President of Supply Chain. Megan talks to Brad & Steve about change, how the generations need to work together and understand each other, the future of manufacturing and recycling in the manufacturing industry. Episode Highlights06:00 - Megan's love of operations and

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28:26

GenZ in manufacturing with Eric Thompson

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2023/02/17

We are excited to Welcome our first GenZ guest Eric Thompson. Eric walks us through how he got into the Blue Collar industry. How he always had an interest in taking things apart and seeing how things worked. He worked in machining and designing in his high school robotics program. This is what created his interest in engineering which led him to get his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is now an Application Engineer at Furey Filter & Pump, Inc. He talks about his perspective as

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29:21

The Strength of Each Generation with Bridgette Wiggins

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2023/02/03

Using the strength of each generation with Bridgette WigginsBridgette Wiggins has had a varied career from teaching to a project management. She's handled up to 40 large corporate projects to running an office solo. She is now the Vice President of JMJ Construction. Bridgette is passionate about using each generations gifts to be able to work as a team. This episode focuses on Bridgettes experience as woman in a male dominated field. She talks about her own mindset shifts and wanting to create a

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28:25

What value are you bringing with Christopher Zuzick

Blue-Collar BS ·

2023/01/20

Stop taking a Blanket Approach to training with Christopher ZuzickThere is a movement happening around what's required to keep future generations engaged and growing in the Blue Collar Space. Training your team is a not a one size fits all approach. One the biggest questions you need to ask yourself as a leader is " What value I am brining to my employees?" Brad, Steve and Christopher also talk about how businesses need to embrace the fact that employees will not be with a company for 20 years. But

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30:34

How Servant Leadership Creates Culture with Tim Luetzow

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2023/01/06

Treating your employees as good as you treat your customers with Tim LuetzowThe demand for a new way of doing things is underway and it all revolves around how companies look at their employees. By understanding what the new generation of employees are looking for and being open to it companies can foster longer term relationships with their staff. Brad and Steve talk with Tim Luetzow about his approach to leadership and how its changed his life.Tim Luetzow has a varied career holding different

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30:27

Transferring knowledge to the next generation with...

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2022/12/23

How to make Blue Collar work appealing to GenZ and beyondPaul Van Metre interest in machining started with a Formula SAE competition. He loved the industry so much that he started a machine shop with his friends. He sold that company and developed web based ERP, MES and QMS system called ProShop. He now sells ProShop to companies around the world.He's passionate about brining the next generation into the manufacturing industry and has been able to donate Proshop to school run businesses. By showing

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26:30

How to look at hiring differently with Matt Guse

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2022/12/09

Changing the perception of the trades with Matt GuseMatt Guse has been part of creating a new legacy of manufacturing. MRS Machining is one of the top ten machine shops in the country. Matt is continuing what his father started with educating the next generation of machinists through offering internships and equipment to a local high school trade program. This episode focuses on how educating the next generation and showing them what is possible has enabled Guse to be able to successfully hire

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28:41

Wisdom with Corey Berrier

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2022/11/25

Making Training and Education Accessible for Everyone with Corey BerrierThere are several initiatives underway to help blue-collar workers get the training and education they need to compete in today's economy. By understanding the challenges faced by blue-collar workers, we can help them build a better future for themselves and their families. In this episode, Steve and Brad are joined by Corey Berrier and they discuss the blue-collar space. They talk about some of the issues and challenges faced

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28:39

How the trades are ready for change with Ron Nussbaum

Blue-Collar BS ·

2022/11/11

Bringing the trades into the 21st CenturyIn this episode, Brad & Steve talk with Ron about how he got into the trades. Ron talks about his drive and ambition when he left the Marines and how it served him well in creating a decade career in the trades. They discuss how you can truly make a career in the trades and how companies should be authentic in attracting the Gen Z generation. Ron highlights the need for a new era of communication in the trades and discusses his new app that is going to

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22:51

Gratitude and Blue-Collar Pride with Scott Clark

Blue-Collar BS ·

2022/10/28

A Blue Collar Journey with Scott ClarkThis is a great episode for anyone who is thinking about entering or who is already in the blue-collar space and wants to hear from someone who has been impacted by the show. Scott shares his story of how he found the show and what it has meant to him over the years. He also talks about how the show has helped him in his personal life, which allows for continued and open dialogue between the two friends.Episode Highlights04:04 - I just enjoyed listening to it

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