Blue Collar Proud Show

Today on the BCP Show we talk with David C. Barnett. In this world, there is a market where you can buy or sell anything of value, including businesses! But do you know how to create the kind of business that will fetch a great price? What about growing your business by buying someone else's business?

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Today on the BCP Show we talk with Gary Stevenson. Running a successful Blue Collar Proud business is all about managing and investing in the important relationships. With your employees, your suppliers and vendors, your clients, even yourself. Gary says this is what leadership is all about to him.

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Happy New Year! This week on the show we talk with Josh Crawford! You may not think that a lemonade stand has the ability to change the world. But this North Carolina dad and his daughter absolutely know that it has the ability to change a community! Find out how they did it, and MUCH more, coming up on this episode of GIT.

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Twas the night before Christmas and under the house Crawled John the plumber checking things out He’d been home with his wife getting ready for bed When an emergency called & then his wife said “There might be children there just waiting to see What wonderful gifts will be under their tree Though the weather has turned cold with snow John, you know it’s your job & you have to go” So he pulled on his coat & kissed her goodnight And drove through the snow to make it all right But once he arrived not one light was on And he wondered out loud if they’d already gone Then a young man walked out shaking his head “Thank you for coming” was all that was said The door was left open so John could walk in And he saw the water had flooded the den Quickly John started doing his work Shutting off the water main with a pull and a jerk He assessed the damage and knew what to do Excused himself to call in a crew Then he saw the two heads attached to four eyes He had to save Christmas for these two little guys The calls were made to the people he knew Who would come right away and do what they do In the meantime he’d be under the house Fixing the leak wherever it sprout As he walked out he heard the dad say “John’s here now boys it’s going to be okay”. John fixed the leak and a few other things Then stopped as he heard other’s arriving There’s Phillip and Bruce, Rusty and Joe Mary and Sam all ready to go Out came the fans and tools of their trade Strapping on boots to protect while they wade "Extracting and drying preventing mold spores All the while the dog in the corner did snore John looked at his watch it's a quarter to 1 It’ll be close but we think we’ll be done In time for these boys to see what Santa will bring On a cold and snowy Christmas morning The machines kept on running it was quite a sightWhile the snow kept on falling all through the night Then around 5 they hauled it all out And as the door closed they heard the boys shout The crew stood there looking through the window to see The boys and their sister around their Christmas tree The man & the woman looked out from inside Grateful to all of them so much that they cried John thanked his friends for coming when called He’d do the same for them and their cause Tired as could be John headed straight home When he got there his wife gave him the phone One by one each child said in their own special way What it meant to them that he saved Christmas Day John’s heart was merry as bells started to ring And he joined his new friends as they started to sing

This week on the show we talk with Linda Roydhouse about how the difference between making or losing money in your home service business comes down to minding your p's and q's. The better you are at the details, the more profitable you can be. All that and MUCH more, on this episode of GIT.

[5:49] James Justus [10:07] 6 Ways To Make Faster Decisions; How To Make Decisions More Efficiently [12:42] Big Data = Big Trouble: How To Avoid 5 Data Analysis Pitfalls [21:26] The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown [24:06] Groundhog Hunting with Jerry: Value [30:17] CVC Coaching [30:30] Check in with Reality: With everyone shopping prices, is it best to offer free estimates just to get into the customer's home? [31:10] Plumbing Zone Forum [42:11] GIT Nation Facebook Group [42:27] Linda Roydhouse intro [43:27] Chuck Roydhouse [47:47] Clean Sweep of Anne Arundel [48:21] SOPs [1:15:41] Quote [1:17:10] GIT Nation Facebook Group [1:17:27] Have suggestions? Email us! [1:17:41] Spark Marketer [1:18:03] Subscribe to our emails!