From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths
Inspiring success stories from unconventional career paths.
From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths
Inspiring success stories from unconventional career paths.
About From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths
Inspiring success stories from unconventional career paths.
From The Ground Up Show is where the next generation of free-thinking leaders come to be inspired. Host Erick Loden sits down with the men and women who’ve built success with their hands, their hustle, and their heart — from tradespeople and entrepreneurs to self-starters and service members we sit down with those who have rejected the traditional career path and chosen to blaze their own path.
Why Join From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths as a Guest
Entrepreneurship-Aligned Exposure
You reach listeners who follow founders, trades leaders, and operators building success from the ground up.
Operator-to-Operator Conversations
You join long-form, experience-driven interviews shaped around your real journey, challenges, and the moments that defined you.
Proven Guest Lineup
You appear alongside builders featured for scaling trades companies, reinventing careers, and leading through resilience.
Platform-Wide Distribution
Your episode is published across top podcast apps, ensuring your message reaches motivated professionals and aspiring leaders.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
From Hands-On Work to Leadership
You reveal how your craft, trade, or early work shaped your leadership approach.
Reinvention After Setbacks
You walk listeners through the rebuild-mindset, systems, and resolve.
Nontraditional Path to Success
You show how rejecting the conventional track opened doors others overlook.
Building Something That Lasts
You share the systems, values, and habits that create durable success.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners learn how to build, rebuild, and lead with authenticity, grit, and practical insights.
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The Ideal Guest
You're a great fit if you've built a career outside the traditional track-whether in trades, entrepreneurship, the military, or any field where grit and initiative shaped your success.
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From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Jun 16, 2026
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From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Feb 24, 2026
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From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Feb 17, 2026
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From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Feb 10, 2026
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From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Feb 3, 2026
Adam Weatherby - Faith, Leadership, and the Responsibility of a Legacy Brand
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From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Jan 20, 2026
Mike Riddle - Losing it All and Building it Back
From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Jan 13, 2026
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Grant Gilmore - From Racetrack to Roofing Prodigy - Building and Growing a Roofing Empire
From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Dec 30, 2025
Dan Godwin - CPA and Tax Expert with Advice for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Dec 23, 2025
Reggie Brock - Missed Opportunities with Mark Cuban, Learning to Read a Room and Provide Stability
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From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Dec 9, 2025
Randy Brothers - Homeless and Bankrupt to Roofing Magnate - A story of humility in leadership
From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Dec 2, 2025
Dominick Fraser - Miami Vice Dishwasher to Top 100 Roofing Company
From The Ground Up Show - Entrepreneur and Leadership Success Stories from Blue Collar, and Unconventional Career Paths • Nov 25, 2025
Erick Horsley - MARSOC Veteran
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Randy Hurtado of The Good Contractors List - From Ghetto to Construction Conglomerate
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Ty Stoller - From 1.4 million Turkeys to Caulking Tycoon
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