The Boardroom Buzz: Grow, Sell, or Exit
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The Boardroom Buzz: Grow, Sell, or Exit
Boardroom Buzz is the straight-talk playbook for owners who built their service businesses from the crawlspace up and want to master the next move—whether that’s doubling down on growth or preparing for a life-changing exit. Hosted by Jason & Jeremy Julio—“The Blue-Collar Twins” who turned a se...
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Episode 227 — The Business of Looking Sharp: Inside Brian Hatfield’s ByDesign Standard
Landscaping has long carried a rough-and-ready reputation — trucks with branches sticking out, stained shirts, and crews that “get the job done” but d...
Episode 226 — From Gang Life to Growth Mindset: How Michael Keith Built Cal Coast Pest Management
Most people in pest control don’t start their story in county jail — but Michael Keith did. The Blue Collar Twins, Jason and Jeremy Julio, sit down wi...
Teach, Build, Exit: The Unexpected Journey of Dan Peltz and Shift New Jersey
From history teacher to CEO, Dan Peltz never planned on becoming an entrepreneur — but when he saw a gap in how young adults with special needs were s...
Windows, Washers, and What Matters Most: How Freddie Hodge Built Clearview’s $2.6M Climb
What starts with a $400 window job in college turns into a 21-year power washing powerhouse. This week, the Blue Collar Twins, Jason and Jeremy Julio,...
Say Yes and Figure It Out: How Jay Vigilante Turned Frozen Yogurt and Fitness into Freedom
What do a CrossFit gym, a frozen yogurt shop, and an ice cream parlor have in common? Jay Vigilante. This week, the Blue Collar Twins, Jason and Jerem...
$400, One Truck, and a Tune: How Jason Stenseth Built a Brand That Sticks
When most people hear “ROX Rocks Heating and Air,” they don’t just remember the tune — they remember the brand. This week, the Blue Collar Twins, Jaso...
Mazza Recycling: From Family Scrap Yard to State-of-the-Art MRF—Dominic “DJ” Mazza’s Playbook
Dominic “DJ” Mazza walks through how a third-generation New Jersey scrap and demo outfit became one of the region’s most diversified recycling platfor...
Ports, Trucks & Time: Arturo Lewin on Building Alliance Worldwide Logistics in Intermodal Drayage
Founder Arturo Lewin unpacks the drayage grind behind U.S. imports—how Alliance Worldwide Logistics Corp grew from a two-truck hustle into a reliable...
Skye LaJaunie: Purpose-Driven Leadership, EOS Discipline, and Building Eagles Nest Peer Groups
Skye LaJaunie joins the Blue-Collar Twins to unpack how she moved from salon owner to visionary at LaJaunie’s Pest Control, why EOS transformed her le...
Josh Fleenor: Whatever It Takes—Building Pest Pros, Owning Multifamily, and Leading with Heart
From a wrong-number job interview to running two Bay Area branches and finally launching his own shop, Josh Fleenor lays out how Pest Pros grew from t...
QB54: From Backyard Prototype to Big-Box Shelves — Mike Silva’s Playbook for Building a Tailgate Phenomenon
Part inventor, part hustler, part one-man media team—Mike Silva turned a Thanksgiving garbage-can game into QB54: a dual-purpose football game you pla...
Byron Gifford: Door-to-Door Grit, Cashflow at Scale, and Building Teams That Don’t Break
The Blue-Collar Twins sit down with Byron Gifford—the “godfather of door-to-door”—to unpack his ground-zero start in summer sales, the Evergreen chapt...
Pest Pros, Peer Groups & People-First Growth: Maria Sorrentino’s Playbook
Maria Sorrentino started as a tech while studying social work and went on to build Pest Pros in Kalamazoo—plus Hive Nine and the “Lead People Manage S...
Letters, Letting Go & “What’s Next”: Alina Stevens on Selling All Pro Pest Without Losing the Team
For three decades, Alina Stevens’ family business got “we want to buy you” letters almost daily—then in 2024, she finally said yes. In this candid con...
Hustle → Habit: Sam Gembel’s Blueprint for Turning Atlas Outdoor into Michigan’s Culture-First Landscape Machine
Flint-born mower jockey Sam Gembel went from nights-and-weekends side hustle to founding Atlas Outdoor—a 110-person, two-branch landscape + snow power...
From Pig-Farm Grit to Eagles’ Sidelines: Bill Hoffman’s 35-Year Journey Building Hoffman's Exterminating into a Top-100 Pest Firm
What began as a $4-an-hour summer gig at Western Pest has grown into Hoffman’s Exterminating, a six-branch powerhouse ranked among PCT’s Top 100—and C...
Systems Save the Day: David Mulcahy on Scaling O’Deer, Launching Ghost Scoopers & Leading Through Crisis
When a life-threatening brain injury sidelined his five-year-old son, David Mulcahy discovered whether the playbook he’d written for O’Deer South Shor...
The Rebuild Mindset: Brandon Kraupp on Turning Setbacks into a Multi-State Service Machine
After losing his first fortune to a Ponzi scheme in his late twenties, Brandon Kraupp didn’t lick his wounds—he grabbed a clipboard. Today, his Utah-b...
The Beehive Blueprint: Jason Carpenter’s 3,000-Page SOP, Million-Door Data Engine & Golf-Course Deal Flow
From mortgaging his house for a used “bug truck” to commanding Ohio’s slickest 10,000-sq-ft “Beehive” HQ, Jason Carpenter has turned Environmental Pes...
Scaling Spidexx: Coleman Spaulding’s Door-Knock Grit, Nine Acquisitions & the Next Chapter After Proactive
Coleman Spaulding cut his teeth knocking doors for Safeguard in 2005, parlayed that experience into Proactive Pest Management in suburban Chicago, and...
From High-School Dropout to $12 M Pest-Control Powerhouse: Jared LaJaunie’s 18-Year Climb on the Gulf Coast
Louisiana native Jared LaJaunie went from quitting school at 17 to leading 65-plus employees, 72 trucks, and four branches of LaJaunie’s Pest Control—...
In PS3 We Trust: Paul Sansone Jr. on Sub-Prime Innovation, TikTok Car Sales & the 100-Year Dealer Legacy
Third-generation dealer Paul “PS3” Sansone III joins the Blue-Collar Twins to share how Sansone Jr’s Auto Group balances 67 years of family tradition...
Building Axel: Sean DeDeyn’s Path from D-1 Wrestling to a Staffing Powerhouse
Former Rutgers heavyweight Sean DeDeyn turned a hard-charging wrestling mindset into The Axel Group, a niche staffing firm that now supplies talent ac...
From Candy Bars to Cleaning Empires: Dom Williams on Systems, Mindset & Multiple Revenue Streams
Serial entrepreneur Dom Williams sits down with the Blue-Collar Twins to reveal how a kid running county-wide candy routes now leads a 200-employee cl...
Oceanside Service: Scott Nelson’s 36-Year HVAC Journey from One-Man Shop to 10 Million in Revenue
The Blue-Collar Twins sit down with Scott Nelson, founder of Central-Jersey’s iconic Oceanside Service—the turquoise-truck HVAC firm he bootstrapped f...
From Wall Street to Water-Damage Warrior: How John Majeski Scaled Four SERVPRO Franchises—and Aims to Top the Northeast by 2034
Lifeguard buddies turned blue-collar founders Jason & Jeremy Julio reconnect with longtime friend John Majeski—once a Manhattan finance analyst, now t...
From Side-Hustle to Eight-Figure Exit: The Blue Collar Twins
Meet Jason & Jeremy Julio—the Blue-Collar Twins—as they trade gym whistles for board-room banter and join producer-turned-host Dylan Seals behind the...
Paul Giannamore Unfiltered: Hustling Out of Chicago, Cracking Wall Street, and Building POTOMAC M&A
Meet Jason & Jeremy Julio—the Blue-Collar Twins turned eight-figure sellers— as they step in as your new co-hosts of The Boardroom Buzz. In their maid...
Episode 199 — From $3K to $150M: Brian Gottlieb’s Leadership Beyond the Hammer
Brian Gottlieb, author of Beyond the Hammer, joins Patrick Baldwin in The Boardroom to share his inspiring story. From launching his home improvement...
Episode 198 — Discipline by Example with Fred Wingate
Fred Wingate, owner of Noosa Pest Management, joins Nick Bartolo and Patrick Baldwin to share his inspiring journey from professional water skier to t...
Episode 197 — Leveraging Fire Protection Sell-Side M&A with Paul Giannamore and Nick Bartolo
An audio rebroadcast from POTOMAC.TV.
Nick Bartolo turns the mic on Paul Giannamore to discuss his strategy for selling fire protection business...
Episode 196 — Family First, Focused Always: Robert Pittman’s Specialized Vision for Tuxedo Mosquito
Robert Pittman, owner of Tuxedo Mosquito Control, joins Nick Bartolo and Fat Pat aka Patrick Baldwin to discuss his journey in developing a specialize...
Episode 195 — Don’t Just Change, Get to First-Order Thinking
Chase and Fat Pat explore the often-complex landscape of change management. Change within an organization requires more than just fresh ideas; it dema...
Episode 194 — Tackling Today’s Economic Shift with Jamie Clement
Wall Street equity analyst, Jamie Clement, joins Paul and Patrick and takes a hard look at the current state of the economy, focusing on how it impact...
Episode 193 — Evolve's Blueprint: Rapid Growth to Strategic Exit
Nephi Julien and Shad Teerlink, co-owners of Evolve Pest Control, shared their remarkable journey from 323 clients in Nowhere, Nevada to a multi-milli...
Episode 192 — The Wildlife Playbook with Kyle Waltz
Kyle Waltz, the owner of Conserv Wildlife Services, steps into The Boardroom with Patrick Baldwin and Nick Bartolo. It's clear that this isn't Kyle's...
Episode 191 — 100 Doors a Day: Grit, Rejection, and Success with Nick Gifford
This week, Nick Gifford, president of Radix and founder of Diamond Lawns, joins Nick Bartolo and Patrick Baldwin as he shares his entrepreneurial jour...
Episode 190 — An Interview with Jonas Olson, the Pest Control Millionaire
Jonas Olson, CEO of Pest Badger, joins Paul and Patrick to share his entrepreneurial journey from lawn care to pest control. When the pandemic shut do...
Episode 189 — Always Ready to Lead: How Charlie Church Took Over and Transformed a Family Business
Charlie Church, owner and president of Getem Services Termite and Pest Control, joins Patrick Baldwin and Nick Bartolo to share his journey of unexpec...
Episode 188 — Mastering Management: Finding the Balance Between Empathy and Expectations
Paul, Chase, and Fat Pat explore the intricate dynamics of company management, emphasizing the crucial role of understanding what employees value to b...