The Blue Collar Opportunity With Josh Zolin

About this episode

Brad Leavitt interviews Josh Zolin about opportunities in the skilled trades and building better blue collar businesses.

Brad sits down with Josh Zolin, CEO of Windy City Equipment, to talk about the opportunity inside the skilled trades and what it takes to build better blue collar businesses. Josh shares how business owners can build stronger cultures, coach their teams better, and prepare their people for a world where AI and technology are already changing the trades. From blue collar pride to personal development, this conversation is about building a business that grows people, not just revenue.

People in this episode

Host: Brad Leavitt

Guest: Josh Zolin

Topics covered

• skilled trades
• blue collar business
• team coaching
• business culture
• AI in trades
• personal development

Keywords

• skilled trades
• blue collar
• business culture
• AI technology
• team coaching
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Windy City Equipment

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